S13E5: Lessons From the Beginning w/ Neil & Steph Weidner
Concealed Carry Podcast - Guns | Training | Defense | CCW
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🗓️ 6 February 2026
⏱️ 66 minutes
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About This Episode:
In this episode, I engage with Neil and Stephanie Wiedner, prominent figures in the Active Self-Protection team, exploring their journeys within the firearms industry. We discuss Neil’s formative experiences with guns and Stephanie’s transformation from apprehension to advocacy for self-defense training, particularly influenced by her role as a foster parent.
Our conversation spans the evolving landscape of self-defense training, emphasizing the need for continuous education, discipline in practice, and the importance of mentorship. We conclude with practical advice for newcomers in the firearms world, underlining the universal principles of self-improvement and confidence-building. This insightful dialogue highlights their professional experiences and personal philosophies, shedding light on their valuable contributions to firearm safety education.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Concealed Carry podcast, season 13, episode five. |
| 0:15.1 | And welcome to the Concealed Carry podcast, part of the Concealed Carry.comcom network brought to you by HK. |
| 0:21.9 | Today is Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 as a recording of this episode, and I'm your host, |
| 0:28.3 | Riley Bowman. And I'm pleased to bring to you yet another fantastic interview from Shop |
| 0:36.1 | just a couple of weeks ago. So this was pre-recorded. |
| 0:39.5 | And I'm going to play back the interview that I did together with two very special guests. |
| 0:44.0 | They're actually fellow HK.K. Brand ambassadors. And their names are Neil and Stephanie |
| 0:50.5 | Weidner. Husband and wife team, some of the top folks over their active self-protection. |
| 0:57.2 | Steph is the, I guess, the executive officer there at active self-protection, and Neil does a lot of things over there. |
| 1:06.1 | And they're fantastic, wonderful people, friends of mine and honored to know them and to be |
| 1:13.0 | friends with them in this industry. |
| 1:15.8 | Before we get into that interview and introduce it a little bit further, I want to mention |
| 1:20.3 | that today's episode is sponsored by HK. |
| 1:24.1 | They were kind enough to, again, like a couple of other episodes that we've done with them, |
| 1:29.3 | allow us to record in their booth while on the Shot Show floor. |
| 1:32.7 | They had a fantastic booth set up this year. |
| 1:35.8 | It looks better every year. |
| 1:37.7 | They keep adding more and better and nicer features to the booth. |
| 1:41.9 | And if you ever have the opportunity to stop by and check them out at Shot Show or in the |
| 1:48.0 | upcoming Great American Outdoor show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which is kicking |
| 1:52.4 | off, I think, in just a couple of days, February 7th, I think is the first day of that show. |
| 1:56.9 | They'll be there for like 10 days. |
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