“He walked side by side with seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong during some of the most tense and risky moments of the American’s cycling career. But the worst fate Serge Borlee was charged with protecting Armstrong from was not losing the Tour - it was losing his life. “Some people wanted to […]
The St. Paul Pioneer Press recently conducted a profile piece on me in their Business Section entitled The Other Corporate Securities. The focus of the story was to illustrate the complexities (and hurdles) of operating in both the Celebrity Bodyguard and Corporate Protection markets:
“Elijah Shaw has been preparing for the Republican National […]
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A direct link to the interview series with Conde Nast Portfolio Magazine on the World of Security and the differences associated with Executive Protection, Celebrity Security and High Risk Overseas Details.
And if you hadn’t seen it before, you can check out the companion article here.
The good folks over at Bodyguard Careers put together a nice list of 10 Must Know Bodyguard Sites (and i’m not just saying that because Icon - Beyond The Bodyguard Business came in at #6) You can check out the whole list by clicking here.
Ran across a good article on Executive Protetion in the London Paper, The Independent. Pretty accurate and well written. Like I always say, our industry needs as much positive coverage as it can get.
It’s more about brains than brawn, says Chris Hoare, who has worked in the industry for 10 years and owns […]
I thought it was great when Inc. Magazine decided they wanted to do a profile piece on me as the CEO of Icon. When they told me it was entitled “Things I Can’t Live Without” and was, well, about things I couldn’t live without, I wasn’t sure what that was going. It turned […]
In this business, I try real hard and give everyone the benefit of the doubt, but this one really defies logic. I know dealing with the paparazzi is very annoying but incidents like this do not help the client (who do you think any seasoned attorney is going to go after for damages?) […]
Black Enterprise did a feature on yours truly regarding the tactics and challenges I used to build the company.
“It’s definitely a balancing act,” says Elijah Shaw about running Icon Services Corporation. As President and CEO of the St. Paul, Minnesota-based full service, security and investigative agency, specializing in executive and VIP protection, Shaw knows a […]
…and why people take the risks they do.
”Some like the challenge and thrill. Some don’t anticipate the risks initially, yet see the higher profile of the job as exciting,” “Though the frequent response we hear is that they ‘want to be where they can help’ or ’someone has to do it; why not me?’” –Dr. […]
I recently did an interview with Chief Security Officer (CSO) Magazine regarding bridging the gap between Executive Protection and Celebrity Protection. The short answer: At the end of the day, both clients want the same thing–to go about their careers with as little outside intrusions and possible. For the long answer, see below.
CSO: How do […]
