War, economic crises, and societal meltdown: how to be prepared to face the coming geopolitical threats like a CIA spy Mike Baker is a former CIA covert operations officer and security expert, and host of The President's Daily Brief podcast. He is also the co-founder and CEO of the global intelligence and security firm, Portman Square Group. In this conversation, Mike and Steven discuss topics such as, the technology that the CIA keeps secret, the different CIA hacks to master the art of persuasion, the biggest threats facing the world, and how China uses TikTok to influence the West. 00:00 Intro 02:15 Who Is Mike Baker? 02:46 What Is The CIA? 04:18 Did Mike Spend A Lot Of Time Overseas For The CIA? 04:32 What Was Mike's Day-To-Day Like At The CIA? 08:28 How Does Mike Convince Someone To Become A Spy? 13:13 How Mike Recruits A Source 19:49 What Do They Train You To Be Good At In The CIA? 21:47 Why Did Mike Leave The CIA? 22:20 Mike's Transition To Becoming A Spy For Companies 24:22 Did Mike Ever Go Undercover? 25:19 Is Mike's Job Dangerous? 27:11 What Are The Transferable Skills From The CIA To Business? 31:38 Why Is Decision-Making Crucial For Businesses? 35:26 Will The Election Have Global Consequences? 38:07 Will Trump End The Wars? 40:46 Why Did Russia Start The War? 45:23 Why Is It In NATO's Interest To Support Ukraine? 53:07 How Does The Ukraine War End? 58:07 What Is China's 2049 Plan? 01:01:01 Why Does The US Care About Taiwan? 01:05:42 Who Is The Real Enemy Of The West? 01:12:45 What Happened At The Start Of The Israel Conflict? 01:15:19 Is US Support Waning For Israel? 01:17:18 How Does The Israel War End? 01:22:07 Why Is The US Concerned About Iran Getting Nuclear Weapons? 01:23:42 Should We Be Concerned About Nuclear Weapons? 01:26:03 Who Has Nuclear Weapons? 01:26:58 The Power Of A Nuclear Warhead 01:29:44 Will There Be A Nuclear Incident In The Next 100 Years? 01:32:03 What Are Mike's Biggest Concerns? 01:36:39 How Is Mike Prepping For The Future? 01:40:18 Is This Misinformation Meant To Control Us? 01:42:34 Did Russia Want Trump To Win? 01:47:01 Is TikTok Being Used To Divide Us? 01:54:31 What Happens If Trump Dies In Office? 01:58:39 What Advice Would Mike Give To His Kids? 02:04:05 The Guest's Last Question Follow Mike: YouTube - https://bit.ly/3Vazy9k Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ZpRzTt Podcast - https://apple.co/3B9vdfG 🚀 The 1% Diary is live - and it won’t be around for long, so act fast! https://bit.ly/1-Diary-Megaphone-ad-reads Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices