The Covert Investigator
by The Covert Investigator
Are you a new private investigator? Have you started your own private investigator business? Are you interested in the world of PIs? Tune in for helpful tips to increase your revenue, learn new skills, and hear stories from the field. My name is Tanner Rutledge. I'm a licensed private investigator with a decade and a half of experience as a PI. I learned most lessons the hard way. So, l started this podcast to help steer others away from common pitfalls.
Episodes
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What Is Professional Burnout?
Professional Burnout effects individuals in every role and it can lead to poor decisions, depression, and good people leaving roles that they were meant to fill. But what does it mean for professional investigators? And, what can you do when you start to feel burnt out? Today Tanner opens up…
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John A. Hoda The PI Coach
John A. Hoda is the owner of Hoda investigations and has decades of experience owning and operating a successful PI business. He s the host of My Favorite Detective Stories and the up coming series How to Rocket You Private Investigation Business. Mr. Hoda coaches and mentors investigators across...
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Protecting yourself and your Client in Domestic Cases
When working domestic client's I've found these key policies to be a huge help in protecting myself, my firm, and my client. Find me at: www.RutledgePi.com email me at: [email protected] Westbrook missing info: http://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1371690/1#.Xa4WFyKpbNY.facebook
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Quarantine Health and Fitness Resources for Private Investigators
The slowdown caused by Covid-19 has been devastating for several businesses. But, It brings a unique opportunity to focus on our health and fitness. Here are a few resources I've found to help get on and stay on track during the lock-down. Email me at [email protected] Find me at…
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EP15 Personal and Professional Development
During this down time it's important to keep busy, not only on our businesses but on ourselves as well. Here is a list of my favorite resources for private investigators to learn new skill and grow their businesses. www.RutledgePi.com Emaile the show at [email protected] Westbrook missing…
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We'll be back next week.
Thanks so much for tuning in. We had some issues with this week's episode. I'll try to get it out later this week. But, well will defiantly be back Monday the 30th.
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Stabilizing Income During a Public Health Scare
The Coronavirus scare has more and more people staying in. Cities are closing doors, canceling events, and urging people to stay home. Surveillance investigators are having more and more cases canceled or put on hold. Here is what I'm doing to stabilize my company and my advice for you....
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Ep13 Intake
Intake calls are the first real interaction you personally have with prospects, Make them count. www.RutledgePi.com [email protected] Westbrook missing info: http://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1371690/1#.Xa4WFyKpbNY.facebook
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EP12 Nutrition for Investigators
Today's episodes goes over strategies for eating healthy when your way from home and suffering through those long days in the field. https://www.rutledgepi.com Body Building Marco Calculator: https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/macronutrients_calculator.htm Westbrook missing info:...
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Ep11 Elevator Speech
The Elevator speech and 2 minute pitch are two of the most vital pieces of a solid sales strategy. A good pitch can set up and amazing professional relationship and a poorly executed one can devastate your bottom line. www.RutledgePi.com Small Message Big Impact by Terri Sjodin:...
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EP10 Courting Attorneys
As an investigator, how do you get your work in front of new attorney clients? In this episode, we go over how to network, warm up cold calls, and land new paying law firm clients. www.Rutledgepi.com email me at [email protected] Westbrook missing info:...
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EP09 A New Year New Prospects
On this episode Tanner recaps the past year and the changes in his personal life and business. We also kick off our series on sales with prospecting. www.Rutledgepi.com email me at [email protected] Westbrook missing info: http://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1371690/1#.Xa4WFyKpbNY.facebook
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EP 08 Leonard Acquaye CEO of Venassure
Venassure is a vendor management platform that links insurance professionals to qualified professional investigators. CEO Leonard Acquaye joins me today to discuss what exactly this means for local PIs. Link to Venassure www.venassure.com Link to Westbrook missing poster....
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EP07: We're back!
Today I talk about where I've been for the past few months and the state of the industry in Tennessee.
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EP 06 Fitness and Quality of Life
Today we talk about how to take care of yourself on the road and how to take control of your schedule so your life doesn't get away from you. Helpful apps: My Fitness Pal 30 Day fitness Challenge Fitness Buddy Home Workouts - No Equipment
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EP05 PI Pricing pt 3
On this episode we discuss Penetration Pricing and Price Skimming strategies for PI competencies and conclude out series on pricing.
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EP04 PI Pricing pt. 2
Today we talk about competitive and value based pricing strategies for your business. We also look at how to improve the perceived value for your PI business.
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EP03 PI Pricing pt.1
On this episode, I begin our discussion on pricing strategies for private investigators. How to price services is an issue every PI I know has had an issue with, including myself. We start by taking a look at a common used method of pricing commodity services, Cost Plus Markup, and lay the...
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Pretexting: Lying to Find the Truth
On this episode we looks at pretexting as an investigative tool and talk about some of the things you should consider before using it.
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Episode 1: Who I am and a little about the Industry.
In this episode I fill you guys in on who I am and give a brief overview of the industry. We talk about the different kinds of investigative work and I tell a few case stories.
About this show
Are you a new private investigator? Have you started your own private investigator business? Are you interested in the world of PIs? Tune in for helpful tips to increase your revenue, learn new skills, and hear stories from the field. My name is Tanner Rutledge. I'm a licensed private investigator with a decade and a half of experience as a PI. I learned most lessons the hard way. So, l started this podcast to help steer others away from common pitfalls.
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