871. On-the-Job Training as a SWAT Team Member
Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love
Don Hutcheson
5.0 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2020
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Kevin Van Eekeren is currently the CEO of Fulcrum Investing, but he started his career training SWAT teams nationwide. Recognizing a gap in the market in 2008, Kevin started Fulcrum Tactical, a realistic tactical training charity available to law enforcement only. When the time was right, he took it for-profit. In 2014 he sold the company to start Fulcrum Investing. The process Fulcrum Investing uses to vet startups is very entrepreneur-focused, with over 50 investments nationwide.career, careers
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, world. |
| 0:11.6 | Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love. |
| 0:14.4 | I'm your host, Don Hutchison. |
| 0:16.7 | Every Monday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom. |
| 0:26.8 | On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular occupations or professions who shares an insider's look at what it's really like to do what they do. |
| 0:37.8 | I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Kevin Van Eckeren. |
| 0:41.6 | Welcome, Kevin. |
| 0:42.5 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 0:44.3 | It is our pleasure. |
| 0:45.4 | Kevin, are you using your talents doing work that you love? |
| 0:48.5 | I absolutely am. |
| 0:50.1 | All righty, a few words about Kevin. |
| 0:52.2 | Kevin Van Eckern is currently the CEO of Fulcrum investing, |
| 0:57.3 | but he started off his career training SWAT teams nationwide. Recognizing a gap in the market in 2008, |
| 1:05.1 | Kevin started Fulcrum Tactical, a realistic tactical training charity available to law enforcement only. When the time was |
| 1:13.1 | right, he took it for profit and grew it to a national organization in 2014. He sold the company |
| 1:19.1 | to get into investing. Folkrum investing was born. The process fulcrum investing uses to vet |
| 1:25.5 | startups is very entrepreneurial focused with over 50 |
| 1:29.1 | investments nationwide. Fulcrum investing is making waves in the investing world. |
| 1:34.9 | Well, congratulations on the fine work you're doing, Kevin. Tell us a little bit more about |
| 1:39.1 | what you're up to now that has you motivated and excited, if you would please. |
| 1:42.9 | Thank you. Yeah, I'm still so passionate about Fulcra investing. |
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