The Prepared Mindset Podcast

Something we've not talked nearly enough about, is survival skills, their applications, and the context in which they are deployed. I'm joined this week by Mitch, a former Air Force S.E.R.E. instructor, as well as Baer Solutions instructor, and co-owner of Agonic, LLC. We talk about fundamental skills, tools, the principles of camouflage and concealment, mental strength, personal will, and more. T...

Early on, one of the most ridiculous criticisms I ever received, was that "Mindset doesn't matter in any of this, you should change the name of your podcast", and I still remember the feeling of disbelief. Mindset is the foundation and core of everything we collectively pursue, and ultimately will be the thing that makes us or breaks us. This week, I open up, and share my feelings about mindset, t...

I am joined once again by Chance, of Holistic Solutions Group to have a discussion around Vehicle Interdiction work, and the impact of tech resources within a unit. HSG has recently rolled out their "Tech Operator" course, which helps teams and agencies augment their existing TTP's and enhance capabilities using throw bots, drones, pole cameras and more. Really fascinating hearing about the applic...

In this episode, I take another dive into the world of long range, precision shooting, with Adrian, the owner and founder of Sidewinder Concepts LLC. As a former Army Sniper, and self taught shooter, Adrian has a lot of time behind a scope, and offers a ton of insight into things like setting up the weapon not just correctly, but how to correctly fit you, for maximum success. We touch on things li...

We've had a development, and another opinion, which impacts all of us as lawful gun owners. As usual, I share my thoughts, and my feelings, along with some predictions on what is coming down the road for our 2A community. I speak on the importance of understanding the issue and its impacts, and taking steps to push back through our elected leadership to have our rights protected, and our due proce...

One of our earliests guests here at PMP was Dameon Houser, and at the time his company was called The Concealed Journey. Fast forward to today, they've had a change of name, and new direction in their mission. I sit and talk with Dameon about what it's been like re-focusing their mission plan and goals, as well as accountability, community, and more. There's so much we get into while looking not o...

As we jump into 2023, we're kicking things off with a bang, as I have the chance to talk with Duncan Greene, from Steele Industries. I wrapped up 2022 by making my first night vision purchase, as did many folks. Night Vision, for being based in old, analog technology, is still largely a mystery to many of us. There are lots of questions around specs, manufacturers, generations, the list goes on an...

Christmas has passed, and the turn of the calendar is officially upon us. Hard to believe that we're at our last episode of the year. Lexy and I sit down and go over some of the biggest events from the last twelve months, share some insight and short stories, and even drop some clues for what we have coming in 2023! From Lexy getting into her first class, the arrival of the first NFA item, all the...

Defender Series Training Group was formed and launched by Troy Vanoostendorp as a means of helping to bridge the gaps in law enforcement training that existed between academy basics, and the real world experiences. In this week's episode I'm fortunate enough to sit down with Troy and discuss how he got to where he is today, and what he saw, and continues to see, that led him to creating Defender S...

In 2019, Core Vision Training was founded to provide a training outlet for Core Vision Industries, a new company providing night vision. Jump forward to 2022, and Core Vision is now one of the most recognized training companies in the community and growing to address more and more training needs. I sit down with Kyle, the company founder, to discuss not only the founding process, but a myriad of o...

This week I get to talk with Chance, one of the three cadre members of Holistic Solutions Group, a training company built and dedicated towards defeating what they call "gas station tactics". Throughout our chat, we talk about some of Chance's experiences in his Law Enforcement capacity that led to where he's at today with H.S.G., as well as try and unpack issues within our social media community....

It's December, and time for another SITREP to talk on some of our current events. With a recent prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia, gun control amidst the release of international arms dealer, and a floundering economy heading into Christmas, there's certainly much to talk about. As always, I share my thoughts, and my feelings about all these issues, as well as some past events...

Drew Hopkins was another of my earliest inspirations, and someone who's content and information left a very large impression on me when I first entered this community. As a media specialist, his ability to draw attention to crucial topics within our culture have helped to spur valuable growth and discussion throughout social media. Much of this effort has been a catalyst for changes within the com...

Bob Keller is a 24 year vet of the United State Army, having spent time in the Ranger Regiment, and as a part of Special Operations. During his time with 1st Ranger battalion, and with Delta, he saw 14 deployments and numerous raids/gunfights. Today, he owns/operates Gamut Resolutions, a training company built and based around the idea that there is brilliance in the basics. In our conversation, w...

Thanksgiving is here, and with it, brings the full swing of the holiday season! As Christmas brings with it the custom of gift giving, it also provides us the opportunity to help our fellow man, as well as support some amazing small businesses. To share some of our thoughts, as well as some great ideas from fantastic businesses in the community, Lexy and I sit down and go through 10 of our favorit...

We've made it through the mid-term elections, and have a whole new political landscape ahead of us, and a whole new set of questions. As always on our SITREP episodes, I share my thoughts, my opinions, and my insights on the recent developments and how they relate to some prior developments, what I think it will do to impact the future, and more. Additionally, I share some feelings about the upcom...

While much of our community and admittedly this podcast has been around firearms training, and the importance of those skills, lifesaving abilities taught through medical instruction are just as important. These life changing skillsets are coming more and more into the public scope and being focused on more than probably ever before. I sit down with Josh, or as you may know him online as nomadic.c...

Nic Kytlica is the marketing manager at Leupold optics and a competitive precision shooter. We sit down in this episode to have Nic share his experience and knowledge with me, around the fundamental pieces and concepts that go into shooting at a distance. As someone who has a very small amount of experience in this realm, I learned a lot in our brief discussion. We touched on topics like reticle s...

Green Beret Range Day is a fundraising event started by my friend Dillon, back in 2020 to bring folks together to shoot and train, while supporting The Green Beret Foundation. Fast forward a few years, and the event is going strong, and growing without signs of stalling or slowing. Dillon has created a unique experience based around bringing very skilled teachers and instructors together with folk...

Small Unit Tactics. This concept has become increasingly popular and more prevalent within our community over the past several months. As we as a whole, continue to migrate and shift away from a singular focus on flat range training, this has become one of the predominant areas of focus and interest. To dive deeper into this, Blake Flannery joins me once again this week to share his knowledge on t...

I can't believe its already almost November, and time for the mid-term elections. With this big event just about a week away, it's the perfect opportunity to give another SITREP and share my opinion on some current events. As the election grows closer, we should all have a heightened awareness of current events and be putting in some time to research the issues. After all, in our democratic republ...

Very rarely in life do you build the sort of friendships where you can not speak with someone for weeks or months, and be able to pick things up in your next conversation like it's barely been a day. Chris is a great friend of mine, and one such true example of friendship. This week, we sit down and chat about life, travel, night vision, suppressors of course, tuning rifles and some of the many pr...

I've been searching for the right way to articulate this thought for a while, and finally decided it would be something great to discuss on the pod rather than in written word. For years we have seen different ideas and issues within our community from a certain "side" of the argument. However, I think over the past five to seven years we've seen that rift start to close up. As a culture, we've co...

Host of The Longhouse Podcast, and my friend, Tyler, joins me this week as we talk about all variety of topics. We spend some time sharing out experiences behind launching podcasts and some of the struggles that came with that process. Additionally we spend a greater portion of this episode talking communications. Something that's often overlooked, or simply seen as a box to check when building ki...

Discussions, and often arguments around gear and kit are one of the great cornerstones that our 2A community is based off of. For better or worse, the conversations around these things has built and broken dozens of friendships and helped thousands of shooters learn and grow. This week, Burke and I take some time and examine this piece of the community and share our thoughts and opinions around wh...