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Big Fish with Spencer Matthews

S3 E14: Scott Walker: What a kidnap for ransom negotiator can teach you about handling crisis

Jan 17, 2024
01:00:11

Scott Walker is one of the world’s most experienced kidnap for ransom negotiators.

Over the course of his career, he’s helped resolve over 300 cases or similar crises.

Scott spent 16 years as a Scotland Yard detective engaged in counter-terrorism operations and resolving kidnap for ransom cases and was also deployed to hostile environments on behalf of military intelligence to conduct covert interrogation operations.

Now Scott uses his unique understanding of how people think, especially in times of adversity, to train leaders over the world in resilience, negotiation, crisis-management and communication. 

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