"You stand in front during failures, you stand behind during success, and you stand right beside them in battle"
Who is Tony Smith:
Tony Smith spent 19 years as a Police Officer, 10 of those years as a Tactical Operator with The Windsor Police ESU (Think SWAT). During those years Tony lead thousands of successful missions and trained and developed a cohesive group of high functioning leaders.
Tony left the police force in 2018, to create The Garage Gym with his wife Dani (a former Undercover drug cop) which is a one of a kind experience that combines fitness & mindset training: it is the fastest-growing completely independent fitness facility in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.
Tony has gone on to build a successful career after law enforcement using experience and lessons from his time as a SWAT Team leader as well as being a community leader, husband, father, successful entrepreneur and someone who is triumphant in his battle with PTSD.
What We Talk About On This Episode of The Andrew Bilak Show:
- How Tony Got Started in Policing and Ended Up Becoming The Leader of his SWAT unit
- Being The Last Line of Defence Between Two Countries Along the Border Cities of Detroit/Windsor
- Being Chosen Amongst His Peers To Lead His Unit
- What Characteristics Make a GREAT Leader
- A Day In The Life of a SWAT Team Leader
- A Crazy Day On The Job
- Trying To Find Work/Life Balance In a Life and Death Occupation
- Mental Health Amongst First Responders
- Opening Up & Dealing with PTSD (You're Not Alone!)
- Taking The Lead & Transitioning From Job Security To Becoming An Entrepreneur
- Opening a Gym & Experiencing Exponential Success
- How To Identify Skills You Already Possess & Applying Them In a New Chapter of Your Life
- How Trusting Your Gut Will Lead You Down The Path of Success
- What The 'Gym Jones' Certification Is
- Continued Business Expansion & Helping Others
Resources:
Connect with Tony
Instagram: @tangwon
Email: tony@thegaragegym.net
Website: www.tangwonsolutions.com
andrewbilak.com
Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review The Andrew Bilak Show on apple podcasts :)
Popular Podcasts
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com