Executive protection is not a guard standing next to you. It is a plan: who is a threat, where you will be, how you get there, what happens if something goes wrong, and a team that has already walked the route. FSO Guard provides executive protection services in Miami and South Florida: executive security details, close protection officers, security drivers and threat assessment, for CEOs, founders, investors, public figures and their families, from a single agent for a business trip to a full protective detail with drivers and advance team.
Who we protect
- Executives and board members of companies with offices in Brickell, Downtown Miami, Coral Gables and Fort Lauderdale;
- Founders, investors and family offices relocating to or visiting South Florida;
- Public figures, entertainers and athletes during appearances and events;
- Attorneys, physicians and business owners facing threats from clients, patients or former employees;
- International delegations and visiting executives who need a local team that speaks English, Spanish and Russian;
- Families of the above: spouses, children and elderly parents.
Executive security services
Threat and risk assessment
Before the first shift we review the principal’s profile: publicity, business disputes, litigation, travel patterns, residence and online exposure. Our licensed private investigators can identify and document specific threats. The assessment defines how many agents you need, whether they should be armed, and where the weak points are. Companies that want the assessment without a detail can order it separately through security consulting and risk assessment.
Close protection officers
Close protection officers (CPOs) stay with the principal through the day, including arrivals, meetings, meals, events and departures. Trained in protective formations, medical response and de-escalation; licensed under Florida Class D and, when armed, Class G. Business attire, low profile, professional manner. Close protection is the British and international term for what American clients call executive protection or a bodyguard. We provide the same standard under any name.
Armed executive protection
When the assessment calls for it, the detail is armed: Class G licensed officers in plain clothes, weapons concealed, with the same low profile. Armed executive protection is a conclusion of the assessment, not a default; many corporate principals are better served by an unarmed officer and a trained security driver, and we will tell you which.
Security drivers and secure transportation
Route planning, defensive driving, safe arrivals and departures. Drivers operate your vehicle or ours; armored vehicles and multi-car movements for high-profile principals can be arranged. See chauffeured transportation with security drivers.
Advance work
Every venue on the schedule, office, restaurant, event hall, marina, private residence, is checked in advance: entrances, exits, parking, elevators, medical facilities nearby, and the venue’s own security contacts.
Residential and estate security
Gate and interior officers at the principal’s home, integration with cameras and alarm response, and overnight coverage. Learn more about private security for homes and estates and mobile patrol for residences.
Event and travel protection
Protection during conferences, galas, boat shows, Art Basel, F1 weekend and club appearances, plus travel security within Florida and to other states or countries.
Family protection
Coverage for spouses and children, including school, sports, shopping, and travel, usually with low-profile or female agents.
Security detail for a visit to Miami
A large share of our executive security work is for principals who are in Miami for two to five days: an investor roadshow, a board meeting in Brickell, Art Basel, the boat show, a stay at a Miami Beach hotel. A visit detail typically includes airport meet and secure transfer, a hotel floor and room check, advance on each meeting venue and restaurant, an agent with the principal during the day and a driver on standby, and coordination with the principal’s assistant or the host company’s security. Because our team is local, we know which entrances to use at the convention center, how South Beach traffic behaves at 1 a.m. and which venues allow armed officers.
A practical brief for executive assistants and security teams
For executive protection in Miami, the booking brief should explain how local personnel will work with the organization arranging the visit. Clear responsibilities help prevent gaps between the travel team, venue staff and the protection detail.
- Decision maker: identify who can approve itinerary changes, additional hours and changes in coverage.
- Venues and timing: list meetings, hotels and public appearances, including access arrangements that need confirmation with each venue.
- Transport: clarify who supplies vehicles, where pickups occur and which movements require protection. Include airport handoffs in the brief.
- Reporting: agree on the point of contact, appropriate update frequency and how urgent concerns should be escalated.
- Preparation: specify any advance visits or coordination requested so availability and scope can be confirmed.
Review travel security arrangements for airport and ground movements. A private visitor seeking protection for a defined occasion can compare personal bodyguard services. Confirm each responsibility in the assignment scope rather than assuming it is included.
What should our corporate security team clarify before a Miami visit?
Establish who approves itinerary changes, which movements need coverage, who provides transport and how local personnel will report to your team. Provide your requirements for review and confirm the agreed responsibilities before the visit.
How an executive protection program works
- Intake call with a supervisor: principal profile, schedule, concerns, visibility preference.
- Assessment and proposal: team size, armed or unarmed, vehicles, cost, and a start date. Written and confidential.
- Team assignment. Agents selected for experience, language and fit with the principal’s environment. You see profiles before day one.
- Advance and briefing. Routes and venues checked, post orders written, communications set up with your assistant or office.
- Protection operations with 24/7 dispatch support and a single point of contact.
- Reporting and review. Daily summaries, incident reports and periodic review of the threat picture.
Why companies and families choose FSO Guard
- Licensed Florida agency (Class B, license B3100530) with Class D and Class G licensed agents and the insurance the state requires.
- Protection and investigations under one roof: as a Class A investigative agency we can identify the threat, not only stand in front of it.
- Local knowledge of Miami’s venues, traffic, marinas and event calendar.
- Three languages: English, Spanish and Russian speaking agents and supervisors.
- Discretion. Non-disclosure by default; agents dress and behave to match your environment.
- Scalable. One agent for a dinner, or a multi-agent armed detail with drivers for a week of events.
Executive protection cost in Miami
Programs are priced per agent-hour with additional charges for vehicles, drivers, advance work and travel. A one-agent day in Miami costs considerably less than a two-agent armed detail with a driver; a long-term retainer is priced lower per hour than short-notice coverage. After the intake call you receive a written proposal with the exact numbers. No estimates over the phone without understanding the risk. Our article on how much a bodyguard costs explains the variables.
Service area
Executive protection in Miami, Brickell, Downtown, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Key Biscayne, Aventura, Sunny Isles, Bal Harbour, Doral, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Palm Beach; executive protection in Orlando and throughout Florida through our statewide security services. Travel programs nationwide and international on request.
To discuss a protection program confidentially, call 888.881.8099 or send the form and a supervisor will call you back.
