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Law Enforcement to Entrepreneurship - Derek Stephens of Rally Point

November 25, 2019 Christopher Goodwillie Season 1 Episode 2

Chapters

0:00

Intro

1:55

Derek's business and career overview

4:06

The start of his police officer journey

10:42

A wide variety of jobs within law enforcement

13:46

How being a cop changes you

15:27

Coping with the dark side of society and relying on God

21:45

Being a light for Christ in the workplace

25:48

Managing injuries and transitioning from police work to entrepreneurship

28:06

Serving officers through his training business, and how to start a side gig

34:15

The logistics of starting a business

37:00

Getting an article published in a specific industry

40:02

Marketing, validating ideas and getting out there

47:04

How to generate training content

51:40

How to plan long term while managing daily business tasks

54:22

Working in flexibility and days off

55:50

Don't just chase the money

58:35

Trusting God and setting business deadlines

1:01:55

Parting piece of career advice: be passionate about your work

1:11:08

Concluding comments

Career Yak

Law Enforcement to Entrepreneurship - Derek Stephens of Rally Point

Nov 25, 2019 Season 1 Episode 2

Christopher Goodwillie

Derek Stephens is a retired police officer with over 20 years of experience in the state of Colorado. He now runs his own business, training officers in survival skills and tactics.

Find us online at careeryak.com

Music by Scandinavianz, song Wonderland (instrumental), http://www.soundcloud.com/scandinavianz

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Derek Stephens is a retired police officer with over 20 years of experience in the state of Colorado. He now runs his own business, training officers in survival skills and tactics.

Find us online at careeryak.com

Music by Scandinavianz, song Wonderland (instrumental), http://www.soundcloud.com/scandinavianz

Intro

Derek's business and career overview

The start of his police officer journey

A wide variety of jobs within law enforcement

How being a cop changes you

Coping with the dark side of society and relying on God

Being a light for Christ in the workplace

Managing injuries and transitioning from police work to entrepreneurship

Serving officers through his training business, and how to start a side gig

The logistics of starting a business

Getting an article published in a specific industry

Marketing, validating ideas and getting out there

How to generate training content

How to plan long term while managing daily business tasks

Working in flexibility and days off

Don't just chase the money

Trusting God and setting business deadlines

Parting piece of career advice: be passionate about your work

Concluding comments