Sebastian Lavoie is the former Divisional Sgt Major for the province of British Columbia. A 20 year Royal Canadian Mounted Police Veteran, he spent 12 years as a member of the Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team (full time SWAT), 7 years as a Team Leader. Sebastian is also an entrepreneur and is currently involved in several business ventures. He is the CEO of Raven Strategic Inc. a consultation company specialising in performance coaching and leadership training. He is a Brazilian Jiujitsu Black Belt and Co owner of Ascension Martial Arts in Port Coquitlam BC.   Sebastian has been featured  in the documentaries “Sheepdog CrossFit Murph a Tribute to humanity” and Survival  TV “A police perspective”.




In this episode Seb talks about:



His career in law enforcement.


The importance of mindset in law enforcement and bjj.


Current demands placed on officers and how this is impacting training.


leadership in special tactic units.





Resources discussed:




The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind by Dr Joseph Murphy.


The book of five rings by Miyamoto Musashi


Breathing for Warriors by Dr. Belisa Vranich and Brian Sabin


12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson




You can keep up to date with Sebastian through Instagram, either through his personnel account @slavccmdr or Business account @ravenstrategic




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