An Introduction to Celebrity Protection & Touring: A Guide to Mastering the Business of VIP Protection

Written by Elijah Shaw and Dale June

Narrated by Elijah Shaw

An Introduction to Celebrity Protection and Touring offers a peek behind the scenes of the close protection industry, more commonly known as the bodyguard business. More than the stereotypical bullet blocker, the modern protection specialist is a skilled practitioner who utilizes verbal judo much more than its physical counterpart. This book, written by industry experts, Elijah Shaw and Dale June (United States Secret Service ret.), also narrows the focus, centering in on an exciting, but misunderstood, sector that involves working with celebrities ranging from actors to musicians and entering into their world of touring, filming and promotional appearances.

While many may think that celebrity protection is one size fits all, nothing could be further from the truth, as you are not only dealing with the protection of the client, but the client's reputation. All this with the added pressure of the entire world looking over your shoulder, just waiting for a misstep. With real world advice, tactics and techniques on how to identify and defeat potential attackers, as well as covering everything from dealing with overzealous fans, to hyper-aggressive paparazzi, this book offers proven solutions from two experts that have covered the gambit from the Grammy Awards to the White House.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Iconic Press
• Release date: Jun 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9781662205705

Reviews for An Introduction to Celebrity Protection & Touring

[Matthew Csady · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Lots of informative information that I never would have considered. Geared more toward celebrity protection but still valid information to consider for other types of protection.

[Khadijah Joye · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I was highly impressed and enlightened by his perspective into celebrity protection world. It touched on far more than that though. It gave an in-depth view into the protector and protectee dynamics. Anyone in this field or aspiring to be in this field NEEDS to read this first. I’ve had the privilege of working with Mr. Shaw a few times. He carries himself in such a dignified manner that when I found out about his book I had to read it. I wanted to know what made him different than the others I’ve seen in his industry. I work in corporate aviation and found some similarities that I would have never thought there’d be. He also taught me a few things to take what I do to the next level. Give it a listen and a read! And be ready to take some notes.

[Rori · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

POWERFUL tool, to remain in all toolboxes. Thank you Elijah