Caleb Gilbert's Journey: From $12 an Hour to Elite Executive Protection Leader

Down 'n Dirty with Michael Julian

Our Special Guest today, is Caleb Gilbert. Caleb is the President of White Glove Protection Group and brings with him over two decades of full-time experience in Executive Protection. Caleb is currently a member of the IPSB Board of Directors and his global expertise spans over 51 countries and nearly every region of the United States. Caleb's career has been marked by highly demanding assignments, including the creation of multiple teams (from the ground up) Director roles for Fortune 200 companies and Private Family Offices. Caleb's operational experience includes Close Protection roles for A-List celebrities, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and Fortune 200 corporate protection teams. This diverse clientele has allowed him to develop a comprehensive skill set, covering all facets of Protection & Protective Intelligence.

Caleb's approach to Executive Protection (EP) transcends the conventional job description, embodying it as a lifestyle rather than merely a career path. His dedication to the craft is evident in his continuous efforts to enhance and refine the art of protection. Since 2015, Caleb has been an active volunteer with the ASIS Executive Protection Community, where he is currently the Vice Chair and contributes significantly to initiatives aimed at Women in Protection, Mentorship and EP Leadership Development for the EP community.

An intriguing aspect of Caleb's journey is his unconventional educational path. He left school at the age of 13 to dedicate himself to a landscaping business he started at just 11. Despite this early departure from formal education, Caleb's intellectual pursuits were later reignited through the encouragement of his protectees and mentors.

Caleb's unique blend of hands-on experience, global exposure, and academic credentials positions him as a leader in the protective operations field. His commitment to excellence, mentorship, and continuous learning underscores his diversified career and ongoing contributions to the EP community.

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About Michael Julian & Down 'n Dirty with Michael Julian:

Michael Julian is a distinguished security and investigations professional with a career spanning over 30 years. Michael's extensive security training encompasses a wide range of critical areas, including behavioral threat assessment, active shooter survival, executive and asset protection, self-defense, defensive and evasive driving, close protection, aviation security, interview and interrogation techniques, protective and counter-surveillance, and covert protection. He imparts his knowledge by teaching courses in Executive and Asset Protection across the United States and serves as a trusted security consultant for organizations, specializing in personal and asset security solutions, workplace violence identification and reaction, and active shooter survival.

Michael is a renowned speaker and Best-Selling author, having penned "10 Minutes to Live: Surviving an Active Shooter Using A.L.I.V.E.". His innovative Active Shooter Survival philosophy, A.L.I.V.E. (Assess, Leave, Impede, Violence, and Expose), has been widely embraced since its inception in 2014. The online e-Learning version of the A.L.I.V.E. Training Program, launched in 2019, is now an integral component of corporate security training programs worldwide.

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