Kerry Slone is many things! She is incredibly smart, articualte, witty, highly capable, beautiful, and she is formidable! Kerry is the founder of We The Female, a training company and incredible support group to empower women to be safer, stronger, and capable of their own self defense. Kerry is a writer, speaker, and trauma informed firearm instructor. Kerry is also one of those rare people who took her own trauma of domestic abuse and turned it in to the fuel she needed to empower women to understand their own safety and sovereignty. In this conversation we run the gambit of her views, trauma informed training, and how to impart knowledge, and more so capability to the women she trains. There are so many incredible take aways in this interview and she has helped me be a better coach! And she is truly a distinguished savage! You can find Kerry at https://www.wethefemale.net and on instagram at wethefemaleofficial and stilettosandshotguns.  If you'd like to buy a Distinguished Savage cap you can find them here https://www.etsy.com/listing/1798300540/richardson-112-trucker-hatloden-on?ref=share_v4_lx

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, book and gear reviews, and answers to listener questions!  In this episode Alex Sansone, The Suited Shootist lends his expertise on deep carry and concealed carry options. You can find Alex's blog at https://thesuitedshootist.home.blog  I highly recommend his blog and he does extensive training and research on many of these types of topics, especially in deep concealment and types of concealed carry as well as training and clothing. I gotta get him back on the show again soon!  Huge thank you Guillame Williams for the question and Alex Sansone for the advice! 

Dr Dante Bryant is a professor at UNC Charlotte in the School of Social Work and Health and Human Services. He is also a man who thinks on a deeper level on life, it's meaning, and the world around us.  If you have never heard Dante on this show before you are in for an incredible treat and you will find he does NOT fit nicely in to any preconcieved box you have placed him in given his credentials!  Dante is unabashedly himself and his super power is that he can make you think on a much deeper level on your ideals and beliefs. He does not challenge you personally so much as he challenges you be introspective of yourself. Our conversations are always leave me feeling inspired and invigorated, not to mention more positive!  You can find Dante on instagram at a_southernman.  You can find The Distinguished Savage Caps here. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1798300540/richardson-112-trucker-hatloden-on?ref=share_v4_lx

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, book and gear reviews, and listener questions answered!  In this episode of Savage Sunday I talk about the new changes to the show and upcoming merch!   

David Hutchinson is a martial artist, coach, and fascinating guy! He has studied Krav Maga, Wing Chun, Muay Thai, Bjj, and other forms of fighting and now focuses on integrating those arts in to self protection that is pressure tested and evidence based.  He is also not your usual instructor when it comes to fighting. He has a fascinating background and it's one you wouldn't expect from someone who understands violence! You can find him on IG at integrated_fighting_arts. You can find the The Distinguished Savage caps here https://www.etsy.com/listing/1798300540/richardson-112-trucker-hatloden-on?ref=share_v4_lx

Chief James Pierson [ret] is the former Chief of Police for Henderson Texas with now 35 years in law enforcement, however retirement is not his srong suit! While he still wears a badge and gun for work as an investigator his passion is coaching and teaching.  While most people simply call him Chief, you can count yourself lucky to call him friend. He is not the one you call when you want someone to simply cosign on your bullshit. He's the one you call when you want honesty and true advice.  In this episode we talk about the importance of being a coach, about leadership, and about his training company he started in 2017 that is now adding on a security component in offering executive protection services.  Chief is one of those rare people who in this world whose honesty and integrity may not be what you want to hear, but more so what you need to hear!  You can Chief Pierson on his website at https://www.jptraining.net and on instagram at james_pierson.  

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, book and gear recommendations and whatever else is rolling around in my head! 

Ethan Plue is a US Army Drill Sergeant, training partner, and my neighbor! Ethan doesn't strike you as DI initially but as you'll hear in this conversation he is a leader, and truly cares about the quality of trainee he puts out! Ethan is one of those guys who is unabashedly himself. He is many things, sci fi nerd, super fit, and Army DI but he is first and foremost Ethan through and through!  You can find the TDS caps here https://www.etsy.com/listing/1798300540/richardson-112-trucker-hatloden-on?ref=share_v4_lx

Josh Nelson is a full time LEO, SWAT operator, DT instructor, CQB instructor, and Use Of Force Instructor. He is also the founder of a training company, Force Frontier.  Josh and I have a great conversation on policing, defensive tactics, and many other topics. Josh is a solid guy with an incredible pedigree in training!  You can find Force Frontier here https://forcefrontier.com and IG at force.frontier. You can find the Distinguished Savage hats here, https://www.etsy.com/listing/1798300540/richardson-112-trucker-hatloden-on?ref=share_v4_lx  

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, book and gear reviews, and whatever else is knocking around in my head!  You can find TDS caps from Mountain View Creatives here, https://www.etsy.com/listing/1798300540/richardson-112-trucker-hatloden-on?ref=share_v4_lx

Ed Calderon is a fascinating and unique man! He grew up in Tijuana Mexico where he eventually moved in to law enforcement. Later after working various undercover work, he moved in to High Threat Protection for a Governor in Mexico, and later being moved back into an operational role. After being offered to owe his allegiance to other parties, he left law enforcement and Mexico quickly taking his family and immigrated to the US where he began offering training in the various skillsets and tradecraft he had gleaned in his work. He offers his coursework and has a Patreon where he offers incredible on line content!  Ed also has his own podcast, Manifesto Radio and he has spoken to some to incredible people!  This conversation is unlike any other with Ed that I have heard as I wanted to talk with him more about how he thinks, where that came from, and understand Ed better!  You can find his clothing line here https://sneakreaper-industries.com Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6692abnENuAkHRP7EsxizP His Course Work https://www.edsmanifesto.com/courses Patreon https://www.patreon.com/edsmanifesto You can find The Distinguished Savage caps here https://www.etsy.com/listing/1798300540/richardson-112-trucker-hatloden-on?ref=share_v4_lx

Randall Rocci Twitchell has wide breadth of life experience! Starting in boxing at young he has since transitioned in to FMA, Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, Jeet Kune Do and other arts! He is now working on building his own system Liahona Warrior Arts. In this episode we talk about his coaching philosophy, his views on learning and training, and we get in to years as security for The Blue Oyster Cult band among other topics!  Rocci is on of those guys you meet and instantly get the positive vibe he brings!  You can find Distinguished Savage caps here, https://www.etsy.com/listing/1798300540/richardson-112-trucker-hatloden-on?ref=share_v4_lx  

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, book and gear reviews, and whatever else is knocking around in my head! 

Tyler Schmoker is a US Army Combat Vet, former contractor, Private Security Consultant, and entrepreneur. He has two businesses. The first is Winsly, a security management consulting firm and his newest, Maritime Support Concepts.  In this conversation we cover a lot of ground! We get in to what his businesses do, his time contracting, and we get deep in hard skills, soft skills, and professionalism especially witin the private ans corporate security arena. There a so many great takeaways in this episode and Tyler is both a disrupter and a bit of a contradiction within private security! And it is quite literally one of his super powers I feel!  You can find Tyler on Linkedin under Tyler Schmoker.   

Sean Patrick Boland is a Bjj Black Belt, US Army officer, RN, father, and fascinating guy! In this episode we talk about his journey in bjj, his service in the Army, first as enlisted, then getting out, going to college, and reenlisting as an officer!  We also talk about teaching jiu jitsu, the value of positive reenforcement in teaching and why pressure testing is invaluable. There are so many great actionable takeaways in this episode!  You can find the Distinguished Savage caps I mentioned both in this episode and Savage Sunday here, https://www.etsy.com/shop/MtnViewCreatives?ref=search_shop_redirect

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, book and gear reviews, and whatever else is rolling around in my head!

Matt Miller is an entrepreneur, restauranteur, and FMA martial artist. In this conversation we talk about his restaurant, The Hickory Social House, his journey within martial arts and how he found FMA, Filipino Martial Arts, and we get his knowledge of whiskeys, on running a restaurant, and his views on leadership.  We also talk about his upcoming Fund Raiser at The Hickory Social on October 26th that will be raising funds specifically for Western NC Hurricane Helene victims.  You can find all things Hickory Social here, https://hickorysocial.com

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast featuring upcoming guests, book and gear reviews, and whatever else is knocking around in my head! 

This is another episode from the archives with Mishayla Rhodes, BJJ Brown Belt and amazing woman! She is one of the most resilient people I know and her story is one of personal fortitude, resiliance, incredibly hard work, and discovery!  We talk about her journey in jiu jitsu, her lving in Isreal for a year and how jiu jitsu saved her life quite literally! We also talk her choking me out back in the day at 10th Planet Austin among so many other facets of her life!  This another example of empowered women and Mishayla is truly that! 

This episode aired just over a year ago but is still such an incredibly relevant conversation!  Aaron Jannetti is an incredible coach and martial artist! His methods of grappling in a weapons based environment is not only highly effective and realistic in scope and practice, he pressure tests his ideas and is constantly evolving to both learn and teach better!  You can find everything Aaron is doing here, https://aaronjannetti.wordpress.com

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with updates, upcoming guests, book and gear reviews, and whatever else is rolling around in my head! 

Rich Brown is back for another incredible conversation! We get in to critical thinking, communcations skills, ethics, and so much more! It's always an honor to sit down with Rich!  For those unfamiliar, Rich is a former USMC combat vet, LEO, and Corrections Officer, as well as a World Class Firearms Competitor and Instructor. But his resume is far too extensive to list here!  You can find all things Rich as well as he and Mike Seeklanders podcast, American Warrior Society at https://americanwarriorsociety.com I myself am a member of AWS, I'm coin number 2325! Their content is well worth it! 

Gee, Lady of 52VTK is a fascinating woman and her journey through both her life and her training is a incredibly interesting one! You can find her on instagram at ladyof52VTK!  This is another in a series of conversations with empowered women and their thoughts on taking their sovereignty and safety back! 

Tiffany Truchter aka Tiffany Trixtr is a Dog Trainer, Martial Artist, and fascinating woman! Based in Austin Texas, she trains and teaches FMA, trains dogs, and is what I characterize as an empowered woman who lives her life on her own terms. She is unbasdedly her and in this second conversation we get in to her thoughts on training dogs, training people, and preparing women for possible violence among other things.  You can find her on instagram @ninjadogtrainer And you can train with her on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/FMAWITHTIFFANY?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink You can find her dog training services here, https://pawsitivelytiffany.com And her online dog training here, https://pawsitivelytiffanydogtraining.vhx.tv  

This is the second conversation I had with Melanie Chesnut, aka wolf mother on IG. Melanie is a veteran USMC K9 handler, martial artist, entrepeneur, mother, and fascinating woman! In this episode we talk more about her every day carry, EDC, on training women to better understand the amount of force needed to eliminate the threat, especially if they know the attacker, which is the most common, and her thoughts on training as a whole!  You can find her at her website, https://www.wildfernindustries.com and you can more on her upcoming retreat for women here, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wolf-mother-retreat-tickets-943610272727 Special thank you to Melanie for time and her insights! 

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, recommendations, and whatever is rolling around in my head! 

Tiffany is a dog trainer, martial artist, and fascinating woman! This conversation is another in my ongoing series with Empowered Women and Tiffany is certainly that! She provides both on line and in person training in both FMA and Dog Training.  Tiffany is undoubtedly the kind of woman and human we need now more than ever! She is open, honest, and authentic. We are sitting down for a second episode next week talking specifically about Dog training so don't miss that episode as well!  You can find her on instagram @ninjadogtrainer and these locations. Patreon for FMA Training https://www.patreon.com/FMAWITHTIFFANY?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink For Dog Training, her website is https://pawsitivelytiffany.com And Dog Training on line https://pawsitivelytiffanydogtraining.vhx.tv

Melanie Chesnut is a veteran of USMC and worked as a K9 handler for the Corps for nine yeaes. She is a martial artist, life coach, entrepreneur, and so much more! Her instagram @the.wolf. mother is look in to this fascinating woman!  She also teaches Self defense for women and is holding a retreat in October for women to find their own personal empowerment. You can more info and sign up for the course here, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wolf-mother-retreat-tickets-943610272727?aff=ebdssbdestsearch This is the first in a Women's Empowerment Series I'm doing and Melanie is an incredible way to kick this series off! 

Savage Sunday is a short, usually weekly, update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcomng guests, book and gear reviews/ recommendations, as well as thoughts on various topics.  You can find the Podcast Borderline with Vincent Rocco Vargas I mention here. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeDdum80k5ENVo0Xp740XchUGM9Y3GZy_

This likely not the conversation you're expecting. Chef James Taco Morley, and Chef Kacey Cummings are two men with a passion for putting good in the world. We talk about where their love of cooking came from, sobriety, the intricacies of working in a restaurant, their non profit, and resilience.  James Taco Morley is a 42 year old girl dad born in Oakland Ca, and raised all around the Bay Area and Sonoma Co. Enlisted in the US Army after High School and traveled the world through training assignments and multiple deployments in support of both Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. After the military he attended The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone and is now Head Private Event Chef for a local Texas Ranch, as well as Humanitarian, and Cofounder of the homeless outreach nonprofit, EngageHumanityATX. Born and raised in Austin, Chef Kacey embarked on his culinary adventures within the bustling local restaurant scene. It was during his tenure at the prestigious Austin Renaissance Hotel from 1997 to 2007 where he honed his craft, followed by a transformative experience at the Marriott Quorum in Dallas for the final three years of his hotel career. In 2010, an opportunity arose for him to assume the role of Executive Chef at IPIC Theaters' inaugural Austin location, setting the stage for his ascent to Corporate Chef, overseeing new store openings. Recognized for his passion and expertise, Kacey transitioned in 2017 to the realm of construction and design, relinquishing daily operations to focus on shaping culinary spaces. Guided by exceptional mentors and propelled by remarkable opportunities, Kacey's journey spans three decades, culminating in his ability to envision, construct, and manage large-scale, multi-concept venues. Today, he stands at the intersection of culinary artistry and operational excellence, driven by a relentless pursuit of innovation and quality. Please consider donating to their cause. You can find their Kisckstarter here,https://givebutter.com/73yUAe They can also be found on Facebook and Instagram, @EngageHumanityATX  

Steve Ward is a Paramedic and author. His book, 98/2 Leadership is available on Amazon. Steve and I have been friends for years and worked together in EMS. Steve was also on the Special Operations, Rescue Team with me for a while. He is also a Track Medic at the F1 Track, Circuit of the Americas COTA i Austin.  This likely won't be the conversation you're expecting. Steve is a man looking for answers in life and is driven to find them. 

Jason Warn is a Paramedic and entrepreneur who found himself as many first responders do, overweight, depressed, and checked out of life. It was here that he began a journey back to better physical and mental health. After finding he felt better, was more present in his family's and his own life, and a better paramedic for his patients, he began posting about his journey.  His message was one of positivity and personal accountability. In his posting, he used the word "fat" in reference to himself having been in fact fat and found fitness and it's benefits. He was advocating for health and wellness for first responders. He was fired from his job as a Paramedic for a hospital based EMS system because a co worker took offense to his using the word fat in his social media posts. Though not in reference to anyone specifically other than himself, his employment was terminated because someone got offended by him using the word.  In this conversation we take a deep dive in to his life, his journey to mental and physical health, and how he's responded to his termination with resilience and class.  You can find Jason at his website, https://mindfulnessmedic.net

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast, with upcoming guests, book and gear reviews, and my occaisonal ramblings! 

Tim Wenzel CPP is a US Army Combat Vet, former High Threat Protection Contractor, former Paramedic, and most importantly, Thought Leader. He is the co author of the book, The Kindness Games and he is a fascinating guy!  This is his third time on the show and he nevers disappoints! His insight, wisdom, and his unconventional methodolgy coupled with humility and self deprecating humor are literally his super powers! You'll want a note pad for this episode is the usual case with Tim! 

Dr. Dante Bryant is back for a second recent conversation he and I had! This is actually the first of two recent talks. The episode that aired last week was a seperate coversation and you don't need to listen to it first by any means, but I highly recommend that episode with Dante as well!  In this episode we talk about critical thinking versus emotional thinking, communication, asking the right questions in life, and how the sexual revolution effected especially men and their growth as productive men.  As always Dante has some incredible insights and is thought provoking to say the least! 

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for the Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, and my ramblings! 

Dr. Dante Bryant is a professor at UNC Charlotte, speaker, author, and fascinating man. In this latest conversation with Dante we talk about how one dresses and the message that sends, concealed carry and dressing, the ability to protect others and the importance of being able to use violence for that protection as well as philosophy, idealogies, and more!  Next week, my second conversation with Dante will be up as well!  You can find Dsitinguished Savage merch here, https://teespring.com/id/stores/distinguished-savage-podcast

Savage Sunday is a usually weekly update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, book and gear reviews and whatever is rolling around in my head! 

Dustin Wright is a US Army vet with several combat deployments and has worked in dignitary protection and executive protection. Recently he has started a new venture and company dealing with risj management.  In this episode we talk about his new business, jiu jitsu, and few other rabbit holes such as the recent attempted assassination of former President Trump as well as a little about politics. Dustin is one of those guys who will always tell it as he sees it. 

Karl de la Guerra PPS is the founder and CEO of KDI Protective Services a company that provides executive protection, training, and intelligence. On this episode Karl and I sit down to talk about the attempted assassination of former President Trump on July 13th in Butler, Pa and Karl's thoughts on the assassination attempt and it's effects on the private protection industry. You find more on Karl as well as the services and training KDI offers at https://www.teamkdi.com

Savage Sunday is a "usually" weekly update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, recommendations, and reviews! 

Sarah Adams is a CIA targeter alum and author! She and her co author Dave Boon Denton wrote the book, Benghazi, Know Thy Enemy about their expereince in Libya and trying to bring the architects of the attack on the CIA annex and American Consulate in Benghazi to justice. In this episode we talk about current events with US Southern Border, the US State Dept and their support and financing of the Taliban and other terrorist organizations a little on politics, and of course we talk about her work bringing those responsible for the Benghazi attacks to justice!  Sarah is a consummate professional and and truly fascinating human! 

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, book reviews, gear reviews and recommendations! 

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, gear, and whatever else is rolling around in my head! This week I have a couple of book reviews and a shoe review!  The books are, The True Believer, Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, by Eric Hoffer. And another book, Means Of Control, How the Hidden Alliance Tech and Government is Creating a New American Surveillance State, by Byron Tau.  Also a cursory review of some hiking shoes I recently got from Go Ruck, the Mackalls. 

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, recommendations, and whatever else is rolling around in my head! The show sponsor is Absolute Security and Lock http://absolutesecurityandlock.com

Brian Marren and Greg Williams are human behavior experts and both have an incredible pedigree. Brian is the VP of Arcadia Cognerati and the cohost of The Human Behavior Podcast. Greg is the president and founder of Arcadia Cognerati as well the other cohost of the podcast. Together they teach human behavior pattern recogintion and analysis. You can find all things Brian and Greg at https://arcadiacognerati.com to include links to thier training, podcast, and patreon.  This episode is brought to you by Absolute Security and Lock. http://absolutesecurityandlock.com

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, and recommendations.

Ryan Quirk is a USMC vet, combat vet, former contracter, and founder of Sparrow Risk Group and Dads For Defense. In this episode we talk about Ryan's past abit, and about his newest project, Dads For Defense, an online training platform.  We also get in to his thoughts on possible upcoming events form the vantage point of SparrowRG and we also get in to detecting hidden cameras as well as working in executive protection and security. There are a lot of great takeaways in this episode!  You can find more Ryan and Dads For Defense at https://www.sparrowrg.com and you can find more on the apps Ryan mentioned here for Fing https://www.fing.com and Alfred camera app here https://alfred.camera