About
The GunLife Coach 
Stephen D. Powell, 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 & Master Firearms Instructor. Rated with numerous organizations and agencies including:
- Texas DPS (TCOLE) Instructor
- Texas DPS (TCOLE) Firearms Instructor
- Sig Sauer Academy Master Instructor
(Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun)
- NRA Training Counselor & Instructor
- NRA Chief Range Safety Officer
- Krav Maga Instructor
- LE Defensive Tactics Instructor
- AZ,TX,NM CCW Instructor
His first 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 contract firearms training to DOD& SOCOM (AFSOC, MARSOC) state and local law enforcement and over 250K armed citizens trained.
In the Summer of 2020, "The GunLife Coach", launched, his personal brand.
Which is an educational & motivational approach to helping others in life and on the range. Resourcing from his experience, he tailors curriculums for his client's programs.
What he found is that throughout the defensive training industry, there is such a demand for shooters who want to really excel in their skillset and be tutored personally, and without a crowd watching on or they really just want some personalized attention to their learning environment.
So, in offering this to clients also creates a much more relaxed environment for the shooter and a higher yield of success in their pursuits. Whether it's a one on one session, or open enrollment group classes Stephen's there for you to not just train and shoot but also for you to have a groundbreaking life experience to help you win in life and on the range.
In the Public's Eye
Over the last twenty years, Powell has appeared on local & national Fox News, Sirius XM radio, various regional newspaper, radio & tv shows, promoting military veteran entrepreneurship patriotism and key second amendment issues.
Consulting-Helping others Win within the Industry
He also consults within the industry on outdoor gun range business planning, design, development & operations, training course development, public relations and crisis media management. Currently a news contributor for Politicrossing.com and Sinclair Broadcasting Group.
Now, having left the Phoenix valley, The GunLife Coach is currently operating out of Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
Stephen's personal mission is to empower others to win in life and on the range from real world experience to real life application. So, If you're serious about real world training, designed for you with tangible results for your shooting goals, come pull the trigger with The GunLife Coach. Train Now, Live Longer!
His Primal Pursuits-The Great Outdoors
Hunting has been a passion for him as long as he could hold a long gun; across dozens of states across the US, up in Canada and even across the great plains of Africa..
Stephen has been considered an "Elkaholic" with his passion for Big game hunting, but totally enjoys pheasant and waterfowl hunting as well and small game of squirrels and rabbits. Getting outdoors satisfy the primal nature and brings you closer to our creator and definitely helps one to be thankful for the brutal yet beautiful landscape of our great country.
The GunLife Coach provides products and services to DOD, DOJ, Corporate and Commercial firearms training, private & public courses, security advisory, shooting and range industry consulting, personal training, coaching, self defense courses, clinics and programs as well as public speaking. The GunLife Coach also offers promotional items such as hats & shirts for clientele.