Recently, a young lady, new to the industry, raised a question on a social platform questioning the practice of, or if it is acceptable...

Many of us in the security and protection industry have heard the term ‘’situational awareness’’, however, few understand its full...

By Andreas Venetis Founder & CEO Venetis Consulting & Training Services In 1989, the FBI had arrested a person for espionage against the...

As always, I use the material or ‘’fuel’’ for these articles from personal experience in the business or from exposure to others whose...

By John Lehman Copyright 2017 We have all questioned our value. We have all wondered what we were really worth. The reality is that our...

Anyone who has read my articles knows that I base most of them on questions or inquiries from those professionals who either offer good...

In a recent CPO class I was teaching, a student asked me what I would suggest as further training to add to his skillset. The first thing...

This article will address the most common mistakes made by Protection professionals while searching and applying for jobs. I will not...

Alexandre Dumas couldn’t describe better the importance of unity and solidarity within a team when he wrote one of the world’s most...

I have just completed the first part of the new NANNYGUARDS training offered through your company. As this was the first training class...

You paid thousands of dollars for training and thousands more on equipment, firearms and clothing. Add in the cost of travel, hotels,...

By John R. Lehman As a security industry and Law Enforcement Training Instructor in Texas, I get slammed with questions from people from...

Protecting the children of the rich and famous.

By  John R. Lehman I’ve been asked for over a year to address the subject of contracts. Specifically, contracts between Personal...

By John R. Lehman For every one opinion offered, there are a hundred that will disagree with it, so before we begin, let’s understand...

John Lehman, Athena Academy’s Vice President, did a research recently, he contacted several past clients for whom he no longer provides...