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Seeking Professional Change in the EP Industry

I’d like to start this article by saying this isn’t intended to disparage anyone in this industry, and it’s my opinion. Everyone has an opinion and mine is no more important than anyone else’s. Recently, I made an error...

Situational Awareness – A Foundational Element in Protective Operations and other Security Related Fields

While the term Situational Awareness has been bantered around for decades, there appears to be more focus on this topic lately and for good reason. Everyone needs to start with situational awareness (SA) as a foundational aspect of personal...

Back-To-Back Shootings: Deadly Tragedy Strikes California

In less than 48 hours, back-to-back shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay have left the state of California reeling from one of its bloodiest waves of gun violence in decades. The latest spasm of a bloody massacre left...

The Use of Narcan in Executive Protection

With the rising number of deaths from opioids, there is an urgent need to expand the use of Narcan. It has become a vital tool in fighting an epidemic of opioid addiction. In addition, increasing access to this antidote...

Year-In-Review: Medical Advance in 2022 and More

As 2022 comes to an end, I've made it a habit to reflect on the events of the past year that affect or may alter my professional career. As a physician working in the emergency room and a medical...

Timeless Close Protection Skills — Part 2

This is the second article in a two-part series on close protection skills I'm writing for EP Wired. Justice Stoic justice or treatment of others and yourself just means how we treat others despite their words or actions. So, as EP...

Operational Coverage: EP Success Through Program Evolution

Recently I found myself looking back on the past 17 years in the ever-changing industry that I truly love: executive protection. For those of us who find ourselves in this space for any length of time, we know it's...

Soft Skills in the Close Protection Industry — Part 1

This is the first in a two-part series on soft skills in the close protection industry I'm writing for EP Wired. Soft skills, the golden buzzword of the executive protection and close protection industry and universally agreed upon as one...

Why Hire a Female Close Protection Operative?

When looking at recent gender statistics in close protection, it is apparent that this industry is still male-dominated. Thus, this article explores why this is so and the potential benefits of engaging a female close protection operative. To start, let...

Case Study: The Killing of Adolfo Lagos

Clients often want to feel powerful, and they want to have armed people taking care of them. The reason is that they think that unarmed people are not security enough and that they will not be able to react...

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Executive Protection Organizations Worldwide — IPSB

For the fourth issue in our Executive Protection Organizations Worldwide series, we talked with Chuck Tobin, a Member Board...

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