# Ep 68:  From Outcast to Outstanding: Finding the Right Badge

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Podcast: [Beyond The Barrel Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-barrel-podcast-7007491)
Published: 2026-07-15T11:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3973

## Resource

Some careers aren’t transformed by changing what you do they’re transformed by changing where you do it. This episode follows a narcotics K-9 handler whose career began at just 21 years old, working from detention deputy to patrol and eventually into interdiction and drug enforcement. She shares what it’s like to dedicate your career to stopping narcotics trafficking, protecting communities, and working alongside a K-9 every day. But this conversation goes beyond police work. We dive into what happens when you’re overlooked, held back, and made to feel like you don’t belong and how one decision to leave an agency changed everything. Today, he’s thriving under leadership that believes in investing in its people, proving that the right environment can unlock your full potential. No scripts. No agendas. Just an honest conversation about resilience, leadership, purpose, and why sometimes the biggest career risk becomes the greatest blessing. Timestamps:  1:01 Early Life 5:26 Police Calling 8:14 TSA Years 10:31 K9 Journey 17:14 Department Politics 34:02 Internal Affairs 45:15 Fired & Betrayed 50:41 New Beginning 54:10 Legal Battle 1:00:18 Finding Justice If you like what you hear, like, subscribe and follow the Beyond the Barrel podcast on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/beyond_the_barrel_pod/⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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