Matthew Thomas is currently the Chief Deputy of the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona. Matthew works with one of the most famous sheriffs in the county, Mark Lamb. Matthew has a long career in SWAT and undercover work and fighting the ever-encroaching influence and the Mexican drug cartels with over 700 SWAT missions in his career. Matthew is also the author of the book Interceptors: The Untold Fight Against the Mexican Cartels.

In this episode, we cover a wide variety of topics and get his advice on how to: 

• Build a successful marriage in a law enforcement career

• Lead in any organization regardless of rank

• Deal with tough times based on his own experience.  

• Be open to learning throughout your career. 

… and much more. 

You can find him on Instagram @deputy_onetime and his website is onetimenation.com

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