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Podcast: Behind The Shield
Episode: Johnny Torgeson (Military Firefighting, Forging Teams and Leadership) - Episode 1023
Description: Johnny Torgeson is an Army Veteran, Assistant Fire Chief of Operations and the man behind FireDawg Consulting. We discuss his early life, his journey into the military, his powerful 9/11 story, protecting military assets from a civilian fire department, the recuitment crisis, forcing teams, leadership and much more. In 2000, Johnny Torgeson (Dr. JT) started his career with the US Army as an NCO. He's worked for several fire departments in the US and different countries. He became a successful business owner and CEO in his mid-twenties. He obtained a bachelor's degree in business, a master's in leadership, and...