Team Never Quit

Jay Dobyns, Federal Agent of 27 Years, Veteran Undercover Operative, New York Times Best-Selling Author, High School Football Coach

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“A government-trained predator.” That’s one description of this week’s Team Never Quit Podcast guest, Jay Dobyns. While he participated in hundreds of undercover operations as a federal agent, he is best known for getting past multiple layers of security and becoming a member of the Hells Angels. Jay's book about that investigation - No Angel, My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels - is a New York Times and international bestseller. Dobyns served as a federal agent for twenty-seven years and was driven to succeed at any cost without regard for himself.

These days, Jay has gone from a life of daring, undercover operations to becoming a High School football coach in Tucson, Arizona. Listen in as Jay and Marcus share an engaging conversation about Jay’s encounters and adventures.

In this episode you will hear:
  • The entertainment industry gets second takes.  If they miss a line, they can try again. In real life, there are no second chances.
  • I feel very blessed to have entered undercover work. Nothing really prepares you until you get out there and get your feet wet.
  • I’ve bought pea shooters, rocket launchers, bombs, homemade PVC pipe bombs, and servo-activated C4.
  • I infiltrated home invasion crews. That’s where I got my training to take on the Hells Angels.
  • I didn’t always succeed at things, but I always tried.
  • My undercover persona eventually became who I was.
  • I made a million mistakes in my life, and my wife and family have given me one million and one second chances.
  • We fabricated the murder of a Hells Angels rival, and that is when I was welcomed into the organization.
  • I ruined everything for the mission. It was heartbreaking to see what I had done to get there.
  • God does not build us to intentionally betray people.
  • My agency failed to react to threats against me. I was told “You’re on your own.”
  • When no one cares who gets credit for success, we’re on to something.
  • Want someone to remember your name? You’re gonna have to do something they will never forget.
  • If you want something you’ve never had before, you’re gonna have to do things you’ve never done before.
  • Life is about making mistakes, but don’t remake mine - I can tell you how they turn out. It’s not good. 
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