Kathy Griffin says women make great private investigators because most people expect men to do it. And because many clients and "targets" might confide more willingly in a woman.

This might be why "KGriff", the all-women investigative business she launched in Houston three decades ago has expanded into a nationwide agency.

But it may also be because of Kathy's dedication to helping and protecting victims, especially children.

In this episode, Kristi's long-term friend talks about some of the issues her team encounters, ranging from infidelity to elderly abuse to online scams, and how "Catfishing" is now one of the biggest concerns alongside the child custody cases she solves.

https://www.kgriff.com

00:00 - Start

00:32 - How Kristi met Kathy

00:58 - "You don't get this kinda talk on Joe Rogan"

01:24 - She's one of the top PI's in the country

01:35 - "We're always on duty"

01:55 - "I was always drawn to help people find out the truth"

02:35 - Kathy's Dad, Michael, owned Griff's Irish Pub in Houston

03:00 - Back in the 1990s, there were no women private investigators

03:15 - The security officers who worked for my Dad went to work as PIs, so I said: "Can I ride along"?

03:25 - "As a female, I was getting the answers faster"

04:10 - Female clients felt more comfortable with Kathy

05:15 - Being a female-owned business gave them an advantage

05:23 - They did all the background checks for the city and the county

06:10 - Surveillance at the St Regis

07:23 - "I heard you were looking for me"

08:30 - How the internet has changed investigations

08:57 - We can get very detailed background checks

10:15 - There are a lot of scammers out there

11:05 - Catfishing is rampant, much of it from loneliness

12:40 - The telltale signs of a catfisher

15:15 - "So you're a therapist, too"

16:05 - "They want to relate to a female who understands"

17:29 - "Men get hurt too"

18:45 - The signs of infidelity

22:20 - Are people still in denial?

24:02 - Retaliation from a spouse

25:05 - "I needed to know if she was real, so I followed her"

29:08 - Someone had stolen her identity

31:25 - The surgeon's IPad

33:05 - The husband is cheating with a man

33:25 - How do you break that to someone?

35:20 - How to find Kathy and her investigation team

37:02 - Rescuing a child and dealing with a family dispute

40:01 - July 3rd is actress Betty Buckley's birthday

41:25 - "Many of my clients are my best friends, still today"

Erica "poured in" $800, added fresh organic lavender and lemon juice, and launched a healthy donut business from her kitchen in Upland, CA., which has the potential to cheer the whole world.
In this episode, she tells Liss 'N Kristi how she got started, the secret ingredients for success, and how she makes them while juggling a family of three boys, and a police officer husband.
Erica found her customers through a pink food truck, and later through farmers' markets. She's about to launch her "packing and shipping" expansion by the end of 2024.
We're talking about a new generation of healthy, sugar and gluten-free donuts here, and what it takes for one woman to launch a small business which begins to boom.

https://www.sonkisseddonuts.com
Instagram/FB: @sonkisseddonuts

00:00 - Start
00:11 - Diets from mainstream to extreme
01:07 - Vegan wine
01:37 - The Caveman diet, or going all Carnivore
02:04 - Introducing Erica's donut recipe
03:02 - Erica is featured in the book, Brownies for Breakfast - mostly plant based, gluten-free and sugar free
03:44 - 40 tryouts for the perfect donut
04:25 - Erica spends $800 on her start-up donut business
05:53 - "Things were starting to be mundane in my life"
06:49 - People said "Can you sell them?"
07:31 - A typical day for the business
08:28 - Adding croissants
08:48 - "Let's be clear, by 'US', it's 'YOU'"
09:32 - Selling the pink food truck
11:25 - They say: "I'm just gonna take the whole box"
11:30 - Vanilla cakes, chocolate, vegan sugar-free
12:32 - Lemon lavender, lemon roast pistacchio, chocolate peanut butter cream: "That one's really good."
13:10 - How to make them: the glaze - french organic lavender and lemon juice
14:58 - The flavor is pure, and you don't get bloated
15:12 - How Erica met Allssa at Planet Hollywood, and the role of "Days of our Lives"
18:13 - Selling out within an hour
19:02 - Living a diet lifestyle - it's healthy but also tastes great, including for people with dietary needs
20:16 - Hoping to start shipping by the end of 2024
20:58 - With investors Erica could go global
21:50 - With the low calories, you can eat six in a day, and be fine
22:28 - Where to find Erica
23:01 - "We are always more than just a Mom"
23:57 - "It's very rewarding" when kids eat them, especially ones who can't have certain foods
26:40 - Erica comes all the way from Upland, CA to Texas for this episode

Today's episode is Part Two of our conversation with Nic McKinley, an entrepreneur, former military special operator, and ex-CIA operative who led two multimillion-dollar tech companies.

We pick up our dialogue about human trafficking in the United States, and the role of DeliverFund, a non-profit he founded and led, which delivers data and technology to law enforcement, working with more than 500 agencies, and enabling them to take down the traffickers. We examine the role pornography plays in the trafficking process, and Nic asks: "How can men be better men?"

Despite being dubbed “The Real Jack Ryan” by VICE Media, Nic tells Liss 'N Kristi his most important role is as a husband and father leading his family in a life of service and adventure in Montana. When he is not in his office, he can be found on a lake, on the ski slopes, camping, climbing vertical rock or ice in the mountains, with his nose in a book learning something new, or spending downtime with his wife, Danielle.

Last year, Men's Journal wrote: "In a world yearning for genuine heroes, Nic McKinley stands as a testament to selflessness, core values, and dedication, truly a ‘man for others'."

Nic's Website:-
https://www.nicmckinley.com/

DeliverFund's Website:-
https://www.deliverfund.org

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
https://www.missingkids.org/home

STORIES:

(00:00) Start

(00:12) Impact of AI on Human Trafficking - helping the search but damaging the culture

(00:55) "Desensitizing our sons"

(02:03) "What people watch, they ultimately want to act out"

(05:04) The new supercomputers

(08:30) The Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case

(09:25) New smart strategies to combat human trafficking

(12:42) A big donor: "He's like Elon Musk with better human skills"

(13:55) "We can help the law enforcement agencies, we just can't help them all at once"

(14:58) How can you help a Mom whose child has been trafficked?

(15:28) The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

(16:20) I know a lot of men in Texas and, god forbid, I gave them the location of their daughter. Um, they're going to go rescue their daughter and then probably go to prison for murder.

(17:25) Jeffrey Epstein's "list"

(18:55) The primary effort should be against the traffickers themselves.

(20:12) Andrew Tate and his movement believe women are objects

(20:58) "Our place is to go after the thing that makes the system work"

(21:44) Many of society's problems can be traced back to fatherless homes

(22:55) "We should fight against the worst side of ourselves"

(23:45) "We should use our intellect to protect not to exploit"

(24:45) "If you are a man and you're logging into pornography, you are the problem"

(25:30) The role of Tiktok and other social media platforms

(27:00) The Patriots owner in the massage parlour

(28:10) The story of Noah, groomed and abducted by a predator he met online

(28:58) Is the reaction sadness, or anger?

(34:10) "There's no such thing as toxic masculinity. There's masculinity, and that is either used for good or bad"

(37:17) Are you going to fight the bear?

(40:52) The politics of human trafficking, and what to ask

(42:15) How to contact Nic