Speaking & Media
Let’s start a meaningful conversation.
For speaking invitations, podcast interviews, book discussions, and media inquiries, connect with Joseph.
Suggested discussion areas
- Strength through struggle
- Trust and leadership
- Police reform
- Lessons from a career in service
Who Reaches Out
Every good conversation starts with hello.
Event organizers
Share your event, audience, and the conversation you have in mind.
Send a speaking invitationPodcast hosts
Tell Joseph about your show and the topics you would like to explore together.
Request a podcast interviewBook clubs
Reading Beautifully Broken or The Trust Ledger? Ask about a book discussion.
Plan a book discussionJournalists & media
Reach out with interview requests and media inquiries.
Make a media inquiry
Media Resources
Short biography
Joseph Schaefer is an author and retired police commander whose career included homicide investigations and leadership in law enforcement. His writing explores strength through struggle, trust, and the questions that shape how we live and lead.
He is the author of Beautifully Broken: 14 Principles to Building Strength Through Struggle and The Trust Ledger: A Police Reform Paradigm.
