People searching for bodyguard services in Palm Beach are rarely looking for a large man in a black suit. They are looking for an agent who can stand at the edge of a ballroom at The Breakers without being noticed, drive the family from a hangar at PBI to a house on South Ocean Boulevard without a wrong turn, walk Worth Avenue three steps behind and one step ahead, and know which club gate to use in Wellington on a Sunday. FSO Guard is a Florida Class B security agency (B3100530) and Class A investigative agency (A 1000095) with a protection team that works Palm Beach County every week and a headquarters in Hollywood, FL, under an hour south.
Bodyguard and executive protection services in Palm Beach
Seasonal residence details
A protection agent or a small team attached to a household from arrival in November to departure in April: the residence, school and club runs, shopping, dinners and travel, planned once and delivered by the same faces. Pairs naturally with estate security for the property itself.
Galas, dinners and charity season
Discreet escort for the winter season calendar: galas on the island, dinners at private clubs, museum and hospital benefits, fashion luncheons. Agents dress for the room, coordinate with the venue’s security and manage arrival, seating, the after-party and the car.
Worth Avenue, medical and daily protection
Day-rate agents for shopping on Worth Avenue and in the Royal Poinciana district, jewelry pickups and returns, medical appointments at the county’s hospitals and clinics, and family outings, including female agents for principals who prefer them.
Executive protection for West Palm Beach firms
Executive protection for founders and executives of the finance, private equity and family office firms that have moved to West Palm Beach: office-to-residence movements, investor days, terminations and public disputes, with investigations when a threat needs to be understood, not just guarded against.
Private aviation and travel
Meet-and-escort at PBI, Boca Raton and North Palm Beach County airports, security drivers in armored or unmarked vehicles, and travel protection onward to Miami, New York, the Bahamas or Europe, with private jet charter arranged through our partner when the flight is part of the plan.
Wellington and the equestrian circuit
Agents for owners, riders and families during the winter equestrian and polo season: showgrounds, barns, sponsor tents, Sunday matches and the houses in Palm Beach Point and Grand Prix Village, where the schedule is public and the audience is everyone.
Family and child protection
Low-profile agents for children’s school runs, camps, sports and social calendars, elderly parents with staff and caregivers, and households after a divorce, a lawsuit or a threat, with close protection planning for families who travel with a team.
Armed and unarmed
Armed bodyguards with Class G licenses when the assessment calls for a weapon; unarmed Class D agents for the many Palm Beach details where the club, the venue or the family prefers a lighter footprint. The decision is written into the plan and revisited if circumstances change.
How a Palm Beach protection detail is built
- Conversation and assessment. A protection manager talks with the principal, the family office or the assistant about the season’s calendar, the residences, the family, any known concerns and the preferred level of visibility. Where there is a specific threat, our licensed investigators look at it properly: who, why and how credible.
- Written plan. Agents, hours, vehicles, armed or unarmed, coordination with the residence’s existing staff, the community’s gate and the island’s police, emergency procedures and reporting. One fixed figure, no surprises.
- Agent selection. Palm Beach details go to agents with the temperament for the place: composed, well-dressed, socially fluent, comfortable in a club dining room and on a showground, background checked and Florida licensed. Female agents and Spanish or Russian speaking agents on request.
- Advance work. Routes between the residence, PBI, clubs and venues; venue walk-throughs before galas; contact with venue security; parking and exit plans; hospital locations and trauma routes.
- Delivery and review. The same agents through the season wherever possible, a manager reachable 24/7 and a short review after major events so the plan improves rather than repeats.
Where we work in Palm Beach County
The Town of Palm Beach, from the North End to the Estate Section and South Ocean Boulevard; West Palm Beach, including the downtown financial district, Flagler Drive and El Cid; Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter, including Admirals Cove and Jupiter Island; Manalapan, Gulf Stream and Ocean Ridge; Wellington’s equestrian communities; and Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Highland Beach. For guards, patrols and property security in the county, see security company in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County; for investigations, private investigator in West Palm Beach. The same team covers bodyguards in Miami when the principal moves south.
Arrange a bodyguard in Palm Beach
Tell us who needs protection, the dates and the calendar, and whether you prefer visible or low profile. A protection manager calls back the same day, and for seasonal details visits the residence before the family arrives. Call 888.881.8099, use the live chat or the form on this page. Learn more about FSO Guard.
