Category: female bodyguard careers

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  Confidentiality: Personal Choice or Professional code of conduct?

  Recently, a young lady, new to the industry, raised a question on a social platform questioning the practice of, or if it is acceptable for, people in our industry to be dropping clients’ names in public or publicly posting pictures with their clients. Surprisingly, many people who took part in the thread commented saying that…

  November 13, 2019

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• Executive Protection – Realities of the Industry and the Ugly Truth

  Let’s talk about the real world of Executive Protection with all its fantasy myths and all its brutal truths.      Many newcomers in our Craft have a completely different idea of what the profession truly is or what it appears to be, because their view is primarily based on what they have heard, seen in staged…

  December 30, 2018

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• Women in the Executive Protection Industry/Female Bodyguards

  Addressing some misperceptions about women in the Executive Protection Industry

  October 21, 2016

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• What kind of a security business leader are you?

  Over the last 10 years, I have written a few hundred articles and granted interviews related to protective work within our industry. I have almost always addressed topics of interest from the perspective of a Close Protection Operative or directed advice or opinions toward the CPO. As threats change with the times, the topics of…

  January 15, 2016

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• The importance of being a responsible and safety-conscious citizen in your community

  Leaving the comfort of your couch and going out to see what’s taking place can save people’s lives. Criminals don’t want to be captured and usually flee if confronted by witnesses. Making criminals aware that someone is watching is a powerful deterrent to their criminal activity and makes for a much safer community

  January 16, 2013

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• Being a Close Protection Operative: Your relationship with the client

  Sometimes maybe you wonder what kind of relationship you are allowed to have with your client because of the nature of your profession. You are spending many hours with him, sometimes good moments, sometimes bad. You are the one who is in presence in his important business meeting, or in his ‘’private and personal meetings’’.…

  May 27, 2012

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• Are you a woman interested to join security industry?

  If you are a woman aspiring to become a certified Close Protection Operative, Nannyguard or join Security Industry and you have questions contact Athena Academy at http://athenaacademy.com/ and ask Charla! Charla Blomberg handles Athena’s Customer Relationship Management & Recruitment Consultation Services. Has been one of Athena Academy first graduated students. She is currently a Close…

  October 29, 2011

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• Do you know who you are hiring?

  Do we really know what the role of the Close Protection Agent is? Do we really know what characteristics they must have before we start hiring people? We have taken many times in the past analyzing what kind of training a CPO must have gone through, but this time, after the recent incident with Kate…

  February 1, 2011

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• Section: Professional Advices from Experienced Close Protection Operatives around the world.

  What do you expect? Some helpful hints to getting your foot in the door. By Jason Collins CPS, Security Consultant, CP Instructor You have taken the time to go through one of the many Executive Protection schools around the world. You’ve sacrificed time and money for this training. You’ve learned the core fundamentals to becoming…

  January 29, 2011

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• Section: Professional Advices from Experienced Close Protection Operatives around the world.

  From Georgios Liakouras Anti-Terrorism Specialist Agent, CPS About your Resume: It is what it is. Even if it is only 1 page, don’t ever lie about your qualifications or the personal information you are mentioning within the resume. It is not professional to lie because if a potential employer does their due diligence and researches…

  January 20, 2011

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