Podcast
The Safety Zone Podcast
The Safety Zone focuses on violence prevention, informed recruiting, and how we keep the workplace, schools, youth serving organizations, places of worship, and communities safe. We teach how to move past reactionary policies and adopt a culture of prevention which includes protocols that have been proven to reduce violence crime (including sexual abuse) and provide proactive safety programs for churches, schools, volunteer organizations, healthcare and corporate entities.
Our guests either have decades of prevention experience [many of them serving in the Secret Service, Navy Seals, specialized law enforcement, or community activists] or they are themselves survivors of violent crime who have an important story to share.
Mike is the CEO of Safe Hiring Solutions and a former violent crime detective with 25+ years of violence prevention experience. He has consulted with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, and Homeland Security. Mike helped design and implement what became the largest community-based domestic violence program in the U.S., which resulted in a 50% reduction in homicides.
Melinda Ronn, Director of Communications, has more than 30 years of experience working with churches and ministries in the U.S., providing local and national outreach partnerships, communication expertise, and public relations. Melinda also worked with the George W. Bush White House alongside the Office of Public Liaison in their outreach to churches and ministries.
You can listen on your favorite podcast software such as Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Recent Episodes
Season 3
Dr. Mark McNear: Finding My Words, November 2, 2022
NCOSE Releases Their Annual Dirty Dozen List of Organizations that Profit off of Sexual Exploitation, March 24, 2022
His Story, His Healing, His Plea to the Church: An Interview with Josh McDowell, February 23, 2022
Empowering Church Leaders to Prevent Abuse, January 26, 2022
season 2
A Survivor’s Voice: Interview with Joelle Casteix, November 17, 2021
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse with the Learning Zone, October 11, 2021
Suicide Prevention: An Interview with Glen Bloomstrom LivingWorks Faith , September 9, 2021
What is the Role of an SRO? Part 2 an Interview With SRO Chase Lyday , July 21, 2021
What is the Role of a School Resource Officer? Part 1, July 14, 2021
Impact of Domestic Violence on Kids & Community, June 17, 2021
Understanding Violent People, May 21, 2021
30x30 Initiative for More Women In Policing: Interview with Dottie Davis, May 5, 2021
Interview with David French: Exposing Kanakuk Kamps Super Predator, April 26, 2021
How Does SecurityCamp Help Churches Re-Open Safely?, April 9, 2021
Closing the Boyfriend Loophole, March 16, 2021
Understanding Sexual Exploitation of Children at School, February 26, 2021
National Center on Child Exploitation Twitter Lawsuit: Interview with Attorney Lisa Haba, February 17, 2021
Catch a Predator: Interview with Retired Detective James McLaughlin, January 27, 2021
Lessons from East Texas Church Shooting, January 9, 2021
Season 1
Lessons from Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting 8 Years Later, December 8, 2020
How to Keep Your Business Safe During a Pandemic, Civil Unrest & Uncertainty, November 19, 2020
How Does Bail Reform Impact Your Community: Interview with Pasadena, TX Chief Josh Bruegger, November 5, 2020
What I Learned From My Career in the Secret Service: Interview with Paul Dvorak Part 2, October 22, 2020
What I Learned From My Career in the Secret Service: Interview with Paul Dvorak Part 1, October 16, 2020
Are We Creating a Culture for Sexual Predators, October 9, 2020
Sex Crimes Detective Jeff Wiser Discusses Affluent Nashville Teacher Producing Child Pornography, September 24, 2020
CA Bill Opens a Dangerous Door To Sexual Predators, September 11, 2020
Why SafeMinisty Exists with Director of SafeMinistry Don Keehner, September 3, 2020
Business Tips on How to Survive & Thrive During a Pandemic, August 28, 2020
Inside the Mind of a Sex Offender, August 20, 2020
Reducing the Risk of a Perfect Storm for School Violence August 14, 2020
Are We Creating a Perfect Storm of Increased Risk of School Violence? August 6, 2020
Don’t Let Your Screening Program Be The Path of Least Resistance for a Sexual Abuser July 21, 2020
Restoration & Church Safety: Understanding the Sexual Abuser July 10, 2020
Police in Schools: Understanding SRO's vs Law Enforcement July 2, 2020
Recruiting: The Foundation of Healthy Organizations June 26, 2020
George Floyd: Facing Injustice by Focusing on the Root Problem within Law Enforcement June 12, 2020
How to Keep Kids Safe in a Virtual World June 5, 2020
The Truth About Church Background Checks May 29, 2020
Stopping Crime Before It Starts: Prevention May 22, 2020
How Technology Can Help Us Re-Open Our Communities May 14, 2020
Peace of Mind Re-Imagined May 1, 2020