Mike Glover is a Green Beret and Special Forces veteran. He served in the US Army and as a government contractor for the Office of Global Affairs, deploying to war and disaster zones globally, including in Iraq, Afghanistan, and across Africa. He retired from the military in 2016. Glover now runs two organizations focused on survival, Fieldcraft Survival and American Contingency. These enterprises are income generators for Glover and are intrinsically related to his public persona and brand as an author. They also provide essential context for Glover’s purpose and message in writing Prepared.

Fieldcraft Survival is a Utah-based organization set up in 2016 to provide training for survivalists, from beginner level to professional. The organization also sells survival gear and accoutrements. Fieldcraft Survival runs a podcast and a blog covering different aspects of survival in various scenarios, both natural and human caused.

American Contingency was set up by Glover in July of 2020 to reflect his belief that “rampant civil unrest and lack of adequate response from first responders” revealed a need for an ad-hoc network of citizens as an alternative to current societal structures (225). American Contingency encourages individuals to develop their own personal contingency plans, preparing for a range of scenarios from natural disasters to civil unrest.