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October 19, 2025 77 mins

Today, we’re honored to sit down with Rodney Magallan—a decorated retired U.S. Navy SEAL, former U.S. Marshal, former CIA operative, and the multi-award-winning author of Tip of the Spear: It’s Not What You Think.

Rodney’s journey has taken him from high-risk missions across the globe to the quiet discipline of writing, sharinghard-won lessons about courage, leadership, and what it truly means to live at the ‘tip of the spear.’

Get ready for insights on resilience, the reality of service beyond the headlines, and how to find purpose in theaftermath of unimaginable challenges. You won’t want to miss this conversation.


Rodney Magallan is a level-two instructor certified under CIA University, a Federal Law Enforcement agency. He is a Training Centers firearms instructor (qualified as a weapons expert), and an apprentice instructor in Thai boxing and Kali under Sifu Pat Tray Trident Martial Arts.

He resides in Georgetown, Texas, with his loving wife, Veronica, his daughter, Raigan, his son, Evan, and their chihuahua, Jilli Boo.


https://tipofthespearbook.com/

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