From Follow to Front Right - Building Covert Executive Protection Programs: A Ground-Level Perspective

Part 1:

Behind the Curtain: The Hidden Artistry of Top Tier Executive - Covert Protection

Here’s a fun little visual to paint the picture: Imagine the scene in Toy Story where the toys come to life when humans aren’t around, bustling with energy and lively interactions. Entire storylines unfold behind the scenes, unbeknownst to the humans. However, when humans enter the room, they freeze, reverting to their inanimate forms. They seamlessly blend into their environment, appearing nothing extraordinary has ever transpired.

Now, juxtapose that with covert protection operators executing a travel operation. These agents work diligently behind the scenes, orchestrating every detail with precision and greasing every squeaky part. Like the toys, they operate in close proximity to their Principal- moving fluidly and discreetly as they set up security measures, navigate potential risks, secure necessary resources, acquire and train counterparts, and manage logistics.

When the Principal moves from Point A to Point B, everything is perfectly in place: drivers are ready, routes are cleared, the flight crew and jet are prepped, and similar readiness is established on the arrival side, with accommodations secured and a city of unknown possibilities advanced. The scene is set, and the environment feels effortless and calm.

The agents know the Principal’s routines, behaviors, mannerisms, friends, acquaintances, and preferences. They even anticipate possible movements, venues, or alterations from baseline based on subtle environmental cues. Completely siloed without schedules or strict timelines, they constantly prepare the world around the Principal to support smooth operations. This ensures that the Principal—who should be aware of the team's presence—won’t be distracted by the agents’ work or activities, allowing the team to seamlessly blend into the background, even to the few strategic local partners they’ve established to support operations. The focus becomes the Principal, who is just doing their thing.

In this carefully choreographed dance, it’s almost magical how, after a long 10-mile walk from the hotel, a vehicle materializes right when needed—without anyone asking for it. It’s as if the vehicle has been waiting at the unknown end destination, anticipating a request that hasn’t even been made yet. To the untrained eye, it seems as if no work has been done—just like the toys that appear stationary and lifeless.

However, behind the scenes, these skilled operators have been coordinating every element to ensure the Principal's safety along the way. They deter individuals from recognizing or intercepting the VIP,? manage team breaks for restroom visits and refueling, and expertly protect one another—all while maintaining the illusion of a seamless, everyday experience for hours on the streets, in stores, and as they explore the foreign metropolis. The Principal knows they are there, even offering to buy the team water via text. When perplexed by the situation, a local friend asks, “Who are those waters for?” it becomes clear that even they are unaware of the team's presence, highlighting how effectively the agents blend into the background, providing support without interruption.

When that vehicle materialized at the final destination, one of the Principal’s agents stepped into the spotlight after a single text: “Ready.” With a glance, the Principal gave the “good to go” nod, and the team sprang into action. Ensuring the driver was ready, the agent signaled the Principal toward the car and jumped into the front seat. All the while, this agent had been orchestrating the 10 miles of unknowns, and with one subtle cue, the Principal reanimated the team. One agent smoothly transitioned from the background—“from follow to front right,” overtly taking charge—and they slipped away without anyone knowing the wiser.

Principal: “Hey, can we swing by and grab ___ before heading home?” Agent: “Check the bag on your seat, boss. The team picked it up along the way. Also, here are your credentials and some extra passes for any friends for tonight’s show we were waiting on!” Principal: “How did you guys manage that along the way?” Agent: “We keep the team busy.”

Who We Are:

What sets Rescor Group apart is our leadership team's extensive experience in building, managing, and scaling industry-leading executive protection programs from the ground up. We bring real, high-paced operational experience—not just behind-the-desk oversight—and have gathered substantial insights from the field and across these programs to usher in "A New Era of Protection," evolving the outdated practices that still linger in the industry.

With deep expertise in both classic and covert security solutions, we understand every facet of these programs, ensuring that each component—from risk assessment to seamless operational execution—aligns with the client's lifestyle and security needs on a global scale.

Our hands-on approach delivers discreet yet highly effective protection solutions that fluidly adapt to clients' evolving requirements "in the actual field and in real-time." We excel at navigating the complexities of critical program challenges and are accustomed to running complex international operations with no set schedule and limited resources while still executing flawlessly. This is thanks to our focus on team development and an understanding of operational human resources. We know when a protective team should operate discreetly in the background and when their visible presence is essential or simply convenient. We implement a "risk-based approach" and secure every piece of data possible for future planning.

Our commitment to excellence goes beyond operations; we have taken relevant courses, taught the material, mentored agents in the field, helped other vendors establish programs, and guided training providers in making their instruction more applicable to the realities of actual operational experience within the ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) and corporate private security sectors.