How to secure buy-in during difficult situations | Lessons from an ex-CIA agent

The Jake Savage Podcast

Matt Osborne is a former CIA agent who now heads up the international operations team for O.U.R.. In this interview, Matt shares what it's like to sit across the table from underground sex traffickers, pretending to build rapport as a potential customer right before his team conducts a sting! He also shares tips on persuasion based on his past experience of having to secure buy-in from U.S. Presidents. Enjoy!
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"Director of International Operations Matt Osborne has held a variety of positions within Operation Underground Railroad since he joined the organization in 2014, focused on undercover rescue operations, aftercare, education and outreach. Before that he served a 12-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency and US Department of State, where he worked issues related to terrorism against the homeland, illegal narcotics, organized crime, and human trafficking. He regularly provided secrets and analysis to US Presidents, senior cabinet officials, and the National Security Council.
In his role as a Foreign Service Officer and diplomat, Matt served overseas tours in Madrid, Spain, Caracas, Venezuela, and Mexico City, Mexico, and organized official visits for former President Obama, Vice President Biden, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Matt holds a B.A. in International Studies from Miami University in Oxford, OH, and a M.A. in International Policy Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA. He has been married for almost 25 years and has two teenage daughters who give him the drive to fight child exploitation and human trafficking around the world."