Episode 113: Current State of the Fire House Psyche - A New Spin from CRACKYL with Kory Pearn & Matt Rumas
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How can we better the firefighter culture to accept that it is okay to not be okay?
Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy!
In this episode:
- What are the 6 pillars of the firefighter lifestyle?
- What is the physical & mental health of the fire house in 2022?
- How CRACKYL was built by the fire service, for the fire service
Who better to tell us about CRACKYL than the creator and Publisher Kory Pearn and current Sales Marketing Manager Matt Rumas?
Kory brings an eclectic background in publishing and firefighting to the magazine. Being a career firefighter of almost 19 years, Kory understands the role's dynamics and how it directly relates to physical and mental health - both on and off the job. He created CRACKYL to tackle those topics in a way that encourages and supports firefighters on relatable levels. He wants everyone who picks up the magazine or reads it online to leave feeling a sense of camaraderie and inclusion.
Kory built CRACKYL around the six pillars of a firefighter including relationships, stress, finances, health, fitness & nutrition and lifestyle. He and his fantastic team at CRACKYL Magazine like Matt Rumas have sourced some of the best experts out there to tell the story of the firefighter - be it at the firehall or at home.
Matt is an experienced Sales Marketing Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the publishing industry. Skilled in Sales & Marketing, Sales, Media Sales, Business-to-Business (B2B) and Sales Process, he is a strong sales professional with a NFPA 1001 & 1002 focused in Firefighter 1 & 2, HazMaz Ops from Southern Arkansas University Tech.
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