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Growing a successful post-law enforcement business has unique challenges. Each Monday, join Adam Wills, a law enforcement veteran turned business and marketing expert, as he interviews guests who are experts in business or are managing their own entrepreneurial journey from cop to COPreneur. If you have a law enforcement side hustle, want to explore post-law enforcement entrepreneurship, or just want to hear some great business and marketing advice, this is the podcast for you.
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Why do we place so much emphasis on compromise? And why do we so often settle for a mediocre outcome when our potential is so much greater? From the moment we're able to comprehend human language, our parents and educators have been teaching us the importance of compromise. We've been taught to think that compromise is essential for successful rela…
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About Rob Krecak Rob is a thrill-seeker, self-professed nerd, question asker, voracious reader, competitor, keynote speaker, and business builder. When he first got his Wall Street job as a sell-side equity analyst out of college, he thought he’d made it. After buying everything he wanted on his wishlist, he realized that he still wasn’t happy. He …
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About Jeff Giagnocavo Jeff does business in your bedroom. He co-owns Gardner’s Mattress & More, the region's premier better sleep store. He is fanatical about the 5-star experience and has gathered thousands of 5-star reviews. His book Sleep Better has helped thousands of people wake up happy too. As a driven entrepreneur he has licensed both his o…
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About Heather Hansen O'Neill Heather Hansen O’Neill is an international keynote speaker, behavioral expert, author of Find Your Fire, Teams on Fire! and coauthor of the new Amazon best seller- Where’s the Office? Moving Today’s Leaders from What IS to What CAN BE. Heather is also a 2x TEDx speaker, host of the popular podcast From Fear to Fire, and…
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About Steven Lentz Steven Lentz was a firefighter for over 10 years, and has been in the digital marketing world for 6 years. Steven has a wife, 2 kids, and loves helping other people. Web/Social Podcast - https://anchor.fm/steven178 Resources/Links Book a Call with Steven - Mention the podcast or my name (Adam Wills) for a discount and to help me …
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About Brenden Kumarasamy Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become top 1% communicators in their industry. He also has a popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools for everyone in the world. Web/Social Website - http://rockstarcommuni…
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About Matthew Davis Matthew Neill Davis is an attorney and entrepreneur that led his solely owned firm, Davis Business Law, through over 1000% percent growth over six years, making it one of very rare law firms ever to make the Inc 5000 list. The firm currently has seven offices from Dallas to Kansas City. Martindale Hubble recognized Davis with it…
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About Mark Young Mark Young is an entrepreneur, educator, author, philanthropist, and travel nut. If ever a person existed who can point out everything that is wrong with anything, you’ve just found him. It’s a terrible trait when trying to make friends, but one that always seems to make for successful implementation. Seriously, this guy can find t…
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About Luke Layman Luke Layman is a decorated fighter pilot, serial entrepreneur, investor and transformation coach. With decades of experience leading high performance and high growth organizations, Luke has cracked the code on how to live with INTENTIONAL ALIGNMENT, enjoying all the best that life has to offer while sustainably growing businesses …
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About Adam Wills I help companies who market products and services related to law enforcement or the military, or are in the hunting & fishing, dignitary security, private security, and private investigations industries. As a former 15-year law enforcement veteran, deputized US Marshal, law enforcement administrator, lover of hunting and fishing, a…
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About John Wojtasek Hi! I'm John, a Filmmaker & Storyteller at Lux Lab Production House. Having fallen in love with movies at a young age, I strive to harness “movie magic” to create video marketing that helps your brand be seen, known, and trusted. So you can serve more and more people with your life-changing solutions. About Collin Mitchell Colli…
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About Lt. Col. Dave Grossman In their description of Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Slate Magazine said, “Grossman cuts such a heroic, omnicompetent figure, he could have stepped out of a video game.” He has five patents to his name, has published four novels, two childrens’ books, and six non-fiction books to include his “perennial bestseller” On Killing…
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About Drew Aversa Drew Aversa is a business growth strategist, coach, author, corporate trainer, adjunct business school professor, and keynote speaker. His experience includes work in Fortune 500, small business, nonprofit, trade association, government, academic, and startup environments developing integrated strategies to drive brand awareness, …
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About Scott Savage I began my career in public safety at age 19, first as an E.M.T and next as a licensed paramedic working in a busy emergency medical system. In 1999, I became a police officer with the Palo Alto Police Department in California. I spent 18 years with Palo Alto PD where I was fortunate enough to work a lot of great assignments incl…
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About Jason Louis Law enforcement training expert Jason Louis empowers your agency's supervisors to build a remarkable shift of police officers through consistent daily training in briefing or roll call. As an active-duty patrol sergeant and the founder of The Briefing Room, Jason combines his 21 years of diverse law enforcement experience, POST ce…
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About Brandon Leibowitz Brandon Leibowitz runs and operate SEO Optimizers since 2007. We are a digital marketing company that focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses get more online traffic, which in turn converts into clients, sales, leads, etc. Web/ Social Links Website - https://seooptimizers.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com…
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About Steve Preda I am a post-exit business owner, and current leadership team coach, podcaster and author. Moved to America at 45 with 4 kids to start a new life and a new business. Currently promoting my new book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain is coming out in May. https://amzn.to/3MsOetD My topic is…
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About Ryan Ballard I'm the owner and partner at Hite Digital Chicago. I'm a husband and father. I'm also a career firefighter/paramedic and the Chief Operating Officer of a non-profit, Project Fire Buddies. I have a passion for helping others which is evident in all of my work. Web/ Social Links Website - https://www.hitedigital.com/chicago/ Linked…
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About Mike Capuzzi Mike Capuzzi is an author, nonfiction book coach and short book publisher for business owners, entrepreneurs and CEOs who want to leverage the power of being a short, helpful book author. Since 1998, Mike has helped thousands of business owners market their business smarter and since 2008, Mike has helped business owners become p…
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About Michael Buzinski Michael Buzinski is a life-long entrepreneur, digital marketing thought leader, and best-selling author. Dubbed a “visionary marketer” by the American Marketing Association, Michael’s sole mission is to reduce the prevalence of entrepreneurial poverty in the US. Buzz, as most call him, has simplified digital marketing success…
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About Jeff Cohen Freedom is the dream of every entrepreneur. However, developing leaders and teams with an ownership mindset is the ticket to this fabled haven. Jeff Cohen, the founder of six businesses, now presents Count-On-Able as the new and rapid success framework that guides CEOs to make this happen. Jeff has worked with over 300 CEO's, Entre…
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About Mike Ulmer Mike Ulmer has written 13 books, traveled the world as a sportswriter, scrummed some of the biggest names in sports and conducted more than 10,000 interviews. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with his current wife, Agnes Bongers. Web/ Social Links Website - https://www.getcatapulted.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/…
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About Jeremy Streton Jeremy Streten is a founder and chief executive officer at Business Legal Lifecycle. He is the author of the amazon number one best selling book “The Business Legal Lifecycle”. Jeremy has appeared on various television shows, podcasts and radio interviews. He also provides regular content for websites across Australia. Web/ Soc…
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About Anders Boulanger Anders Boulanger is a speaker, author, magician and founder/CEO of Engagify. For nearly two decades he's been travelling the world with his team of Certified Infotainers creating crowds of interested prospects and presenting brand defining performances in the trade show exhibits of the fastest growing companies. After logging…
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About Adam Rosen Adam Rosen is an entrepreneur that loves to support business owners and share his rollercoaster startup journey to help those on a similar path. As a founder of a tech startup, Adam spent 5 years leading a college recruiting startup that was acquired in 2019 by a leading college marketing firm. On the side, he is a paid speaker and…
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About Nancy Jeutten Podcast Guesting Success Expert Nancy Juetten transforms speakers, experts and authors into sought-after podcast guests who speak their way to 6-figures and beyond. Nancy combines her years of public relations agency success, proven online marketing strategies honed since 2009, and velvet boot of accountability to kick clients i…
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About Adam Wills I help companies who market products and services related to law enforcement or the military, or are in the hunting & fishing, dignitary security, private security, and private investigations industries. As a former 15-year law enforcement veteran, deputized US Marshal, law enforcement administrator, lover of hunting and fishing, a…
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If you've ever sat through any form of presentation, chances are great that you've been in one that just... sucked. If you've ever been tasked with giving a presentation, hopefully you've remembered those lackluster presentations and wanted to stay far away from hosting one of your own. But how? How do you manage to captivate an audience while stil…
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Is using your retirement savings as business capital a smart move, or a gamble against yourself? Daniel Blue gives his thoughts on the matter and explains that the applications that might not be as crazy as they seem at face value. About Daniel Blue Hello, my name is Daniel, a Forbes contributor, and owner of a 7-figure business called Quest Educat…
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Summary? I'm not giving you a stinking summary! We're putting topics in a hat and relating ALL of them to business as they're drawn! Wandering drunkards, Target, murder mysteries, craft beer, spelling errors, Shakespeare, and sending pictures of yourself with random women to your wife are all permissible topics. About Bobby Klinck Bobby is a Harvar…
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When Tim made the choice to skip college to avoid partying, he had no idea that would be the first step in his multi-million dollar business journey. Tim sat down this week to share how he has gained hundreds of thousands of members on his platform, and lost hundreds of thousands of dollars along the way. About Tim Branyan Hi, my name is Tim Branya…
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"If we always choose comfort, we never learn the deepest capabilities of our mind or body" -Wim "The Iceman" Hof Just as you NEED failure and adversity in your personal life in order to grow and build character, your business NEEDS failures and adversity in order to survive and thrive. How can you find boundaries if they aren't pushed? How can you …
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It doesn't matter if you meant to or not, you brought more home with you than you should have while you were (or are) a cop. Perhaps one of the biggest reasons you started your own business is to escape some of that, and take command over your own schedule. However if you can't find a way to drop those workaholic tendencies, all you've done is rede…
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All LEOs know that physical fitness can be the key to your survival on patrol. But is it really that big of a deal if you work an assignment that is mostly office hours? What if you're retired? Who could you ever need to fight for your very survival now that you're a COPreneur? Yourself. Despite everything you just read, my guest this week takes a …
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What could be more ironic than a motor cop who spent his entire career issuing citations starting a business that helps individuals with their personal finances? In this episode we get to look inside the process that Jason Hoschouer aka Motorcop, went through as he left his law enforcement career behind to help first responders get off the vicious …
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If you have any desire to scale or sell your business you need to hear the knowledge Bharat Kanodia brings to this episode as he explains what investors are looking for in you - and what you need to be looking for in them. As it turns out, the willingness to write or cash a big check is not the only thing that needs to be considered. Tune in and le…
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Are you taking on too many things by yourself as you start, run, or grow your business? Are you STILL doing things the way you've always done it? It might be time to take a new approach and work in a way that creates confidence in uncertainty. In this episode Jerrod and Adam talk about several ways officers have been conditioned to get in our own w…
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Are you stuck in the concept or startup phase of your business? Does it seem like you're stalled out on accomplishing the things that are most important for moving the needle? You're not abnormal. As cops, we become accustomed to the adrenaline rush we get from shifting focus rapidly from one task to the next. But this isn't a good habit for your b…
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Do you want my secret to success with my business? It's Mastermind groups. Mastermind groups are an incredible way to hyper-charge the growth of your business - regardless of what stage you're in. I believe the people you surround yourself with will have a profound effect on your life, your thinking, and your business. Mastermind groups are for bus…
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When thinking about your customer journey or the path a customer follows when they do business with you, there is a difference between providing customer service and a customer experience. Today Austin and I talk about how implementing a focus on improving your customer journey, including their onboarding process and their entire experience, will h…
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Most cops have a negative view of online learning. But as a COPreneur, you need to completely re-think your perspective. Online courses have the ability to create significant opportunities to grow your business's revenue and most importantly create recurring revenue that gives you the capital to scale. In this episode, co-host Austin Molcyk and I w…
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Are you happy with the life you've created for yourself? If not, it is time for a change. Studies show that two out of every three people are not happy with their current reality. If this resonates with you, listen to this conversation I had with Cary Jack. Cary's had a slew of jobs across an amazing array of industries. However, it wasn't until he…
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2020 and 2021 have been tough for law enforcement. But out of those challenges are coming some very exciting things in the world of law enforcement training in 2022. In this extended episode, I chat with the host of the Tactical Breakdown Podcast, Adam Kinakin. Adam and I talk about big things happening with the ILET Network, LEO2CEO and BreacherCR…
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There are soooo many things to focus on in your business. Where do you put your greatest energy and attention in order to see the highest impact? Being someone who is very detail-oriented (perfectionist 😂), I have had to come to the inconvenient reality that there are a lot of things you can ignore in your business and still be successful. Except f…
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If you've ever considered writing a book, then you owe it to yourself to listen to this episode! Authoring a book can do tremendous things for the growth of your business and personal brand, but the process of writing, publishing, and promoting a book is simply overwhelming. In this episode, Julie Broad, founder of Book Launchers, will share with y…
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How do you think emotionally intelligent police officers handle themselves? How about emotionally intelligent entrepreneurs? Today on the podcast, I talk with Dr. Michael Goold, a COPreneur himself and a member of the LEO2CEO Community. Michael shares with us his thoughts on why understanding emotional intelligence is so important for the future of…
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There's nothing worse than finding yourself stuck IN your business when you know you need to be working ON it. Conversely, there's nothing better than automating all the mundane tasks that suck your time and energy, ultimately meaning you will make more money. Today I am joined for the first time by co-host Austin Molcyk to talk about the various w…
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Many cops get so caught up in the idea that they need to establish a business connected to their law enforcement work that they miss out on some of the most lucrative possibilities right in front of them. Like me, my guest today has been growing a successful business that started off as a hobby. Paul Lewis unintentionally began his business when he…
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Being a COPreneur comes with lots of challenges. Chances are, you're going to suck at some things. But that's okay, because you can learn from your mistakes. In this episode, I'll share with you some blunders of my own and how I learned from them. If you are willing to admit that you're going to suck at some things, you're already on your way to be…
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