Stephen D. Powell

Stephen D. Powell is an Air Force veteran with more than 20 years of combined federal, military & civilian law enforcement experience; including patrol, HRT, narcotics investigations, drug task force team member and executive protection.

Powell has been teaching professionally for over 25years as a defensive tactics, Krav Maga & firearms Instructor. Rated with numerous organizations and agencies including the NRA, NM & TX DPS (TCOLE) and a Sig Sauer Academy Master Instructor.

His company, Patriot Outdoors, Inc, has been operational in the defensive training industry since 2004, starting a large scale training facility located in Eastern New Mexico. Patriot has provided crucial and relevant firearms training to DOD and SOCOM, state and local law enforcement and over 250K armed citizen students trained.

He's also created an outlet for his experience and passion by creating "The GunLife Coach", which is an educational & motivational approach to helping others in life and on the range. Coupled with his love for the great outdoors and big game hunting; his passion exudes success.

Over the past several years, Powell has appeared on several Fox News, Sirius XM radio, various regional newspaper, radio & tv shows, promoting military veteran entrepreneurship and patriotism. 

He also consults within the industry on outdoor range development & operations, training course development, public relations and crisis media management.  Currently a news contributor for Politicrossing.com and Sinclair Broadcasting Group.

Patriot Outdoors and his motivational platform The GunLife Coach are currently operating out of the Phoenix, Arizona.