Jeff McKissack

Jeff McKissack

TX, US
Learn how to spot trouble BEFORE trouble spots you!

For over 35 years, Jeff McKissack has been teaching individuals as well as companies, corporations, and non-profits how to "spot trouble 'before' trouble spots you."

This started with his work alongside an investigative reporter for ABC, CBS, and NBC News landing him in schools across the country, educating educators.  Later, this led to his own company, Defense by Design, addressing the topics of violence and prevention as well as social engineering with the professional world through conferences, conventions, continuing education seminars, employee training events, client value-add events, and corporate PR events.

Jeff has spoken to over 350,000 in live audiences during his career, but countless others through radio and television interviews as well as at least one "TED Talk".  He is a contributing writer to several national trade publications as well as book author.  Jeff is certified in a number of professional fields for continuing education, including the medical, legal, financial, educational, ministerial, real estate, human resource, risk management, and insurance professions to name a few.

For over 35 years, Jeff McKissack has been teaching individuals as well as companies, corporations, and non-profits how to "spot trouble 'before' trouble spots you."

This started with his work alongside an investigative reporter for ABC, CBS, and NBC News landing him in schools across the country, educating educators.  Later, this led to his own company, Defense by Design, addressing the topics of violence and prevention as well as social engineering with the professional world through conferences, conventions, continuing education seminars, employee training events, client value-add events, and corporate PR events.

Jeff has spoken to over 350,000 in live audiences during his career, but countless others through radio and television interviews as well as at least one "TED Talk".  He is a contributing writer to several national trade publications as well as book author.  Jeff is certified in a number of professional fields for continuing education, including the medical, legal, financial, educational, ministerial, real estate, human resource, risk management, and insurance professions to name a few.

Broadening Security Concerns

This presentation looks at the three typical spots of HR and Risk Management liability: (1) on the clock mistakes, (2) off the clock mistakes, and (3) unknown dramas.

Also covered are the primary legal strategies utilized by plaintiff attorneys pursuing claims of negligence when such cases arise within the workplace.

How to better mitigate such risks as well as the documentation that should accompany such initiatives and training are addressed in this program.

Risk ManagementEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Safety, Security & Social Engineering

In today's world of cyber threat and hackers, billions of dollars are being spent to secure the safety of facilities, personnel, and data.  However, a truly skilled criminal mind knows that to negate the common trappings of cameras, alarms, access controls, anti-virus, and firewall protections you don't always need to hack computers if you can hack the people inside.

This presentation looks at the aspect of physical and data security not from the obvious overt...
Risk ManagementEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Sell like a Criminal!

Some of the best sales and marketing experts are criminals, those who con everyday people out of their hard-earned money.  But how do they do so?

This program looks at the personality traits and individual techniques that criminals and con artists use to build rapport, gain trust, and "close business" noting that these are neutral traits and techniques that sales and marketing professionals can utilize as well -- though obviously for more noble purposes.

This program can...

EmpowermentEducational / InformativeHumorous / Funny

Caught On Camera

In today's world of cell phone cameras, what your employees do off-the-clock can greatly impact operations, media relations, and reputations on-the-clock. And today, the cameras are always on because the cameras are everywhere!

To assume your people "know better" can land your company in either the court room, the news room, or worse -- the court of public opinion via social media.

What are the typical issues that seem to draw such attention?  How can...
Risk ManagementEducational / Informative

Anatomy Of A Threat

Have you ever been threatened?  Has someone at work ever been threatened?  What does that look and sound like?  And what did you do in response, if anything, to determine if the threat was actually legitimate enough to involve others or enhance security?

This presentation gives you basic tools and understanding of such scenarios to better help you and possibly your company assess these and determine what, if any, next steps should be taken to mitigate possible...
Educational / Informative

Luring New Business

This presentation is about value-add marketing for business.  It is an age-old tactic often employed still by larger insurance companies and financial firms to leverage existing customers in order to create new customers.  But the strategy can be used by literally anyone in business who has an existing book of clients.

What are value-adds?  What is value-add marketing?  How do you not only leverage 'your' existing clients to acquire potentially new clients,...
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Hook, Line & Sinker

This presentation is for those actively involved in the world of networking, but not necessarily seeing the desired ROI from such meetings and activities.

We've all had that moment -- someone on a plane, someone at a party, someone at an event asks you the million dollar question, "So, what do 'you' do for a living?"

The next words out of your mouth will either foster a great conversation and possible interest in your business, or it will...
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific