Crew 1st Culture Podcast

Today’s topic comes directly from one of the biggest growing experiences of my career. What kind of a mindset do we have towards training? For me, I have discovered that there are two ends of the spectrum; those that are there just to participate and those that are there to gain knowledge and skills that they can pass on to others. I have been at each end of this spectrum at different times of my...

It’s amazing the spectrum of comments concerning social media. Everything from it’s an amazing tool to it’s one of the many tools of the devil 😁. We have the power to reach people around the world, are we using that power to help or to hurt? It is truly a gigantic responsibility and one we need to pay attention to. Are we using this amazing tool to bring growth and benefit to people’s lives or ar...

In this show I sit down with Rob LaRocca who is the co-founder of Rapid Response Co. to discuss 360 Response. This is a program that they developed to help firefighters and is a great tool. A good conversation about the benefits of the program and how it can assist the fire service. I had a good time getting to know Rob and I hope you enjoy the show. Thank you for listening! Click here to leave a...

In this special episode I do a crossover show with Chief Brian Soller of The Professional Volunteer Podcast and guest host John Sahatjian of Jersey Shore Emergency Training. You’re not going to want to miss this conversation discussing a Frank Viscuso quote “Never push a loyal person to the point that they no longer care.” Thank you for your time! Shoutouts to both of my guests, they’re doing grea...

It’s a constant battle to find the balance between work and home. Throughout a career in the fire service you have to be intentional about keeping the two balanced because if you aren’t one or the other may quickly take over. Especially in today’s world filled with distractions, we must work to find the balance. Thank you for listening! Click here to leave a message to let me know what you think &...

On this Mother’s Day I wanted to share my appreciation for my wife and mom. Also, speak a little for those listening to maybe learn how to love their spouse in ways that will better speak to them. Thank you for listening! Click here to leave a message to let me know what you think & how this episode impacted you. No matter where or what you came from, great things can come from you!

My guest for this show is Brooke Ames who goes by @miss_fit_hosedragger on Instagram. Brooke has a very inspiring story which she shares a little of along with what she’s passionate about. Brooke is an up and coming voice of the fire service and you should look her up if you haven’t heard of her. A great conversation, I hope you enjoy! Thank you for listening! Click here to leave a message to let...

As a follow up to a post I put out on social media about not taking advantage of what the quarantine life has brought, I share the story of a good day. Quarantine sucks but it brings a lot of benefits, we just have to keep our eyes open and put some work into taking advantage of them. Thank you for listening! Click here to leave a message to let me know what you think & how this episode impact...

We all love sharing all the positive things in our lives on social media but what about the other side of the coin. It’s ok to sometimes share our weaknesses, our screw up, and our lessons learned. We all have stories that we should be sharing of times like this because there are people out there that need to hear them. Thank you for listening! Click here to leave a message to let me know what you...

I give a little introduction to myself and the Crew 1st Culture Podcast. I also touch on a few topics that we will be spending time discussing in the future. Thank you for listening! Click here to leave a message to let me know what you think & how this episode impacted you. No matter where or what you came from, great things can come from you!

I spend some time checking in on everyone and discussing mental health. I discuss my passion for challenging people to grow and where the journey that it has taken me on. Then I get into the topic of “are we taking responsibility for our part in developing tomorrow’s leaders or making excuses”. Thank you for listening! Click here to leave a message to let me know what you think & how this epis...

In order to create an environment that others are willing to be open and honest in, the leadership has to be open and honest first. Don’t fall for the misconception some have that leaders have to appear to be flawless and unaffected by anything. We need leaders who are only interested in being real not who are interested in putting up a false front to protect their authority. Thank you for listeni...