Range of Reality is a podcast that strips away the fluff and gets real about safety, power, and the mindset of modern protection.
Hosted by Jody Salerno—nationally recognized tactical trainer, firearms instructor, personal safety strategist, speaker, media contributor, and founder of Elite Firearms & Training—Range of Reality delivers practical tools, straight talk, and real-world strategies you can use today—no hype, no fluff.
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For women who have been through it and are fighting their way back.
Hosted by Jody Salerno, a Pittsburgh entrepreneur with eight businesses and forty years of experience who found herself rebuilding her entire life at 50 in a world that didn’t want her there. Jody knows what it feels like to lose everything you thought your life was and she knows what it takes to come back stronger. Safety, confidence, identity, and what it actually takes to start over whether you’re 40, 50, 60, or beyond. Because it is never too to late find yourself. You are not too old. You are not alone.
After years of teaching women how to stay safe, it's time to talk about something bigger. In this very first episode of Real Talk with Jody, I'm pulling back the curtain and telling you the story I've never fully shared — the one behind everything you've seen from me.
At almost 50, my life fell apart. Thirty-five years gone. A tewlve year old at home counting on me. An industry that didn't want me. And a son in college who wouldn't stop pushing me toward something I never saw coming.
I walked into a gun range at 50 thinking I was going to learn to protect myself. Little did I know I was going to find myself.
This is the story of how I went from rock bottom to building a 16,000 square foot training facility, training over 22,000 women, becoming a sponsored shooter, and creating a brand in a male dominated world that flat out didn't want me there.
And it's the story of why Real Talk with Jody exists because safety was never just about safety. It was always about the woman. Her confidence. Her identity. Her life.
If you've ever felt like it's too late, like you're too far gone, like you've lost yourself somewhere along the way this episode is for you.
Welcome to Real Talk. We're just getting started.
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Jody Salerno has spent over a decade training law enforcement, universities, healthcare systems, and civilians in firearms, conflict resolution, and personal protection. She’s the founder of Elite Firearms & Training and the Personal Safety Alliance, and holds instructor certifications from the NRA, USCCA, SABRE, and more.
Now, she’s bringing her no-nonsense, real-world insight to the mic.
Range of Reality is a podcast for those who want more than theory. It’s for people ready to think clearly, act decisively, and stay safe—without the hype, fear, or fluff.
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