Bodyguards in Tampa, Orlando, Miami and More

At ESS Global, we know Florida Security. If you need bodyguards in Tampa, or anywhere in Florida, the US or globally, your best call is ESS Global Corp.

Bodyguards in Tampa, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Miami and More

If you are looking for bodyguards in Tampa, or really anywhere outside of the Hollywood/LA area, you may be aware that bodyguard is a term that is used mostly in the Hollywood area. Personal Security, Close Protection or Executive Protection is the vocational name for bodyguards.
Here are the main people or activities “bodyguards” are generally needed to protect.

  • Protection by ESS Global - Bodyguards in TampaCelebrities – Celebrities are well known, and sometimes they are not liked by everyone. Worse, it may not just be individuals that hate, but they may be “over-liked” by zealous fans as well.
  • CEO’s and Corporate Executives – They need protection from disgruntle employees, corporate layoffs, kidnapping, corporate sabotage, protesters and more.
  • Concerts – Singers and bands require extensive protection services.
  • VIP Events – They might not be “Hollywood Famous” but instances like industry or corporate or religious speakers and others need personal protection at events.
  • Dignitaries, Politicians, Rallies, Speeches, Events – Tensions can run very high.
  • Family Protection – It’s easy to understand why a nefarious individual who could not penetrate the primary target, would then set their sights on family members.
  • Businesses – Art dealers, jewelers, banks, pharmacies, 24 hour stores and more hire close protection and security specialists.
  • Asset Protection – People use bodyguards to protect their assets. This can be their business, their home, or their valuables.
  • Estate Protection – Many private estates have millions of dollars’ worth of valuables to protect, as well as family members.
  • Private Events and Private Gatherings – “Venue Protection” – It’s not just wedding crashers.

Bodyguards in TampaThere are many reasons why you may be looking for bodyguards in Tampa, or anywhere here in Florida.

Now you may be asking “Who should I Call?”

Need bodyguards in Tampa?

Nobody is Better Prepared to protect you than ESS Global Corp.

Bodyguards in Tampa
Bodyguards in Tampa – An ESS Graduate Protecting a Famous Singer

ESS Global Corp is a licensed provider of Protective Service and Discrete Transportation Services for executives, VIP’s, media personalities, professionals and families, ensuring that you and your loved ones are both safe and secure. Whether transporting and protecting executives, politicians, celebrities or your family, our team has the experience and expertise to offer a broad array of safe, secure, reliable, and discrete bodyguard/close protection services.

Whatever the situation you are in, or the situation you are trying to avoid, we can help you.

ESS Global – Bodyguards in Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Miami, West Palm Beach and throughout Florida and around the globe.

Whether you’re going across town, across the country, or around the world, you can count on the security professionals at ESS Global Corp to get you there and back in safety and comfort. Our D.O.E. trained security agentsESS have protected executives from Fortune 500 companies, celebrities, professional athletes, politicians, high net-worth individuals and various clients all over the U.S. (and in over 60 countries worldwide) who literally trust us with their lives.
At ESS Global, no job is too big. But we also know no job is too small, because if it’s important to you, it’s important to us.
ESS Global Corp will take every precaution when it comes to protecting you, your family, and your property.  Our agents experience in this field is second to none.
Our solutions are tailored to your needs. Give us a call or drop us a line and find out more about the ESS Global difference.

727-940-7926

info@essglobalcorp.com 

Bodyguard Service in Florida

ESS Global Corp offers professional executive protection and bodyguard service in Florida. For the best in personal close protection, call ESS Global.

Close Protection/ Bodyguard Service in Florida

bodyguard service in floridaESS Global personnel go through exhaustive executive protection training such as high risk defensive driving, logistical and travel planning, crisis management, emergency coordination, threat assessment, hand to hand combat, first aid and other disciplines that provide you with the safety and comfort you deserve.
If you are searching for bodyguard service in Florida, know that when it comes to your security and the safety of your family, never accept “security” that compromises your protection by putting you in the hands of untrained personnel. At ESS, our close protection personnel are ideal for executives, executive teams, celebrities, athletes, politicians, musicians, dignitaries, and other individuals and families that need protection for an event, a venue, travel, a meeting, or 24/7, to protect privacy, family, careers and overall safety and well-being.

Bodyguard Service in Florida – ESS Global Close Protection

Florida bodyguard service - international protectionInternational Protection – Sure, we love to work in Florida, it’s our backyard. So we know the lay of the land with regards to Executive Protection, Celebrity Security and Bodyguard Service in Florida. But it’s important to note that with international security projects in over 50 countries, the “global” in ESS Global Corporation is “global security” for real.  If you are headed out of the country, we are prepared to keep you safe every step of the way.
Bodyguard Recruitment– Most every close protection companies will tell you they hire former military special ops, retired Secret Service agents, law enforcement, and the like. Sure, and we do as well. But ESS Global also has an edge that absolutely no other company in Florida has. As a matter of fact, only a select handful in the US have this same edge. We have our own school.
orlando executive protection trainingChoosing The Best– Fact: ESS Global Corporation also runs a Close Protection School. ESS Global Corp is the only Protection School in the state of Florida that is licensed and approved by the Department of Education. This is a well-known fact in the security business. So the best candidates know where to go to get world-class training. And we get to see those agents every day during training, offering positions to the best of the best in each and every class, providing a consistent level of quality, awareness and skills that other security companies never attain because they never know the agent’s skill set until they are out in the field. In the Close Protection industry, that can be dangerous.
ess bodyguard service - a graduate of ESS protecting a well known celebrity Celebrity Bodyguards– ESS has protected celebrities, athletes, public speakers and individuals from all walks of life across the US and throughout the world. So whether it’s the red carpet in Los Angeles, a venue in Las Vegas, a business meeting in Chicago, a concert in Detroit, a promotional event in Dallas, a speaking engagement in Orlando, or a photo op in Tampa, we have you covered.
Executive Protection – ESS Global personnel go through exhaustive executive protection training covering topics such as high risk defensive driving, logistical and travel planning, crisis management, emergency coordination, threat assessment, hand to hand combat, first aid and other disciplines that provide you with the safety and comfort you deserve. Our agents can perform many functions that “armed chauffeurs” and “VIP transportation” companies have never even heard about, much less been trained on.
So if you are looking for Executive Protection/ Bodyguard Service in Florida, Celebrity Security, or any other security services, save some time and make your first call to ESS Global Corp.

We know Florida Security because we are Florida Security.

727-940-7926

info@essglobalcorp.com

Who Regulates Executive Protection?

Ever wonder who regulates Executive Protection? What “license” is needed? Who governs it? “C” or “D”? Good or Bad?

Who Regulates Executive Protection?

who regulates executive protection trainingIn most every state, there is no oversight of the Executive Protection Industry. No licenses, no state certifications.
At ESS Global Corp, much like the rest of the Executive Protection and Security industry, we are eagerly awaiting the day when Executive Protection will have its own license. No more wondering if you need a C, D or any other letter in the alphabet license that there is.
For years, industry professionals have been trying to figure out why Executive Protection has been lumped under the same license as Private Investigation. Especially when the two industries are so extremely different. We all know that the State-mandated C License course covers about 2% of what you need to know to work in the Executive Protection industry. But the fact that Executive Protection is lumped under the C License has made it a bit more difficult for those with aspirations of entering the Executive Protection industry.
But, is that a bad thing? Let’s talk about Executive Protection being just under the D License.

What would happen if lumped in with the “D” License?

who regulates executive protectionNow, the requirements to enter the Executive Protection industry would be much easier if it were classified under the class D License, but at the same time, what types of individuals would now, by law, qualify to do Executive Protection work?
You got it!
Those same lackluster individuals that sat next to you in your D License training course that you said in the back of your mind, “I can’t believe this guy is going to be protecting somebody or securing an area!” Just think, you and Paul Blart working the same Executive Protection detail! The mall cop next to you during your threat analysis…
And let’s talk about what this will do to the pay rates in the Executive Protection industry. Now that any security guard qualifies as an Executive Protection agent (by law only), prospective clients will use those same security rates when it comes to pay. Additionally, you’ll see security companies offering Executive Protection services (because they can by law) and asking for security guard rates. This will totally undercut true Executive Protection companies and lower the bar for the entire industry. There are companies already doing this is the “D” arena. You know of them. They bid jobs at ridiculously low rates and then put out a Craigslist ad to fill them.
Well, we hope you found this insightful – Until then, stay alert and stay safe!
 

Christmas Season Store Security in Florida

It’s not just Black Friday. While retailers sell more during the last quarter, thieves steal more. ESS Global Christmas Season Store Security in Florida.

Black Friday and Christmas Season Store Security in Florida

christmas season store security in floridaESS Global Corp provides Black Friday and Christmas Season store security in Florida because for business owners, the holiday season brings security concerns for every type of business, big or small, service or retail.
The significant increase in customers does wonders for your bottom line and generates brand awareness that can lasts well into the new year. But there is a darker, more ominous backside to the holidays, because with these benefits comes the need to hire additional employees as well as adding additional or temporary security.

Christmas Season Store Security in Florida – ESS Global Corporation

The Holiday Season is when your store is the busiest, the your associates are the most distracted, your fitting rooms and store shelves are the most disorganized, the crowd is more agitated and it’s the time of year the police are the busiest. All of this amounts to one of the most hectic and dangerous environments a store owner will ever see.

Christmas Season Store Security in Florida – The Numbers

ESS Christmas Season Store Security in FloridaThis holiday season as your store begins to fill up, dishonest shoppers and untrustworthy seasonal employees will see it as a more appealing place to take what they’d like without stopping to pay the bill.
According to reports by Business News Daily, U.S. retailers are expected to lose close to $10 billion dollars from crime this holiday season, with nearly all of it leaking out from employee theft and shoplifting.
U.S. retailers will lose $4.7 billion through employee theft, $3.8 billion though shoplifting and $400 million through vendor and distribution, according to a study by the Center for Retail Research. These thefts rise an average of 4% a year, even though, due to online shopping, holiday foot traffic has declined over the last 6 years.

Takeaway? 

There are fewer storefront shoppers every year, yet there is more theft every year.

ESS Black Friday and Christmas Season Store Security in Florida

Without delving into the psychology of professional and casual thieves, there is one commonality every thief looks for.

Opportunity.

Black Friday Store Security in TampaMost shoplifters are opportunistic and behave rationally.
Simply put, they are likely to refrain from stealing goods if they rationally assess that they will be caught.
Retail theft is more likely to occur where a store does not have security guards. Therefore, the mere presence of security guards is likely to deter opportunistic theft from professionals, casual thieves, or seasonal workers.

The holiday shopping season will soon be in full force. Help keep the profits in the store. Keep your holidays calm and profitable with Black Friday and Christmas Season Store Security from ESS.

Phone:  

727-940-7926

Email: info@essglobalcorp.com

Disaster Security and Hurricane Response

When evacuations occur, thieves eyes grow wide. ESS Global Corp, provides disaster security and hurricane response with armed and unarmed guards.

Disaster Security and Hurricane Response – Armed/Unarmed Guards

Disaster Security and Hurricane Response - ESS SecurityESS Global Corp, a leading security and protection firm in Florida can help protect the assets of businesses, corporations, and homeowners in the aftermath of a disaster such as Hurricane Matthew. 

ESS Disaster Response – Hurricane Aftermath Security

  • Armed/Unarmed Security
  • Temporary Security
  • Short and long-term security coverage options available

Don’t rely on the slow response and dispatch of the National Guard. 

Call

727-940-7926

info@essglobalcorp.com

“As the only Security firm in Florida to be licensed by the US Department of Education, ESS Global Corporation provides education, training, safety consulting and armed/unarmed security for commercial endeavors, government entities and the general public solely designed to enhance the safety and security of our communities. Our partnerships promote an unrelenting devotion to high standards of duty and courage.  ESS Global Corporation accomplishes this mission through an unwavering dedication to deliver comprehensive security services to the communities we value and serve.”

 
 

Executive Protection and Business Protocol

Recently we mentioned how intertwined executive protection and business protocol/ etiquette are. Today we look at a specific example that is all too common.

Executive Protection and Business Protocol

One of the important aspects of executive protection is how improper business protocol and etiquette can impact an executive protection assignment. And we bring this up because it all comes back to training. A training that leaves out proper business protocol puts you in jeopardy.

How Executive Protection and Business Protocol clashed on assignment.

Executive Protection and Business Protocol - how case gets unraveledWe were out on an assignment where there were executive protection agents from more than one agency, and are on a private jet somewhere over Europe on the way back to California. And the client we were charged with protecting is pacing around the cabin looking for a magazine. Looking behind the bar, moving the snacks. “Where is my magazine?”
Real life: You get on a commercial flight and there are public magazines for anyone to look at.
Executive Protection: This is not the case and you never help yourself to ANY client belongings.
By now, you can guess who had been reading the magazine. The client spots the magazine rolled up and stuffed between the airplane seats where the executive protection agent (from another agency) is sitting. And he never said a single word.
This agent, who lives in California, was kicked off the plane at a stop in Spain.
Fired. (and it’s likely it was a long trip back to the states for a good agent, left untrained in executive protection and business protocol.)
Executive Protection Training - A Guide to EPAnd for good reason. You don’t touch client belongings.
It’s the little things like this that trips up executive protection agents in the real world. Even if you have been protecting the same client for 20 years, they are a client, not a friend, and you do not break protocol.
Ever.

This should have been covered in training.

We touch on business etiquette in our basic training and cover it fully in our “all-in-one” training.

Choose Wisely

There are many places to go for executive protection training. There is only one executive protection school in Florida that is certified and approved every year by the Department of Education. ESS Global Corp.
DOE-Protection-School - Executive Protection and Business ProtocolIf you have read the ESS Guide to Executive Protection Training, and you have determined it time to get started, ESS Global Corporation has an Executive Protection Training in Tampa Florida September 9th. This training is an intensive 3-day training designed to get your career off to a solid start.
Updated 12-15-16 2018 Event Calendar is up – Also as of 12-13-16 ESS Global is approved by the VA to accept GI Bill Benefits! 

Register Today!

Questions?

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727-940-7926

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Church Security in Orlando

Security in places of worship is nothing new. Until Now. ESS Global Corp offers security training and church security in Orlando and throughout Florida.

Church Security in Orlando

Church security in OrlandoSecurity in private Orlando businesses is nothing new. Many businesses, from banks to convenience stores to veterinary centers and more, use security guards.
But now guards are also taking root in surprising places.

Church Security in Orlando – Security and Active Shooter Training

While many Orlando area churches began investigating their security options, many have begun scaling up their security efforts, even before the recent attack the sadly took 49 lives.
Before you hire an everyday security company, know that ESS Global has trained places of worship in over 60 countries. 

More than anyone else, we know church and fellowship security. 

Church Security in Orlando, Tampa , Miami and MoreESS Global Corp offers professional “faith-based” Florida church security in Orlando, Tampa and throughout Florida, the US and globally.
We are saddened by recent violent events and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased.
Over 420 people have died in incidents involving deadly force at churches and other faith organizations in America since 1999, as detailed by noted church security expert Carl Chinn and reported in a 2013 issue of SBC LIFE, the journal of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.
If you’ve followed the news the past two years, you know that number has risen dramatically.
The SBC Life article recommended ways churches can protect themselves against violent intruders.

  • Perform a professional security analysis for activities throughout the week and at services.
  • Assess unmonitored entryways to the church on Sundays or during other activities including day care, Bible studies, and more where someone could enter and hide.
  • Consider hiring a security firm to provide armed security during all church events.

Church Security in Orlando – Church Security Training

Church Security in Orlando FloridaFor pastors, priests, rabbis, religious leaders, teachers, and their staff members, security and safety should be on top of their minds. Churches, and other houses of worship face a unique set of security challenges and are all subject to crime and violence. Church Security and Safety should be a priority in all Churches and Houses of Worship. If there are no security plans and security improvements made, this leads to vulnerability, and when you least expect it, an event occurs.
ESS Global Corp Church Security Training
How effective is our faith based church security training? On August 3, 2015, ESS Global Corp received a letter from Brandon White, Executive Pastor at Without Walls International Church in Tampa, Florida.

“As a large church in the Tampa Bay community, the safety and security of the attending congregation is held in the highest regards, which should never be marginalized as a second thought. One of the greatest aspects of the training was the full assurance of complete understanding before introducing any new concepts, terminology, or practical application revealed the desire your team has to help others in achieving their goals. In addition, you have gone above and beyond by offering your services for future follow up sessions to ensure proper implementation, which is a genuine characteristic of both your integrity and ethical uprightness.”

church security in Orlando FloridaBy taking responsibility for the safety of your church with “faith based” security, you will have done the best thing possible to reduce risk.

So what’s the best course to take? Start by calling the friendly church security experts at ESS Global for a church security and threat analysis.

 727-940-7926

or email us at info@essglobalcorp.com

Orlando Security Guards and Security Services – ESS Global

ESS Global Corporation Provides Orlando Security Guards and  Security Services. Both armed and unarmed security in Orlando Florida.

Orlando Security Guards and Security Services – ESS Global

If you are looking for the very best in Orlando Security Guards and Security Services, look no farther than the source; ESS Global Corp. ESS Global has provided security services in over 60 countries, and is headquartered here in Florida.

Go to the source. ESS Global.

Orlando Security Guards and Security ServicesESS Global Corporation runs the only security guard training school in Florida that is monitored and certified by the Department of Education. We train our own guards on our D.O.E. approved school and then hire the very best. This is differs from most Orlando Security Guard Companies who tend to hire guards that have been trained by someone else and already have a “D” or “G” license.
This is what make ESS Global Orlando Security Guards different from other Orlando security guard companies. We are licensed and our curriculum and instructors are all regulated and monitored by the D.O.E. Also, we employ the brightest and most capable Orlando Security Guards from these classes to place directly in your business. ESS Global takes the extra steps needed to insure our employees uphold our mission, morals and values when providing security services and security training here in Florida and around the country. It makes a difference.

Orlando Security GuardsOrlando Security Guards

ESS Global provides armed and unarmed Orlando Security Guards to business and organizations of every type; Banks, Housing Authorities, Construction Sites, Offices, Corporate Security, Organizations, Churches, Businesses, Event and 24-Hour Businesses. We even provide neighborhood security.
ESS Global Corp also protects at public events, conventions, private parties, corporate functions, employee terminations and more.  You can rest assured as ESS Global Corp has security guards with extensive law enforcement backgrounds, military experience, and extensive professional training.  We know exactly what measures need to be taken to keep your property, employees, and customer’s safe at all times.

If you are looking for Orlando Security Guards; Go to the Source. ESS Global Corp.

For companies that would like ESS Global Corp to train their agents and protection personnel in various disciplines, we can come and train “on-location” at your business.

Orlando Security GuardsPlease call

727-940-7926

or email us at info@essglobalcorp.com for inquires or for a Free Security Analysis.

 
 

Bodyguard Service Tampa – Clearwater – St Petersburg

Bodyguard Service Tampa, Clearwater, St Petersburg and more. ESS – Your first choice for armed and unarmed bodyguards and close protection services.

Bodyguard Service Tampa – Clearwater – St Petersburg

ESS Global Corp, a recognized leader in global security and executive protection, is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Additionally, ESS also operates the only Executive Protection School in Florida that is approved by the Department of Education.
ESS Global Corp is a full-service Bodyguard/Executive Protection corporation providing individual, corporate,VIP, celebrity and dignitary close protection services and event security throughout the Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg area and beyond. ESS security agents have operated here in Tampa, throughout the US, as well as over 60 countries.

ESS Global – Bodyguard Service Tampa / Close Protection Services include;

  • Discrete Bodyguards (plain clothes) 
  • Vulnerability Assessments
  • Corporate Executive Protection
  • Threat Assessments
  • Personal Protection (adult and children)
  • Estate Security
  • Sporting Events
  • Concert/Venue Security
  • Speaking Engagements
  • Airport Service
  • Social Events
  • Venue and Event Security
  • Restaurants/Clubs
  • Secure VIP Transportation
  • Armed Transport Service
  • and more

Need Bodyguard Service in the Tampa Area? Nobody is Better Prepared than ESS

bodyguard service tampaESS Global Corp is a licensed provider of Protective Service and Discrete Transportation Services for executives, VIP’s, media personalities, professionals and families, ensuring that you and your loved ones are both safe and secure. Whether transporting and protecting executives, politicians, celebrities or your family, our team has the experience and expertise to offer a broad array of safe, secure, reliable, and discrete bodyguard/close protection services.

Whatever the situation you are in, or the situation you are trying to avoid, we can help you.

ESS Global – Bodyguard Service Tampa, Clearwater, St.Petersburg, Orlando, Miami, West Palm Beach and throughout Florida and around the globe.

Whether you’re going across town, across the country, or around the world, you can count on the professionals at ESS Global Corp to get you there and back in safety and comfort. Our D.O.E. trained security agents have protected executives from Fortune 500 companies, celebrities, professional athletes, politicians and high net-worth clients all over the U.S. (and in over 60 countries) who literally trust us with their lives.
At ESS Global, no job is too big. But we also know no job is too small, because if it’s important to you, it’s important to us.

Security Questions? Email or Call us, and we’ll be happy to answer your questions.

Email info@essglobalcorp.com or call us at 727-940-7926 today

ESS Global – Tampa Bay Security Guards

ESS Global, a leader in security services in over 60 countries, provides professional Tampa Bay Security Guards, for government, commercial, educational and non-profit entities. 

ESS Global – Tampa Bay Security Guards

tampa bay security guardsWhen business owners think about hiring security guards, one of their first thoughts is “how well are they trained?”, because when you take a hard look at security, it’s all about the training.
Forty-one states (including Florida), plus the District of Columbia, license security officers, but requirements vary greatly from state to state. While nine states—Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming—do not license security officers at the state level, all while some cities within them do.
There is no national standard.
But let’s talk about Florida. Here in Tampa Bay security guards are regulated by the Florida Department of Agriculture, under current director Adam Putnam. Here are the current licenses Security Licenses that Florida grants.

  • “D” – Security Officer: Any individual who performs the services of a security officer must have a Class “D” license.
  • “M” or “MB” – Manager of a Security Agency: A Class “B” Security Agency or Class “BB” or “AB” branch office must have a Class “M” or Class “MB” licensed manager.
  • “G” – Statewide Firearm license: Only Class “D,” Class “M,” or Class “MB” licensees are permitted to bear a firearm and any such licensee who bears a firearm must also have a Class “G” license.
  • “K” – Firearms Instructor: Any person who provides classroom and range instruction to applicants for Class “G” licensure must have a Class “K” license.
  • “DI” – Security Officer Instructor: Any person who provides classroom instruction to applicants for Class “D” licensure must have a Class “DI” license.

So yes. In Florida both armed (G) and unarmed (D) Security Guards are licensed by the State, through the Department of Agriculture. 

What About the Security Guard Schools?

That would be the Security Training. Who regulates that? Who teaches this “G” and “D” stuff?
In a word, Nobody.
florida g license classes in tampaNobody looks over the training syllabus. Nobody oversees what’s being taught. Nobody monitors what is said. Except….
At ESS Global, our Tampa Bay Security Guards are trained for the two required Florida security guard licenses (D,G) at our own school here at ESS and it’s the only security school in the state of Florida that is certified and approved by the Florida Department of Education.
So the next time you think about security guards here in the Tampa Bay/Clearwater area, think “it’s all about the training“.

Because it is.

tampa bay security guardsIf you have security concerns, ESS supplies the very best Tampa Bay Security Guards, because they have been trained to be the best. When you think of security, think of ESS.

Questions? Please call

727-940-7926

or email us at info@essglobalcorp.com