The GSPG Podcast

On this episode, Global Security and Protection Group's Managing Director Ron Jacobus interviews Carlos Francisco, Regional Security Leader at Meta (formerly Facebook) and author of the book, “So, You Want to Get into Corporate Security?” Carlos, a trilingual, self-motivated, and dedicated security leader, shares his insights about navigating through the competitive corporate security hiring process, assimilating into the corporate work environment, and important keys to success for new security leaders during their first 90 days inside the corporate security bubble. 

Carlos Fransisco's book So You Want To Get Into Corporate Security.

Episode sponsor: Storeyline Resumes 

On this episode, Global Security and Protection Group's Managing Director Ron Jacobus interviews James Hamilton, Senior Vice President of Quality in Protection and Training at Gavin de Becker & Associates. James, a powerhouse in the protection industry, discusses his transition from government to private sector executive protection, protector training and development takeaways, how to navigate the delicate balance between work and family life, and the upcoming GDBA Advanced Threat Assessment Academy.

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Episode Sponsors: EP ACCESS, A Training Platform and Perry Carpenter, author of The Security Culture Playbook.

On this episode, Global Security & Protection Group's Managing Director Ron Jacobus interviews Aaron Arp, Director of Special Projects at Progressive Force Concepts (PFC). Aaron, an accomplished security practitioner, discusses the importance of protective intelligence, the inclusion of female protectors in executive protection, and PFC's development and implementation of their Executive Security Operations Concierge (ESOC) to best equip executive protection agents with critical information for the safe, secure, and efficient travel of their executive and high-net-worth clients.  

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Episode Sponsor: Kelly Sayre, author of Sharp Women and founder of The Diamond Arrow Group.

On this episode, Global Security & Protection Group's Managing Director Ron Jacobus interviews former Air Force Security Specialist and CIA Special Agent Michael Trott. Mike talks about his book The Protected in which he writes about protecting high-ranking military personnel as a young Airman from terrorism and espionage threats during the height of the Cold War, highlights his experience serving on CIA Director George Tenet's protective security detail, discusses transitioning from the military to the private sector, and shares his thoughts on the double-edged-sword of technology in the executive protection profession. 

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Episode Sponsor: Progressive Force Concepts - PFC Training.