Chris Voss

Via my father's disappointment.

Via my father's disappointment.

Via my father's disappointment.

So at about age 16, I saw this movie, The Super Cops, about two New York City cops that were wildly creative, wildly inventive. I didn't realize how much they were mavericks at the time. I was just struck by their creativity. They did a lot of good. They locked up a lot of bad guys in bad areas of New York City. And the community loved them.

So at about age 16, I saw this movie, The Super Cops, about two New York City cops that were wildly creative, wildly inventive. I didn't realize how much they were mavericks at the time. I was just struck by their creativity. They did a lot of good. They locked up a lot of bad guys in bad areas of New York City. And the community loved them.

So at about age 16, I saw this movie, The Super Cops, about two New York City cops that were wildly creative, wildly inventive. I didn't realize how much they were mavericks at the time. I was just struck by their creativity. They did a lot of good. They locked up a lot of bad guys in bad areas of New York City. And the community loved them.

These were white cops in a black neighborhood, and black people in the neighborhood loved them because they cared about having a great neighborhood. So these guys served the community. And color disappears when you do that. But I was always struck at how creative these guys were. So I wanted to be a cop.

These were white cops in a black neighborhood, and black people in the neighborhood loved them because they cared about having a great neighborhood. So these guys served the community. And color disappears when you do that. But I was always struck at how creative these guys were. So I wanted to be a cop.

These were white cops in a black neighborhood, and black people in the neighborhood loved them because they cared about having a great neighborhood. So these guys served the community. And color disappears when you do that. But I was always struck at how creative these guys were. So I wanted to be a cop.

I wanted to be a cop in a big city, growing up in a small town in Iowa, what I imagined it would be like. The deal my father had with all his kids was I'll pay for four years of education post high school if you can get into a college. And it's probably gotta be in state, state school, affordable. He's not gonna send you to any private school out of state or even in state.

I wanted to be a cop in a big city, growing up in a small town in Iowa, what I imagined it would be like. The deal my father had with all his kids was I'll pay for four years of education post high school if you can get into a college. And it's probably gotta be in state, state school, affordable. He's not gonna send you to any private school out of state or even in state.

I wanted to be a cop in a big city, growing up in a small town in Iowa, what I imagined it would be like. The deal my father had with all his kids was I'll pay for four years of education post high school if you can get into a college. And it's probably gotta be in state, state school, affordable. He's not gonna send you to any private school out of state or even in state.

But I'll pay for four years. If you don't graduate, that's on you. So I graduate four years. I go down and apply to Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. So my father pays for a four year degree and I go down and get a job that only requires a high school diploma. but he realized that I was committed to it.

But I'll pay for four years. If you don't graduate, that's on you. So I graduate four years. I go down and apply to Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. So my father pays for a four year degree and I go down and get a job that only requires a high school diploma. but he realized that I was committed to it.

But I'll pay for four years. If you don't graduate, that's on you. So I graduate four years. I go down and apply to Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. So my father pays for a four year degree and I go down and get a job that only requires a high school diploma. but he realized that I was committed to it.

And so he thought, well, if a kid's going to stay in law enforcement, he should be the best he could be. And so he started to encourage me to federal law enforcement. So, you know, as the outside perception, a great investigators are great cops at all levels, at all levels. He introduces me to a friend of his that was with the secret service.

And so he thought, well, if a kid's going to stay in law enforcement, he should be the best he could be. And so he started to encourage me to federal law enforcement. So, you know, as the outside perception, a great investigators are great cops at all levels, at all levels. He introduces me to a friend of his that was with the secret service.

And so he thought, well, if a kid's going to stay in law enforcement, he should be the best he could be. And so he started to encourage me to federal law enforcement. So, you know, as the outside perception, a great investigators are great cops at all levels, at all levels. He introduces me to a friend of his that was with the secret service.

And the guy says, yeah, I traveled all over the world with the secret service. And I was like, wow. Like where I grew up, crossing the state line into Illinois was a big deal. Yeah. Just cornfields and cows, I'm guessing. Cornfields and cows and small towns. So the thought of traveling all over the world as a job in law enforcement appealed to me.

And the guy says, yeah, I traveled all over the world with the secret service. And I was like, wow. Like where I grew up, crossing the state line into Illinois was a big deal. Yeah. Just cornfields and cows, I'm guessing. Cornfields and cows and small towns. So the thought of traveling all over the world as a job in law enforcement appealed to me.