To live a life of options, not obligations On this platform, we’re stoked to bring you high performers are not just chasing and attaining success, but redefining it through, providing above and beyond service. So my coaching knowledge, nugget of the week. Squad is gonna lead into, to my guess, and it’s about protection.

And one of the most valuable things you can ever protect is your time. See, everyone wants a piece of it. Your clients, your family, your coworkers, your phone, your inbox, even your [00:01:00] excuses. If you don’t guard it like it’s life or death. You look back and realize you gave it all away to things that didn’t move the needle.

My own coaching philosophy involves a lot of neutral thinking, which means focusing only on on what moves you forward. As my friend, the legendary Navy Seal, Jocko willing preaches, discipline equals freedom. Time is the battlefield where both of those play out. Protect your time and your protect your freedom, waste your time, and you hand the keys to your life to somebody else.

And here’s what I always say to one of my guests today. Goals are just the byproduct of your standards. If you raise your standards, the goal is take care of themselves. Your standards won’t hold if you don’t protect the time that supports them. So here’s the challenge. Audit your day. Where are you leaking time?

Where are you saying yes? When you should be saying no. Protect your minutes and your hours will protect you. That’s how you level up, not by doing more, but by defending what matters most your time. And speaking of protection, we’re gonna go full throttle into it today with my guys from Black Flag International, the apex of private security.

This isn’t your average bodyguard service. This is a fortress forged by [00:02:00] Warriors, founded by JJ Johnson. A US Army infantry veteran who ran security for Governor Ron Des SANEs and safeguarded President Donald Trump. Alongside Dan Simmons, a battle tested Green beret and medic Black flag doesn’t just protect.

They dominate. Their operators are combat proven protectors who thrive, where failure is not an option. From shielding presidents and governors to executing missions that crush child trafficking networks, sex trafficking networks. Black flags, elite, professional, and savage when their banner flies. It’s not just a promise of protection, it’s a warning to every adversary.

So hang tight here. We’re about to unpack the deeper drive behind Black Flag International, where elite security meets savage compassion. So fellows, things for coming in, say like mall cops stuff, or. Yeah. You know, like, uh, 

JJ Johnson: kind of like live action role playing, but like maybe advanced s LARPing. 

L. Scott Ferguson: Love it.

Love it. So, you know, legend kind of has it, you two have spent more time in full tactical mode than most of spent in flip flops. So. What’s the most unexpectedly human moment you’ve, [00:03:00] uh, experienced in the middle of like a high stakes operation? We can start with Dan. 

JJ Johnson: I don’t know. I might have to defer to JJ on that one.

I gotta give that a second. 

Dan Simmons: I mean, I guess we could talk about a, a fairly recent one, right? Me and Dan spent some time last year up in, uh, SRT team up in, uh, Indianapolis, Indiana. And, uh, really patrolling downtown, you know, a lot of drug dealers, a lot of these kids these days too, man, is, yeah. Is they’re out of control.

And the homeless population, man, the, the, the amount of money that’s, that’s put into these cities for, you know, helping the less fortunate, you know, I don’t know where this money goes man. ’cause it’s not going to, to help people, you know, so they bring people like us in to, to, to help. Right. You know, um, and these days, the, I mean, now I guess the cops are finally allowed to do their jobs again, but Sure.

You know, here we are, thrive in the private sector because of it, but it’s less fortunate, right? I had a, a, a guy homeless, clearly unstable, high on drugs, a lot of mental health, uh, untreated with a machete. This guy is, [00:04:00] is coming at me with, you know, a foot and a half long sword. You know, and every opportunity, you know, I, I could’ve just smoked him.

Right. Right. You know, but you gotta consider all these things, man. You gotta, and it comes down to, to the training and everything. If I, if I hadn’t trained, guess what I would’ve done? Right. I would’ve shot this dude Right in his face. Right in the 

L. Scott Ferguson: face. Yeah. You 

Dan Simmons: know, but you get to close that gap and, and, you know.

Give a little grace when, when it’s Sneed little grace and space. Right. So, so, you know, we, I put him down, you know, he sure he took a nap, but Okay. You know, he, he survived that day. 

L. Scott Ferguson: Dan, 

Dan Simmons: just 

L. Scott Ferguson: get a little grin. 

Dan Simmons: Yeah. And Dan’s told me 

L. Scott Ferguson: some stories. I’m blessed to coach Dan. Yeah. Right. So he is told me some of these stories, especially about the, the mace and the stuff like that.

He was great. You know, you both kind of come from elite military backgrounds, infantry, green Beret. What was the defining moment when you realized the private sector needed a company like Black Flag? 

JJ Johnson: So for me, you know, when I first got outta the military, I, I went back into my first career path that I, I took in the military down, uh, [00:05:00] cybersecurity.

And, um, I very quickly realized that because I was not in a career path that was fulfilling my purpose in this world, which is helping people. Uh, it started. To become kind of detrimental to me, like both physically and mentally. And when I stepped away from that and, and I finally listened to that, uh, uh, devil or angel on my shoulder, maybe both, uh, telling me that’s just not my path, like.

Uh, they had a lot of peace about like, going back into that. And so, um, I I, I didn’t really know what I was gonna do initially and uh, but I put some feelers out there. ’cause at the time I was working for Tommy Hilfiger, um, at his private residence and I was like, well, you know, maybe I could do this full time.

And so I kind of throw some feelers out there on social media and several people hit me back after I kind of did a, Hey, you, this is me. If you need somebody with my services, you know, please let me know. And, um, and a lot of people hit me up, but. JJ was the only one that followed through. And so, uh, we linked up and, [00:06:00] uh, I, I feel like we kind of hit it off like immediately, right?

Uh, like we were old friends and, uh, just reconnected and, uh, worked a couple jobs with him. And then, uh, and then we went on some longer term stuff up in Indiana and then it was, uh, it, that was pretty much a wrap. Like we’ve been together ever since. 

L. Scott Ferguson: Love it. And what you guys are doing is definitely needed.

So how’s the transition kind of from. The battlefield to the boardroom in business. How about you, jj? 

Dan Simmons: I mean, it’s, everything’s different. I’ve, I’ve, I’ve spent a many a days in the HR office right. Due to, uh, my inability to properly pronounce my, my letters and, and words, right? Sure. You know, I speak, I speak military, I speak brotherhood, you know?

Absolutely. And, and a lot of it’s is is very fast and, you know, it’s essential that we communicate a certain way. Right. So, you know, transitioning, it’s definitely, um. Not for, for everybody, man. Especially some of the guys, you know, I only did one contract where Dan did, you know, an entire over 20 years.

Sure. You know what I’m saying? So the transition for me wasn’t [00:07:00] necessarily, uh. As hard for as it is for some, you know, but there’s definitely a lot of stuff that goes into it. You know, just learning how to communicate with other people how to, how to be around in an office environment, right? How to, I mean, people think we’re an absolute spectacle sometimes, right?

For some of the stuff that comes out of our mouth, you know, we’ll be in a, in a private airport, FBO, you know, with a bunch of billionaires and millionaires. We’re just some simple operators, man. Right. You know, but we, we fake it till we make it. There you go. Yeah. It’s a different language. I know that I, 

L. Scott Ferguson: when I got out, it was way different speaking civilian.

Yeah. You know? Mm-hmm. And the empathy’s gotta kind of be there where you guys are. You know, when you guys are and do your job. ’cause you have to look at it through their eyes too. 

JJ Johnson: Well, you know, so like selling yourself, like coming outta the military after 20 years is that communication piece is key.

Right? And so we’re constantly learning how to reword things that we would say in the military and then how we can most, uh, accurately reflect that, like in the civilian world. Right? And you know, to piggyback off of what he was saying, like our communication is [00:08:00] different than how we have to communicate with most people around us, right?

Because. You know, and the environment that we were operating in, the only thing that matters is honesty, because it’s, it, it, it can be life or death. Right? It’s like, so there’s no room for sugarcoating or, or pleasantries. It’s just raw, honest truth. Right? And, um, that, that doesn’t. That I can tell you with a great amount of certainty that does not directly translate into the civilian world.

Um, you know, but I, I, at the same time, I think the people that are around us, that see us interact are like blown away right. At how we communicate with each other, because it’s not something they’re used to seeing. And you know, when we, when we have a, a high end client that we’re dealing with, they’re.

There’s definitely a time where they appreciate that type of communication because it’s it’s not always in the moment. Yeah, yeah. It’s not a, it’s not a day-to-day thing. Right, right. But when, but when it’s time to be serious, they know that they are gonna get a, a, a pure unadulterated truth from us. And I think, I think that’s, you know, one of the [00:09:00] reasons that we really set ourselves apart from a lot of people in this, in this business is because our clients can count on us to give them the truth.

Right. Not, not. Um, we’re not trying to figure out what they want to hear, we’re gonna give it to ’em straight. Right? And that’s, that’s appreciated, 

L. Scott Ferguson: especially in that in the moment I’m thinking sometimes it’s not. ’cause you’ve told me a story about the second or third richest man in the world, wife going to the hospital and you guys had to trailer there and you know, kind of like, listen, this is how it’s gonna be.

You’re right. ’cause that’s what you’re contract to do. So you know, your mission statement kinda screams dominance, but you also partner with love inspiring life. To combat child trafficking, you know, a cause where profit really kind of doesn’t play. So how do you balance the cutthroat world of executive protection with the uncompromising empathy required for rescue operations?

JJ Johnson: It’s, it’s definitely a challenge for sure, because, you know, I think especially for the two of us like that, that. That particular [00:10:00] struggle is, is something that’s near and dear to our hearts. Right? Right. ’cause we’re naturally well children and we’re, and we’re natural protectors. Right. I think that’s kind of both our callings in life.

And so, you know, it, it’s, we wanna rush in and bring the, the same intensity to that. And commitment that we did, you know, our military service and, and being deployed in, in those combat environments. And unfortunately, the, the legality of that is considerably different. So it, it, it definitely can get frustrating at times.

Um, wanting to be able to, um. Wanting things to just move faster. Right. Um, but it’s, it’s a, it’s a different ball game that we’re playing, uh, trying to get, you know, um, different law enforcement agencies to, to be able to want to play. And, and sometimes that, that’s a, that conversation is difficult, right?

Because you can. You can look at a unit or a particular, you know, police department or sheriff’s office or whatever the case may be, and you can see [00:11:00] where they’re lacking in capabilities. And that’s where, you know, um, we’re trying to really get our foot in the door to be able to bridge that gap for them.

You know? Sure. Much like you’re, you’re a gap coach and bridge the gap for, uh, you know, high level athletes and, and other, uh, business professionals. We’re trying to do the same thing for local law enforcement. Um, you know, because at the end of the day, like. Um, is, is trained as, uh, especially in South Florida, is trained as some of the units are around here.

They haven’t spent 20 years in a combat zone doing that, you know, and so, um, trying to get them to realize that there is a greater capability that their unit is, um, is capable of reaching and that we can help them get there is, uh, is still something we’re trying to, trying to work through. But, um, we’ve been developing a lot of great relationships.

Uh. With local units in, in, in Palm Beach County and Broward and, and Miami-Dade. And so, um, it’s definitely 

L. Scott Ferguson: needed around here. Hundred percent. Yeah, for sure. 

JJ Johnson: Yeah. It’s, it’s a, it’s a growing problem in this area big time right. Along 

L. Scott Ferguson: with sex trafficking. 

JJ Johnson: Yeah. 

L. Scott Ferguson: Like, which is big. So, you know, it [00:12:00] is going increasingly digital right now.

Right. And covert. So how do you dap your intelligence gathering operations to match evolving tech hideouts. You know, ai, cyber tools, all that other stuff, like jj, is there anything specifically you guys are doing to kinda lock into that? 

Dan Simmons: So, so we’re more on the physical side. Um, we, we subcontract most of our cyber stuff Very good.

Just there’s, there’s so many, um, licenses and, and like you said, there’s a constant evolution and it’s always changing, right? We, you know, we’re, we’re a master of our trade, you know, I don’t wanna be a jack of all Right. You know what I’m saying? And, and there’s essentially three components that come into, you know, um.

The trafficking rescue, right? You have the, the reconnaissance and, you know, intelligence gathering, right? We need to know what we’re walking into. It’s is, is this real? And then you have the actual raid and rescue, right? That’s where we come in. That’s the physical part, you know, where we boot the door, whether they’re partnered with local law enforcement or you know, in support of, or they’re in support of us, right?

Um, and then the aftercare component, right? They, we have to get them off the street, back into safety and care therapy, [00:13:00] um, medical. Integrated back into society, back to their parents, whatever, whatever that is. So, so as opposed to being half-assed at three of those components, we’d rather be the best at one and, and partner with pharma it out to the other ones.

Right. Right. That’s awesome. Until, until we can create that evolution, you know, it’s still in its infancy. Yeah. So, so would we love to be in charge of all three? That way there’s no damaging anything Right. Bad can happen, you know? ’cause. Partnering with people is, is rough, you know? Yeah, it is. It takes, it takes one bad, bad apple, you know, for, for off the whole them to allow, uh, a bad person into their organization.

And guess what? We’re partnered with them, right? Yeah. So if we had complete control, we’d love to do that. Or if we could create a better business bureau rating. For these nonprofits that are in the anti-human trafficking, you know, I wanna know that this kid I just rescued and I I hand off to you isn’t gonna get Reed.

Right? Right. So there’s, there’s a lot of stuff that goes into it, but the security, the cybersecurity component of it. [00:14:00] Is is deep right? And, and squad, I I hear a lot 

L. Scott Ferguson: out, uh, here about partnering and making sure that the right horses for the courses are on place. And we’re gonna throw it to my horse that, uh, sponsors our show, Steve Austin, for a really quick mortgage update, uh, here in Palm Beach County.

And we come back, we’re gonna talk a little bit. About pressure and purpose and maybe legacy and morality here with Black, black International. Stay tuned. 

Steve Austin: Thanks, Scott. Happy Saturday everyone. This is Steve Austin with the Rise Mortgage Dynamic Team with your mortgage market recap for the week of August 18th.

We had a relatively quiet week in the mortgage bonds until Friday with Fed Chair Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole. Where he indicated with the shifting balance of risk, it may warrant rate cuts. If you have listened to Powell’s speeches in the past, you know, he never gives too much commitment to what the Fed will be doing.

So Friday’s comments definitely had the bond market cheering. The next Fed meeting about rates is September 17th, and right now almost 90% of investors think there will be a cut. To the Fed rate. It’s [00:15:00] important to remember that the Fed rate cut is not a direct cut to mortgage rate, but has an influence on them.

With the current data leading into the 17th, it’s likely investors will be working on the potential rate cut and pricing that into mortgages before the decision is actually released. All in all good signs for buyers out there to continue seeing some settling in mortgage rates and moving forward.

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L. Scott Ferguson: Hey Steve, thank you so much for the market update.

Looks a little bit like it’s coming back around the market here and I’m just blessed to have you on as a sponsor. My friend guys here with Black Flag, you know, international protection. Guys that you want on your side here. So when protection becomes rescue, and so you might have a hard target situation or maybe a mission where you pivot from guarding, you know, VIPs to maybe kind of directly fighting trafficking.

How does your planning process change? Because it’s kind of like an everyday thing, but [00:17:00] then things go. You know, south a little bit. How does the mindset and the, the, the planning process kind of change? 

Dan Simmons: I think the planning’s the same, whether I’m putting my shoes on or doing an extraction Right. Or protecting somebody, you know, it’s the, the thoughtfulness, the pre-prep, the gear checks, the, you know, everything is, I mean, my, my brain is wired a certain way, you know?

Right. Whether we’re getting ready for school or if we’re, you know, going to do an extraction outta Uganda, you know? Right. It all comes down to the logistics, the familiarities, you know, who we have doing what, you know, what specialties we need and, and implementing those and, and pulling the trigger of it.

JJ Johnson: Well, and currently we can’t legally do the tactical aspect that we want to be involved in, uh, state side. Right. Um, there’s a lot more leeway with that in, in Central and South America. Uh, and in other places we operated in, um. Uh, which is, which is why we have such a big push to, to work with local law enforcement and, and, and get them on the same page as, [00:18:00] uh, a as as we’re capable of, of being on.

Right. But as far as the mission planning is concerned, like we still bring the, the, the. The same, uh, TTPs that, uh, you know, we, we both used in the military, you know? Sure. And, uh, really using that military decision making process. Um, but really from a, an unconventional warfare kind of, uh, mindset. So to be 

L. Scott Ferguson: a part of Black flag, I, I don’t believe you have to really like to be employed by you guys or contracted with you guys.

You don’t have to be a tier one or a tier two operator. You guys will also train. People that wanna fit the mold. 

JJ Johnson: Correct? Yeah, absolutely. Um, now e every person’s a case by case basis, right? And that’s, honestly, that’s really just because we have a certain standard in black flag. And if it can’t be met, then it’s a pretty easy decision for us to make.

Like we’re just not gonna bend on our standards, uh, even tier one, tier two operators, right? You have to have the right mindset and a cool head about you. And, um, you know, for people that don’t fall into those two categories. If you have a tangible [00:19:00] skill right in, in a, and a solid head on your shoulders, then the tactical portion and weapons training and all that stuff, like I can train that, right?

Right. We can train that. We can train jujitsu, we can train kickboxing, we train boxing, Moay hai. We have the ability to train all of those things. So, you know, if. If you fall into that category, like by all means, reach out to us and give us a call. If, you know, if, uh, the mission of protection is, uh, is weighing on you, I strongly to your heart, yeah.

I strongly suggest you reach out and, and see if we can find a place for you. 

L. Scott Ferguson: Absolutely. And squad, if you wanna reach out to ’em, it’s 9 1 0 4 9 4 4 8 7 8. It’s 9 1 0 4 9 4. Four. Eight. Seven. Eight. So pressure and purpose, right? So some would say you guys don’t just buy in. You kind of lack of a better term, you intimidate success into existence, right?

Sometimes, right? But what you know, kind of what’s the human cost? How do you decompress after the mission? Danny, answer this before for me, but like, how about you jj, like, decompress coming home because I know [00:20:00] my, my lovely lady, Susan’s here. And so if I have a day. Right. I’ll sit in the driveway and decompress.

Mm-hmm. Before I go inside is probably the right thing to do. So how about you jj? Like, how do you decompress after it gets a little hard, targety, for lack of a better term, 

Dan Simmons: um, you know, it, having, having the brotherhood is, is, is paramount as a man. Right. You know, having guys to run ideas off of and to validate your, your emotions and feelings.

Right. You know, hey, I don’t necessarily know that I, what I’m feeling is valid, right? Mm-hmm. And you know, once you talk to another one of your guides, you know, another. Strong, you know, masculine individual. Yeah. Like, Hey man, I’m, you know, having that, I have a therapist up in Jupiter, Florida. Very good. Um, you know, we, we meet regularly.

He’s, um, mental hygiene’s huge. Yeah. He does, he does something called Primal virtues. You know, it’s, uh, he does, he does quarterly retreats up in the mountains with men that, you know, might necessarily be the most alpha of men, but they want, but they want to be. Right. Right. They’re willing to put in the work, you know, um, and, and other guys, you know, are that, and they wanna maintain that.[00:21:00] 

Right. You know, but having that outlet and you know, my wife is, is a huge, you know, the, the woman by your side is absolutely, is crucial. You know, that they support you and, and all that you do. You know, the, the amount of. Travel that we do. Right. You know, I’ve got, I’ve got Belgian Malis, we have kids, you know, I’ve, we’ve, we have a household.

Right. And she’s a full, she works full time. She’s a operations director for, uh, hospital only. That 

L. Scott Ferguson: she’s 

Dan Simmons: kind of a 

L. Scott Ferguson: domestic engineer. Right. 

Dan Simmons: Runs the household. Right. And she helps and she does it too. Right. Yeah. She helps out a lot with our company too. You know, with our, with our apparel line coming out this weekend.

She’s, she’s been busy. Yeah. But all those, all those things are, are, are paramount, man. The, the, the brotherhood, the therapeutic outlet. Sure. And, and having a, a strong woman or, or a significant other by your side, man is, is how I get through my place. I love that. 

L. Scott Ferguson: And I love that you, you’re such an alpha, but you seek help.

Yeah. You know, the mental hygiene is something that, you know, my Susan makes sure that, you know, I go to the va. And do that [00:22:00] myself. Well, don’t worry. I like to find out things the hard way. Exactly. I did, I did. 

JJ Johnson: I didn’t figure this out in my twenties, I’ll tell you that. Yeah, yeah. But you know, like on, on, on that, like in the, the importance of the brotherhood and that mental stability, right?

That’s, that’s kind of led us in the direction that we’re, uh, really starting here recently to do with, uh, when we have, uh, open mat days. We’re gonna start incorporating just, not, not, not an entire class, right, but 10, 15 minutes when everyone’s cooling down, stretching, stuff like that. We’re in our recovery aspect of that training.

We’re gonna start adding in like, just some, some mindset training, right? Because of, ’cause of the nature of the work that we do. Like your mindset is, is paramount. And so if you can’t control your emotions then, then you, you’re not gonna be able to control your physical self. Is there a 

L. Scott Ferguson: reset that you guys have?

When you kind of like a box breathing or something that you guys use for yourselves, if you gotta get into that situation before you, you kinda have to do the [00:23:00] deed. 

JJ Johnson: Um, like b before or after, uh, let’s say before. So. For me, after 20, over 20 years of military service, you kind of get, um, you start, you start preparing yourself way ahead of time.

Right? Like for instance, when, you know, I know a deployment’s coming up and I got a date sometimes, you know, six, seven months out, sometimes, you know, three months out, right? But when it, regardless of when that is. You start getting yourself in the, in the right mindset Sure. To do the things that you, you know, you’re gonna have to do.

And then really preparing yourselves for the things that you are, are unsure of. Right? Like, so it’s what it’s. You know, it’s not always healthy to put yourself in that mindset of like thinking of the worst things, right? But in, in those types of environments, you have to prepare for the worst and hope for the best, right?

And so if you’re not, you know, uh, playing with the full gamut of, of, of extremes, then, then you’re [00:24:00] really doing yourself a, a disservice. And so it only takes one bad deployment or one bad incident on a deployment. What that just, I mean, train wrecks you mentally, right? For you to realize that like I, I, I, I better maybe go see a therapist and start learning some things to, so that I can better prepare myself in the future.

And, you know, that low, that lowers, it lowers your propensity to have, you know, bad PTSD from traumatic experiences. Absolutely. And you know, and even if you do get PTSD, you know, you have a lot less, uh, likelihood of, uh, uh, of being on medication and, and. A lot of the, you know, especially ’cause a lot of the medications out there just are, they’re not the right answer anyway, right?

Because they’re not really dealing with the underlying problem. And so, um, you know, men, mental strength and stability is huge. Is huge, right? 

L. Scott Ferguson: And squad, you hear that these guys are operators. Tier one, tier two, the guys did the deed, yet they still seek the help, for lack of a better term, you know, to keep their mindset right and to keep ’em moving forward and, and let them serve.

And [00:25:00] so we’re gonna kind of move in into some one word answers, kind of like a little bit of a lightning round. We’ll start with jj. Jj, what’s harder keeping a governor safe in public or a toddler safe in a toy store? I Are we elaborating? We got a governor. Governor, yeah. Dan. One word, describe the feeling you get when a mission goes flawlessly.

Peace. Love it. Jj. More dangerous. Arrogance or hesitation? Arrogance. I get it. Dan Coffee before a mission, yes or no? Yes. Alright. Jj, if Black Flag had a theme song, what would it be? 

Dan Simmons: Oh, we got some paint and perish hoist of colors. I love it. There you go. Hoist the 

L. Scott Ferguson: colors, baby. I love it. 

JJ Johnson: The devil. You know?

L. Scott Ferguson: That’s right. Yeah, that’s right. So. How about your guys’ dash? How do you want your dash remembered quickly, jj, your little line between your incarnation date, your expiration date, your life date, and death date. How do you want your dash remembered? 

Dan Simmons: Oh, man, definitely. Uh, you know, protector family man. Um, [00:26:00] leader and inspiration.

Love it. Dan. 

JJ Johnson: It’s kind of funny. Um. A lot of my, a lot of my friends call me daddy. Right. It’s mostly ’cause I’m the older guy in the group, but, but even, even in my friend group, it’s not that Victoria gives you No, well that’s, that’s, that’s a different show. Uh, but no, it’s, it, what that stems from though is, is, is, is my calling in life and taking care of people and even at, at a friend level.

At a personal level, like all my friends know me as someone that’s, I, I’m, I’m there to take care of them, love, and I, and I will make sure that they’re taken care of. And so 

L. Scott Ferguson: Protector. 

JJ Johnson: Yep. 

L. Scott Ferguson: And, and, and squad. We’re here with Black Flag International, which I believe you guys also have. Uh, some events coming up, which will be on your website, black Flag International do com.

Yep, absolutely. Um, and also if you’d like to get ahold of them, uh, 9 1 0 4 9 4 4 8 7 8 9 1 0 4 9 4 4 8 7 8. I know this world is a lot better, a lot safer with these two gentlemen and their team, you know, breathe an air on it. So make sure you give them the respect and all the veterans of [00:27:00] respect they deserve.

A huge shout out today to my producer Brian Mudd, videographer Aubrey. Christie, I had some awesome guests in here from Jeremy and your name again, one more time. Cooper. Cooper is hopping on the bodybuilding stage this weekend. Good luck to you and my lovely lady, Susan. Have a great weekend all level up.