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7 Secrets of Successful Bodyguards
By Doc Rogers 1. Dream big – Have a clear vision of what you want to achieve with your bodyguard career. Upon waking visualize your goals and keep that…
Goon-for-Hire (non-operational hours)
Goon-for-Hire or Professional Bodyguard By Doc Rogers Goon-for-Hire (appearance) The tooth pick protruding from his mouth, the leather jacket and adidas…
The CEO’s Guide to Executive Protection
By Doc Rogers Author’s note: Written with a slightly pained smile; don’t take the article too seriously – enjoy. INTRODUCTION If you are a CEO being…
How to Sell Yourself as a Bodyguard
By Doc Rogers Your bodyguard training, experience, skills and ability will sell itself as long as you let prospective clients know both verbally and on…
Your First Advance
By Doc Rogers Background: The detail leader is responsible for having advance work (reconnaissance) carried out. He assigns an advance man to gather all…
Going After the Bodyguard Jobs
Bodyguards need to start promoting, advertising and marketing themselfs in order to find Bodyguard Jobs
Success vs. Failure in the Bodyguard Trade
By Doc Rogers Everyday more and more people enter the bodyguard and executive protection industry. However, only a few land lucrative assignments and go…
If It Was Easy, Everyone Would Be a Bodyguard
By Doc Rogers The bodyguard trade has a price, everyone must pay for admission. When you first start you must get specific executive protection training…
How to Excel in the Bodyguard Trade
By Doc Rogers For many the bodyguard industry is not easy to excel in. Breaking into the bodyguard business can be an uphill battle. This is the cold…
Usher Gets Restraining Order Against Stalker
Usher Gets Restraining Order Against Stalker Police have issued a restraining order against Darshelle Jones-Rakestraw after she tried to enter Usher’s…
Rihanna’s Bodyguard Punches Paparazzi
One of Rihanna’s bodyguards was reportedly involved in a physical altercation with a London photographer. Apparently the photographer got too close to the…
Crash Course on Bodyguard Observational Psychology
By Doc Rogers Although entire books have been written on observational psychology here are the basics. As a bodyguard you need to identify various facial…
Madonna Has Sterilization Team Sterilized Dressing Rooms
Madonna takes executive protection to a new level. The 53-year-old has set up a “sterilization team” to wipe away any DNA in her dressing room after shows…
Drake’s New Hired Bodyguards
Drake’s Bodyguards Following last week’s mêlée with Chris Brown at a local New York night club, Drake has decided to literally beef up his security…
Eight Bodyguard Types in the Industry
By Doc Rogers Observations of humorous personality types and characters observed in the BG industry over the years: 1. Body Beautiful. The BG who…
Chris Brown’s Bodyguard Injured at Nightclub
Chris Brown and Drake Fight: The New York Police Department is investigating a fight involving the entourages of Drake and Chris Brown which broke out…
Detroit Mayor Bodyguard Taken to Hospital
Mayor Dave Bing’s bodyguard is being treated for a knee injury after a fall at the Manoogian Mansion today in Detroit. Mayor spokeswoman Naomi Patton…
Understanding the Commercial Side of Bodyguarding
By Doc Rogers This article will assist bodyguards to understand the commercial side of the business and give them some common sense suggestions on how to…
Mindset Re-Orientation: A Critical Component of Protection Training
Have not had an opportunity to post this week’s feature article. Reason being, I’ve been asked by the staff at The Executive Protection Institute to come…
Street Smart Bodyguards
By Doc Rogers As more people enter the bodyguard industry from all walks of life, there tends to be a section of individuals who are only book smart or…
How to Adapt to Change & Influence the Right People
By Doc Rogers The world is changing and we need to adjust to these changes as we go about our bodyguard (BG) business wherever the BG business may take…
Inside Secrets of the Bodyguard Trade
By Doc Rogers Secret Number: 1 Learn to pace yourself. I have done 200 BG assignments a year, been away from my family for months on end with non-stop…
Intermediate Executive Protection Course
The Executive Protection Academy is Offering a Four Day Intermediate Executive Protection Course Course Description: Intermediate Executive Protection…
Laws of the Bodyguard Jungle
By Doc Rogers Navigating through the bodyguard (BG) jungle can be difficult for those not familiar with it. This article explains the Laws of the BG…
Bodyguard Delegation Process
By Doc Rogers As a Detail Leader (DL) you cannot do the assignment all yourself. If you try you’ll be exhausted, won’t be able to do your own duties…
Test your Knowledge: Advancing a Trip
List four people you would need to contact when advancing a trip from Chicago to Stockholm. What is your answer? Answer to last weeks quiz. D) Canada
Personal Protection Specialist Credential with Firearms
By: John S. Negus As the Assistant Executive Director of EPI, I find myself answering this question quite frequently. I am publishing my reply in the…
Test your Knowledge: The RCMP protects which head of state?
The RCMP protects which head of state, what is your answer? A) Australia B) New Zealand C) United Kingdom D) Canada E) They have no protection role
5 Shocking Things About the Trayvon Martin Case
5 Shocking Things About the Trayvon Martin Case By Mark “Six” James CPO, EPS There has been a lot of discussion about multiple topics surrounding the…
