Shoot Me Straight with Dave & Eddie

Today's episode features Adam Davis. Adam is a an author, speaker, coach, and all-around life enthusiast. Former law enforcement officer, a husband to his amazing wife Amber, and a proud father of three incredible kids. Some have called him a dynamic motivational speaker, but he likes to think of himself as a friend who’s been through some wild life adventures. Adam recently released a book ca...

Today, visiting the Shoot Me Straight crew for a second time, is Ethan Jago. Ethan is the lead pastor at 5 Bridges Church, a devoted husband and father of three children, owner of a Jiu Jitsu academy, veteran, and an all-around incredible guy. On today's episode, get a deeper look into Ethan's life, his passion for the Lord, and what he has been up to since our last episode that he was on....

Today on the podcast we sat down with Jonathan Wilson. Johnny is a former Navy SEAL, having served 16 years in the United States Navy. After service, he became an associate trader at Goldman Sachs before eventually joining Capital Group. From the struggles of his transition, he co-founded the SEAL Future Foundation, a non-profit who supports Navy SEALs with their transition into their next purpose...

On today's episode, we sat down with Scott Brown. Scott is active duty military, but spends his free time on the water. He runs a fishing charter called "Push It Good Inshore" where he takes people out to fish (or fly fish) around the Choctawhatchee Bay, Port St. Joe, and Key West. Scott has an incredible story that you won't wanna miss. To find out more about Scott and his fishi...

On today's podcast we sit down with Ben Pauling. Ben grew up in California in a family that surrounded him with the filmmaking industry - whether it was acting, directing, writing, producing... he wanted to know more. Fast forward to today, Ben is now working on writing and producing his own films and documentaries, including one about a dream he had to save children from being trafficked in t...

Today on Shoot Me Straight, we had the honor of sitting down with Drago Dzerian - the defition of a hero. Drago was born in Poland while under Communist rule and, after spending time in a Communist political prison for his activism against the socialist oppression, immigrated to the United States in 1984. He became a US citizen in 1991 and enlisted in the Navy that same year. Drago performed over...

Today on the podcast, we sit down with Jordon and Jesse Bowen. Jordon and Jesse found each other and became friends in the military - which quickly grew into a strong relationship. After becoming pregnant with their first child and leaving the military, they decided to start something they were both extremely passionate about. Now, Jordon and Jesse are in charge of multiple gyms around the country...

Today on the podcast, we have a different kind of episode - three young men sit down with David to hear more about his experience with entrepreneurship. Matthew Rusnak, a recent UF graduate and Instagram guru has a multitude of experience growing Instagram accounts - including a Fortnite fan account that has over 1.9 million followers. Alex Kilpatrick is a rising senior at Duke University where he...

Today on Shoot Me Straight, we sat down with Garrett Unclebach. Garrett, former Navy Seal and now podcaster (sound familiar?) is an incredible disciple for the Lord. Through his podcast, "The Impossible Life", he tackles conversations and stories that help guide people to their path made for them by God. "The Impossible Life podcast exists to unleash men & women to live fearless...

On today's episode, we sat down with one of Eddie's buddies from childhood - Anton Talamantes. Anton, a former state-champion wrestler in high school and Division 1 wrestler at Ohio State grew up with Eddie. It has been a while since these two sat down to reminisce on their early lives, and Anton tells us some stories of Eddie that you guys won't want to miss. Nowadays, Anton spends hi...

On today's episode, we got to sit down with a great friend of Dave's - Brandon Stevens, as well as his son Mason. Brandon, an entrepreneur and marketing specialist hasn't always had it easy throughout his experience being a father. His story is very special, and he sets a GREAT example for all fathers out there that go through hard times when parenting. Mason, A.K.A. "Baby Cajun&q...

Today on the podcast, we had the chance to speak with Tony Bianco - former border patrol officer and currently a SRO in the state of Florida. Tony worked as a border patrol officer for 26 years before retiring and moving into one of the most important and essential jobs in our country - protecting our children while they are attending school. A tiki-bar enthusiast, a hard-worker, and just all all-...

On today's episode, we had the honor of speaking with a member of the very well-known Gracie family, Ralek Gracie. The Gracie family brought Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to the United States, and are one of the biggest reasons for its success and popularity today. While Ralek is one of the many members of this family, he is also making a name for himself around the world. As a filmmaker, music producer...

On today's episode, we had a conversation with Baker Leavitt. Baker is the Director of Strategic Relations for Black Rifle Coffee Company, as well as the founder and CEO of Digital Mongoose. Black Rifle Coffee Company serves coffee and culture to people who love America. They develop their explosive roast profiles with the same mission focus we learned as military members serving this great co...

On today's episode, we got to meet the incredible John Waller and his daughter, Sophee. Georgia native John Waller first caught the attention of the Christian music community as frontman for the fan favorite, According to John (1996-2003). When the group disbanded, Waller moved to Colorado, helped launch Southlink Church and began writing songs that led to a signing a record deal with Beach St...

On today's episode of Shoot Me Straight, we sit down with Alex Bonamarte. Alex is the Founder and CEO of Firecracker Farms. Firecracker is a company that develops cooking salts made from what they call "The Three Kings" which are the three peppers they create their products from. Firecracker Farm set out to deliver an exclusive, handcrafted product of the highest quality, with a tast...

On today's podcast, we sit down with Founder and CEO of Redcon1 - Aaron Singerman. Aaron is one of the top faces of the fitness supplement industry. After first starting a company called Blackstone Labs, he ended up leaving the company and starting another on his own, Redcon1, which is massively successful and well-known. While Aaron has found huge success on the business side of his life, it...

On today's podcast, we had the honor of sitting down with Jared Hudson. After spending 8 years as a Navy SEAL, Jared was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and ended up having to retire from the SEAL teams. Fortunately, Jared didn't let that stop him from helping others, and being a hero. Following his career in the Navy, Jared started TSI - The Shooting Institute. The Shooting Institute is a...

On today's episode, we sit down with Ryan Troester. Ryan is the co-owner of Total Dog Training. Together with his team, they train family pets with the same standard and attention that is given to military dog trading. Ryan has over a decade of experience working with military dogs and their trainers, and decided to bring this same level of training to the civilian population. Ryan is a firm b...

On today's episode, we sit down with Michael Bird. Mike is the Founder and CEO of Gladius International - a concierge international risk management firm that is committed to their clients' long-term development and success. Mike has overseen Gladius and created many successful development plans for a wide-range of clientele. Under Mike, Gladius has acquired a large number of high-level cli...

Ray Murphy talks about the effects of trauma stacking & his journey to finding healing from a life of traumatic events. From a violent childhood to numerous deaths of loved ones while base jumping, Ray found traditional therapy methods weren't working. After the loss of a mentor, it pushed him to fly to Costa Rico and during Ayahuasca retreat he was able to breakthrough his deep seated tra...

Veteran & former las vegas police officer Brian Smith shares how his journey in life lead him eventually to his love of wild mustang horses. From here he has turned his passion for Mustang horses to help create Funny Farms Mustang ranch where he uses the horses to help people dealing with trauma and their "ghosts".

Keelin describes the entire experience of having her husband be on trial, convicted and working to get justice for him from her perspective.

Bernie Kerik is a former law enforcement officer and public official who served as the 40th Police Commissioner of New York City. Born on September 4, 1955, in Newark, New Jersey, Kerik grew up in a working-class family and dropped out of high school at the age of 16. In 1974, Kerik joined the United States Army and served as a military police officer for three years. After his military service, h...

Early in her life, Alison Watros found herself living a life of addiction. She eventually took control of her own life and went through the twelve step program and sober living. This path ignited something in Alison that lead her to pursue her passions of helping other women through this very process. After a few years of sobriety, she returned to Dallas, where she began working with the local rec...