Personal Safety & Crime Avoidance Training  

The business community uses social media and network solutions on an increasing basis for networking, recruiting and marketing purposes. Many of us also enjoy the social aspect of portals such as Twitter, Face Book and others. But how much do our social and business personas overlap? What are the exposures we may not be aware of from a personal and corporate image and security standpoint? My guest Christopher Burgess will join us to discuss how we may better segment our online presence and will give us other things to consider as we forge ahead into the new frontier of social media networking. Christopher serves as Senior Security Advisor to a Fortune 100 company, where he provides expertise on security, intellectual property strategm and security awareness and education. Prior to this role, he served over 30 years as a national security executive. He is the author of Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost: Preventing Intellectual Property Theft and Economic Espionage in the 21st Century

Join me as I interview Phillip Allen of PC Allen Consulting and Investigations as we discuss how vital quality background checks are in today's day and age. A wrong hire can impact anything from productivity and morale to compromising proprietary information and even creating conflict in the workplace. Prior to founding PC Allen Consulting and Investigations Phillip spent 28 years with the Seattle Police Department where he was a Detective in the Gang, Robbery, and the Homicide/Assault Units. His extensive law enforcement background allow Phillip to bring a unique perspective to the area of private investigation.

I interview Stephanie Angelo (SPHR) on the topic of domestic violence in the workplace. Stephanie is CEO of Human Resource Essential, LLC, and she works with companies to resolve domestic violence’s hidden costs to employers. I will be asking Stephanie to address the impact of domestic violence on companies from the personal and financial line item standpoints and will ask her to describe some of the aspects of her in depth and comprehensive initiatives that focus on sustainable change.

Our company teaches crime avoidance to people 14 years and older. But what about training for younger children and the parents of very young children. Join me as I interview Kim Estes, co-founder of P.E.A.C.E, a non profit dedicated to ending childhood sexual abuse and abduction through prevention education. I have taken Kim's workshop and am keen to ask her to discuss: Dispelling the Stranger Danger Myth.The importance kids listening to the "Uh-Oh"feeling. Prevention lessons are made up of small teachable moments, not one big "Talk" and other areas that are of concern to any parent of younger children.

Summer is here and we just did a show on medical preparedness and travel and posted a list of travel safety tips on our site. As important is the topic of defensive driving as many of us head out onto the highways this summer. Join us as I interview Tom Odegaard, President of Evergreen Safety located here in Seattle. Tom will cover the top five contributors to motor vehicle accidents including the dangers of distractions and how to deal with the increasing incidence of road rage. This will be a great listen for all drivers and especially those who have just started driving. Driving safety courses are just some of the many safety classes Evergreen offers to corporations here in the Pacific Northwest. www.esc.org

Carol Bowser founder of Conflict Management Strategies,joins me to discuss: Early recognition of tension, conflict and potential violence in the workplace and the impact of gender on workplace conflict and resolution. Organizations hire Conflict Management Strategies Inc. to address their workplace conflict, train employees in conflict resolution skills, evaluate internal conflict resolution processes, and facilitate tangible change within the working environment.