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EMPOWERED PROTECTION 

We created Reflex Protect for families, workplaces and communities just like yours.

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About Us

Reflex Protect is a safety company that provides a non-lethal self-defense spray and violence response training for use at home and in the workplace. 


We offer a highly effective, yet non-violent alternative for violent situations.  

Meet the Founders

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Steve Mangold

FOUNDER

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Joe Anderson

FOUNDER

In 1993, there was a mass shooting which occurred at Joe Anderson's former law firm, Pettit & Martin, at 101 California in San Francisco. Nine people lost their lives, several of whom were friends and former colleagues. Joe was shocked, in a state of disbelief and asking, "why?" 

In the following years, Columbine, Sandy Hook and The Pulse Nightclub all occurred, which then posed the question, what could we do about it? The whole national conversation was focused on guns vs. no guns, when what we really needed to be talking about was the bigger picture of violence and how to respond to it. 

In 2016 Joe Anderson met fellow Montanan Steve Mangold, a lifelong NRA member with a passion to see his patented spray head invention used for non-lethal self-defense. The two found a common reference point in the certain knowledge that threats of violence could be addressed non-violently. 

The result is Reflex Protect, a safety preparedness company dedicated to alleviating unnecessary suffering from violence by providing the most innovative and effective non-lethal products and training for anywhere people live, work, worship, or play.

The Reflex Protect Team

Matt Schaefer

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Matt is a U.S. Army vet who has been on the force since 1995. He founded Tactical Defense Training in 1999 for elite instruction to local, state, and federal law enforcement, including SWAT, Dept. of Defense, Dept. of State, military, and private security around the globe.


Libby Brunell

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Libby is a senior consultant at Cascadia Management Group, LLC who is committed to delivering services that enhance people, performance, and profitability, helping teams identify operational improvement initiatives that result in stabilized functions, increased team member performance and customer satisfaction.

Alain Burrese 

ACTIVE DEFENSE TRAINING DIVISION DIRECTOR

Alain served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne and as a sniper instructor with the 2nd Infantry. He holds both business and law degrees from the University of Montana. His most recent of nine books is Survive a Shooting.

Patrick Memoli 

CHIEF CHEMIST

Patrick’s 11 years with consumer packaged goods has focused on product development, scientific inquiry and research. As part of LightBox Laboratories since 2016, he formulated and commercialized sustainable, high-performance cleaning products.


Together we built Reflex Protect for you.