Jeff Mckissack

President

Defence by Design

Jeff is a noted authority in the fields of threat assessment and the prevention of violent crime with over 35 years of experience speaking on these topics to audiences across the country, some 350,000+ in live audiences, and countless more via radio and television interviews.

In addition to speaking at conferences and conventions across the U.S., Jeff regularly conducts onsite employee training programs and client value-add events for various companies and corporations. Jeff also often provides continuing education seminars for those in the educational, medical, legal, financial, real estate, human resource, risk management, insurance, event planning, and venue management fields (and that list is growing). He has also been a contributing writer to several state and national trade publications.
Jeff also has decades of experience in the physical aspects of self-defense and protection, having taught at the university level for several years. He has worked and trained with some of the same people responsible for training many of today’s A-List Hollywood celebrities for their realistic on-camera fighting skills. Point being, he understands the physical dynamics of violence as well, yet another reason for his emphasis on prevention and avoidance.

But when asked, he best sums up his mission and message by saying, “My goal is to help you spot trouble *BEFORE* trouble spots you.” And in today’s world, that is a highly valuable skill set to be acquired and applied.

It is this experience and expertise as well as highly evident passion for his subject matter that Jeff brings to each and every presentation whether in public or private settings.

Event Safety, Security & YOU!

When traveling and working, personal safety and security become more of a challenge.  Sure, you want to get out, explore, have fun, and why not?  But learning some basic rules of the streets can help navigate these more safely.  Likewise, what about questionable or uncomfortable interactions while ‘working’ such events?  What are some best practices when navigating these as well, both for you and your colleagues?  These are the topics we will discuss in this presentation that will also benefit you at home as well as on the road.

Hook, Line & Sinker

Have you ever had 30 seconds, 60 seconds or even 5-15 minutes to ‘present’ about your work and company to a larger group? How also those elevator/plane trip queries of “so, what do ‘you’ do for a living?” How do you create more compelling presentations to those groups and/or a more concise, succinct response to those elevator/plane moments that creates more opportunities for conversation? These are topics we will address as well as 1:1 etiquette and other forms of acceptable follow-up in hopes of developing more relationship building versus simply selling/closing. It’s all about better understanding your “hook,” your “line” and your “sinker” which is what we will discuss.

Link to the program here.