The Diary of a CEOEvy Poumpouras: Real Influence Is Respect, Not Being Liked
Poumpouras, a former Secret Service agent, says listening beats charm; she breaks down polygraph cues, boundaries, and the calm that earns real respect.
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- June 6, 2024
- Duration
- 2h 3m
- Channel
- The Diary of a CEO
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Evy Poumpouras is a former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent and multi-media journalist. She is also the co-host of Bravo TV's series ‘Spy Games’ and author of the best-selling memoir, ‘Becoming Bulletproof’. 00:00 Intro 02:22 My Mission To Unlock People's Potential 05:05 How You Became A Secret Service Officer 10:43 How To Get Someone To Do What You Want Them To 13:10 When You Listen To Someone They Like You More 14:34 You Need To Know About Them And Then You Can Start Asking The Right Questions 18:18 How To Get Others To Respect You 22:59 Is It Your Ego Or Have Your Boundaries Being Broken? 26:49 How To Build Confidence 29:34 The Different Versions Of Ourselves We Create 32:49 What I Learnt About Leadership From Working With 4 US Presidents 35:47 I Was In The Room When US Presidents Would Make Tough Decisions 38:36 My First Day Working For George Bush 41:07 Secret Service Training: Only 1% Make It Through 44:16 The 1% Of People That Became Part Of The Secret Service 46:06 How Can You Tell If Someone Is Lying To You? 48:16 Who's The Biggest Liar You've Met? 50:54 Signs They're Lying To You 52:59 What Your Body Language Reveals About You 01:00:19 Do Men Struggle With Strong Women? 01:01:00 What Advice Would You Give Your Daughter Become A Resilient Person 01:04:37 What Do You Work Out Your Mind And Body 01:07:19 What Was The Scariest Day Of Your Career? 01:12:28 How Was Your Mental Health During Your Career? 01:17:48 Discrimination In The Secret Service 01:19:39 How To Be Heard And Respected 01:25:51 Why You Need To Take Personal Responsibility 01:33:48 The Addiction To Being A Victim 01:35:02 Identifying Victims That Don't Want To Change 01:39:47 Undercover Missions 01:45:24 Discrimination In The Job 01:50:58 Labelling Yourself Can Affect The Way You See Yourself You can purchase Evy’s book, ‘Becoming Bulletproof’, here: https://amzn.to/3yOiwFN Follow Evy: Instagram - https://bit.ly/4aN4q4D Twitter - https://bit.ly/4c4TErD My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: PerfectTed: http://bit.ly/PerfectTed-DOAC with an exclusive code DIARY10 for 10% off ZOE: http://joinzoe.com with an exclusive code CEO10 for 10% off
SPEAKERS
Evy Poumpouras
guestSteven Bartlett
host
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Evy Poumpouras and Steven Bartlett, Evy Poumpouras: Real Influence Is Respect, Not Being Liked explores ex–Secret Service Agent Reveals Real Secrets Of Influence And Resilience Former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Evy Poumpouras shares how elite protection work, undercover operations, and polygraph interrogations shaped her understanding of human behavior, influence, and risk. She explains how to read people, set boundaries, handle conflict, and lead with both warmth and authority. Evy emphasizes sovereignty, resilience, and personal responsibility over victimhood, arguing that identity built on trauma or labels keeps people stuck. Throughout, she connects lessons from protecting presidents and working major cases to everyday situations in business, relationships, and parenting.
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