Metropolitan Protective Services, Inc. of Greater Washington, D.C.

Mr. Derrick Parks, the President & CEO of Metropolitan Protective Services, Inc. of Greater Washington, D.C. joins Enterprise Radio. Mr. Parks founded and started MPSI with his background in police law enforcement and following his vision and aspirations to establish and operate a successful Physical Security company that focuses on safety, excellence in performance, customer service and Client satisfaction.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with eDC (Greater Washington, D.C. Entrepreneurs).

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Derrick Parks discuss the following:

  • Why don’t you tell us a bit about your company Metropolitan Protective Services. What do you do, how you got started and what gave you the idea to start your own business.
  • As someone that has started his own small business and been a successful entrepreneur what advice do you have for our listeners for someone that is interested in starting their own small business and being an entrepreneur?
  • What were some of the challenges you faced in the early days and how did you and your business overcome them?
  • Many times the general public takes security for granted, but it’s a job that the professionals take seriously every day in the field. What’s the training process like for your workers and the folks you hire. Who do you recruit and how do your train your employees who are on the front lines everyday securing the public, providing safety and doing their job?
  • What are some difficult challenges that you face every day on a day to day basis as a successful entrepreneur and CEO of a company.
  • What are some challenges that you face in the security field on a day to day basis?
  • What does your typical day look like for a CEO that runs a business?
  • What skills did you learn as an assistant chief of police that translated well to Metropolitan Protective Services?
  • What are some of the challenges in running a successful when the economy around the country is struggling to recover ?
  • Can you give our listeners an example or two where your security team was put to the test by some incident that occurred and how your team handled it.
  • How did you learn how to become a successful entrepreneur and CEO. Was it simply trial and error or did you have a mentor or just learned things from your previous job experiences that helped make you be the successful entrepreneur and CEO that you are today.

Duration: 25:06

Mr. Parks, President & CEO of Metropolitan Protective Services, Inc. founded and started MPSI with his background in police law enforcement and following his vision and aspirations to establish and operate a successful Physical Security company that focuses on safety, excellence in performance, customer service and Client satisfaction. Under his leadership, the company has grown into a multi-million dollar organization and he continues to oversee the day –to-day operations of MPSI.

He used to be the assistant chief of police for a town locally in Maryland.

Metropolitan Protective Services, Inc. is a Maryland based company licensed in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a certified Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB); Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Certified; a Local , Small, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (LSDBE) certified by the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority and contracted and registered on the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule.

MPSI currently provides professional, steadfast reliable and expert security services to the private commercial industry, foreign governmental entities, the federal, state, and local governments.

Our services include but are not limited to:

  • Armed Uniformed Guards
  • Unarmed Uniformed Guards
  • Loss Prevention
  • GSA Certified Officers trained
  • Department of Homeland Security Efforts
  • Secret/Top Secret Cleared Officers
  • Emergency Response Team Services
  • Incident Management and Continuity of Operations
  • Law Enforcement Training
  • Locksmith Services

Related Web Site: www.metro-protect.com

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