About AGENT OF INFLUENCE:

From New York Times bestselling author of SPY SECRETS THAT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE—a practical business book on how to use proven spy techniques to better bolster your business strategies – from self-advocation to selling to interviewing to—what everyone wants—making more money.

Even if you’ve never seen a James Bond film or never met a real-life CIA Officer, you know that spies are geniuses at surviving covertly. Their ability to communicate in code is practically written into their DNA, and while it’s true that spies receive some of the best survival training in the world, there’s another, more critical skill a spy must have to survive: business savvy. Spies employ a range of techniques to survive in diverse environments, but to be effective, they must know how to successfully persuade others. Fail to make the sale, and they could end up in a foreign prison….or worse!

Spies may be the best salesmen in the world, but the truth is that we—normal, everyday people—are also selling ourselves all the time. We sell our ideas to colleagues at work, to our friends and partners, and maneuver to achieve success in the form of promotions, higher salaries, and recognition from our peers. The stakes may not be as high for civilians as they are for spies, but the skills required for both to be successful are ultimately the same.

In AGENT OF INFLUENCE: How to Use Spy Skills to Persuade Anyone, Sell Anything, and Build a Successful Business (on sale: June 4, 2019), former CIA Officer and founder of Spy Escape & Evasion, Jason Hanson pulls back the curtain on how anyone can use spy tactics to become a more successful and business-minded individual. Highlighting easy to follow techniques like the SADR method (Spotting, Assessing, Developing, and Recruiting), Jason’s message will appeal to those looking for a competitive leg up, and who entrust the insider secrets of spy practice to take them from CIA to CEO.