THOR Services

An executive in the security industry, George Manos has completed courses such as Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and Advanced Combat Medic (ACM). A resident of New York, George Manos currently applies his expertise as the CEO of THOR Executive Security Teams, a security firm that provides a wide range of services to clients.

THOR, which stands for Tactical High risk Operational Resources, was founded in 2005. The organization utilizes a team concept approach to security operations to improve on the standard “individual” security placements seen in the industry. One of the primary services it offers focuses on executive protection, providing security for high-profile clients with discretion and experience. THOR personnel have experience working with high-profile individuals such as former President Bill Clinton and Pope John Paul II.

In addition to executive security, THOR personnel are certified in the areas of Quick Reaction Force and Security Detail. This enables the firm to provide force protection operations in settings such as national embassies. The firm also provides comprehensive security evaluation and planning consultation services in areas such as operations management, tactical procedures, and evacuation planning. For additional detail on the full range of THOR services, visit www.t-h-o-r.com/.

Two Reasons to Travel Abroad

George Manos serves as the president and CEO of THOR Executive Security Teams, a company headquartered in New York City. As a global traveler from a young age, George Manos gained appreciation for the benefits of traveling across the world and experiencing different cultures.

When you travel to another country, you gain perspective into other ways of doing things and looking at life. This experience will benefit you in numerous ways on a conscious and subconscious level as it challenges your thinking mind and your physical brain with two important results:

1. Broadening Your Mind
By experiencing different ways of approaching life, you open your mind to new ways of seeing the world. Studies show that travel abroad can increase neuroplasticity, increasing neural pathways and stimulating increased firing of synapses. This can develop increased creativity skills in your brain as well.

2. Increasing Your Confidence
Psychological research indicates that overcoming challenges and stepping a little outside your comfort zone can improve confidence. Traveling abroad certainly offers plenty of difficulties to overcome and you can often see clear results. Study-abroad students, for example, report increased levels of confidence. They also find employment at a much higher rate than their peers.

Three of the Most Challenging Ski Slopes in Jackson Hole

George Manos, co-owner and CEO of THOR Executive Security Teams, founded in 2005, is an avid skier. Favoring ski resorts in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and in Keystone, Colorado, George Manos is no stranger to black diamond ski runs.

Three of the most challenging ski runs in Jackson Hole are as follows:

1. Exhibition Run on Snow King Mountain

This mountain is said to have the steepest ski slope of any hill in North America. Its double-black diamond Exhibition Run is long, steep, often icy, and viewable by nearly the whole town below. Wiping out won’t be a secret.

2. Corbet’s Couloir at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

To begin this hill, skiers have to perform an air entrance and then quickly dodge a rock wall before sailing down hundreds of feet on a 40 degree slope.

3. S&S Couloir at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Named after local ski legends John Simms and Charlie Sands, this slope is only open to people who clear their entry with the ski patrol and sign a special waiver. The drop in is around 40 feet and rock walls are abundant.

National Rifle Association Sponsors 2016 Annual Conference in Kentucky

As president and chief executive officer of THOR Executive Security Teams in New York City, George Manos handles daily operations and overall business development. When not in the office, George Manos enjoys marksmanship and is a life member of the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Founded in 1871 by Civil War general Ambrose Burnside, the NRA stands as a staunch supporter of Second Amendment rights in the United States. The NRA sponsors member events and conferences throughout the year.

In 2016, the NRA hosts its annual conference at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. Scheduled for May 20 through 22, the conference features more than 650 exhibitors showcasing their firearms in more than 475,000 square feet of exhibit hall space. Visitors can participate in educational seminars, attend the prayer breakfast, and listen to keynote speakers.

On the day before the conference, members can attend the National NRA Foundation Banquet and enjoy food, auctions, and entertainment. The 2015 conference welcomed more than 78,000 participants.