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This week's episode is a conversation with Paul Collette, a retired US Probation Officer and Veteran Navy Reservist, who started his career at NYPD and is now an Addiction Recovery Expert. Paul is also a consultant and instructor on sensitive national policy and high risk investigations.

Paul shares what it was like to get into NYPD in the early 90s and why he decided to move to to Federal law enforcement, with US Probation. He became a "Sex Offender Specialist" and it eventually took a toll on him and his mental health, as well as his family.

Like so many have experienced...when Paul decided to step down after eight years of working with sex offenders due to severe burnout, no one checked in on him and he was shocked. He used the step down in rank to focus on getting his Master's Degree in Addiction Counseling.

Paul talks about living and breathing Federal LE and embracing life as an entrepreneur. He didn't know a life like this existed and has been pleasantly surprised at how many skills from LE translated into entrepreneurship.

When asked what he thinks his new purpose was, he answered that he wanted to embrace the NEW version of himself and be a guide for others.

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