The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo

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#147 |Silver Spear Security | John & Loren Jul 14, 2020

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John & Loren joined The Protectors to discuss military members transitioning into the security field, close quarters contact, protective ops, and a ton of other great topics!
About John: John is the Chief Operating Officer of Silver Spear Security, LLC, which specializes in bodyguard, estate, event and tour security across the globe. I graduated from Norwich University- Corps of Cadets in 2008, and went into the U.S. Secret Service until 2014, where I transitioned into the private sector. I am currently the director of security for the platinum rock band, Shinedown.
About Loren: Loren Avedon is an American Martial Artist with 40 years of experience in various martial arts. He is one of only a few 9th degree Black Belts. He holds that rank in both Tae Kwon Do and Hap Ki Do. Avedon has starred in movies and is internationally known as one of the greatest “Kickers” of the 20th century. He is a jack of all trades and has taught champions as well as trained “at risk” youth in Hawaii as well as “south central” Los Angeles. A former Emmy award winning stuntman he lives the warrior creed. Now in his late 50’s Avedon continues to work with organizations that make a difference. “A warrior that engages in the fight is strong of heart”. Avedon is now working with Silver Spear Security to develop the next generation of teams and individual security specialists.

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#146 | Colton Dixon | Musician Jul 13, 2020

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Colton Dixon joined The Protectors to discuss his musical background, the influence his veteran grandfather had on him, and his time on American Idol. Colton Dixon also discusses how he connected with Taya Kyle through his song “The Other Side” and performing on Facebook Live to support the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation. Colton’s new single Miracles is out now.

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#145 | J.T. Patten | Thriller Author Jul 09, 2020

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J.T. Patten joined The Protectors to talk about his time working overseas intelligence operations, book clearance through intelligence agencies, crafting thrillers, self-publishing versus traditional publishing, and a ton of other great topics.

About: Prior to becoming an author, "J.T. Patten" worked for the government intelligence and military special operations community in support of national defense and policy. He was a notable authority on Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force, cyber Insider threat detection, transcontinental financial crime, and for Irregular and Unconventional Warfare strategies in counterterrorism, intelligence collection, and social network disruption.

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#144 | Nick Norris | Navy SEAL | PROTEKT Jul 05, 2020

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Inspiring. Nick Norris is truly inspiring. Nick’s energy is contagious, I’m sure his friends and teammates can attest to that. Nick is currently building out the Protekt brand but is also a main proponent of the C4 Foundation as their Executive Director. We cover a ton of topics on our interview.

01:08 C4 Foundation

04:42 Nick’s Military Service

06:05 Service Transition

08:41 Building Connections / Dealing with Grief

15:10 Being Authentic

18:05 PROTEKT

21:09 Mushrooms!

26:35 What’s next for Nick?

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#143 | Dr. Luis Alvarez | U.S. Army Veteran | MIT | Theradaptive Jun 29, 2020

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Dr. Luis Alvarez joined The Protectors to discuss the future of warfighter healing. Interview coming this week. Luis is a U.S. Army Veteran and has a PhD from MIT.

About: Luis is a West Point grad and Iraq Veteran. While serving in the Army in Iraq, Alvarez was frustrated to see the lack of technology available for targeted tissue regeneration. Some of his fellow service members underwent amputations weeks or months after a wound originally occurred because the bone and tissue couldn't be healed properly.

To address that shortcoming, Luis got a PhD in biological engineering from MIT and developed a method of converting the most powerful regenerative proteins currently used in humans into material-binding variants. These new proteins, which can be coated on to medical devices or implants, allow for targeted tissue regeneration with little off-target effects.

In practical terms, this means that major bone breaks could now be healed in a matter of weeks, not months. Cartilage that may have been considered irreparable might now be fully repaired. His company, Theradaptive, has received $6 million in funding from the Department of Defense. While their lead products are for orthopedic trauma, they have also developed similar therapeutics for spinal fusion, cartilage repair, localized oncotherapy, and more.

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#142 | Boot Campaign | #LaceUpAMERICA | Shelly & Jason Jun 27, 2020

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Shelly Kirkland, CEO, and Jason Borne, a veteran U.S. Marine, from the Boot Campaign joined The Protectors to discuss the nonprofit’s beginnings, the meaning of #LaceUpAMERICA , #PTSD stigma in the veteran & law enforcement community, and how we can help their mission. Thanks to my great co-host Alicia Hanf as well.

About their Mission, “At Boot Campaign, our mission is to unite Americans to honor and restore the lives of veterans and military families through individualized, life-improving programs.”

#LaceUpAMERICA

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#141 | Kevin Flike | Green Beret | Wounded by War Jun 19, 2020

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Kevin Flike joined The Protectors. I met Kevin Flike through the S & P Global VALOR series viewing of his documentary “Wounded By War: A Green Beret’s Hard Learned Lessons In Resilience And Self-Reliance”. Kevin’s story is incredible, as is his drive to turn a devastating combat injury into a motivating force to push him forward. His injury did not stop him, it changed his direction. We touch on a ton of great topics including discussing The Green Beret Foundation, in which Kevin is on the Board of Directors.

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#140 | Digital Brains Jun 14, 2020

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Digital Brains is on a mission, support organizations that give back to the community. Adam Shoenfeld and Corey Boise joined me to talk about the band’s origin, supporting veteran nonprofits, and a ton of other topics. Bassist Danny Faillo will join us next time!

About: Digital Brains' sound is quite the opposite of what you would gather from their name. brains blend their punk, rock, grunge, and metal influences into their powerhouse trio sound, with a minimal amount of digital interference in their music.
https://digitalbrainstheband.com/

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#139 | Jessie Graff | American Ninja Warrior | a true "Wonder Woman" Jun 14, 2020

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Jessie Graff joined The Protectors to talk about her background, working on Wonder Woman 1984, NBC’s The Titan Games, and tons of other great stuff. Jesse is such an inspiration! Thanks Jessie for saying “Hi” to my daughter! Made her year!!

From Jessie’s site: Graff attributes much of her success on the seemingly impossible obstacles of American Ninja Warrior to her decade long career in stunts. Awarded the Action Icon Award for “Stuntwoman of the Year,” her credits include: Wonder Woman, Bright, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Die Hard, The Dark Knight as well as being a recurring double on Supergirl, Futureman, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Leverage, and many more. Graff has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu, with extensive training in countless other styles of martial arts, high falls, wipeouts, sky diving, motorcycles, stunt driving, fire, wirework and, flying trapeze. Graff also broke the pole-vault record at Georgia Tech (where she majored in Aerospace Engineering) and the University of Nebraska (where she earned her degree in Theatre) and was 1.5 inches away from qualifying for the 2004 Olympic trials in the sport.

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#138 | Betsy Ross | Author and Veteran Jun 08, 2020

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Betsy Ross, Veteran and Author, joined The Protectors to talk writing, leaving the service, and getting the right messages out there. Betsy Ross is an author of the "Fight" series to find out why 22+ veterans commit suicide a day. She is an Army veteran, mother of 2 children, rancher, and personal trainer who loves documentaries and cooking. The Fight series of books are out now!

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