The public thinks cops are highly trained. They’re not and that should worry you.

In this episode, former officer and 221B Tactical founder Suresh Madhavan exposes a hard truth: police are thrown into life-or-death situations with minimal real training, far beyond just guns or driving.

From domestic violence to death notifications, they’re expected to handle chaos with little preparation.

He also shares his journey, growing up facing racism, the mindset his mother instilled in him, how 9/11 shaped his path, and what 15 years in law enforcement taught him about a broken system.

After 15 years of wearing the badge, he learned the hard way how broken the system really is. Then he turned that frustration into a business built from his garage, solving a problem cops had been complaining about for a decade.

This is a raw conversation about pressure, discipline, grief, and the reality most people don’t see.

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0:00 Welcome Suresh!

2:12 LA, Soho House, and the Ironman story

8:20 Racism growing up in Staten Island

14:15 His mother’s mindset: prove them wrong

19:40 Losing his mom and feeling alone

23:10 9/11 and why he wanted to fight terrorists

29:20 Why he didn’t join the Navy

33:05 From medicine to law enforcement

38:40 What being a cop is really like

45:15 Why police training is far worse than people think

51:10 The reality of trauma on the job

55:10 Starting a company from his garage

59:05 Building 221B Tactical

1:01:20 Advice for young entrepreneurs

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