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Bodyguard Careers is an informational site with the purpose of providing bodyguards with all the information and tools necessary to succeed in the executive protection industry.

Bodyguards go to trial

In The News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jurors heard opening statements Monday in the trial of two high-ranking members of local chapters of the Pagans Motorcycle Club who are accused of acting as armed bodyguards for the violent club’s national vice president.

Elmer Luke “Tramp” Moore and Richard Timothy “Lucky” Weaver face charges after federal authorities say both of the men carried firearms in an effort to protect Pagans National Vice President Floyd “Jesse” Moore, who is also Elmer Moore’s father.  Click on link to read the rest of the article: http://wvgazette.com/News/201203200153

5 Professional Observations in the BG Industry

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By Doc Rogers

2011 was an incredible year; Bodyguard Careers, the President Harlan “Hucky” Austin and I want to personally thank you all for your support and friendship.  We hope that you all accomplished great things in 2011 and that Bodyguard Careers was instrumental in your career growth.  Here are 5 professional observations gleaned from looking back from the previous year and forward to the new one ahead.

1.    Sacrifice. Nothing worthy within the BG industry ever comes without sacrifice.  The harder we work to improve our careers, the more we will reap the rewards and value the outcome.

2.    Keep Busy. Nothing good ever comes from standing still; get busy and do something every day towards your professional career development and toward its achievement.

3.    Strive for Excellence. Mediocrity is the enemy of greatness and acceptable is the foe of excellence. The sooner we understand these realities and go beyond these common parameters, the sooner we will achieve our greatest career growth and obtain the highest degree of professional satisfaction.

4.    Have a Plan. Many people in the BG industry dream of having a long list of clients and a successful career. But few are willing to make the proper plans to see their dreams come true. Make a plan and start following it to get positive and get lasting professional career results.

5.    Get Motivated. As professional BGs it’s our duty to keep motivated so that we can reach our professional goals, training, education, networking, career development, etc.  But we should also enjoy what we have in our life at present.  Start enjoying what you do now while you make professional plans for the future, this way our personal and professional life becomes worth living and we will become more productive.  Keep safe and God speed.


EPG Security Group’s Training Academy

Announcements

Course Details
Wednesday May 9th – Sunday 13th 2012
Hosted at the Target Center in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cost; $995.00 (includes EPG Polo shirt, Certification)
Course Overview

A quick internet search using the words, “Executive Protection Training” reveals a number of courses that are available for about $500 dollars a day. Add this to the air fare, meals and lodging and you have easily spent thousands of dollars to attend this type of training. The websites that offer this training look slick, with professional rotating pictures of limousines, private jets, yachts, limos and guys with guns. It is testosterone heaven.

As you click through the tabs you see all the services that are offered: Personal Protection, Witness Protection, Dignitary Protection, Investigations of all types, and a multitude of courses that are offered; from VIP/Celebrity Protection to Handling Hostage Rescues. And, if you register for a course now, you get a 10% discount on your next outrageously priced course!

With all of these great pictures and all these services that are offered, they must be legitimate and professional, right? Many of these websites are more like the Wizard of Oz than the Fantastic Four; because what lies behind the curtain is often a big disappointment.

EPG Security Group’s “Small Team Operators Program” or “S.T.O.P” is specifically designed to meet the needs of the security professional that work alone or as part of a small team (2-3 agents). As a solo or small team operator, 95% of your role will be planning and preparation.

You will be engaged in providing logistical planning, advance site visits, route preparations, threat mitigation as well as interacting with vendors and 3rd party associates while at the same time trying to accomplish your main objective; KEEPING

YOUR CLIENT SAFE.
Executive Protection is much different in reality than what you have seen in the media or in the movies. This type of work is an art form that requires specialized training and incredible awareness. We designed “S.T.O.P” with several goals in mind.
•    Held at the prestigious Target Center in Downtown Minneapolis. You will have full access to one of the premier venues in professional sports, giving you real world experience.

•    The course is certified and affordable to those men and women who have an interest in Executive Protection.

•    The course will provide the basic principles of Executive Protection; all grounded in a legal framework. Yet, the course goes well-beyond basic techniques to provide a unique learning experience for veteran protection agents as well. S.T.O.P puts the student into the position of the protection/security administrator for a major event. As such, the student will learn all aspects of the protection function.

•    The course will provide a high degree of real-life application and experience in the field for the student, along with related testing and accountability; raising the credibility and value of certification upon successful completion.

S.T.O.P is a highly-interactive course, written by professionals who have real-life experience in working, planning and coordinating protection details throughout the world.
Register for the course; www.epgsecuritygroup.com

Kate Gosselin Denies Latest Bodyguard Rumors

In The News

Source: RumorFix

Kate Gosselin is declaring war on a Philadelphia paparazzo that told a gossip website that he saw Kate and her bodyguard Steve Neild getting cozy inside a Philly hotel.

“[Steve and Kate] were definitely together, at one point he had his arm around her, and there was no crowd near them,” Hughe Dillon told the tabloid outlet. “Wish I had thought of getting that shot, I don’t know what I was thinking!”

Maybe Hughe didn’t think of getting the shot because there wasn’t one — that’s what Kate is claiming. The fiery mother of eight took to Twitter on Tuesday to launch an all-out war against the reporter, writing:

“A pap with no story had to create one to save face and make a name for himself … I have no time for people who invent stories for [their] own publicity. He looked dumb because [he] had no scoop,” the reality star tweeted.

“I cannot accept being lied about, especially for someones own gain! To be continually blatantly lied about is repulsive and disgusting,” she added.

Rumors of a secret romance between Kate and her married bodyguard have been tabloid fodders for ages now, but Kate has maintained that there relationship is strictly professional.
 
 

Clients Like to Work with BG Professionals

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By Doc Rogers

Whether you’re guarding a top CEO or A-list Hollywood actor it’s the same story; clients, their chief of staff or their managers don’t like amateurs or problems.  They want to work with professionals.

They want you to show up on time, be dressed appropriately and act professionally. Not only treating the principal with respect, but also treating the rest of the staff well.

Prior to getting to this stage step back and take a good close look at yourself. How professional do you come across?  Before you go to the BG interview you need to know with certainly.

The BG industry is very unforgiving. Take the time to smooth out any rough edges you may have and enhance your resume. Make sure your resume and cover letter screams “I am much better trained than the other guys, experienced, more professional, more dependable”.

If your goal is to make it to the top of the BG industry, it has to begin by becoming highly professional at this moment. Before anybody interviews you or chooses to hire you for a BG assignment. You need to decide immediately that it’s something you want enough to be willing to make the effort to really be prepared when the time comes.

Once you get that call that asks if you’re able for a BG assignment, it’ll be too late to start getting ready. They say in the industry you haven’t really reached the point of being worthy of the title “professional” until you welcome constructive criticism.

And you aren’t really ready to grow and become successful if you have a chip on your shoulder. Now is the time to establish yourself as a professional.

To become more professional put your ego aside and get down to business.  Learn to take constructive criticism well; it aims to show you that the purpose of something is better served by an alternate approach or that the same goal could be better attained taking a different route.

Learn from this type of criticism. Polish your resume and cover letter and get additional BG training to fill in any skill gaps you may have. This way once that big moment comes along, you’ll be ready. Best of luck and God speed.

Is Being a Freelance BG the Right Choice for You?

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By Doc Rogers

If you’re eager to put in the work promoting, marketing and selling your BG services, then the freelance BG route may be the right way for you to go. But you have to be willing to do the work. BG skill is important, as well is ambition. But if skill and ambition were all it took, then every graduate BG coming out of the academy would be making a full-time living as a professional BG.

To turn the freelance BG route into a career requires work.  It’s called the BG industry for a reason, because before there can be any bodyguarding, there has to be a client. You have to be able to effectively retain clients to generate BG assignments and revenue. You have to wear two hats; one as a professional BG and the other as a businessman thinking about the business side of things.

If you work for a corporation as a BG employee this does not come into the picture. If you decide to go it alone as a freelance BG, you are the one who has to make sure that the bills get paid and you have money to put food on the table. The freelance BG route takes commitment and a whole lot of work. But it is incredibly satisfying. If this sounds interesting to you, then you should take control of your BG career and get busy as a freelancer.

Become the best freelance BG you can be and then continue to get better. Keep your freelance BG goals in sight and keep heading in that direction. Take a few minutes to write down your and start progressing towards your ultimate goal. Having professional goals will give you a direction to head for and a way to get back on course if you head towards a roadblock.

Like any business, it takes time to put together your BG services, develop your clientele and start making some money. If you’re willing to work hard, invest your profits back into your freelance BG business you’ll reach your goals much faster. Only you can decide if being a freelance BG is the right choice for you.  Best of luck and God speed.


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