In this episode of the Vision InSites Podcast, host Chris Anderson sits down with Rick Young, retired U.S. Coast Guard senior chief and founder of ATAC Solutions, to explore how real-world operational experience shapes effective security leadership and modern security strategy.

Rick shares lessons from 20 years in maritime law enforcement, counter-drug interdictions, and joint operations with U.S. Navy assets, then connects those experiences to the realities of private security — including accountability, reporting, and the role of technology in high-risk environments.

In this conversation:

• What maritime law enforcement teaches about leadership under pressure

• Why discipline and process matter more than technology alone

• How reporting should function as communication, not a checkbox

• The operational realities behind counter-drug missions at sea

• What it takes to build scalable, accountable security operations