Iron Sights #3 After Dark - Byron Rodgers: Protecting Billionaires for A Living with The Mission To Make Good People Extremely Dangerous
Byron Rodgers is an Executive Protection Agent, published Author and Veteran on a global mission to educate, protect and inspire good people to become more dangerous. After leaving the Marines at 21 years old, Byron was assigned to working on of the toughest cases in Southern California where his job was to protect and service his Principle for nearly a decade, traveling to over 60 countries around the world. Byron has worked presidential inaugurations, doing whatever it takes to protect his billionaire clientele. When high net worth individuals need protection, they call Byron and his team at Bravo Research Group.
In this episode, we get into Bryon’s background and what a typical day in his life looks like working as an Execute Private Security agent. I had the pleasure of training beside Byron but there is a lot of his story I had never heard before sitting down to record this episode. Just some of the topics we get into include:
- How To Get Started The Right Way In The Industry
- The Best Way To Transition From A Military Background Intro Private Security
- The Importance of Social Skills When Working with High End Clientele
- The Pros and Cons of The Job
- Serving Time In and Surviving 5 IUDs In Afghanistan
- Being The Protector of Your Household
- The Difference Between PTSD, Paranoia and Being Ready To Protect
- The Exponential Growth of The Industry
After finishing up the episode I continued to chat with Byron off air. He is an incredible human being who is very passionate about people, our country and the growing threats we face when it comes to protecting and caring for the people we love. I’m looking forward to getting him back on the show. He has a wealth of knowledge so stay posted to learn more from him in the near future.
Timestamps:
00:00 Byron’s Background
02:51 What It’s Like Protecting The Top 1%
07:06 The responsibility of private security and who should do it
10:19 The Most Important Trait For Success In The Industry
16:53 How To Transition From Military Into Private Security
20:42 What Protectors Don’t Get Taught In Training
26:42 Staying Prepared For Anything In Private Security
31:46 How To Stay Safe As A Civilian
34:53 The security risk of being comfortable
37:27 One of The Fastest Growing Industries in The USA
39:53 The 4 Pillars of Private Protection
44:49 How To Be The Protector of Your Family
47:26 Paranoia and PTSD
51:44 The First Step of Self-Defense
55:23 Lessons From Combat In Iraq
58:17 Mission Statement
1:00:55 How To Get In Contact with Byron