👊🏽💥BOOM! Working solo is rather more the rule than the exception and is likely going to be the type of assignment or contract you are going to find yourself in. So consequently, it benefits you to get pretty sharp at operating solo. In this episode, Rick Sweeney of SECFOR International and the Training Director at the LEAGUE of EPS and Byron Rodgers will be covering some of the ways to do just that. During this conversation, we put decades of International Executive Protection experience toge...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 45 min
👊🏽💥BOOM! In this podcast, I have as my guest Joshua Reeve and Ryan Tindall of Empire Protection based in the great down under, Australia. We discuss how the private protection industry is progressing in Australia, how licensing and certifications work, and much more. Empire Protection Pty Ltd @empire.protection was founded in 2013 to become an executive provider of elite security and protection services. In an unpredictable world environment, with increasing domestic crime statistics and an e...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 33 min
⚜️Rachel is an exemplary female protector that I have worked with before. She is a real-world legitimate protector who is advantageous to have on your detail because she has proven skills as a protector particularly as it pertains to HER NATURAL ABILITIES AS A FEMALE! Female protectors are important to have on a team first and foremost as competent protectors but secondarily because they do allow a protection detail to have advantages that are specific to women. Every detail would benefit from h...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 34 min
⚜️⚜️⚜️ In this episode, I get into the mind of a Thai boxing champion; the infamous Soul Assassin Kevin Ross @dasoulassassin. His experiences with the sport and how it translates into his everyday life and much more. About Kevin "The Soul Assassin" Ross is an American Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer who has also competed in professional boxing, shoot boxing, MMA & San Shou. He was the inaugural Bellator kickboxing featherweight world champion. His previous achievements include the following:...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 14 min
⚜️⚜️⚜️ For this episode, I simply sat down and clicked off safe for a heartfelt conversation with the industry. I talk about hard skills/soft skills, career moves, and changes I see coming up in the industry. I talk quite a bit about violence and how we as protectors must be formidable and able to deal with it otherwise we are nothing more than butlers with guns. It’s a tough and harsh statement but what is the true differentiator between us and our customer's personal assistants? In a nutshell,...
Oct 10, 2022•58 min
⚜️⚜️⚜️ This episode demonstrates how effective the “training day success package“ through The League of Executive Protection Specialists is at helping executive protection agents achieve the careers of their dreams. In this video, you will hear multiple testimonials of agents that have gone through our training and are now out in the workforce. Many of these agents have achieved dream jobs that would normally have taken years. However, through our training, they were able to achieve those goals ...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min
This is a story about how to achieve success in the Executive Protection industry in a very short period of time. I know that our industry is growing very quickly and that there are many good people who would do very well in the protection game but simply don’t know exactly how to launch their careers. In this episode, Vincent and I lay out a clear path to achieving one’s dreams in our industry. You will listen to how he was able to achieve his career goals in a very short period of time so you ...
Sep 19, 2022•51 min
In this episode, I chat with one of our most formidable instructors Ed Calderon and some of what he covers in his course Weaponology. It’s all about improvising and utilizing whatever is handy as a weapon to defend yourself and your clients or loved ones. About Ed Caleron’s Weaponology Using case studies to reverse-engineer criminal methodologies involving weapons, this training segment focuses on the evidence-based employment of simple, environmentally sourced offensive tools. Designed for both...
Sep 12, 2022•57 min
⚜️⚜️⚜️ This is something new and special that I have never done before. A montage of some of the best of my collection of Executive Protection Field Notes all mashed up for you to quickly digest. A bunch of executive protection tips, techniques, tactics, and principles to help you out in the field. You know some of them, you might disagree with some of them. But there is going to be something in here that is going to help you guys. These are the type of things that I also have in my Executive Pr...
Sep 05, 2022•56 min
⚜️⚜️⚜️ This episode was a clinic. I learned quite a bit just sitting there listening to the information structure. We speak about the humanity of a protector, the reality that many don’t want to admit and avoid while pretending to be a little more tactical than is even realistic sometimes. We spoke about ways to become better, hard skills, soft skills and we really focused on vehicle Combatives/Glen fighting around cars because that is his subject at the Protector Symposium 5.0. This episode is ...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 58 min
This podcast has been developed from my absolute favorite pieces of work done by Matthew Vivanco of Angstadt Arms @angstadtarms They brought me out to North Carolina to do a bit of a documentary about what it’s like to be a professional protector. I think what was most beautiful about this is it weaves together very nicely the reality of what it means to be a protector by nature and by trade. You’ll see my life behind the scenes, you will be able to enter my thoughts when doing what we do as pro...
Aug 21, 2022•28 min
There are so many opinions out there about training and what is not needed. I read in some of the groups that some people think our training goes a little bit overboard when it comes to hard skills. To me, it seems like we come from different worlds but work in the same industry. I don’t understand how private security professionals can ever consider themselves legitimate protectors without knowing that they’ve mastered certain hard skills. In Executive Protection everything may go as planned mo...
Aug 15, 2022•53 min
AutoTelic Performance Solutions creates the most lethal warfighters and precise police. Their training and technology increase stress resiliency. After 2 ATPS training protocols, shooters are 30% more precise, which persists for two months after the training sessions. Across more than 120 shooters and more than 14,000 rounds, shooters transform in high stress operations to have. 57% greater Focus 27% greater Confidence 50% less Anxiety Vance McMurry is the CEO and Co-Founder of ATPS. He is doing...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 15 min
There has never been a better time to join the executive protection industry. As many of you know we are facing at certain times and the fear index is up. We’ve seen home robberies and crime increase tremendously in the United States and around the world. The Japanese Prime Minister was assassinated last week in the world is realizing that they need more professional Protectors. Active shooters and active human threat scenarios are happening more and more these days and what this means to you as...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Jeff Takeda is bringing some things back that have always been a part of many different warrior cultures. He is one of our master class instructors at the League of Executive Protection Specialists and his module is pretty amazing. Check more on that here: https://www.epspecialist.com/ I believe it’s a discipline that we have unfortunately overlooked and forgotten these days but it can bring us all considerable strength. For the warrior, it’s even more important however to stay grounded mentally...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 3 min
The League of Executive Protection Specialists is not just about training. It is about being part of a brotherhood of protectors. When I say working with us will give you more over the course of your career than many other training options I absolutely mean it. After completing any of our training packages you get access to our tribe, you become a member of the pack. We all do our careers together, help each other out and share opportunities with one another. This is not just talking, I am avail...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Former Special Operations Soldier, Master Sgt. Norman Hooten notably known for his portrayal by Eric Bana in the film Black Hawk Down, he’s honestly the type of man I hope to be one day. When it comes to warfare in combat he has been there and done that but most importantly it has equipped him with a mental and emotional stance that should be studied very deeply. There are the men you meet that deserve respect because of what they’ve done but it is always truly priceless to meet a man who you ca...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 7 min
You’re going to feel the passion Victor has for the game in this episode… Listen closely and I promise you’ll learn a lot. Victor Popovic has been associated with the Executive Protection Industry for a decade now. He has been a part of protective security operations for domestic as well as international tours, where he's been involved in all aspects of security planning, including the home of residence, temporary residence as well as air and ground transport for high-net-worth families and staf...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Alex Turner is a client-focused performance mobilizer with considerable experience in business operations and team leadership. His professional focal points include operations management, performance development, project planning/coordination, sales strategy/business growth, armed security measures, team leadership, client relations and customer service. The thing I like about him most however is his heart. He truly does value connection with people, He values relationships and people like this ...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Bernardo is a warrior who serves others in ways that only a true warrior can. His heart for making the world a safer place by helping good people to be more dangerous is exactly what got my attention in the first place. With over 15 years of operational experience, Bernardo is a subject matter expert (SME) in the field of Counter-Terrorism (CT) and security best practices. His expertise covers high-risk police tactics, special operations (SOF), dignitary protection (CP) and close-quarters battle...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Dustin Burt is someone who specializes in providing personal protection services to the world's top entertainment and business professionals for over ten years worldwide. His company, Superior Protection Consultants https://www.superiorprotectionco.com/ also provides security management to private estates, commercial enterprises, and the event/production sector. Dustin is one of those few professionals you work with and realize really quickly that he’s truly got a passion for what he does. In my...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Jonathan(Jon)Burke is the founder and lead instructor of Next Level Combatives. With over three decades of experience in mixed martial arts, self-defense (armed and unarmed), and close-quarters combat, Jon developed the P4 De-escalation Training Program. This unique program utilizes a systematic approach that yields immediate results and retention under stress for participants of various skill levels. Through martial arts, Jon has helped countless men, women, and children of all occupations and ...
Apr 10, 2022•1 hr 28 min
In this episode, I'm honored to be joined by Rick Sweeney who's the president of the prestigious safety solutions company, SECFOR International. Rick has more than two decades of risk management experience in elevated threat areas. He provides risk & crisis management in multiple countries as prime or subcontractor. Currently, he's serving clients in Syria, Mexico, Lebanon, Iraq, Haiti, Colombia and numerous other challenging locations. Rick is also the Director of OTC International which pr...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Mikey Hartman, Former Commander of the IDF Sharpshooting and Marksmanship School, is the CEO of CAA USA & International. CAA (www.caagearup.com/) is the exclusive distributor of world-class, operator-tested firearms accessories. Their products are specifically designed to meet the rigorous demands of tactical solutions required by the world’s armed forces, law enforcement units and weapons professionals. LTC. (Ret.) Mikey Hartman, has vast and unique 20-year experience of training over 500,0...
Apr 03, 2022•1 hr 28 min
I'm honored to interview Daniel Coman in this episode of the Executive Protection Lifestyle podcast. He's been working with me on a few projects inside the industry and I've known him for quite some time now. Daniel entered the industry when he turned 60, and if you think that it's too late to join an industry like ours, you should listen to this entire episode. He's also one of the patrons of the Executive Protection Training Day Succes Package and during the course of the interview, he talks a...
Mar 21, 2022•44 min
Females in the Executive Protection Industry have so much to offer like us all. Miranda is an amazing example of that as her words come true and experience doing this work all over the globe. She has a truly amazing story with more than just a cool tactical background. She brings with her the experience of being on the receiving end of kidnapping and abuse, and many other evils we all aim to mitigate in the world. She is truly an amazing human to me for a few reasons but primarily because she ha...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min
AARON has become a good friend as I’ve recently joined forces with him and CAA USA. I’m really excited about working with this company because I know that the MCK they produce is a hidden gem within the tactical community. When it comes to you taking your firearms to the next level, empowering people who maybe less physically potent with a system that can help them protect themselves more easily and a number of other things that piece of equipment is tremendous. Aaron works for that company but ...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 41 min
Joe LaSorsa is a name I’ve heard over the course of my entire executive protection career. This company and the men who have run it have been impacting our industry for decades. In this interview, I’m honored to speak with Joe LaSorsa 2.0 who has done some pretty amazing things with the company and made some truly fantastic contributions to our industry. He was one of our honored guests at The EP FORUM 2021 and he’s also an EP Master instructor at my school, The League of Executive Protection Sp...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Episodes like this are special to me because they give insight into how people are getting into the executive protection industry. There’s truly nothing more valuable to me than to hear about how the tools, programs and content we’ve created are truly working for agents out there in the field in the real world. I can’t share all of these conversations with you because honestly, I have way too much content like this that demonstrates how effective my Training Day Program and Masters Class is for ...
Feb 14, 2022•25 min
In conversation with Wes Bearden, where we indulge in knowing about the National Council of Investigation and Security Services. ( https://www.nciss.org/ ) It is a USA-based association formed to watch legislative issues which makes it important for private security professionals like us to know about. Wes has been involved with several of the state as well as national associations so he brings in, his plethora of experience to the EP industry. Wes goes on to talk about the vision and mission of...
Feb 07, 2022•46 min
