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I’ve worked protective service operations for former US presidents and high-ranking military officials.The Commandant of...
24/06/2026

I’ve worked protective service operations for former US presidents and high-ranking military officials.

The Commandant of the Marine Corps as an example - Leaders whose safety was my responsibility.

And the biggest lesson from those assignments had nothing to do with tactics.

It was this: The best leaders don’t need to be the loudest in the room.

When you’re protecting someone at that level, you see how they operate behind closed doors. No cameras. No speeches. Just them.

The ones who commanded the most respect?

→ They listened before they spoke.

→ They stayed calm when everyone else was reacting.

→ They made decisions without needing to explain themselves twice.

→ They treated the person holding the door the same as the person across the table.

Rank didn’t make them leaders. But their presence sure did.

I carried that into every squad I led, every investigation I ran, and now into every room I speak in and conversation I coach in.

Leadership isn’t about the title on your door, friends.

It’s about how you show up when no one’s watching.

TrustCon 2026. San Francisco. My 4th year in a row.Four straight years speaking at TrustCon, and I’m still fired up.Year...
23/06/2026

TrustCon 2026. San Francisco. My 4th year in a row.

Four straight years speaking at TrustCon, and I’m still fired up.

Year one, I trained on moving from federal government to the private sector. How I did it. How you can too.

Since 2024, my focus shifted to offline harm.

Here’s what trust and safety teams face:

- Online threats don’t stay online.
- They spill into the real world.
- You need to see them coming or respond fast.

That’s where my background comes in. Nearly 15 years as a federal agent taught me how to assess threats, read behavior, and protect people when the stakes are real.

Now I bring that into a room full of professionals doing critical work.

If you work in trust and safety and want to sharpen your approach to offline harm, I’ll see you in San Francisco.

Most people waste their time defending their ego.I’ve seen it in federal law enforcement and in the private sector.The b...
22/06/2026

Most people waste their time defending their ego.

I’ve seen it in federal law enforcement and in the private sector.

The best leaders I’ve worked with? They let go of being right so they could get it right.

Big difference.

Ego protects your pride. Mission protects your people.

One keeps you stuck. The other moves you forward, friends. Be ever mindful of which one you are defending.

18/06/2026

40 years on Wall Street taught her one thing most leaders get wrong.

Stephanie Georges has been a top-ranked Wall Street analyst, a C-suite exec in telecom and tech, a Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow, and founder of the The Meraki Dignity Project project.

She’s guided organizations through reinvention at every scale.

On this week’s Tactical Harmony Show, she broke down what separates leaders who move from leaders who stall:

→ Smart risk pays. Reckless risk costs you the room. The skill is knowing the difference.

→ Feedback lives on the other side of action. You learn nothing standing still.

→ Fierce independence caps your ceiling. Better solutions come from bringing ideas together.

→ Slowing down is a performance strategy. Calm leaders make sharper calls.

One big take-away that stuck with me:

→ Meraki, pouring your whole self into something with creativity, soul, and love, builds work people stay loyal to. How beautiful is that.

This conversation will challenge how you think about risk, readiness, and reinvention.

🎧 Full episode on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. Link in bio.

What’s YOUR meraki?!👇

17/06/2026

I interrogated people for nearly 15 years. Here’s what I know most leaders get wrong about tough conversations. 👇

They talk too much.

Silence isn’t awkward, it’s a strategy.

When you stop filling the air, people fill it for you...

But most leaders walk into a hard conversation with a script in their head. They’re so focused on what 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 want to say, they miss what the other person is telling them.

The rule I live by:

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸.

And when it gets uncomfortable? Let the silence sit.

That’s where the real information lives.

And this is exactly how I can coach and train others.

Once you truly see and hear the other person, you then can support them in the best and most meaningful way.

Content note: This post discusses su***de + loss. Honor where you are today. If you need support: 988 (US) or findahelpl...
16/06/2026

Content note: This post discusses su***de + loss. Honor where you are today. If you need support: 988 (US) or findahelpline.com (international).

The first death case I ever investigated still stays with me.

2007 in Las Vegas. I was an Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent stationed at Nellis AFB.

A young Airman had taken his own life.

Very tragic, but a pretty straightforward case as we had to investigate to extinguish any possible criminal activity.

Through interviews, I learned his wife had a serious medical condition. The bills were crushing them and he couldn’t see a way out.

So he made a permanent decision for a temporary problem, so she could have the life insurance money for her treatment.

He chose her life over his.

I was brand new in my career as a Federal Agent and that case imprinted on me in a big way.

Because on paper, it was a death investigation.
In reality, it was a story about love.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Your “problem employee” might be drowning at home.
Your “difficult client” might be fighting battles you can’t see.
Your own resistance might be protection, not procrastination.

Leadership isn’t about being right. It’s about getting it right. Read that again.

This is why I coach the way I do. Because everyone deserves someone who looks for the story beneath the story.

If someone on your team is struggling, ask the second question. Then the third. Don’t stop at the surface.

You might be the only one who does.

What moment taught you to look deeper? 👇

My dog Diego taught me more about leadership than most humans ever did.He passed on 27March - and yes, I’m still very mu...
12/06/2026

My dog Diego taught me more about leadership than most humans ever did.

He passed on 27March - and yes, I’m still very much grieving.

Here’s (a little) of what he left me with:

Dogs don’t pretend. No frills. No fuss. They show up exactly as they are.

That’s integrity. That’s authenticity. That’s leadership.

🐾 Lead yourself first.
🐾 Presence over perfection.
🐾 You can’t force outcomes. Sometimes you surrender.

That last one? Still learning it in a BIG way. I wish I had more chapters to write with him (and Cover.) 🥹

I wrote a book about this — Unleashed: Holistic Leadership Insights from Our Canine Companions. It’s about elevating your leadership and transforming your life: mind, body, spirit.

📖 Link in bio.

What has your dog taught you about life? Tell me below 👇

P.S. This pic is Clover, Diego, Ivy and me. 🐾

11/06/2026

She quit her job eight months pregnant to start a company.

Three and a half years later?
Almost 200 team members. Seven figures.

Valerie Bowden bet everything on one belief.

Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not.

She backpacked solo through 13 African countries.
Lived in Ethiopia for eight years.
Landed on NBC’s top 30 global women rising.

Now she helps companies scale by hiring top-tier remote talent from Africa.

What she teaches founders:
➡️ Conviction starts a company. Data scales it.
➡️ A messy first step beats a perfect plan you never launch.
➡️ Name the bad day. Walk it off. Show up tomorrow.

Her “messy first step” rule is what I preach to my clients. You will not steer a ship sitting still, friends.

🎧 Apple, Spotify, or YouTube. Link in bio up top.

What messy first step turned into something big for you? Drop it below 👇

A monkey stole my glasses in Ukraine.Yup, you read that right.2014. Odessa town square. I was the last NCIS agent in cou...
08/06/2026

A monkey stole my glasses in Ukraine.

Yup, you read that right.

2014. Odessa town square. I was the last NCIS agent in country before Russia annexed Crimea. Supporting Exercise Sea Breeze, maritime security training with our partners.

Between briefings and threat assessments, I had a few minutes to grab lunch. Sitting at an outdoor cafe, watching the square, when this little guy jumps on my table.

I freeze. He freezes.

Then he snatches my glasses right off my face and bolts.

Picture this: A federal agent negotiating with a monkey for her prescription (yes, prescription) sunglasses. Using pieces of my sandwich as bait.

The locals? Dying laughing.

One old man shouts in broken English: “He likes shiny things! Dance for him!”

So there I am in a Ukrainian town square chasing this monkey that I’d never catch.

Got my glasses back though (big thank you to the monkey’s owner.)

Cost me half a sandwich and my dignity.

Here’s what that ridiculous moment taught me about business:

The best opportunities show up when you operate outside your comfort zone.

I could’ve stayed on base. Eaten comfortably. Kept everything controlled and predictable.

But I wouldn’t have:
• Seen the Russian prima ballerina perform Black Swan that night (This pic is right before watching her in all her glory!)
• Met the locals who became critical intel sources
• Built trust with partners by showing I wasn’t just another American who stayed behind walls

Your next breakthrough isn’t in your conference room, friends.

It’s in the uncomfortable places. The unscripted moments. The situations where you might look foolish.

Best reminder I have: Growth lives where control ends.

What’s the most unexpected place your work has taken you?
Drop it below 👇

P.S. Currently booking 2026-2027 keynotes where I promise no monkeys will steal your glasses. DMs open.

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