Today we’d like to introduce you to Brian Matos.
Hi Brian, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstories.
I joined the U.S Marine Corps after high school and after the Marines, I became a police officer. I spent 18 years as a SWAT Operator and spent 7 years assigned to a Narcotics Task Force. I was also in the contract world on contract with U.S. Department of State. I am currently retired from Law Enforcement after 21 years of service.
My wife, Melinda is from Australia and we have been involved in the fitness industry for over 20 years. In 2015 we combined our training and experience and started our company known as Beast Camp Training. Our business is firearms and fitness. The firearms and tactics part of our business is known as B.C.T. Tactical. We specialize in firearms and fitness training for law enforcement. We provide training to police academies, law enforcement agencies, and civilians. Due to the increase of business in 2019, it was decided that I would retire to help focus on our business full-time. There was not enough hours in the day to do both active law enforcement and our business. It truly has been a blessing to be able to help people lead healthier lives and to provide firearms and tactics training to law enforcement and legally armed civilians. Besides being certified trainers Melinda is also a Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Corrective Exercise Specialist, and Behavior Change Specialist. Due to the fact we live in one of the unhealthiest countries in the world, with many police officers being in healthy, we enjoy to focus our time in these areas so we can help people be better. To be better than the day before and create good, healthy and beneficial lifelong habits. We strive to make an impact. You need to be sick of being average and hungry enough to do something about it. We are also big on helping people get out of their comfort zones. We always say that you have to learn how to be comfortable being uncomfortable. Nothing great ever comes easy. If you are ready to change then we are here to help you achieve greatness.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
It definitely has not been a smooth road. Running your own business is constant work. It seems like we work 7 days a week, but we love what we do. I work more now than when I was active law enforcement. I’m sure some people think we sit by the pool all day sipping on margaritas (haha). That is so far from the truth. Building clientele is not an easy task, however we do not advertise much and rely mostly on word of mouth. The fitness and firearms industry are not easy industries to get involved in, but when you are good at what you do and create an environment people want to be involved in it helps. The services we provide are unmatched and we do not look at people as herding cattle. We tend to each individual’s needs. We listen and walk you through the steps so that you are also learning along the way. We keep things simple like 1+1=2. If you complicate things then people will not remember or retain the information. Whether firearms or fitness you will always leave better than you showed up. Guaranteed! We have never failed a client and we have never had a client that was not happy at the end of the day. If you’re willing to work hard and learn we will never give up on you. We will be your biggest cheerleaders.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
As you know by now, we specialize in firearms and fitness and we are known for exactly that. We are extremely proud of our clients that are always working hard and are motivated by the fear of being average. We are also proud of the business we have built and a business that is continually growing. What sets us apart from others is that we not only focus on firearms and fitness, but we focus on helping people build a strong mindset. A mindset that sets them apart from the average individual. A mindset that no matter what, they get the work done. A mindset that makes the individual a priority to themselves. Without the proper mindset, nothing will ever be achieved. Your mindset will either make you or break you. At the end of the day, the choice is solely yours.
We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you.
We don’t believe luck has played a roll. We believe if you continue with the grind every single day you will achieve your goals. Nothing great was ever easy. Even after reaching your goals, you must continue to grind and set another goal. You must always strive for the next level. Never be satisfied and always stay hungry.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.beastcamptraining.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beastcamptraininghc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beastcamptraining/
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCIKWydsAf0TTrI3Ub–HsZg
