Success Tip: He discusses how to hire the right employees and how to retain them.

The Steve Harvey Morning Show

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🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Travis T. Wade.

CEO of The Guardian, a private security corporation. The discussion focused on hiring the right people, leadership strategies, and the importance of HR in business success.

🔑 Key Themes & Highlights

The Importance of HR in Hiring

Wade emphasized that HR is the backbone of any business, ensuring the right people are hired and retained.
He shared insights on how HR principles translate into building a strong security team.

Finding the Right Employees

The Guardian uses a conversational interview approach rather than traditional questioning.
Wade believes that getting candidates comfortable reveals their true personality, helping assess their suitability for security roles.

Key Traits for Security Professionals

Patience is the most important quality—impatient candidates are not a good fit for security work.
Security officers must be calm, observant, and able to de-escalate situations rather than react impulsively.

Reducing Employee Turnover

Wade stressed that treating employees well after hiring is just as important as selecting the right candidates.
He shared strategies for lowering turnover by fostering a supportive work environment.

📘 About Travis T. Wade & The Guardian
Travis T. Wade is a seasoned HR professional with over 25 years of corporate experience. His company, The Guardian, operates in Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina, providing armed and unarmed security, personal protection, and private investigations.

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0:49.9	My guest, let's get to it. It's a seasoned HR professional with over 25 years of corporate experience.
0:57.0	His company, The Guardian, is a private security corporation with three separate divisions,
1:02.4	armed and unarmed uniform security officers, personal protection, and private investigations.
1:09.7	He's serving Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina. Please welcome to money-making conversations. I'm going to call him a good friend of mine, Travis T. Wade. How you doing, Travis? Good. How are you doing, brother? How are you? Because you always are Rashan, I don't like to make my voice sound on the radio. But I do it for you, brother. I do it for you.
1:28.1	Thank you.
1:31.2	But, you know, you're New York born now, down in the south.
1:32.8	Now, how's that treating you there?
1:35.8	The food exchange there, you know, northern? Listen, the southern hospitality has been great.
1:40.2	Atlanta has been treating me like I've been, I've ridged here all my life.
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