A police officer talking about law enforcement, tactics, gear and more. I'll have guests from the industries plus we'll share my personal experiences and stories. Video from the show can also be seen through my website.
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Today's conversation is going to be a little different from some of the law enforcement stories we normally bring you—but it's about something that eventually affects every one of us.What happens to everything you've spent your life building?
Today's guest is Todd Villarrubia, an estate attorney whose work focuses on helping entrepreneurs, business owners, and families protect their assets, reduce unnecessary tax exposure, and create strategies designed to preserve wealth across generations.
And when most of us hear words like estate planning, asset protection, or generational wealth, it's easy to think that's something for somebody with a private jet and $50 million in the bank.But think about the average police officer, firefighter, or first responder after a 20- or 30-year career. You may have a pension, deferred compensation, a home, investments, life insurance, maybe a side business—and hopefully you've accumulated something you'd like to leave behind for your family.
So today, I want to strip away some of the legal and financial jargon and talk about the practical side of protecting what you've worked for.
We're going to talk about estate planning, taxes, entrepreneurship, protecting your family, building wealth, and some of the mistakes people make because nobody ever taught us how this stuff actually works.
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Unraveling the Rolodex of Trauma with Officer Matt Jenatscheck
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Today’s guest is Officer Matt Jenatscheck, an Iowa police officer with nearly three decades on the job who currently serves with the Cedar Rapids Police Department’s Police Community Action Team, or PCA; a unit focused on reducing gun violence and gang activity in some of the city’s most challenging areas.
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