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Author: LeMareschal

  • Student’s Feedback from our January 24-25, 2015 Nannyguards Class in Texas, USA

    I have just completed the first part of the new NANNYGUARDS training offered through your company. As this was the first training class of it’s kind, geared towards the nanny industry, I was very excited and nervous to participate. Nervous becasue we knew it would have things in it that would have to be fixed…

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  • Interpersonal skills for security professionals

    You paid thousands of dollars for training and thousands more on equipment, firearms and clothing. Add in the cost of travel, hotels, meals, time off of work and other expenses and you are finally qualified for work, according to you. But what does the Client value in a protector? It may be no surprise that…

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  • “WHAT IS YOUR TRAINING BUDGET?”

    By John R. Lehman   As a security industry and Law Enforcement Training Instructor in Texas, I get slammed with questions from people from all over the country, (and world), about training programs I offer. One question I always get hit with is so general in its scope that it begs for a full and…

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  • Offering security details for minors, The issues you will be dealing with

    Some may think it is the ‘’easy job’’ but when you get hired to protect a client’s most valuable asset, his child,  you will find out that providing security details for minors is actually harder and more challenging than protecting adults. Consider as well, the immense amount of trust a client has to put in…

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  • On Contracts

    By  John R. Lehman    I’ve been asked for over a year to address the subject of contracts. Specifically, contracts between Personal Protective Operatives, (or their companies), and the people they protect. In this posting, I will try to simplify the explanation of the “Contract” and offer an approach from our perspective on the creation…

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  • You are a female and you want to become a bodyguard? If she could do it, you can too…

    Over the years I have engaged in casual conversation with women who all end up asking “so what do you do?” Their surprise at my answer is usually followed up with “wow, I wish I could do that”. Still, I am contacted by others who are interested in my profession but believe they don’t have…

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  • Gun Ownership Or Firearm Adoption

    By John R. Lehman For every one opinion offered, there are a hundred that will disagree with it, so before we begin, let’s understand that this opinion is offered from a bit of a different approach for the purpose of presenting a method for determining whether or not to own a firearm. While I am…

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  • Attempted Abduction of Shipowner in Athens, Greece

    One of the cases when training and awareness can save your life. This person has been attending many security and driving courses. He managed to keep his calmness, react fast and escape from the ambush: ”On Thursday afternoon a group of men tried to abduct the Greek shipowner Ioannis Martinos. At least five men armed with…

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  • Have you ever considered what the clients are looking for when they hire?

    John Lehman, Athena Academy’s Vice President, did a research recently, he contacted several past clients for whom he no longer provides service and reviewed about 40 questionnaire files. Here are comments from the majority of the clients questioned along with the most desired qualifications: -Minimum of a high school diploma. -Have 10 client references and…

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  • Athena Academy – Former Student´s Perspective

    I am a graduate student of both CPO level 1in 2011 and CPO level 2 in 2012. Before enrolling at Athena I had done my research on several personal protection schools. I either found them to be too expensive or only 3 or 4 day course which just isn’t enough time to give someone the…

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