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Executive Protection : A Professional's Guide To Bodyguarding
Executive Protection A Professional's Guide To Bodyguarding Author:Benny Mares Being a bodyguard is not all sunglasses, dark suits and muscle. This book debunks the myths and stereotypes and describes the realities of protecting celebrities, executives and foreign dignitaries. Executive protection specialist Benny Mares tells you how to get in on the ground floor of this expanding field. — Written by a professional who draw... more »s on his own extensive experience in the field. Executive Protection covers all aspects of a protection specialist's responsibilities: protecting celebrities, corporate executives, foreign dignitaries, and other clients, not only from physical threats but from embarrassing or uncomfortable situations; handling general emergencies and crises that intrrupt the routine; and anticipating potential problems in the course of the daily itinerary -- usually in the most low-key manner possible. In addition, it details the business aspects: where to get training, how to establish a clientele and build a professional reputation, how to contract for assignments, what kind of schedule you should plan on, and what kind of income you can expect to earn.
In this increasingly threatening society, executive protection is and up-and-coming field in which the opportunities abound. Few other careers offer the benefits of traveling first class, staying in the best hotels, dining in fine restaurants, and earning excellent pay while seeing the world and meeting interesting people.« less