Joining Mark Ledlow in this episode of the Fearless Mindset Podcast is Christian West. Let’s hear from Christian on what he has been up to these days and how he's reinventing things in the executive protection scene during this pandemic crisis.
Christian West founded AS Solution because he couldn’t find an executive protection company he wanted to work for: the kind that replaces cookie-cutter security with a dedication to keeping clients safe – as well as happy and productive – all based on a solid understanding of the principal’s corporate culture and personal preferences.
A hands-on professional who leads from the front, Christian has developed and led protection programs in more than 170 countries for more than 25 years. He has worked all areas of protection from undercover to high-risk, government, corporate, celebrity and high net worth, and has advised governments on maritime security, large event and critical infrastructure protection. Christian has served as a close protection agent, team leader, EP specialist, EP manager and high-level consultant for many Fortune 500 companies and has also directed security efforts for world tours for major artists and the world’s largest IPO.
In addition to his ongoing efforts to professionalize the EP industry through leadership roles in ASIS and the IPSB, Christian is a sought-after EP trainer and security advisor in Europe and the United States. Christian is an active blogger who has written dozens of blogs on executive protection and has co-authored two successful books on executive protection: Corporate Executive Protection: An Introduction for Corporations and Security Professionals (2016) and Public figures, Private Lives: An Introduction to Protective Security for High Net Worth Individuals and Family Offices (2018). In 2017 he founded Asgaard Technologies to bring ProtectionManager to market; ProtectionManager is the world’s first app suite designed exclusively for the executive protection industry.
Christian is the founder and CEO of AS Solution, one of the world’s leading providers of executive protection and secure transportation services. Since its start in 2003, AS Solution has evolved into a group of companies with more than 600 employees and 14 offices around the world. Christian is also vice president of SOS Security, with which AS Solution merged in 2017.
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