ABOUT US
There is Melissa, Brad and YOU.
Because YOU are part of the "US" we are all about.
OUR VISION STATEMENT
At Prepared and Defended we want every woman we meet to be able to
react swiftly and effectively in a life-threatening situation.
There is Melissa, Brad and YOU.
Because YOU are part of the "US" we are all about.
OUR VISION STATEMENT
At Prepared and Defended we want every woman we meet to be able to
react swiftly and effectively in a life-threatening situation.
ABOUT YOU.
YOU are the reason we are doing this. YOU are a woman who wants to learn more about how to defend yourself against an attacker just in case you ever need to. It will never happen to you, right? But you want to be ready, just in case. You work full time or part time. Perhaps you work as a stay at home mom. Maybe you are a full time student. You might not exercise regularly so you are not great shape or perhaps you exercise every day and are in excellent shape. You might be tall, short, fast, slow. You are shy or outgoing. You are happy and at peace or maybe right now you are hurt or feeling broken. You are a daughter, mother, sister, aunt, wife, grandmother, partner. YOU ARE A WOMAN WHO DESERVES TO FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT HER ABILITY TO DEFEND HERSELF.
YOU are the reason we are doing this. YOU are a woman who wants to learn more about how to defend yourself against an attacker just in case you ever need to. It will never happen to you, right? But you want to be ready, just in case. You work full time or part time. Perhaps you work as a stay at home mom. Maybe you are a full time student. You might not exercise regularly so you are not great shape or perhaps you exercise every day and are in excellent shape. You might be tall, short, fast, slow. You are shy or outgoing. You are happy and at peace or maybe right now you are hurt or feeling broken. You are a daughter, mother, sister, aunt, wife, grandmother, partner. YOU ARE A WOMAN WHO DESERVES TO FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT HER ABILITY TO DEFEND HERSELF.
ABOUT BRAD.
Brad has been in the investigative and protective services business since 1998. He is a licensed Security Consultant, Personal Protection Officer, and Investigator with the State of Texas and has experience providing executive bodyguard protection, civil and criminal investigations, surveillance, and corporate fraud detection and prevention. He is also an NRA Firearms Instructor through the NRA program for civilians and law enforcement. Brad enjoys martial arts, learning new things, family and the outdoors. He is strong, compassionate and horrible at multi-tasking. ABOUT BRAD & MELISSA.
Brad & Melissa are married. They met when Melissa was a student in a private investigator training program and Brad was an instructor. They became friends about a year later and eventually started dating. They are a down to earth couple living in the Dallas Fort Worth area with their 2 rescue cats, Livvy and Simon (who happen to have their own Instagram @livvy_kitty) and their rescue German Shepherd Dog, Zeke. |
ABOUT MELISSA.
Melissa was born and raised for the most part in Arlington. She graduated from UTA and spent several years working as a litigation and corporate paralegal. She is currently an executive assistant supporting 4 executive vice presidents and also works as needed as an investigator. She is the proud mom of an amazing adult son. She enjoys going to estate sales, traveling, helping others and family time. Melissa is funny, caring and a little too hard on herself (okay, a lot). HOW WE GOT HERE.
In the fall of 2014, Melissa joined a direct sales company selling personal protection products for women (pepper spray, stun guns, etc). At trade shows and home parties, she and Brad were frequently asked if they also provided self-defense training and handgun training. During this time, Melissa happened to see a post about Grand Prairie Police Department holding a Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) self defense class for women and she quickly signed up. A week after that amazing course, Melissa came across information online about becoming a certified R.A.D. instructor and was interested in attending the closest available training as quickly as possible. Brad was just as interested as he had also looked into this organization, mission and training. They both signed up for the Basic and Advanced certification courses scheduled for that same month. Because of this program's heart for women’s safety, Brad had to pass a background check and provide references to be accepted into the instructor program because male instructors are almost always current law enforcement. Brad and Melissa are on a mission to help women feel more confident about protecting themselves! They hope you will be a part of the journey with them! |
