Episode 1024: From Counterintelligence to Everyday Leadership w/ Robin Dreeke and Ely Alfonso

Street Cop Podcast

Street Cop Training

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4.9 • 967 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Had an outstanding conversation with Robin Dreeke and Ely Alfonso diving deep into leadership, communication, trust, behavioral analysis, and decision-making in high-pressure environments. Robin brought decades of experience from the FBI’s Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, where he specialized in recruiting spies, reading behavior, building trust, and leading through human connection.

This episode goes far beyond law enforcement. We discussed what actually makes people follow leaders, how to build authentic trust, how ego destroys communication, and why emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills are critical in policing, business, and life. Whether you’re a police officer, supervisor, entrepreneur, or someone trying to lead people more effectively, this conversation is packed with practical insight you can apply immediately.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, if you're not a member of the street cop community, you are missing out.
0:02.6	It is where you can find all the e-books and all the resources that I put out to help you do your job better. Check it out at streetcop community.com or streetcop.com. Just look for the link there and we'll see you inside the community. Leaders accomplish goals, missions, and priorities. They're problem solvers. Number one, I am always looking for someone who's not a wound collector or victim and placed in a blame somewhere else.
0:22.3	The first time someone starts blaming. Problem solvers, number one, I am always looking for someone who's not a wound collector or victim and placing them blame somewhere else.
0:22.3	A first time someone starts blaming, you're not in charge, you're not a leader, get out of my way.
0:27.6	I'm looking for a problem solver.
0:29.4	That's the number one thing.
0:32.4	One another one.
0:33.2	I'm trying to do. You're training up your street cop.
0:43.3	Hey guys, welcome this episode of the Street Cop Training podcast.
0:45.3	I'm your host, founder and CEO of Street Cop Training.
0:47.3	My name is Dennis Pinino, and we have everybody's favorite co-host today.
0:51.3	I'm voted a co-host.
0:52.3	Yeah, yeah, yeah, I would say that.
0:53.3	I'm got to watch it out though, because Corey Flowers, people love that guy. Yep. It's a very hard competition. But anyway, with that being said, Ellie Alfonso is here with us, the L.A. Alfonso, Lieutenant Ellie Alfonso, the brown belt, purple? No, four white striped blue belt four white striped blue belts so you're getting
1:12.2	close to the purple belt suffering yeah okay how close are you to get it any day okay i don't know
1:17.2	any day okay you're just going to surprise you one day yeah one day right fair enough in what discipline
1:21.5	Brazilian jiu jiu jitsu yeah so um grace uhie. Yeah. So what does it happen?
1:28.4	Only when you actually hit what age is it 60 before you get the red?
1:32.6	So I know I don't even know what age.
1:36.1	Because I go to Gracie Baja.
1:37.6	So I do Gracie Baja here in New Jersey and there's a couple in VA go to because I travel.
1:42.8	I don't know that so much as an age for the for the red.
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