The Blue Light Leavers Podcast

Today I have the privilege of talk to one of the most recognised and respected names in Policing, former Chief Supt John Sutherland . John joined the Met in 1992, starting in Central London and after his probation, asked to go to a busier Borough and was moved to Brixton. He rose quickly through the ranks and had a number of high profile roles, including hostage negotiator.  He was a Supt at...

Never Give Up - Never Quit On April 10, 2012, United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne was critically injured on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan by an IED (improvised explosive device) while on patrol, losing portions of both legs and both arms. He is one of only five quadruple amputees from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to survive his injuries. Travis tells us...

Rebecca Kilpatrick is a former Detective who is a now a Mental Health First Aid trainer and Director of Kilpatrick Training and Consultancy. Rebecca did 10 years in Surrey Police before taking a career break and has gone from strength to strength since leaving, creating her own training consultancy and doing incredible work as a mental heath trainer. She delivers training to organisations globally...

Join us at www.bluelightleavers.com Keith Finson is a former Detective who, after 5 years as a Temporary Detective Sergeant in Major Crime and no career progression, decided to take his career into his own hands and look for new roles in the Private Sector and is now Head of Organised and Complex Fraud across the entire organisational portfolio, working in the Financial Sector with Barclays. Throu...

Fraser Bishop is a former Metropolitan Police Constable who served on the Territorial Support Group and then on the firearms team at Heathrow Airport and was an Operational Firearms Commander for the London Olympics, providing protection to VIP's and helping maintain the integrity of the Olympic Park before moving into an Officer Safety Instructor role instructing conflict management and resolutio...

Join the Blue Light Leavers Private Facebook Group here! What if I told you, you could do a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) in a fraction of the time, at a fraction of the cost of a regular Degree or MBA, do it by distance learning AND your experience in the Emergency Services or Military means you don't have to have a Degree to qualify for the Masters! This week's guest is Dr Mily...

Stuart McGuire is a former 24/7 response Temporary Police Inspector, who rose through the ranks pretty quickly and like many, loved what he was doing, particularly whilst managing a covert Operational Support Unit, but was becoming increasingly frustrated by the impact of austerity measures on Policing and the lack of career progression, alongside shift work for both him and his wife whilst raisin...

Join the Blue Light Leavers Private Facebook Group here!  If you've listened to the incredible podcast episode 7 with former Police Officer and PTSD survivor Helen Barnett, you'll know the huge impact my guests on this episode had on her and many others.  Owned and created by Louise Goldsmith, a Detective from Avon & Somerset Police and her husband Nick, a former Royal Marine Commando who suffered...

Paul Killingley is a former Police Inspector who was referred to me 5 months ago and has just embarked on his new career as a Project Manager. I caught up with Paul just a few weeks into his new role and in this interview, he talks about his former career and the highs and lows. He talks about how he'd been toying with the idea of finding a new career for around 5 years but like many of us, had no...

Michael Pattinson is a Senior Rail Industry Leader and has an extensive career history in Project and Programme Management and Transformational Change and is now Head of the Digital Factory within Network Rail.  Network Rail is the owner, operator and infrastructure manager of Britain's main railway network, which includes 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and thousands o...

This short punchy episode is all about making sure that 2020 is your year of change!   Christian Rodwell is a best selling author, business coach and mentor and host of the hugely successful podcast, 'Escape the Rat Race' which has thousands of downloads every week across more than 130 countries and is consistently featured on Apple Podcasts. Chris has interviewed many of the most successful and i...

Stabbed, caught up in two terrorist explosions and shot at a firearms incident having been the first Mother to join the SO19 Armed Response Vehicles in the Metropolitan Police, former Police Officer Helen Barnett has an incredible story to tell.  These incidents resulted in her being medically retired with a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which manifested itself in symptoms like Bulim...

During this episode, Jamie Davies talks about his background in sport and how his work ethic as a professional international rugby player, helped him forge a new career as a recruitment consultant.  Jamie also talks about what a recruiter looks for in a CV and the importance of a quality CV, personal behaviours, motivators and key attributes and why evidence and a work ethic is more important than...

During this episode, Simon Hankins talks about his Police career and how despite loving his role as Temporary Inspector in the Force Control Room, he got increasingly frustrated with the lack of resilience of other services and agencies and the lack of progression in terms of promotion. He talks about how this impacted him and his family and the catalyst for him and how suddenly being open to new...

During this episode, Ian Towell talks about four key attributes which helped shape his career and success in the corporate world, despite leaving school with few qualifications and not going to University. He talks about the recruitment process within Tesco and the wider Private Sector and the key sought after behavioural skills and values. He talks about the areas to focus on within your CV and h...

Andi Clark is a hugely successful global coach to the 911/999 family and helps officers and their families who are struggling with or close to burn-out. She tells us about her own health challenges that ultimately helped her, her Police Officer husband and his colleagues and many others since. Andi is invited to speak on stages to numerous organisations across North America and her coaching course...

During this episode, Adrian Weatherill tells us about his 12 years in the Police Service as a Police Investigator. He talks very honestly about his challenges and the catalysts for change, his fears and what held him back from making the move earlier.  Adrian made an incredibly brave (some of his closest family would say foolish) decision to leave the job with no job to go to, no qualifications an...

If you’re a Police Officer, Law Enforcement or other emergency services professional considering leaving, then this is for you! Every episode, I’ll bring you interviews with subject matter experts like CV writers, recruiters, business coaches, senior executives and more plus interviews with cops who have successfully transitioned to new roles. We’ll discuss why and how they did it, their fears, ho...