Colin Whittington

CEO & Author

Colin is a former Deputy Sheriff, the Founder & CEO of Recruiting Heroes, and the Best-Selling author of Beyond the Thin Blue Line. Colin started his law enforcement career as a deputy sheriff with the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in northern Virginia. Within his first year on patrol, he received two Life Saving Awards for two separate incidents. In 2019, Colin was named the Virginia Deputy Sheriff of the Year by the Virginia Sheriff's Association. Colin was then promoted to Sergeant and was charged with running the recruiting, background investigation, and hiring unit for Virginia's largest, full-service Sheriff's Office. He supervised a team of recruiters and background investigators. While law enforcement agencies around the nation struggled to attract talent, Colin's team led the agency to a record-low vacancy rate through innovative and strategic recruiting strategies.

Colin left law enforcement in 2022 and started Recruiting Heroes LLC, an employment agency dedicated to finding amazing careers for America's Veterans and First Responders. Colin and his teamwork with candidates and companies around the country.

"Serving those who have served us has become my life's work."

In the summer of 2024, Colin published his first book, Beyond the Thin Blue Line. This self-help book is written for any police officer, deputy sheriff, correctional officer, federal agent, or service members who are considering transitioning to the private sector. Colin shares some of his own successes and failures during his transition, walks readers through the intricacies of writing a professional resume, gives step-by-step instructions on how to propel one's career through networking, and much more. Colin also shares success stories of other law enforcement officers who have left the profession and gone on to have incredible careers in the private sector. This book is a must-read for those who have come from a life of service and are looking for an exciting new career.