May 13, 2013
The ICON Celebrity and VIP Protection Training Course is truly an essential course for anyone wanting to enter the industry of Executive Protection. A truly engaging program, from Day One, Elijah Shaw immerses his trainees in understanding the world of celebrity protection. Through a combination of lecture, followed by hands-on drills, his teaching style [...]
May 1, 2013
Today I completed 18 straight days of training. Even as the instructor it was mentally and physically taxing but ultimately very rewarding to see see people make a concentrated effort to achieve their goals. I remember several years ago when I was first encouraged by a very reputable training academy to share some of [...]
May 1, 2013
How’s your French? A brief 60 seconds review of the ICON Executive Protection Academy. Benjamin Alozie, Director of ICON Global Risk, speaks to a recent French Canadian graduate of the ICON Executive Protection Academy on his experience in the program. To learn more about ICON visit www.Industry-Icon.com/Training.
April 15, 2013
Just completed two days as an instructor at Executive Security International (ESI) as part of their highly regarded residential Executive Protection Program. While there , I covered two topics that i’m intimately familiar with –Celebrity Protection and later International Travel for High Net-Worth Individuals. ESI is considered to be the Harvard of the bodyguard [...]
March 27, 2013
As part of my continuing training, I recently attended the ICON Executive Protection Academy Celebrity & VIP protection course directed by Elijah Shaw. As I am sure others have done, I completed a great deal of research on viable programs that I felt would provide training and education in the executive protection field. Additionally, [...]