This week, Aebhric O’Kelly talks with Ronin's founder, Timm Smith, who shares his journey from being a lawyer to becoming a close protection officer and paramedic. He discusses the importance of being a whole bodyguard, protecting clients from external and internal threats. Tim emphasises the need for excellence, reality, and truth in the close protection industry. He also highlights the value of training paramedics to be close protection officers and vice versa. The conversation touches on the impact of Gregorii Tsekmistrenko's death, a Ronin graduate, and the importance of humility and learning from mistakes in austere medicine.

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Takeaways

Being a whole bodyguard means protecting clients from both external and internal threats.

Excellence, reality, and truth is essential in the close protection industry.

Training paramedics to be close protection officers and vice versa is a valuable career path.

Humility and learning from mistakes are crucial in austere medicine.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

07:11 From Law to Close Protection

10:29 Becoming a Paramedic

17:33 Founding Ronin: A Centre of Excellence

24:23 The Connection to Malta

28:30 Training Paramedics in Close Protection

35:02 Remembering Gregorii Tsekmistrenko

38:03 Advice for New Medics