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Elijah Shaw

Elijah Shaw is the National Director of the North American Bodyguard Association and the CEO of ICON Global, and International Executive Protection Consulting Firm.  Elijah, featured in international publications such as Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur, and Portfolio, runs the ICON Academy, an EP Training Program specializing in Celebrity & VIP Protection. He also currently sits on the Board of Directors of Executive Security International (ESI), the United States oldest Executive Protection Training School. His book, An Introduction to Executive Protection & Touring: A Guide to Mastering the Business of VIP Security, hit the Amazon best-sellers list and is available now worldwide. 


The Path to a Sustainable Career in Executive Protection

Mar 9, 2025

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11 min read

The Path to a Sustainable Career in Executive Protection

The Mindset, Skills, and Strategies That Keep You in the Game

Keeping Your Edge – Challenges of International VIP

Dec 2, 2024

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5 min read

Keeping Your Edge – Challenges of International VIP

Navigating Cultural Norms, Cyber Threats, and Operational Risks in Global Protection.

Keeping Your Edge: Raising Your Profile

Aug 15, 2024

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5 min read

Keeping Your Edge: Raising Your Profile

A Protector’s Guide to Networking, Marketing, and Distinguishing Yourself in a Competitive Field

The Great Divide – Keeping Your Edge

Oct 16, 2023

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6 min read

The Great Divide – Keeping Your Edge

Keeping Your Edge: Building a Solid Foundation

Aug 10, 2023

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10 min read

Keeping Your Edge: Building a Solid Foundation

Careering-Ending Accident Turns Tragedy into Triumph

Jul 27, 2023

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8 min read

Careering-Ending Accident Turns Tragedy into Triumph

No Cutting: Get To The Back Of The Line

Jun 27, 2023

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5 min read

No Cutting: Get To The Back Of The Line

Keeping Your Edge: What’s the End Game?

Jun 16, 2023

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5 min read

Keeping Your Edge: What’s the End Game?

Keeping Your Edge: The Right Tool For the Job

Jan 17, 2023

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6 min read

Keeping Your Edge: The Right Tool For the Job

Foot Steps: Mike Brown

Jan 24, 2022

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7 min read

Foot Steps: Mike Brown

Keeping Your Edge: Is Unity In Our Profession Dead?

Oct 11, 2021

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5 min read

Keeping Your Edge: Is Unity In Our Profession Dead?

Foot Steps Episode 5:  Sam Alicea

May 20, 2021

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8 min read

Foot Steps Episode 5: Sam Alicea

Foot Steps: Episode 3 – Devon Taitt

May 5, 2021

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7 min read

Foot Steps: Episode 3 – Devon Taitt

No Cutting

Feb 2, 2021

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5 min read

No Cutting

Keeping Your Edge – Protectors & The Recording Process

Nov 23, 2020

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8 min read

Keeping Your Edge – Protectors & The Recording Process

Keeping Your Edge – Measured Responses in Tour Security – Part 3

Sep 7, 2020

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5 min read

Keeping Your Edge – Measured Responses in Tour Security – Part 3

Keeping Your Edge – Measured Responses in Tour Security (Part II)

May 31, 2020

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6 min read

Keeping Your Edge – Measured Responses in Tour Security (Part II)

Keeping Your Edge – Measured Responses in Tour Security (Part I)

Apr 16, 2020

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6 min read

Keeping Your Edge – Measured Responses in Tour Security (Part I)

Keeping Your Edge – Flowers For the Living

Mar 29, 2020

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5 min read

Keeping Your Edge – Flowers For the Living

Keeping Your Edge – Develop A Niche

Nov 20, 2019

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7 min read

Keeping Your Edge – Develop A Niche

Keeping Your Edge – I Finished Training, Now What?

Oct 17, 2019

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5 min read

Keeping Your Edge – I Finished Training, Now What?

Keeping Your Edge – Don’t Get Comfortable

Sep 26, 2019

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5 min read

Keeping Your Edge – Don’t Get Comfortable

Keeping Your Edge – Is Politics Driving a Wedge Between Protectors?

May 30, 2019

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5 min read

Keeping Your Edge – Is Politics Driving a Wedge Between Protectors?

Does Fitness Matter Anymore?

Apr 15, 2019

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5 min read

Does Fitness Matter Anymore?

Keeping Your Edge, Politics as Un-usual

Mar 25, 2019

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5 min read

Keeping Your Edge, Politics as Un-usual

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