If someone on your team were lying to you, how would you know?
I’m Kit Perez. I’ve done counterintelligence and HUMINT work for over 15 years, in corporate settings and in political and resistance groups. I work with founders and growing businesses, both before you hire someone and when something on your team, or someone on it, feels off.
15+ years
in counterintelligence and HUMINT
Co-author
of Mission Command and the Grey Cell Protocols, with Donald Vandergriff
Host
of the Change the Game podcast
Sound familiar?
Can I trust this person?
About to hire for a key role? Start with the Pre-Hire Assessment →
Why does something about this situation feel “off”?
Can’t point to one person or one moment? Start with the Structural Trust Audit →
Are we missing something important?
If it’s in how your team is structured or how you do things, start with the Structural Trust Audit →
How do we think through this problem without letting emotion drive the decision?
Think one person is the problem and want more than a gut feeling before you act? Start with the Incident/Situational Assessment →
Three ways I help
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Pre-Hire Assessment
About to hire for a key role? Your applicants answer a questionnaire, and I analyze their answers for deception. It goes beneath the references and resume to catch things your background check can’t.
What you get: a written report with a predictive behavior profile for each person on your short list, interview questions to confirm them, my recommendation on who to choose, and a debrief call.
02
Structural Trust Audit
Something feels off and you can’t name it? I look at how your team is structured and how work actually gets done, to find where trust is breaking down.
What you get: a written report listing the issues I found, a plan for fixing them with the reasons behind each fix, and a debrief call.
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Incident/Situational Assessment
Think one person is the problem? I analyze what’s already in front of you, like messages, statements, and how people describe what happened, for signs of deception. If it would help, I can also talk with the people involved.
What you get: a written report with my findings and recommendations for what to do next, and a debrief call.
How it works
Every service starts with a free 30-minute call.
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A free 30-minute call
We’ll discuss your situation, clarify the problem you’re trying to solve, and determine whether working together makes sense. If I’m not the right person for your situation, I’ll tell you that too.
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The assessment
For a hire, your applicants fill out a questionnaire and I analyze their answers. For a team, I audit how it’s structured and how you do things day to day. For one person, I analyze their behavior and language for deception, and I interview the people involved.
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Findings and a plan
You get a written report with what I found and what I recommend, and we’ll go over it on a call so you have a plan moving forward.
All of my work can be done on-site or remotely.
Work I’ve done
A startup needed help hiring for key positions. I designed a questionnaire that flagged deception, evasion, and markers of manipulation in candidates’ answers. I also gave the owners targeted follow-up questions for their interview, which exposed a fraud and a thief before they made a costly decision. (Pre-Hire Assessment)
Outside of business, I’ve worked on kidnapping, child abuse, murder, and sexual assault cases with attorneys, law enforcement, social workers, and private citizens who needed to know what really happened.
About Kit Perez
I hold four degrees: an AAS in Aircraft Maintenance Technology, a BA in Counterintelligence, an MA in Intelligence Studies, and an MA in Community Counseling: Trauma and Crisis Intervention. Before the intelligence work, I was an aircraft mechanic, first on C-130s in the Air Force and later at a large aircraft manufacturer.
I won’t tell you what you want to hear. If I think you’re wrong, I’ll say so, and I expect you to do the same for me.
Questions founders ask
What does it cost?
Each situation and company is different, and each one of them deserves a price that reflects what’s needed without charging exorbitant fees.
Do you run background checks?
No. I read people and behavior for manipulation and deception, through questionnaires and interviews. Keep running your own background and reference checks; the Pre-Hire Assessment offers a deeper analysis that goes beneath the references and resume to catch things your background check can’t.
Are we too small for this?
No. I work with founders and growing businesses. If I’m not the right person for your situation, I’ll tell you that too.
What if I’m wrong about them?
That’s fine. Sometimes my work confirms what you’re sensing, and sometimes it shows you something you hadn’t considered. Either way, you’ll know more than you did before.
Will anyone find out I asked?
Your confidentiality is critical; no one needs to know that you worked with me unless you’d like them to.
Can you work with us remotely?
All of my work can be done on-site or remotely.
Every service starts with a free 30-minute call.
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