Executive protection is planned, professional security for people whose visibility, wealth or circumstances put them at higher risk. It combines close protection agents with advance planning, protective intelligence and risk assessment so threats are identified and reduced before they reach you.

A bodyguard reacts. Our approach starts earlier. We identify vulnerabilities, reduce your exposure and build a protective strategy around your movements, environment and risk profile, then staff it with operators matched to the assignment.

Executive and close protection, protective intelligence and digital risk assessment, security consulting, residential and estate assessments, secure travel and protective logistics, and threat assessment and risk management. We also provide government and dignitary protection, counter-surveillance and technical sweeps, event and red-carpet coordination, global extraction and crisis-response support, emergency action planning and family-office security programs.

Yes. Every operator holds current Florida D/G licensing and nationwide armed carry, and requalifies with live fire every year.

Yes. We provide low-profile family protection, residential and estate security assessments and security program design for family offices, planned around your household’s routines.

Yes. We coordinate security for private events, high-profile appearances and red carpets, with agents dressed and briefed to blend in with your guests.

We evaluate access control, perimeter, lighting, surveillance, alarms and daily routines, and how your security systems work together. You receive practical recommendations tailored to the property and your lifestyle.

It is the research side of protection: open source intelligence, digital exposure assessment and threat monitoring related to your travel, residence, business and public profile, so concerns are found before they become incidents.

Yes. We provide threat assessment, stalker and fixation threat evaluation and protective intelligence, and can place protection around you while the situation is assessed. If you are in immediate danger, call 911 first, then call us.

Yes. Counter-surveillance and technical security sweeps are available as a standalone service or as part of a wider protection plan.

Former U.S. special operations forces and federal or state protective services professionals, hand-selected from an exclusive roster drawn from across the country.

Every operator has a minimum of 8 years of real-world protective experience.

Yes. They hold current Florida D/G licensing plus nationwide armed carry. Black Tier operates under Florida Agency License B3500523.

Operators are certified through the nation’s top executive protection programs, including LaSorsa & Associates, Executive Security International, Gavin de Becker & Associates and the Executive Protection Institute.

No. We keep an exclusive 1099 roster rather than full-time staff, so we can activate the operator who best fits each assignment instead of whoever is on shift.

Through annual vetting and live-fire requalification, on top of the experience, licensing and certification requirements above.

Yes. Details are staffed with male or female operators as your situation requires.

It depends on your risk level, schedule and visibility. Details range from a single low-profile agent to a team of 2 to 6 operators. The assessment tells us what makes sense.

If continuity matters to you, tell us during the consultation and we will plan the roster around it.

Every engagement is planned under the direction of founder and principal agent Nathan Waits.

Book a private consultation online, call (619) 513-0191 or send the contact form. We follow up with a tailored security plan and a written quote.

Cost depends on the number of operators, hours, travel and your risk level. Because every plan is built for the client, we quote after a short consultation rather than publishing flat rates.

Engagements range from a single appointment or event to extended stays and ongoing protection. Any minimums for your plan are stated in your quote.

Tell us your dates and location and we confirm availability during the consultation. If you are facing an active threat, call us directly.

We talk through your schedule, visibility, locations and concerns. From there we assess the risk and build a tailored security plan and quote.

No. Many clients book protection for specific events, trips or periods. The assessment shows what level of protection your situation actually needs.

Yes. Single events, appointments and appearances are a common engagement.

Where and when you need protection, the type of activity or travel, who needs protecting and any specific concerns. You can share as much or as little as you like at first.

Payment terms and any deposit are set out in your written agreement before the detail begins.

Monday to Friday 7am to 10pm, Saturday 8am to 10pm and Sunday 8am to 11pm.

Yes. Every detail is delivered with absolute discretion and can be covered by a mutual non-disclosure agreement.

Yes. We work under mutual NDAs and can review your agreement as part of onboarding.

Only as much as you want. Agents dress to fit the setting and integrate into your daily activities and travel. Clients describe feeling secure without the team ever being intrusive.

Our digital exposure assessment and reputational audits look at what is publicly available about you, your family and your movements, and recommend ways to reduce it.

No. Client testimonials on this site are shown by initials only.

Yes. An assistant, chief of staff, publicist, manager or family office can arrange the consultation for you.

Professionally and quietly. Each detail is briefed on your environment and guests so protection stays in the background of your event or day.

Yes. What you share in the consultation is used only to plan your protection.

Yes. You can share as little as you like at first contact and give full details once we speak privately.

It is used to respond to your inquiry and prepare your quote. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Black Tier is a Florida-based executive protection agency with its home base in Miami and South Florida.

Miami, Miami Beach, Brickell, Coral Gables, Key Biscayne, Bal Harbour, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Tampa, Orlando, Naples and Jacksonville.

Yes. Use the Request Protection form or call us to plan a detail in Jacksonville.

Yes. We support clients nationwide by request.

Yes. International assignments are available, with travel planning built into the protection strategy.

Yes. Secure travel is a core service, from executive travel within Florida to domestic and international trips.

Primary and secondary route planning, choke-point and danger-area identification, ingress and egress assessment, safe havens, emergency medical facilities, venue advances, transportation coordination and contingency plans.

Yes. Secure ground transportation coordination is part of our protective logistics.

Yes. We cover luxury hotels, private residences and extended stays as well as single engagements.

Yes. Because our roster is drawn from across the country, we can activate operators suited to your destination.