Persuasion by the Pint

445: Interview with a Blackmail Fixer: Frank Ahearn on Outsmarting Online Extortion

On this episode, Frank Ahearn joins the podcast to discuss how to handle online blackmail. For more than three decades, he’s helped clients facing blackmail, privacy threats, reputation attacks, stalking, and situations where exposure could destroy careers, relationships, or families. [https://persuasionbythepint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Blackmail-Fixer-1024x536.png] He’s also the New York Times bestselling author of How to Disappear [https://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Digital-Footprint-Without/dp/1599219778/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rHwnAEF9ByyUKaBOkqphQKqOU2XpBIN_nf9Lta4fHOP8KR1tS2IWnNhNIIPZ3avPRdtx79QvvvXuj4vXDrFbc51EOS_ZuziHzTid7aOSfw1UmBUUeVApUPACcZUszoUaqUBTOFzNnvuIgPq3llYwlpkxdjnwv7MO8RgIk4pvJ1aByIJhRJ1iEzny58ohgs-ZTRJ-5-1MDcol9GM3QNOLWuUDDsADp30K7WGD4wJp_EI.r-K1tXhIDXXLCBvm1459h7CxNfi_8dPeLBNUkzoA4eQ&qid=1787411660&sr=8-1] and has written numerous books on privacy, disappearing, blackmail, and reputation protection. You can learn more about his work by visiting https://frankahearn.com [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUzYtYUhxaDF2NHBHUE9Uc2xWcFF5OHxBR3JiS2FtdmdBbVRkd1NFbDk2SFBNOEowV2VmTXdyN29oaE1qYkVObUFVVkpOMXNNWnVBYk5XMTVBUkxDbmdCS0xRU2pIbGRmT2RNbmVVQi1OWUNtVWx5VThld3FpMTRuU2hT&q=https%3A%2F%2Ffrankahearn.com%2F&v=jwc5q-bStEE]. The post 445: Interview with a Blackmail Fixer: Frank Ahearn on Outsmarting Online Extortion [http://persuasionbythepint.com/445-interview-with-a-blackmail-fixer-frank-ahearn-on-outsmarting-online-extortion/] first appeared on Persuasion by the Pint [http://persuasionbythepint.com].

444: What Great Negotiators Know That You Don’t – Interview with Kristii Krugel

On this episode, Kristii Krugel joins the show. She is an experienced international negotiator, specializing in high-stakes facilitation and conflict management. Her adage when coaching others is: “You can be right, or you can get what you came for. Which one do you want more?” Negotiating begins long before you sit down with your counterpart, and there are simple techniques for each step of the process to ensure you get what you came for, while preserving and even strengthening the relationship (business or personal). We’ll be discussing some of these techniques on the show. You can learn more about her work at https://www.kskcoaching.com/why-work-… [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVHVlNlBlOGpyVkVEMHdBY292d3RDRXxBR3JiS2FrdkpQaGJnbXZvVVpIUDRvbGcxR0labzVCR1A1NmVLZ0ZFRnJoamFmbm1KVzBXTEZjX3VZMUs4a3VEQmg2ODUxZDhld3JHR1lqVDhlTFdlWjVON0xYWko0TEF3ZXp1&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kskcoaching.com%2Fwhy-work-with-me&v=JjUmX9IFWPo]. The post 444: What Great Negotiators Know That You Don’t – Interview with Kristii Krugel [http://persuasionbythepint.com/444-what-great-negotiators-know-that-you-dont-interview-with-kristii-krugel/] first appeared on Persuasion by the Pint [http://persuasionbythepint.com].

443: The #1 Most Important Skill to Develop in the Age of AI

On this episode, we’ll debate the most Important skill to develop in the next 10 years. AI is making technical capability cheaper and more accessible, but human connection is becoming scarcer—and therefore more valuable. In a world where almost anyone can generate a polished proposal, presentation, sales email, or strategy in seconds, the competitive advantage shifts toward the person who can walk into a room, understand what people actually care about, earn credibility, handle disagreement, and persuade. The post 443: The #1 Most Important Skill to Develop in the Age of AI [http://persuasionbythepint.com/443-the-1-most-important-skill-to-develop-in-the-age-of-ai/] first appeared on Persuasion by the Pint [http://persuasionbythepint.com].

442: Surveillance Pricing and Why AI is Out-Persuading Humans

On this episode, we do a flight of persuasion. We’ll be discussing a recent study where AI was pitted against some of the best human persuaders. We’ll also talk about surveillance pricing and why AI can be socially engineered the same way people can. The post 442: Surveillance Pricing and Why AI is Out-Persuading Humans [http://persuasionbythepint.com/442-surveillance-pricing-and-why-ai-is-out-persuading-humans/] first appeared on Persuasion by the Pint [http://persuasionbythepint.com].

441: He Built an AI Marketing Team for 7,000 Apartments—Then Turned It Into a Business

On this episode, Jared Braverman [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredbraverman/] joins the podcast. He is the marketing director for Vida Management, where he runs marketing for 18 apartment communities — about 7,000 units across 8 states. He’s also the founder of AgencyFix, an AI-native marketing studio. Rather than buy AI tools, he built his own: an AI front desk that answers calls and works leads around the clock, and an SEO system that helps local businesses get found. He also publishes original research on how search competition actually works — data that’s free for journalists and writers to cite at www.agencyfix.com/data [http://www.agencyfix.com/data]. The post 441: He Built an AI Marketing Team for 7,000 Apartments—Then Turned It Into a Business [http://persuasionbythepint.com/441-he-built-an-ai-marketing-team-for-7000-apartments-then-turned-it-into-a-business/] first appeared on Persuasion by the Pint [http://persuasionbythepint.com].