Jake's Garage

I have been excited about this one for a long time. Ryan is a household name at WFRD and we got to sit down and talk all about his path through the Army and fire service. We discussed PTSD and the dangers of tying your identity to the job. This was a great episode full of laughter and vulnerability. Thank you so much Ryan for sharing.

Sat down and discussed WFRD's past, present, and future with Brendan. I had a great time and am very grateful he was able to get out to the garage. We dove into our culture and discovered it had been building for a long time, Brendan just popped the lid and let it out!

Nate and Jordan have a lot of experience and offer great perspective. Give this one a listen if you want to get to know these two guys a little more. This was a good one!

Spoke with Jeff Lesniak today. Had a great time learning about his progression into and through the fire service and where he still wants to go. He lays out his priorities and the importance of family from the start. It was a great conversation and we have plenty more we could talk about. Unfortunately, we didn't get to share any of the bourbon he brought so the next one's on me!

Another good conversation. Talked with Scott Wessel and learned a ton about what makes him the person he is today and we recapped some of our Union history together. We ended discussing the importance of family and Wessel shared a story about me that leaves me embarrassed this day.