About The The Hosts

Saenz served our Country for a combined twenty years with the Department of Justice and the U.S. House of Representatives. A graduate of both the US Border Patrol Academy and the FBI National Academy, Saenz worked as Patrol Agent along the US Mexico border throughout Texas and as a Special Agent in undercover operations throughout the US and Latin America.

He is the recipient of the United States Attorney General’s Award for Operation Eastern Star- an undercover operation through multiple countries in Latin America and the Middle East that led to the dismantling of a global terrorist organization responsible for trafficking criminal aliens into the US from Lebanon, Syria, Guatemala, and Iran.

Saenz is also the recipient of the U.S. Immigration Commissioner’s Award for infiltrating a human trafficking organization in El Paso Texas that was exploiting the deaf mute community and forcing their children into indentured servitude. The traffickers involved in that criminal enterprise included Cartel members from Juarez Mexico and US Citizen accomplices from throughout Texas. All were all successfully tried and prosecuted.

Saenz holds formal degrees in Criminal Justice and Business Management from The University of Texas El Paso and Wayland Baptist University.

While serving as a Key Staff Advisor to Congress, Saenz was recognized as one of the top legislative staff officers to work across party lines. This led to Saenz being appointed as the US/Mexico Border Liaison for international trade and Border Security. Saenz was also selected to work on an advisory group that later created the Office of Homeland Security after the 9/11 attacks.

As a Federal Agent, Saenz was also an Advanced Intelligence Officer and Hostage Negotiator which helped his efforts in Congress and with his current career in medical compliance. 

Today, he is the President of VIP Medical, a firm comprised of former federal agents that provide support to Physicians and their attorneys throughout medical board and regulatory investigations.

Recognized as an expert in making medical practices profitable and compliant with regulatory standards, Saenz has been featured on CBS “The Doctors”, Fox News, National Public Radio, and many other media outlets.

Jon is a Texas Native, born in Amarillo, and currently resides in Kendall County.

Jon’s experience includes working for several Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies in sales and business development capacities. He is an entrepreneur that has owned and operated a domestic land improvement company, an international maritime security consultancy, and a private security and investigations firm. Currently, Jon is co-owner, the Qualified Manager, and as Senior Investigator of a private investigations firm in Boerne, Texas. Jon is especially adept at solving unique challenges, resource procurement and logistics, and team building.

Jon is well traveled all over the world and from 2010 – 2013 provided anti-piracy and operational protection consultation services to the shipping, oil and gas, mining, and non-governmental organization (NGO) communities within Africa, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea. Jon is an experienced public servant, as evidenced by his long military career and volunteerism, and strongly believes in “never asking someone to do something that he hasn’t done or is willing to do himself.” In keeping with his beliefs, Jon ran for public office in 2017-2018.

Jon served as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on regulatory compliance and auditing for the maritime security industry having served as a Director for the International Association of Maritime Security Professionals (IAMSP). Additionally, he served on both the Technical Committee and the Working Group for the creation, development, and implementation of regulatory training and operational standards (PSC.4) with the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) International, for ISO 28000 & 9001 and ANSI certifications.

Jon is a Service-Connected Disabled Veteran that served his country in the US Army, Texas Army National Guard, and the US Army Reserves intermittently over a span of 20 years where he served in a variety of positions and disciplines with varying degrees of responsibility. He has served during multiple mobilizations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and in humanitarian support of natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake. Jon’s military depth and experience includes disaster response & management, humanitarian aid and disaster relief, operational protection, avionics, logistics, and advanced marksmanship.

Jon resides on the family ranch in Kendalia, Texas and serves the greater Kendall County community as a Board Member on the Kendall County Parks and Recreation Parks Advisory Board, representing Precinct 3.