Sergeant Kevin Briggs is the founder and CEO of Pivotal Points. Kevin is a retired highway patrol sergeant who spent many years patrolling the Golden Gate bridge. He encountered numerous individuals clinging to life by a thread. These individuals had lost hope and couldn’t see a way out of their current situation. 

They were ready to jump off the bridge to end their pain and hopelessness. One of the people Kevin Briggs saved was Kevin Berthia, a previous guest on the Mitlin Money Mindset™. Throughout his career, Briggs’ compassion, gentle voice, eye contact, and innate ability to listen encouraged more than 200 individuals not to jump.

Kevin earned the nickname, “Guardian of the Golden Gate.” Briggs retired early and has dedicated his life to promoting mental health awareness across the world through his organization, Pivotal Points. He trains people in suicide prevention, de-escalation, and negotiation techniques. Listen in for some great takeaways about how to listen to understand and Kevin’s impact on the world. 

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

• Learn more about Kevin Briggs and why he founded Pivotal Points [3:33] 
• How his experience saving Kevin Berthia’s life impacted him [5:54]
• How training for first responders has evolved over time [8:00]
• How family members reaching out to Kevin has impacted him [12:17] 
• Why Kevin cares so strongly about suicide prevention [13:41] 
• What Kevin wants people to know about suicide prevention [15:11] 
• How to identify if someone is struggling with suicidal ideation [16:06] 
• Kevin shares why it’s so powerful to “listen to understand” [21:41]
• What you can do today to improve your mental health [24:27]
• The next big thing on the horizon for Kevin Briggs [28:19] 
• What brought Kevin joy and put him in the mindset for success [28:59]

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Bio

Briggs, a retired California Highway Patrol sergeant, spent many years patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge. While on patrol, he encountered numerous individuals clinging to life by a thread – individuals who had lost hope and could see no way out of their current situation - ready to jump off the bridge to what they assumed was a sudden death and ending of their pain and hopelessness. 

Briggs, through his compassion, gentle voice, eye contact, and his innate ability of “listening to understand” encouraged more than 200 individuals over his career to not end their life, but to begin a new chapter.

These challenging but rewarding efforts earned him the nickname “Guardian of the Golden Gate.” After spending 3 years in the United States Army, 3 years with the California Department of Corrections and 23 years with the California Highway Patrol, Briggs retired to dedicate his life to promote mental health awareness across the globe through Pivotal Points, an organization he founded. 

Today, Briggs is mapping a movement as he speaks and trains others in suicide prevention, de-escalation, and negotiations. He shares his “Listening to Understand” skills followed up with key active listening points and discusses in depth his own personal mental health struggles. 

Briggs spends the majority of his time speaking/teaching at conferences, community events and seminars worldwide. His first book, Guardian of the Golden Gate: Protecting the Line Between Hope and Despair, was released in July 2015. A series of Wellness workbooks are currently in production and will debut in 2022. 

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