Five-0 Fierce and Fit Podcast

In this episode, Kennedy Pippenger opens up about her run for Hettinger County Sheriff (North Dakota). She shares her vision for rebuilding community trust through transparency, integrity, and showing up for her people. Kennedy gets real about the lack of mental health resources in the county, what female leadership actually looks like on the ground, and why investing in your people is the foundat...

If you're a woman who feels like you're running into brick wall after brick wall in your career, it's time to create your own building blocks to climb over the damn wall for good. On this week's episode we meet Award-Winning Inclusion Strategist & Global Speaker, Erin Davis. Erin discusses how thriving inside of her career means leading others well by bringing those with diverse backgrounds, m...

Liz Hansen is the owner and empowering woman behind the lens at, Chicago Boudoir. She is an incredible force stepping up to create a safe space inside of her studio where women feel confident, worthy, and empowered in their own skin. Not only that, she tells her story of how she got started, the challenges she navigated as a female entrepreneur, and her story of success in reshaping how women see...

Consider this your FREE consult call with attorney Bridget Truxillo. It's worth its weight in GOLD. On this episode I discuss my story in "Thriving Inside the Thin Blue Line" and the specific challenges I faced in my career with attorney Bridget Truxillo of Lady Law Shield. Bridget focuses her efforts in employment law and helps first responders navigate the all too common issues the...

Leslie Hocker is a lifetime trailblazer of women in male-driven fields. Starting with being a woman on the men's swimming team at the University of Oklahoma (pre Title IX) to working in the oilfield industry, and building several successful businesses, beauty products, and beyond. She is currently a business coach who empowers and mentors aspiring entrepreneurs to create a joy-filled life. Lis...

Kijuan Amey, the visionary behind Amey Motivation, hails from Durham, NC, where his journey of resilience and success began. After graduating from Southern High School, he dedicated a decade of his life to the US Air Force, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant as an In-flight Refueling Specialist. Medically retired, he transitioned into academia, earning a degree and founding Amey Motivation LLC....

Berenice Luhta-Flores entered into law enforcement hoping to make a positive impact within her department and the Hispanic community. However, after enduring five years of trauma within her department, what was supposed to be a quick doctor's visit resulted in her being placed on mental health leave. From there, her struggle continued, not only to heal, but to navigate the challenges with HR to he...

I think it's safe to say that Bill is the type of leader we all wish we had on the job. On today's episode we get into formal and informal leadership, emotional intelligence, and Bill's personal story of strife inside of law enforcement and how he turned his pain into purpose to help others in public safety to THRIVE. Emotional intelligence isn't woo woo, it's necessary to become a better person,...

Change starts on the individual level. This week on the Thriving Inside the Thin Blue Line Podcast we meet police officer and co-owner of Welcome to the Street, Vince Finochio. On this episode we chat about our definitions of “brotherhood” within the police profession, how to find your purpose and stay grounded, and Vince’s story of how he got into entrepreneurship and how it re-lit his passion fo...

On this week’s episode on the Thriving Inside the Thin Blue Line Podcast, we meet serial entrepreneur, author, lifetime athlete, and speaker, John Solleder. With a wealth of experience in organizational consulting, John Solleder offers invaluable insights and practical strategies to empower businesses and their employees. His passion for creating motivating, creative, and educational workplaces ha...

"You can get yourself back." Officer Chris Perry grew up as a cop's kid knowing that joining law enforcement would be his career path. After beginning his career, he quickly hit challenges with a critical incident leaving him with a brain injury, physical injuries, and PTSD, he made the move to Cincinnati Police where he served from 1998 to 2024. He admittedly retired for 3 days and...

Retired Detective (of 27 years) with the Phoenix (AZ) Police Department, Heidi Chance, is a FORCE. Heidi shares how she paved her way through law enforcement becoming an expert in human trafficking and money laundering cases. Even sharing how she worked as an undercover detective in the fifth largest city in the U.S. Once retirement came, Heidi didn't stop there, she became an entrepreneur, ke...

Deborah Green is a career dispatch professional with over twenty years of experience. From working the Los Angeles riots in 1992, enduring an officer involved shooting, and navigating PTSD and other health issues, Deborah as endured it all. Listen in as Deborah discusses how she almost lost her job twice due to job-related, severe, mental health issues and how her co-workers had her back and pulle...

Today we meet, Ami, a police officer with less than one year on the job who is wise beyond her years. Ami recently competed her state police academy and following FTEP (FTO). After experiencing a critical incident and lack of adequate support following, she began to question herself and her environment. Through reading my book, "Thriving Inside the Thin Blue Line," Ami was able to identify the red...

Police officer, small-business owner, and podcast host, Haley Mirabelli is no stranger to dealing with adversity inside of her law enforcement career. From navigating working in Chicago during the George Floyd riots to re-locating to Florida and embracing change on all levels of life, she identifies the importance of ignoring the haters, leaning on your support, and building a life outside of the...

If you've ever struggled to know when to go on light duty after being informed you're pregnant, wondering about how your uniforms fit and body image post-birth, and navigating your career postpartum, this episode is for you. Listen in as Kimberly Stratman (retired police Lieutenant with Dallas Police) and Jennifer Atherton (current LEO with Dallas Police and President of Dallas Police Wome...

Today on the Five-0 Fierce and Fit Podcast we have Laura Bullis of 5-0 Mental Health. Laura has created her company to help law enforcement agencies create systems to help remove the stigma from seeking mental health help and given officers ways to cope with the trauma of the job. We discuss how to take care of yourself and your mental health while navigating trauma, toxic work environment, and da...

Today, I interview former county deputy Bridget Truxillo. Bridget explains some of the unfair treatment and challenges she experienced on the job that eventually led her to her decision to leave the career altogether. Bridget became an attorney and now owns her own practice, Lady Law Shield, that exists to help first responders to navigate the same unfair challenges in the workplace she experience...

Retired Dallas Police Lieutenant and current Life Coach, Kimberly Stratman, and I take a deep dive into mindset on this episode in a conversation about "intentional optimism". Intentional optimism is a purposeful way of living. It is not false thoughts or even positive thinking. It is choosing to look for, find, and or create a thought about a situation. We talk about this concept and ho...

Five-0 Fierce and Fit Program Member, Ashley discusses her experience with having me as her personal coach over the last 8 months. It's never about rigidity or being black and white. All about adapting to the current challenge and taking small steps every day to reach those big end goals. Listen in as Dispatcher Ashley shares her experience within the program and her thoughts on whether you sh...

If you've tired of being frustrated with how you look and feel in your skin, or just exhausted and embarrassed from being out of breath performing your daily work tasks, Bailey can say she's been there. Bailey spent 7 months working with me as her coach and saw immediate results in inches starting to come off of her body and her confidence skyrocketing. Listen in as Firefighter Bailey talk...

Listen in to my Five-0 Fierce and Fit Member Heather discuss her inside look on her 1:1 coaching program with me, how she lost 4 inches in her waist in 90 days, and how EMPOWERED she feels to be a role model for her coworkers and inspire others to take back their health and confidence, too! Find me through my Facebook group: Five-0 Fierce and Fit Group!

Listen in to her experience during her Five-0 Fierce and Fit Program during her FIERCE TESTIMONIAL!

Today, Kimberly Stratman and I are providing tips on how you can work to create the environment you want to work in.   With so much negativity in law enforcement and the first responder career fields today, we identify how you can work to control the controllables, and how you can show up every day and work to create a positive work environment. Kimberly Stratman is a retired Lieutenant from...

Nutrition is one of the foundations needed for self care. If you don't fuel yourself for your life and your job demands, you may be left feeling sluggish, overweight, and in a mental fog.     Today, I give you easy to utilize food suggestions and Life Coach Kimberly Stratman shows you how to get out of your own way.