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Stress-Testing the Future: Simulation Strategy & AI Readiness with Chris Lynch
In this conversation, PreparedEx host Rob Burton sits down with Chris Lynch — a Certified FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner and strategist in AI readiness and crisis simulation. Chris breaks down his approach to building exercises that don’t just tick compliance boxes but drive real organizational learning. We explore how well-crafted…
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Preparing for Nuclear, WMD and Emerging Threats – An Interview with Matt Kershner
In Episode 95 Rob interviews Matt Kershner who is the Chief at the Special Operations Forces Training Support Branch at DTRA the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The discussion during the podcast was centered around exercises. Matt has vast amounts of experience within the exercise design, delivery and evaluation of exercises and shares his stories during…
An Interview with Hector Delgado: Preparing for Active Shooter or Other Violent Intruder Crises.
In episode 94 Rob discusses active shooter and violent intruder events and preparedness with Hector Delgado founder and CEO of ASR Alert Systems, Navy SEAL (ret) and HSI Special Agent (ret). Hector spoke about what schools, businesses, sporting arenas, music festivals and other locations can do to try and mitigate a mass shooting or violent…
Boston Marathon Bombing Lessons for Incident Response and Business Continuity
In episode 93 of the podcast, John Petrozzelli discusses preparation for incident response, crisis response during an incident, and post incident response through the lens of his experience FBI analyst and investigator during the Boston Marathon Bombings. He discusses steps a company can take to prepare for incidents, respond to them, and adapt for the…
Lessons From The Wakefield Fire – An Interview with Lucy Dickson
In Episode 92 of the podcast, Rob spoke with Lucy Dickson of the Wakefield West Yorkshire, UK council about a fire that happened in their city in 2020. Lucy shares her personal background and what her role was on the day of the fire. Lucy also went into detail about the fire and the multi-agency…
Former Navy SEAL Dave Rogers Discusses Leading During Stressful Situations
In Episode 91 of our podcast, we interviewed Dave Rogers and discussed his career within the Navy SEALS, his time spent in politics as well as his journey through life. The interview goes into some of the lessons he learned during BUD/S training and especially Hell Week, which, if you are aware, is one of…
The Family Liaison Officer Role – An Interview with Moose Mutlow
In episode 90 of the PreparedEx podcast, Rob discusses the Family Leason Officer (FLO) role with Moose Mutlow. Moose provides insight into search and rescue emergencies as a trained and experienced FLO. Moose discusses his career so far and goes into detail about the role of the FLO as well as some of the most…
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