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Kennedy Saves the World

Mike Baker Saves The World...And Your Business

Kennedy Saves the World

FOX News Podcasts

Entertainment News, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.5810 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Kennedy sits down with former CIA Covert Operations Officer & CEO of Portman Square Group, Mike Baker to discuss his new audiobook, Company Rules Everything I Know About Business I Learned from the CIA.   Mike explains how he was able to compile some of his favorite stories from his time at the CIA for his book, without divulging any national security secrets. He summarizes his overseas operations and shares lessons he learned while in the CIA. Later, Mike reveals what a "goat rope" is. Follow Kennedy on Twitter: @KennedyNation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:05.9

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0:10.9

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0:24.8

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0:27.1

Kia, movement that inspires. Welcome to this episode of Kennedy saves the world.

0:47.9

And today I'm going to turn to someone who has not only saved the world as a CIA operations officer for 20 years plus, he's also doing so in the private sector.

0:58.8

He's got a brand new audiobook that you have to listen to immediately.

1:03.1

It's inscribed, which is one of those audiobook platforms.

1:07.4

It's called company rules or everything I know about business. I learned from the CIA.

1:13.0

You used to know him from diligence. Now he is the chairman, CEO, and founder of the Portman Square

1:18.3

Group, also known as PSG. And they have 55 bureaus around the world. Mike Baker, welcome to Kennedy

1:25.8

safely. Thank you. Well, that's all the time we have for today. Thanks, everyone. Great to see you. Drive safely. Well, thank you. Thank you for mentioning the book. And I narrate it myself. I know, which is rare. Yeah, it is rare. And it's also, I mean, it's out in time for Valentine's Day. And it's so it's... I can think of nothing more romantic.

1:45.0

I mean, this was like 50 shades of gray with like button men and spooks.

1:52.6

It was, it's all of those things.

1:54.9

And it's, look, it's, you know, it's an easy listen, I like to think.

1:59.8

It is.

2:00.1

And you, you dip into your time at the CIA just enough to flirt with the listener slash audio

2:07.8

reader.

2:08.8

So we want more about your time at the agency, also known as the company.

2:13.5

But then what I didn't realize in your new role as private sector security maven, you get to do all the cool stuff you did in the CIA and you get to tell us about it without divulging national security security. So one of the stories you tell, I was just, I was transfixed. It's about you have a target and he's flying from one city to another and you go to the city where he's departing and you use your boyish charm to get the person working at the airline to seat you next to the guy.

2:46.9

And then you've got your coworker who's's masquerading as your clever and indispensable assistant.

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