You are going to love this episode!!!
We've got Michele Rigby Assad coming back to the Break It Down Show. Pete and Michele plan to discuss the earliest phases, skills or decisions when meeting/finding sources. This is where we should mention that Michele used to be a CIA operative and of course Pete was a combat spy. So, what do they do when they first get to a place and need to start collecting people who know things.
Growing up in a small town in Central Florida, Michele didn’t know much about the world. But her parents taught her the power of positive thinking which she embraced at a young age–being willing to do the hard things, never giving up, and working hard until you succeed. This propelled her down a long road, taking her to destinations she could have never imagined: serving undercover for ten years as a counterterrorism officer in the CIA; solving difficult problems as an international security consultant; supporting the fight for global human rights; and helping refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) persecuted by al-Qa’ida and ISIS.
Upon retirement from active service, Michele and her husband Joseph (also a former intelligence officer) joined a group of Americans who wished to aid persecuted Iraqi Christians. Their efforts resulted in the evacuation of a group from northern Iraq that was featured on ABC’s 20/20 in December 2015. Ger more information at michelerigbyassad.com