Episode 167 of the Check Your Six podcast brought a great guest back into the studio, Adrian Thacker of Proficiency Backgrounds. This is Part 1 of 4 where we start start to build on creating a podcast for Adrian about his industry. It has been a little over 4 years since he was in the first time and things have changed quite a bit for him, his business and the industry. We talked about why he decided to move into the arena and not the engineering that he loved, but an experience that he had in an employment process really changed the course of his life. He determined that what he went through is a struggle that more people that we realize face and especially those from lower income backgrounds, may not have the ability to fight. I thoroughly enjoyed having Adrian in the studio for these sessions and I can't wait to hear what he has coming in 2026. You can find out more about him on his website, https://proficiencybackground.com/, this isn't your daddy's old style background checks, this is cutting edge.

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Long time Staci Talley stopped by GRP Studios for Episode 166 of the Check Your Six Podcast. Staci and I met probably close to 15 years ago or more when we were both involved with Marty Jean-Louis and the My Christian Films studio here in Orlando. We have watched her go from someone that was looking to pursue an acting career to a producer for national accounts working with ad agencies. Her decision to be a part of a Jordan Brady workshop/seminar helped her begin to understand what is available and to not be afraid of stepping out into the unknown. We talked about her realizing that we can't do everything, get a good accountant if you want to start your business and NETWORKING, NETWORKING, NETWORKING, especially when you are trying to get into this industry. Also talked a lot about her work with WIFT Florida, her involvement now as VP of the Florida WIFT and the value there is in being a part of that group as well as the Film Florida and your local film commissions throughout Florida. Always a great time when we can meet and every once in a while actually call on her to help with projects!!

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Episode 165 is somewhat different from first 164 episode that I have done and it comes after a bit of a hiatus. We have been pretty busy and had some issues with the A/C unit in the recording studio but thanks to Shaw Air, they wrangled the problem and got us back up and running. This episode actually focuses on something that I have not talked about much at all on the podcast, that is my faith and being a Christ follower in the wake of Charlie Kirks death. It has made me realize that I have not lived the faith that I have proclaimed for so long and have not been vocal about my hope of eternity in Christ. The political climate seems to have created the inability of people to have differences of opinion/belief/view without becoming offended and the the circumstances around Charlies death are proof of that. I know some will be offended at the topic but as I say in the podcast, you have to choose to be offended. Not trying to hammer anyone over the head, just saying what I believe and not concerned anymore with the results of speaking truth.

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Tony Boni and Sean Esler stopped by the GRP Studios with some Seminole County H.S Interns that are working with them and the Be The Change Today Foundation. Tony and Sean have both been on the podcast before in different capacities but today was all about Be The Change Today Foundation and what they are doing to change our community. It started with poker tournaments that raised money for specific charities, which was tremendously successful but the direction has evolved and developed to include future pickleball tournaments, domino tournaments and other options to raise money for charities that can't always do it themselves. A lot of help came from the AFP - Association of Fundraising Professionals but we also talked about how they are adapting the original idea into a much larger scale for putting the "Fun" back in FUNdraising. Talked about charity marketing, the Seminole County Schools Intern Program, how the donation dollars are used and what the BTCTF operational costs are, how charities will be vetted that will be receiving the donations and some other topics that help tell their story. Looking forward to what they will be doing going forward and how much of an impact they can make! You can find out more about them here at https://bethechangetodayfoundation.org/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMDSKBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwdFZ3aUdUd1ROc0pOOUp0AR7MqJ_RYyuWUg8NrsGLX3TZk3iLysUw9btdUfa2lDRVC5xgXLzJOs3Exhnx_Q_aem_g0vCym5iM6DENcD_dslszA

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Data and Analytics were the topic of discussion on Episode 163 of the Check Your Six podcast. Army veteran Jake Dyal with Certus Core based in Tampa, dialed in to talk about what it is that they do and how they are handling the challenges in collecting and analyzing data for clients, especially in the military and national security arena. Jake's time in the Army provided him with the education and experience that led him to pursuing his career in the private sector in collecting and analyzing data for a myriad of sources and then providing mission specific content to their clients. We talked about the changing face of war, new and emerging technologies including the use of AI, how growing and adding investors can sometimes change the perspective of a business when investors are involved. We talked about the challenges they have in this industry with hiring and the expectation of the new hires coming in and Certus Core's expectations of those new staff members. Edge computing, sensor data and the tools that are involved which continue to develop and expand at an ever increasing rate, data in defense and the potential challenges that involve ethical collection and use of that date were just a couple of other things we discusses on the episode. You can find out more about what they do at their website, https://www.certuscore.com/

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Episode 162 of the Check Your Six podcast brought another young lady into GRP Studios, Sarah Ricks, this time talking about human trafficking, modern day slavery and some of its many layers that are all happening right here, not just in some far away land. Sarah owns Fire Drive Films, which is her creative umbrella but also operates the non-profit I See Roses Movement which will be focused on instruction, education and exposing the evil that is human trafficking. We talked about her projects, her event coming in January, her feature film, her back story about what drew her into this area and how she plans to fight against it. We have had the pleasure of working with Sarah on a couple of project and I cannot wait to be a part of what she has coming up! You can find out more about the movement at https://iseerosemovement.org/

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Episode 161 of the Check Your Six podcast brought a very special guest into the GRP Studios, Robin van Denderen, the founder a non profit called Stay With Me and works with freeing those that are caught in prostitution. She was special for one, she is Dutch and was born in Amsterdam, my wife is Dutch and born in Haarlem so I had fun trying to pronounce Dutch words. She shared her story about her introduction to those involved in prostitution in the red light district that very open and legal in Amsterdam, through something that her mother explained to her about those people. She knew at a very young age that helping those caught in this lifestyle and freeing them from this life. We talked about some of the myths about prostitution, some of the challenges in developing trust and overcoming the trauma that they have endured. Her non profit Stay With Me is based here in Central Florida but her vision is much bigger than that. You can find out more about her at her website...https://www.staywithme407.com/

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Episode 160 brought Morris Hartley from H & H Products into the GRP Studios for his podcast which was totally sweet. We have had several podcast in a row that guests have called in so it was good to have someone in the studio!! H & H has been around since 1964 and has been through a recession(at least a couple), oil embargo, Y2K, 9-11, 2008 crash, Covid, tariffs but have weathered the storm and are growing by nearly doubling their staff in the past year. We talked about employee issues and challenges coming out of Covid, supplier challenges, trucking issues, pivoting around product shortages, the potential changes coming from the FDA on food products used in syrups and mixes. We also talked about the culture of H & H and how their faith has been the foundation on pretty much everything that they have built over the last 65 years!! You can find out more about what they do at https://hhproductscompany.com/ and if you are in need of what they provide, then give them a call.

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