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
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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