Learning about the duties of an Executive Specialist

Executive Protection has almost nothing to do with the usual image of a bodyguard.  Executive Protection Specialists, or agents, are professionals who attend specialized schools to learn and improve their craft, and they mostly use their wits, not weapons.  Adversaries, such as street criminals, kidnappers, and terrorists, hold nearly all the cards: they choose the time, place, and method of attack.  To counter that advantage, executive protection specialists use their intellect, diplomacy, and cunning to anticipate threats and then help their principle avoid them.  Basically to win the battle before it ever begins.  Executive Protection Specialists are also careful to arrange protection so that it is as transparent as possible.  In fact, good protection makes life easier for the executive.