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The People You Hire Are the Brand
Why Background Checks Are a Reputation Investment · People · Protection · Peace of Mind Every organization spends real money building a brand. Website. Logo. Culture deck. Community sponsorships. Years of showing up the right way for customers, congregants, patients, students, or partners. And then, one hire at a time, that brand is handed to human beings who represent it every day — often to your most vulnerable stakeholders. The single fastest way to burn a brand you spen

Mike Larsen
Jul 287 min read


Raven’s Overwatch Program: Smarter Support for Travel in Uncertain Environments
Travel today—whether for mission work, executive movement, or organizational operations—comes with a level of unpredictability that most teams aren’t fully equipped to manage on their own. Not every trip or budget, however, justifies deploying a full executive protection detail or a dedicated security team, and many organizations need something more practical and scalable instead. That’s where Raven Strategic Group’s Overwatch Program comes in. Overwatch is designed as a ligh

Mike Larsen
Jun 244 min read


Human Performance Under Pressure
Neil Armstrong had to fly the Eagle lunar lander away from the designated landing area due to terrain and set down on the surface of the...
timwebb82
Jun 17, 20246 min read


Get Some Training
A long time ago at a rope rescue training an instructor taught us that "knowledge is the lightest tool one can carry." Two decades later...

Mike Larsen
Jun 11, 20242 min read


How a Raven EP detail can transform your life
We get asked frequently why people need executive protection. In all honesty there’s a wide variety of reasons. It could be that...

Mike Larsen
May 21, 20243 min read


Communications Planning for Travel
Staying In Touch While Abroad There's a lot of uncertainty in the world and so many places that used to be safe have become more and more...

Mike Larsen
Mar 26, 20244 min read


Simple door lock
As I was prepping for an upcoming trip and checking some of my travel kit I stumbled across these travel locks. This little portable door...

Mike Larsen
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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