Archive for the 'RNC' Category
04 Sep
A year ago, the Ramsey County sheriff’s office began looking closely at a group called the Republican National Convention Welcoming Committee.
What it found, according to an 18-page search warrant application and affidavit, led to weekend raids on two Minneapolis homes and a temporary St. Paul office for the self-described anarchist group.
According to the […]
Posted in Counterterrorism, Crime, Law Enforcement, Politics, RNC, Safety, Secret Service, Security, Social Issues, Terrorism by: Administrator
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30 Jun
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 […]
Posted in Bodyguards, Business, Celebrity, Corporate, DNC, Elijah Shaw, Event Security, Executive Protection, ICON, Industry Spotlight, Insider's Tips, Media Coverage, Minnesota, Politics, Quotes, RNC, Uncategorized by: Administrator
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02 Jun
Icon Services Corporation is looking for a few good men & women to assist with our Executive Protection & Event Security staffing requirements for the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Interested parties can click here.
Posted in Bodyguards, Business, DNC, Event Security, ICON, Minnesota, Politics, RNC, Security by: Administrator
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27 Mar
with the 2008 Democratic & Republican National Conventions right around the corner, Event Solutions Magazine recently asked me to write a column for their readers discussing the various types of security concerns savvy planners should be aware of when putting on events of various sizes. Below is an excerpt from their March 2008 issue. […]
Posted in Business, Celebrity, DNC, Elijah Shaw, Event Security, ICON, Industry Spotlight, Insider's Tips, Quotes, RNC, Safety, Security by: Administrator
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03 Mar
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 […]
Posted in Bodyguards, Business, Celebrity, Corporate, DNC, Elijah Shaw, ICON, Industry Spotlight, Insider's Tips, Media Coverage, Minnesota, RNC, Reprint by: Administrator
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20 Dec
From an interview conducted earlier this year with KSTP News regarding security concerns raised by the upcoming 2008 Republican National Convention. The RNC will be held this year in St. Paul, Minnesota which is incidentally national headquarters of Icon Services Corporation. (But in the interest of bipartisanship, we’ll be at the DNC in Denver as […]
Posted in Corporate, DNC, Elijah Shaw, Event Security, ICON, Industry Spotlight, Minnesota, Politics, RNC, Security, Uncategorized, Youtube by: Administrator
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