Travel Risk Management: How to Minimize Risk and Ensure Safety 

With travel come inherent risks that can jeopardize the safety and well-being of high-profile individuals. This is where travel risk management plays a critical role. Understanding the importance of travel risk management and implementing effective strategies can help minimize potential threats and mitigate risk.  

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Executive Protection Advance Work: Strategies and Techniques for Effective Planning

Executive protection advance work refers to the meticulous planning, surveillance, and preparation undertaken by executive protection teams before the arrival of their Principals at various locations. This essential phase is the foundation of successful protective operations, enabling the identification and mitigation of potential risks, establishing safe travel routes, and implementing appropriate security measures.

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How to Hire the Right People for Your Security Team

Over the course of interviewing dozens of security leaders on this podcast, one of my favorite questions is, “How do you hire the right people for your security team?”

Their answers always provide a great insight. That’s because after interviewing countless job candidates, they’ve learned the best approaches to help them figure out how a person really ticks. And more importantly, whether they will work well on their team.

In this LifeRaft Podcast episode, Jerry Heying breaks down the techniques he uses to identify top talent and hire the right people for his close protection details.

Expect to learn the key personality trait every protector needs to succeed in the private sector, the biggest red flags to look for when interviewing candidates, the job interview question every hiring manager should ask, how to sniff out misleading accomplishments on a resume, the type of great candidates’ security managers often overlook, and much more.