Truth behind the badge with Team South Florida

In this episode, Rich sat down with Jorge Gomez for a thoughtful and honest conversation about service, leadership, and what truly matters when the uniform comes off. Jorge’s journey spans more than two decades of service, beginning with the United States Coast Guard, including both active duty and reserve time, and continuing into a law enforcement career that has included patrol, detective work,...

💥 Are you ready to tackle one of the toughest challenges life can throw your way?  Police Detective, Author, Podcast Host , Animator, and Founder of OneWay Publishing, Mr. Clee Tilman, on LinkedIn and the host of the "Black & Blue" podcast proudly presented this episode, Badge & Breakup. This was an eye-opening discussion tailored for law enforcement officers navigating the complexities o...

In this powerful episode of Truth Behind the Badge, we sat down with former Police Sergeant Sarah Patterson, who shared her deeply personal journey through betrayal, resilience, and the painful reality many officers never expect, but find out about if it happens to them or someone close. Rather than focus on the specifics of her case, we asked Sarah to open up about the silence from leadership, th...

In this episode, we sat down with a great man and a true leader in the law enforcement profession. Lieutenant JP Guillot, a 30 year police veteran, is just months away from hanging up the badge. He’s always been humble and this conversation was no different. We talked about how much the job has changed since he started as a police explorer back in the late '80s, to working narcotics in some of the...

This episode gets real with Mr. Mike Mellides of @CoachUniteUs , as we caught up over one year later since our last episode together. For episode one, Mike filled us in on his rollercoaster of a journey through the law enforcement profession. For this episode, Mike talks about the present and lessons learned after sacrificing so much for his police career. This included his health, time, and safet...

Serving with Honor – Lessons from a Law Enforcement Officer / US Coast Guard Commander and a Firefighter Battalion Chief. In this powerful episode, we sat down with two remarkable guests — a retired firefighter battalion chief and a retired U.S. Coast Guard Commander who also served as a police officer. With decades of experience in service and leadership, they share their inspiring journeys, some...

It was an honor to sit down with Stephanie Kiesow and not just discuss her incredible book, Workicide, but also have a great conversation about wellness, life in general, the workplace, and our identity.  More information and a link to purchase her book through Amazon can be found at her website: www.stephaniekiesow.com . She can also be contacted via LinkedIn at Stephanie Kiesow.

It's been humbling and amazing getting to know this law enforcement officer over the years. From nearly being killed after being shot, to never forgetting his role as a father, husband, friend, and much more, to work promotions, it's been rewarding beyond measure. It was a pleasure to connect with JR, formerly Big Sarge, now Lieutenant, and discuss all things leadership. You can connect with JR vi...

We had a great conversation with retired veteran police officer and musician, Mr. Frank Ray. Hats off to Frank who did his time in policing, experienced the ups and downs of the profession, followed his passion and was blessed to take his musical talents into a full-time career. Frank shared his thoughts about mental health, giving back, and never forgetting those who have made the ultimate sacrif...

Amanda, a veteran law enforcement officer, trainer, and with a strong focus on fitness, wellness, and mental health sat down to talk and share her insight gained over the years.

What an incredible human being who has no problem making himself vulnerable, being transparent and open, in an effort to help others. We sat down with retired Miami-Dade Police Sergeant JC Prellezo and discussed his struggle, perseverance, and thoughts on law enforcement then and now. Sergeant Prellezo created 3am Fog based on his own story he shared with us. He calls it a safe place for first res...

Rich sat down with Detective Roberto Quinones, better known as "Q", to many in South Florida to discuss the upcoming 28th Annual Florida Tour de Force memorial charity bicycle ride. This years ride takes place April 8th thru April 12th and travels from Miami Beach to Daytona Beach. Additional information can be found at: https://floridatourdeforce.org/

For the return of this podcast, Rich sat down with Mike Mellides for a powerful, moving, and emotional episode which can best be described as an emotional rollercoaster. Mike was vulnerable, transparent, and open about his experience as a police officer through some of the ups and unfortunately, some of the all too real negatives many are not privy to. Despite going through a living hell and comin...

Check out Bookem_Bridges on instagram and Bookem on Spotify. An active New Jersey law enforcement officer sits down with Rich, an active South Florida law enforcement officer to relate music to current events. This episode is dedicated to our NYPD Family grieving and struggling.

Retired Law Enforcement Officers Angel and Drew answer your questions regarding perception of law enforcement post January 6th.

CC, JR, Rich and an unexpected appearance by Angel all sit down together and share some laughs coupled with some serious conversation. 

Joyce was honored to be a guest on Sergeant Betsy Smith's NPA Report.

What a powerful interview with the wife of a Police Officer. Learn more by following @ClearOfficerDages on Instagram. Sadly this could literally be any one of us at any given time. We need #Leadership now more than ever before.

After a heavy 24 hours, Rich is joined by Angel, Drew, and Bookem for some #RealTalk Chicago. God bless our Chicago PD brothers and sisters.

We were proud to join Officer Autumn in a talk about all things resiliency and leadership.

"No one is coming to save you from the job. It's on you." -Officer Autumn. It's all about mindset and we discuss five real world examples of five different situations where our brothers and sisters took it upon themselves to survive!!

A special thank you to Maureen Lynn for authoring a very powerful message. A special thank you to our volunteers for giving the message a personal touch.

A pretty powerful clip from guest contributor Phil.

In one word, hearing from Jess and Braden inspires... "HOPE" in our future. Thankful for courageous and brave individuals like Jess and Braden who are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in. 

Joined by "JP", we discuss all things training related and policing in 2021 related with a Lieutenant who has served his community for more than 25 years.