Courageous Leadership with Travis Yates Podcast
1) Terrorists Among Us with Keith Graves
Send us a text In this powerful interview, Travis speaks to Keith Graves, a 29-year law enforcement veteran and a worldwide expert in church security, to discuss the dangers in and outside the church....Show More
2) The Leadership Bible with Chief John Blackledge
Send us a text Leadership gets real when the stakes are high and the cameras roll. We sit down with retired deputy chief and author John Blackledge to unpack what it takes to build courageous, effecti...Show More
3) The Legacy of Captain Rudy De Leon
Send us a text Legacy is a common theme in leadership, but it's rarely seen. In this episode, Dr. Travis Yates explores the legacy of LAPD Captain Rudy De Leon through the lived experience of his gran...Show More
4) Why Gratitude Gives Leaders A Head Start
Send us a text We share a candid reminder that gratitude is not fluff, it’s a force that makes leadership steadier. By reframing complaints through global perspective and practical habits, we show how...Show More
5) How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Leaders
Send us a text We explore how AI can strengthen or weaken policing, why prompts and ethics matter, and where automation crosses the line from helpful to harmful. We share practical steps leaders can u...Show More
6) The Recruiting Crisis Fixed with Doug Larsen
Send us a text We unpack why policing doesn’t have a talent shortage as much as a process problem and show how a recruiting-first strategy beats marketing spend. Doug Larsen of SAFEGUARD Recruiting sh...Show More
7) Police Reforms Are Killing Cops
Send us a text A quiet surge in officer assaults is happening right under our noses, and most leaders aren’t talking about it. We dig into the policies, the pressure, and the missed accountability tha...Show More
8) Next Phase Leadership with Jeff Morefield
Send us a text We speak with 26-year law enforcement veteran Jeff Moorefield about building a real off-ramp for first responders and why transition planning must start on day one. We dig into identity...Show More
9) Charlie Kirk, Assassination Culture, & Political Supremacists
Send us a text We have a political supremacist problem in America where certain ideologies believe their viewpoint is so morally correct that violence becomes an acceptable response to their opponents...Show More
10) The Silent Crisis in Law Enforcement Leadership
Send us a text Law enforcement leadership training avoids addressing toxic leadership because the very leaders creating toxic environments are often the ones funding training programs. The focus on po...Show More