In the interest of providing our visitors with the best information available to succeed in this business, following are the top websites every bodyguard needs to bookmark!
Some of these are places to SEE, others places to BE SEEN. Brief descriptions of each website are included, please be sure to visit them to learn first-hand how they can be of help to you. Also, feel free to let us know which sites you like, or to comment!

#10 http://www.commandpost.org

An A-Z listing of resources for individuals in the protective services. Need to charter a helicopter for your principal? Want to know where to purchase special equipment? Learn about biochemical security? A compendium of odds and ends of interest.

#9   http://www.freelancesecurity.com

Just as the name suggests, this is a “Bulletin Board” of sorts where jobs are posted. A lot of private investigation work, surveillance, fraud detection. Post your services as a security consultant here to be considered for employment opportunities.

 #8   http://www.myspace.com

This is a place to promote yourself and your services. A lot of my friends gave me a hard time when I created a profile here (’cause a lot of young people use this site) BUT I have been able to reconnect with so many old colleagues and friends, and have heard from so many people with similar interests that I think it merits a spot in my Top Ten.

#7 http://www.linkedin.com

“Grown-Up” version of MySpace. Another place for you to post a profile and network with like-minded individuals in this field. Find old friends and make new ones! Good for self-advertising.

#6 http://industry-icon.com/blog/

My buddy Elijah Shaw’s ongoing blog. Smart guy, with interesting information to impart. Currently working as Usher’s bodyguard. (Sorry, my friend, but I had to rank my website a little higher than yours–hope you understand!) (more…)

Bodyguard Training International 5 day intensive Executive Protection training course
is unlike most Bodyguard training schools and academies. At BTI they focus on each student individually as there instructor to student ratio is much smaller than many of there competitors. By limiting enrollment to 8-10 students per course, BTI can offer individualized instruction based on the class and not the syllabus.

Each one of BTI courses is tailored according to each student, something you should look for in an Executive Protection academy.

This course is all inclusive from training to lodging and meals, *Includes lunch and dinner daily, lodging is 2 students per room where applicable.

Course also includes 30 state CCW permit course** and copy of the EPS 1 Training Manual. BTI offers veteran and team discounts, please call today for details.
Call 805-497-3907
**Only students who pre-qualify will be granted CCW/Weapons training.
Please mention that you saw this ad on bodyguardcareers.com

It isn’t often that I extol the virtues of another professional in this field, but in the case of David LaManno, I will make an exception.

I have known David for years and he is a man of integrity, intelligence and an expert in the arena of Executive Protection. I highly recommend his training program and materials for any aspiring EPS/Bodyguard. If you are interested in learning more about this line of work, LaManno’s materials are an excellent starting point.

To learn more about David LaManno, and his company, Bodyguard Training International go to: http://www.usabodyguards.com/

These are the words that come to mind when I think about my mentor and friend, the man who taught me about working hard, and helped me on my career path:

Strong.
Funny.
Firm.
Competitive.
Outgoing.

Most people recognized him back in the day–At 6’8″ nearly 400 pounds, and with his distinctive Santa Claus beard, Charles”Big Chick” Huntsberry became something of a celebrity in his own right. Prince’s former bodyguard had a cameo appearance in the film Purple Rain, and served as his lead bodyguard until 1985.

Hard to believe it has been 17 years since his passing. He was only 49.

I first met Big Chick when my buddy Brown Mark invited me along to a few band rehearsals. Big Chick had been in Law Enforcement in Tennessee at one time, and worked for the band AC/DC. After meeting Chick, I was inspired to do this type of work, and thankfully, Brown Mark put in a good word for me. I was a big guy, but both guys pretty much laughed when I naively stated “I want to be a bodyguard, too.” I spent the next 6 months working out like crazy –yes, I was under the assumption you just needed to be big to be a bodyguard (see What It Means To Be Professional) to learn the truth about this career!) Big Chick thought I had the right personality and attitude for the job, and saw the work I’d put into getting physically fit. He gave me my first job as a bodyguard.

He then taught me there was a lot more to the work than being a big man.

Big Chick and I spent a lot of time together on the road in the mid-1980s, working on the Purple Rain tour. He was a funny, funny guy who loved to laugh, loved to cuss, and was constantly busting me with practical jokes. I remember the one time I got him pretty good, though. I went to his room and knocked on his closed and locked hotel door…well, what he didn’t know was that I had my stun gun on the metal door handle, and hit the juice, so when he tried to open it to let me in, he got a little jolt. He yelped, then tried it again. Another jolt. “What’s wrong?” I asked, “I keep getting shocked when I touch the M.F. door,” he replied. (Insert any number of colorful expletives) I told him it was probably a malfunction with the electronic card reader, and to try again. Well, I zapped him a coupla times, then put away my stun gun. (more…)

Big Chick & Hucky escorting Prince at the Purple Rain Premiere

I Love the 80′s but talk about bad fashion statements. I’m sure I was on the 1984 bodyguard top ten for worst dressed.

See link: Worst Dressed Bodyguards

Have a safe weekend

Hucky