Ryan Tillman Biography

Ryan Tillman serves as a respected law enforcement official and bestselling author and podcaster and keynote speaker who transformed modern policing through his approach of empathy-based leadership. The Chino Police Department in Southern California employed him as a Corporal in 2013 when he joined the force after experiencing racial profiling firsthand. His transformation led him to establish a mission which focuses on building trust and transparency between police forces and their served communities.

Through Breaking Barriers United Ryan Tillman established both a movement and media platform which uses direct bias confrontation to unite different groups. The #ITSNEEDED podcast has achieved more than one million downloads across 75 countries while Breaking Barriers United reached 700K+ followers and obtained over 100 million views across different platforms.

Ryan Tillman published “Happy Eyes: Becoming All Things To All People” which provides leaders with a powerful guide to develop their leadership skills through love and respect and empathy. The book includes a foreword from NFL quarterback Dak Prescott together with leadership insights from Michael Strahan and other contributors.

Ryan Tillman delivers keynote presentations which teach organizations and leaders how to boost workplace passion while improving communication and strengthening culture and promoting inclusion. Through his three signature talks including “Happy Eyes,” “Unknown Trouble” and “Breaking Barriers To Safety” Ryan Tillman delivers powerful narratives which provide practical methods to handle different viewpoints while creating unity through empathetic approaches.

When not working Ryan dedicates himself to his family life and religious duties as an assistant pastor while also mentoring youth through community programs.

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