Instincts with Marty Strong

Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. Black Ops is the story of Ric’s legendary career that spanned two eras, the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism. Operating in the shadows, Ric and his fellow CIA officers fought a little-seen and virtually unknown war to keep USA safe from those who would do it harm.After duty stations in Central, South America, and the Philippines, Black Ops follows Ric into the highest echelons of the CIA’s headquarters at Langley, Virginia. In late 1995, he became Deputy Chief of Station and co-founding member of the Bin Laden Task Force. Three years later, after serving as head of Korean Operations, Ric took on one of the most dangerous missions of his career: to re-establish a once-abandoned CIA station inside a hostile nation long since considered a front line of the fight against Islamic terrorism. He and his team carried out covert operations and developed assets that proved pivotal in the coming War on Terror.

Kris Paranto was a member of the U.S. Army’s elite 75th Ranger Regiment, and is the author of two books. He was also a part of the CIA annex security team that responded to the terrorist attack on the US Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya on September 11th, 2012, helping to save over 20 lives while fighting off terrorists from the CIA Annex for over 13 hours. Kris and his fellow brothers-in-arms story is told in the book and the highly successful movie, 13 Hours.

Instincts Episode 3: Trent M. ClarkTrent M. Clark is a 3x MLB World Series coach with 12 seasons in professional baseball. He currently serves as a leadership coach, speaker, and CEO of Leadershipity. Trent specializes in building winning teams, developing corporate growth strategies, and inspiring personal development. He hosts the "Winners Find a Way" podcast and is the author of the book "Leading Winning Teams".Find out more about Trent: https://trent-clark.com/about-page

Instincts with Marty Strong: Episode 2 - Guy Gravino, Retired U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret), Command Sergeant Major.Guy Gravino is a former U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret), Command Sergeant Major and former counter-terrorism advisor and security expert for the public and the private sector. He is known for his leadership insights and experiences gained while supporting operations and contracts around the globe.  

Instincts with Marty Strong: Episode 1 - Chris Anthony, Senior Vice President, Northern Markets at ONE Sotheby's International RealtyChris has over 20 years of leadership and governance experience. He served as the President of Weichert, Realtors where he oversaw the Capital Region Offices in D.C., Virginia and Maryland and prior to that served as that company's VP for the New Jersey region. Chris is currently the Senior Vice President, Northern Markets at ONE Sotheby's International Realty.