Dr. Ron Camacho
Chief of Police, Criminal Justice PhD, and an Author & Speaker on Ego and Leadership
About Dr. Ron Camacho
Today, Ron serves as Chief of Police for the North Charleston Police Department, leading a 400-person agency after building his career across four police departments and bringing earlier experience as a chief, commander, and senior law enforcement leader. He is a former SWAT commander, operator, and trainer, an FBI National Academy graduate, and holds both a doctorate and a master’s in criminal justice. His experience also stretches beyond traditional policing into private-sector management, executive coaching, international police training in Mexico and Afghanistan, and mentoring law enforcement leaders who have gone on to become chiefs and security directors themselves.
What makes Ron compelling is that his leadership philosophy was not built in theory. It was built in the aftermath of his own mistakes and in the daily reality of leading under pressure. He speaks about ego, emotional intelligence, culture, and accountability because he has lived the consequences of getting those things wrong and has spent years proving what can change when people face them honestly. His upcoming book and training work grow from that same conviction: if you want stronger leaders and healthier organizations, you have to deal with the person, not just the system.
As a podcast guest, Ron brings hard-won perspective on leadership, personal change, and the quiet work of building trust, culture, and self-awareness in high-pressure environments.
Latest video
Episode 98 - Interview with Ron Camacho
Latest episodes
Key topics
The habits that make men look strong are often the ones quietly wrecking their lives
Ron can speak to the way anger, defensiveness, control, and ego often get mistaken for strength in men, especially in high-pressure environments where vulnerability is seen as weakness and pressure is constant. Drawing from his own life and leadership experience, he can unpack how those patterns damage marriages, careers, judgment, and self-respect long before most men are willing to admit there is a problem. It’s a powerful conversation for audiences interested in masculinity, discipline, leadership, and personal responsibility because it reframes self-awareness not as softness, but as the skill that keeps a man from becoming ruled by his own blind spots.
Why high-stress professions reward the wrong mask and what it takes to change that culture
Ron discusses how high-pressure industries often confuse emotional shutdown with strength, and how that mindset can quietly erode leadership, trust, and performance. He can speak to the cultural habits these environments reinforce, why ego thrives in them, and what it takes to build teams where self-awareness improves judgment rather than being dismissed as weakness. With three decades in policing and firsthand experience leading culture change, Ron offers a conversation that speaks directly to listeners working in professions where the pressure is constant and the personal cost is often hidden.
Ego damages careers long before people realize that’s what’s happening
This conversation gives listeners a way to spot ego not as a cliché, but as a pattern that shows up in defensiveness, conflict, poor judgment, jealousy, overreaction, and stalled growth. Ron can speak to how those behaviors take hold in high-performance environments, why they are often rewarded before they become destructive, and what it actually takes to interrupt them. For hosts with audiences focused on career growth, workplace dynamics, and professional development, this topic turns a familiar word into something immediate and useful.
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Latest video
Episode 98 - Interview with Ron Camacho
Latest episodes
Key topics
The habits that make men look strong are often the ones quietly wrecking their lives
Ron can speak to the way anger, defensiveness, control, and ego often get mistaken for strength in men, especially in high-pressure environments where vulnerability is seen as weakness and pressure is constant. Drawing from his own life and leadership experience, he can unpack how those patterns damage marriages, careers, judgment, and self-respect long before most men are willing to admit there is a problem. It’s a powerful conversation for audiences interested in masculinity, discipline, leadership, and personal responsibility because it reframes self-awareness not as softness, but as the skill that keeps a man from becoming ruled by his own blind spots.
Why high-stress professions reward the wrong mask and what it takes to change that culture
Ron discusses how high-pressure industries often confuse emotional shutdown with strength, and how that mindset can quietly erode leadership, trust, and performance. He can speak to the cultural habits these environments reinforce, why ego thrives in them, and what it takes to build teams where self-awareness improves judgment rather than being dismissed as weakness. With three decades in policing and firsthand experience leading culture change, Ron offers a conversation that speaks directly to listeners working in professions where the pressure is constant and the personal cost is often hidden.
Ego damages careers long before people realize that’s what’s happening
This conversation gives listeners a way to spot ego not as a cliché, but as a pattern that shows up in defensiveness, conflict, poor judgment, jealousy, overreaction, and stalled growth. Ron can speak to how those behaviors take hold in high-performance environments, why they are often rewarded before they become destructive, and what it actually takes to interrupt them. For hosts with audiences focused on career growth, workplace dynamics, and professional development, this topic turns a familiar word into something immediate and useful.
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