It happens everywhere throughout the world, and touches the lives of billions someway, somehow. In this episode, Kelly and Doug speak with Kara Smith, an expert committed to the pursuit of hunting criminals worldwide. Learn with us about the myths and lies surrounding human trafficking, how to protect your kids from online attackers, and all about love bombing and security theater.
To report a potential human trafficking situation, or to receive personal help, call the Human Trafficking hotline: 1-888-373-7888
Kara shares stories on the various ways kids and adults alike end up trafficked, and shares ways to help ensure it never happens to you or your loved ones.
Other topics we covered:
Kara Smith began her career as an intelligence analyst in the United States Air Force supporting critical missions spearheaded by the National Security Agency deploying to both Iraq and Afghanistan. Later she continued her intelligence career working with a specialized counter-terrorism unit within the FBI before she was recruited by DeliverFund a non-profit that combats human trafficking where she worked side-by-side with law enforcement and survivors as the former Chief of Analytics where she guided the organization's strategic analysis and technological development that provided analysts, law enforcement, and private industry with the most up-to-date practices, methodologies, and tools in the fight against human trafficking. Her unique analytical capabilities and experience in combating counter-terrorism and human trafficking led her to open her own consulting firm where she provides expertise and guidance to her clients in the fields of, counter-human trafficking, intelligence, investigation methodology, curriculum development, and child safety.
Connect with Kara:
Polaris Project: https://polarisproject.org/
Website: https://karasmithconsulting.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealkarasmith/
Connect with Doug and Kelly:
Follow The Diamond Arrow Group on Instagram and Facebook, and Kelly Sayre on LinkedIn and Twitter.
You can find Doug at @texasspydad, or on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Check Kelly’s new book Sharp Women that guides you through embracing your best self-defense weapon - your intuition.
Please click ‘Follow’ or ‘Subscribe’ on your favorite podcast platform, and we’d love to hear what you think is the best piece of advice you’ve heard on the podcast to-date in a Review on your podcast platform!
It happens everywhere throughout the world, and touches the lives of billions someway, somehow. In this episode, Kelly and Doug speak with Kara Smith, an expert committed to the pursuit of hunting criminals worldwide. Learn with us about the myths and lies surrounding human trafficking, how to protect your kids from online attackers, and all about love bombing and security theater.
To report a potential human trafficking situation, or to receive personal help, call the Human Trafficking hotline: 1-888-373-7888
Kara shares stories on the various ways kids and adults alike end up trafficked, and shares ways to help ensure it never happens to you or your loved ones.
Other topics we covered:
Kara Smith began her career as an intelligence analyst in the United States Air Force supporting critical missions spearheaded by the National Security Agency deploying to both Iraq and Afghanistan. Later she continued her intelligence career working with a specialized counter-terrorism unit within the FBI before she was recruited by DeliverFund a non-profit that combats human trafficking where she worked side-by-side with law enforcement and survivors as the former Chief of Analytics where she guided the organization's strategic analysis and technological development that provided analysts, law enforcement, and private industry with the most up-to-date practices, methodologies, and tools in the fight against human trafficking. Her unique analytical capabilities and experience in combating counter-terrorism and human trafficking led her to open her own consulting firm where she provides expertise and guidance to her clients in the fields of, counter-human trafficking, intelligence, investigation methodology, curriculum development, and child safety.
Connect with Kara:
Polaris Project: https://polarisproject.org/
Website: https://karasmithconsulting.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealkarasmith/
Connect with Doug and Kelly:
Follow The Diamond Arrow Group on Instagram and Facebook, and Kelly Sayre on LinkedIn and Twitter.
You can find Doug at @texasspydad, or on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Check Kelly’s new book Sharp Women that guides you through embracing your best self-defense weapon - your intuition.
Please click ‘Follow’ or ‘Subscribe’ on your favorite podcast platform, and we’d love to hear what you think is the best piece of advice you’ve heard on the podcast to-date in a Review on your podcast platform!