Ric and Brandon talk about Ric's life escaping from Cuba, his career in the CIA, the book and a lot of other things not in the book that you''' enjoy. About Ric Prado Enrique “Ric” Prado is a paramilitary, counter-terrorism, and special/clandestine operations specialist, with a focus on international training operations and programs. Mr. Prado is a twenty-four year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency where he served as an Operations Officer in six overseas posts. He was Deputy Chief of Station and “Plank Owner” of the original Bin Ladin Task Force/Issues Station under Senior Analyst, Michael Scheuer, as well as Chief of Station in a hostile Muslim country. He also served as Chief of Operations in the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center (CTC) during the September 11th attacks, where Mr. Prado coordinated CIA/CTC’s special operations (SPECOPS) activities with the National Security Council and FBI, as well as with elite U.S. military representatives from Delta Force and SEAL-Team Six, then detailed to CTC/CIA. Mr. Prado spent his first ten years at CIA as a paramilitary officer in Special Operations Group/Special Activities Division (SOG/SAD) which is CIA’s “special operations force,” including 36 months of service in Central America as the first CIA officer living in the anti-Sandinista “Contra” camps, running counter-terrorism operations in Peru and the Philippines. Mr. Prado is now semi-retired but enjoys serving the “SPECOPS” Community as Subject Matter Expert (SME) at the SWCS’ ASOTC (Advanced Special Operations and Techniques Course) and ASOT Managers Course, Dragon Warrior, Emerald Warrior, among others. 🎧 Listen on: ► Website 👉 https://myedgepodcast.com ► Apple Podcasts 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-a-business-success-secrets/id1522407349 ► Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/7a3WcnSn9PlvwwF5hn4p4S RESOURCES & LINKS: SIGN UP FOR EDGE’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER. IT’S FREE Over 22,200 listeners strong! 👉 https://edge.ck.page/bea5b3fda6 ► The Brandon White Podcast Homepage https://MyEdgePodcast.com ► Twitter: Follow Brandon on Twitter https://twitter.com/brandoncwhite ► Instagram: Follow Brandon on Instagram (warning: lots of road biking pictures) https://www.instagram.com/brandoncwhite/ ► LinkedIn: Follow Brandon on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonwhite ABOUT THE PODCAST Coming to you from our recording studio in Half Moon Bay, California, The Brandon White Show gives you the edge to win in your business and your life with science based tools and unscripted conversations with guests who share their playbook and lessons learned. You leave each episode with an edge to be smarter, healthier and richer. Season 1 (episodes 1-168) the show was called Build a Business Success Secrets. Season 2 (episodes 168+) the show changed it's name to EDGE to better reflect what we do. Season 3 the show changed it's name to The Brandon White show.

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