OLD-SCHOOL ASSESSMENT MEETS MODERN CHALLENGES

This episode of the Fearless Mindset Podcast is the first part of our conversation with Aaron Mauldin, Owner of Katalyst Training Group and KTG Consulting. Aaron dives into his expertise in training management and executive protection and how he assesses and optimizes his clients' protection programs.

He also shares his real-world experiences on how he helped his clients improve their security, protected HVAs, and defined security policies and procedures so that organizations can be better equipped to handle the challenges of modern-day executive protection. 

GOLDEN NUGGETS

Sometimes, full-time employees are the cause of problems - Aaron: "What happens is it was management because they didn't understand what EP operations are, the logistics, the customer support, and how for a proper detail to actually do their job. They were controlling the vehicles or they're making 'em stay at other hotels and now they're Ubering back and forth instead of having the vehicles allocated to grab them an hour early. When I went in, the hardest thing was discussing with the individual that hired me, given an assessment, that they are the problem."

Defining the difference between security policies and procedures - Aaron: "Risk assessment is the foundation, the base of every protection detail. So you can write the SOPs—and policies and procedures and SOPs are two different things. The policies and procedures, there's an education point too, are dictated by the corporation or the family office or the security company, meaning that Aaron, if you fly for over six hours, you can book first class or you have to allocate this way when you're doing receipts or yada yada yada, where SOPs are your actual operating procedures when protecting that client." 

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