Firehouse Talks with Jersey Rick: Igniting Leadership Excellence
Join Jersey Rick and his co-host Emily to elevate your leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities. As a military veteran of both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and drawing from a career in the fire service, we discuss everything from leadership styles and methods to communication and decision making.
To learn more about Jersey Rick and the Fire Officer Leadership Academy, visit our website at https://www.fireofficerleadershipacademy.com.
Episodes
58 episodes
Episode 60 - Discovering the Lasting Impact of an Uncle: A Journey into Leadership & Influence
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily talk about the leadership and lasting influence that an uncle had on Rick’s and how it changed the course of his life.To learn more about Jersey Rick, the Fire Officer Leadership Academy, and how we...
Episode 59 – Interview with retired USMC Colonel Paul Callan Discussing Leadership
In this episode, Jersey Rick interviews retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Paul Callan who is the Chief Strategy Officer for the San Diego based aerospace company, PKL Services, Inc., where he leads strategic performance for the company. Paul di...
Episode 58 – Building Trust Through Vulnerability: Sharing Disappointment as a Leadership Tool
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily discuss Chapter 8, Disappointment, from Rick’s book, The Furnace of Leadership Development. Disappointment is a universal emotion and is often not written about, not discussed in leadersh...
Episode 57 - Dr. Richard Gasaway, Unlocking the Secrets of Situational Awareness
In this episode, Jersey Rick interviews retired Fire Chief Dr. Rich Gasaway, a subject matter expert on situational awareness (SA) and decision making under stress. Dr. Gasaway talks about his research path and the various impacts that SA has o...
Episode 56 - Why Do I Have to Clean the Toilets?
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily discuss Dr. Tim Elmore’s acronym ALEG: asking, listening, empathizing, and guiding as it applies to a firefighter who asked the question of his lieutenant, “Why do I have to clean the toilets?”To le...
Episode 55 - Fostering a Healthy Workplace Culture with Robin Baker
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily interview Robin Baker, a Society of Human Resource Managers-certified HR professional. She is a certified trainer through The Bob Pike Group and a certified facilitator for Working Genius. They discuss the...
Episode 54 - Burt Clark, Leading the Charge for Firefighter Safety
In this episode, Jersey Rick interviews Dr. Burton Clark about firefighter safety, injuries, and deaths. Burt has been in the fire service for 45 years. He was a firefighter in Washington, DC, Assistant Fire Chief in Laurel, MD, and the Managem...
Episode 53 - Abraham Lincoln and Leadership
February 12th is Abraham Lincoln’s 217th birthday. In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily look at our 16th President’s leadership and discuss character before rank, building strong teams, and learning from failure.To learn more about Jer...
Episode 52 - From the Badge to Business
In this episode, From the Badge to Business, Jersey Rick interviews Hannah Gleditsch a former Loveland, Colorado police officer and now the owner of Colorado Coffee in Loveland. Rick and Hannah talk about her career, leadership, PEER s...
Episode 51 - F-18 Fighter Pilot Christian 'Boo' Boucousis & Leadership
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily interview Christian “Boo” Boucousis is a former fighter pilot, bestselling author, inspirational speaker, and the CEO of Afterburner, a global leadership and human performance company that helps leaders an...
Episode 50 - The Furnace of Leadership Development: The Story Behind the Book
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily talk about Rick’s book, The Furnace of Leadership Development. Rick and Emily discuss the story behind the book, why this leadership book is different than others, the self-publishing journey, Ric...
Episode 49 - Follow-up Interview With Retired Fire Chief Arjuna George
In this episode, Jersey Rick completes the interview with retired fire chief Arjuna George who served with the Salt Spring Island Fire Department in British Columbia, Canada. Chief George is the host of the podcast Beneath the Helmet, ...
Episode 48 - Leadership in the Hot Zone
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily talk about Leadership in the Hot Zone: dealing with generational issues in the fire station and work place. They discuss recent surveys related to employee engagement, the different personalities in the wo...
Episode 47 - Interview With Retired Fire Chief, Coach, and Author Arjuna George
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily interview retired Fire Chief, Coach, and Author Arjuna George. Chief George talks about his career, leadership, burnout, and his book Burnt Around the Edges.Both of his books, Burn...
Episode 46 - Interview with Jerry Maclin, a retired U.S. Army officer
In this episode, Jersey Rick interviews Jerry Maclin, a retired U.S. Army officer, former senior pastor, speaker, coach, and author of eight books. Jerry speaks about toughness, resilience, building teams, fostering culture, and the importance ...
Episode 45 - Interview with Retired Fire Chief Wayne Kewitsch
In this episode of Firehouse Talks with Jersey Rick, Rick and Emily interview retired Minnesota Fire Chief Wayne Kewitsch. We discuss his work with the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative, his involvement with the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games a...
Episode 44 - Emily Interviews Jersey Rick About His Fire Service Career
In this episode of Firehouse Talks with Jersey Rick, Emily interviews Rick and talks about his career path in the fire service, his military service in both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and his business, the Fire Officer Leadership...
Episode 43 - Interview with Chris Robinson, Executive Vice President of the Maxwell Certified Leadership Team
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily interview their first guest, Chris Robinson, executive vice president of the Maxwell Certified Leadership Team. Chris discusses the challenges facing leaders today, mentorship, the importance of having a r...
Episode 42 - A Commitment to Accountability: Anchored in Integrity
In this final episode in the series on Dual Footprints: Becoming a World Class Mentor, Jersey Rick and Emily discuss the vital link between character, integrity, and accountability, and the impact that has on both the mentor and the mentee....
Episode 41 - A Commitment to Grow & Develop: From Comfort to Character
Jersey Rick and Emily continue the series on Dual Footprints: Becoming a World Class Mentor and in this episode discuss how showing up is not good enough, they address John Maxwell's The Law of Intentionality, facing feedback with humility, the...
Episode 40 - A Commitment to Listen: Unlocking Growth Through Presence
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily continue the series on Dual Footprints: Becoming a World Class Mentor. They address the importance of active listening, how listening is a form of respect, creating a listening environment, and how listeni...
Episode 39 - A Commitment to Kill the Ego: Humility in Mentorship
In today's episode, Jersey Rick and Emily continue the series on how to become a world class mentor. Episode 39 discusses a commitment to slaying the ego. In the next three episodes they will address a commitment to listening, growth, and accou...
Episode 38 - A Commitment to be Transparent: The Power of Clarity in Mentorship
In today's episode, Jersey Rick and Emily continue the series on how to become a world class mentor. Episode 38 discusses a commitment to transparency. In the next four episodes they will address a commitment to ego-slaying, listening, growth, ...
How Does Triage Apply to Leadership Development?
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily explain the meaning of triage and how it can be applied to your team when developing their leadership skills and abilities.To learn more about Jersey Rick, the Fire Officer Leadership Academy, and h...
Leaders Connect With People
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily discuss the importance of leaders connecting with their team and the impact that has on workplace culture and morale.To learn more about Jersey Rick, the Fire Officer Leadership Academy, and how we ...
