The Protectors®
The Protectors®: Pivot is a podcast about reinvention, resilience, and the moments that change the direction of our lives.
Hosted by former federal agent, Army veteran, author, and podcast host Jason Piccolo, the show explores what happens after service, success, failure, loss, burnout, and transition. Through conversations with veterans, leaders, athletes, authors, entrepreneurs, and everyday people who chose a new path, Pivot focuses on growth, purpose, and the courage to move forward.
This isn’t about living in the past.
It’s about what comes next.
The Protectors®: Pivot is for anyone navigating change, searching for purpose, rebuilding identity, or stepping into a second chapter.
The Protectors®
Latest Episodes
543 | Ward Larsen | Author of TOM CLANCY RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
We talk with Ward about moving from A-10 fighter pilot life to airline flying and then into a full-time career as a thriller author. We dig into what it takes to write authentic military fiction and how he handles the pressure of writing in the...
542 | Douglas Brunt | Author of THE LOST EMPIRE OF EMANUEL NOBEL
We catch up with Doug Brunt on the leap from cybersecurity CEO to full-time author and the surprising pressures that come with building a second-act career. We also dig into his research-driven storytelling on Emmanuel Nobel and how power can e...
541 | Brad Taylor | Author of SHADOW STRIKE
The ticking clock. The pressure to keep sprinting like you're 30. The moment you realize your resume isn't your identity. Brad and I get into all of it — legacy as parents, discipline that shifts from external rules to internal standards, and w...
540 | Jack MacTavish | Author of ROYAL DIAMONDS
We dig into Royal Diamonds, the real mechanics of self-publishing, and what it takes to build a writing career from scratch.Jack's a retired Army colonel who treats writing like discipline — wide reading (Clancy, Griffin, Cussle...
539 | The Protectors® Is Back! The Pivot
After 536 conversations on Protectors, one thing keeps showing up: every guest has a moment where life demands a pivot. Not always a catastrophe, not always a dramatic turning point — but a real shift where career, identity, or purpose has to c...
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