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Tip Of The Spear Leadership Podcast — 110 episodes

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#91 "The Jobs Is About Making Grabs" With Mike Greco (NJ)

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#90 "Accountability vs Toxicity " with Dave McGlynn (Pa)

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DAY 2 : 2026 Key City Fire Conference Lecture Series

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DAY 1 : 2026 Key City Fire Conference Lecture Series

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2026 Key City Conference "Fire House Forum" Panel

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#89: " Stop And Think" With Mark Gregory (NY)

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#88 "Lead Survive and Thrive" With Dan Shaw (Va)

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#87 Part 2: " Drilling For Function" w/ Aaron Fields

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#86 Part1: "Drilling For Function" With Aaron Fields

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#85 "Playing To Win" Trevor Meador (MD)

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The Captain Dillon Rinaldo Foundation With Scott Greco

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#72 "A Career In Review" Jeff Eckert (PA)

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#84 " Why I Love The Job" with Devon Richio (PA)

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#83 " You Either Got It, Or Not" With Jim Silvernail

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#82 "Take Care Of The Job, And It Will Take Care Of You" With Mickey Farrell (NY)

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#81 "Reality and Simplicity" with Tim Anderson (Anderson Rescue Solutions)

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#80: "A Commander's Intent" with Devon Richio

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#79 " From The Sink To The Front Seat" with Paul Hashagen (FDNY)

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#78 "Fires That Made Me: Camden Fire (PART 2)" With Bryan Emenecker

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A Fireman's Side Gig #1: "Brass Tacs" With Jeff Taccarino (NJ)

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#77 "Fires That Made Me: From The Command Post" with David Polikoff (MD)

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#76 " Fires That Made Me: Camden Fire" with Bryan Emenecker (Part 1)

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#75 "Promote The Fire Service, NOT The brand" with John Velez (TX)

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#74 "Change Is Inevitable" with Ariel Jackson (MD)

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#73 " The Modern Fire Officer" with Jared Vermeulen (FL)

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Live From The 2025 Key City Conference

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#71 "Buddy To Boss" with Eric Dreiman

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#70 "Leading The First Line" with David Quick (NH)

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#69 " Your Attitude's Contagious" Sean Duffy (MI)

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#68 " Control The Controllable" With Matt Stansbury (MD)

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#67 "The Good Fight" with Sam Dillon (MA)

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#66 "Each One, Teach One" With Payton Owens (Ga)

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#65 "Power Of The Backstep Firefighter" With Jeff Eckert (PA)

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#64: "Political Firefighting and Leadership" With: Brendan Gorman (MO)

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#63 "Fixing The Weak Link" with Josh Burchick (Forged and Unbroken Podcast)

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#62 "Culture Building Initiatives" with Mike Dugan FDNY

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#62 "Fires That Made ME: 19 years Philly Fire" With Anthony Bompadre

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#61 "Self Awareness" with Chief Larry Schultz (MD)

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#60 "Harden Yourself" with Capt. Josh Burchick (MD)

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#58 "That First Year" Ash Shapiro (CT)

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#57 "Command Under Fire" with Sam Villani (Maryland)

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#56 "Leadership From The City Of Brotherly Love" With Deputy Chief Anthony Bompadre (Philly Fire)

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#55 "Show Them The Way" with Anthony Rowett (Port City Fire Training)

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#54 "The Back Of The Bay" with Ben McKinnon and Sam Shepherd (GA)

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#53 "Expect Fire" With Nick Martin (NC)

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#52 "The Man In The Mirror" with Logan Broberg (FL)

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#51 " Fires That Made Me: 27 Years FDNY" with Lou Rufrano

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The Front Seat Collective Episode 2: " Are You The Victim, Or The Reason?"

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The Front Seat Collective Episode 1 " The Collective"

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#50 "Leadership in Charm City" With Chris Knight (Baltimore City)

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#49 "Culture: Instilled, Not Inherited" With Scott Heywood (Buffalo FD)

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#48 "60 Years: A Reflection Of Leadership" With Butch Cobb (Jersey City FD)

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#47 "Laugh At Yourself" With Mickey Farrell (FDNY)

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#46 “Leadership And Followership" With Marc Aloan (West Columbia SC)

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#45 "Put The Aces In Their Places" with Frank Viscuso (New Jersey)

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#44 “Preparation And Adaptability” with Sean Donovan (Frederick MD)

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#43 "Authentic Leadership" with Jeremy Donch (National Fire Radio)

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#42 “The Functional Fire Company" with Scott Thompson

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Robert Policht I The Streets To The Front Seat I Episode #5 " Truck Company Discipline"

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#41 “Don’t Be Conditional In A Conditional World” with Dakota Meyer

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#40: "Experience Before Promotion" with Al Pratts (North Hudson NJ)

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Tim Klett I The Streets To The Front Seats I Episode #4 Engine Company Tempo

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#39 "Communicate To Make Things A Reality" With Jake Henderson (Fort Worth TX)

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#38 “The Book Of Leaders” with Eric Wheaton (Winter Park FL)

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#37 “Ladders Matter” with Nick Esposito ( Bridgeport CT)

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#36 “A Leader’s Network and Resources” with Michael Hildebrand (Yvorra Leadership Foundation)

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#35 "The Things All We Carry" with Brendan " Stack" Stackpole ( Va. )

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#34 “Vigilant Leadership” with Chief Corley Moore ( Moore, OK)

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#33 “The Way Of The Engine Company” with Roger Steger ( Baltimore MD

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#32 You Have All The Power You Need with Jarrod Sergi (Norfolk VA)

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#31 Leadership Through Unprecedented Times with Robert Policht ( Passaic, NJ )

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Bonus Episode #2: TJ Trujillo with “Keep The Promise Podcst”

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#30 Establishing a culture of training with Tim Papp ( New Haven Ct. )

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#29 The Fireground Pivot with Bobby Eckert ( Camden NJ )

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#28 Georgia Smoke Divers, Emerging Leadership with David Rhodes ( Atlanta FD Ret. )

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#27 Command Presence: Increase Your Influence with Frank Ricci ( New Haven Ct.)

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#26 “Starting them Off Right andBuilding The Founding For Success” with Chad Costa (Petaluma Ca.)

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#25: Backstep to Boss, the transition Tyler Whitfield ( Clear Water Fl.)

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#24 leadership Illusions with Dr. Johnny Torgeson (AFC MCLB Barstow Ca. )

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Jarrod Sergi: The Streets To The Front Seat #2 l Reflections Of A Company Officer

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#23 Small Unit Leadership and The Fire Service with Capt. Marc Davidson ( Fairfax Co Fire )

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#22 Leadership Pipeline with Ed Glassman ( Camden NJ Ret.)

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Arial Jackson: The Streets To The Front Seat #1 | Reflections Of A Company Officer

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#21: Fireground360: The 10 never ending pursuits of a mission driven firefighter Brian Bastinelli

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The Streets To The Front Seat: Reflections of a Company Officer

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#20: Popularity Versus Respect with Mark Gregory (PL Vulcan Training / FDNY)

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#19: Idealistic Mindset and Mediocrity with Top Floor Tactics’ Mickey Farrell

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Podcast Update !!!

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#18: Leadership Dividends, and Navigating Personnel Challenges with Tim Klett FDNY (Ret.)

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#17: Lessons from the Streets: Officer Command and Competence with Captain Bobby Eckert

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# 16: Company Officer Leadership Styles and Trust Chief Frank Leeb ( FDNY )

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Bonus Episode #1: “ The Quiet Quitter “ with Battalion Chief Frank Malta

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#15: New Officer Command Presence With Lt Mike Pena FDNY (Ret.)

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#14: Experienced Based Leadership And Humility With Captain Danny Dwyer

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#13: Adaptability and Education with Chief Jack Brown Us Army/Us Coastguard ( Ret. )

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#12: Mentorship’s Life Long Lessons with SSgt. Mike Nichols (USMC).

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#11: Relatability And Leadership Basics With Lt Tim Klett FDNY (Retired)

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#10: “It’s Always About Leadership” with Chief Dennis Rubin

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#9: Resilience and Mental Health with Stephanie White

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#8: Difficult Decision Making, Pride and Ownership with Chief Rick Lasky

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#7: Command Philosophy and The Moral Imperative Of Leadership With Lt Jason Brezler FDNY/USMC

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#6: Retired Sheriff K9 Handler Todd Smith on Communication Skills

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Unscripted 2: Self Reflections

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#5: Effects of nutrition on Cognitive Function and Coaching with Megan Lautz

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Unscripted 1 : Leadership Reflections with Chris Johnson

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#4: Chief John Norman: Wisdom and leadership experience

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#3: Perspectives of informal leadership in with Kim Webb

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#2: Executive level leadership with Chief Marc Bashoor

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#1: Foundational team building and training with Battalion Chief Frank Malta

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