Ed Calderon: Take The Risk, It’s Worth It

By Nate Bailey | September 18, 2020

In this episode of the Championship Leadership podcast Ed Calderon talks his experience working in Law enforcement in Mexico and as a Regional Sub Commander, leading by example and the importance of accepting that there’s an end to everything.

In This Episode:

[3:12] Who is Ed Calderon and what brought him to where he is today?
[7:01] The upside down.
[22:00] His experience as a Regional Sub Commander.
[42:26] Episode takeaways.

Important Quotes:

“You can’t ask people to do things underneath your command if you can’t do those things yourself.”

“Learning how to start is easy, endings are not that easy.”

“Take the risk, it’s worth it.”

About The Guest:

For over a decade Ed Calderon worked in the fields of counter narcotics, organized crime investigation, and public safety in the northern-border region of Mexico. During this period he also coordinated and worked executive protection details for high-level government officials and visiting dignitaries — often in some of the most dangerous parts of the country.

Ed Calderon’s study in to the indigenous Méxican criminal culture, from occult practices to endemic modus operandi have lead him to be recognized as one of the worlds preeminent researchers and trainers in the field of personal security that have come out of Mexico. Ed has had the privilege of sharing his expertise with members of federal law enforcement agencies including the FBI and BORTAC, Navy SEALS, Indonesian Kopaska , Mexican and United States intelligence service agents, and members of special forces groups from all over the world.

Currently, Ed travels North America doing security consulting and conducting seminars and private training courses in anti-abduction, escapology, unarmed combat, region specific executive protection work and unconventional edged weapons work