Legends of the Security Services Industry

About the Book

The global contract security market now totals over $200 billion, with the number of private security officers exceeding that of public law enforcement officers. But this wasn't always the case. Legends of the Security Services Industry: Profiles in Leadership presents the unique stories of fifteen industry legends, who transformed the industry from early private detective and small night watch companies into large-scale contract security companies.

The legends' personal stories contain colorful insight into how they capitalized on the industry's explosive growth. While each generation of legends faced unique social and competitive landscapes, their personal stories illustrate how they respectively succeeded. Their leadership and management prowess enabled them to achieve great success, as they displayed vision and achieved their goals through grit, determination, hard work, charisma, organizational skills, and calculated risk-taking.

Each chapter has been extensively researched and includes firsthand accounts based on interviews with living legends, colleagues, and family of deceased legends. Their stories are not only highly interesting, but also provide a framework for current leaders, and the next generation of entrepreneurs, on how to build and lead large-scale security service companies.

About the Author :
Keith Oringer has a distinguished career in the security industry and currently serves as president of Security ProAdvisors, which he founded in 2015. The company is a leading brokerage, advisory, and consulting firm to the industry, completing many significant acquisition transactions representing sellers. Keith is the publisher of the Security Advisor and has authored articles for that magazine, Security magazine, and several others. He is a frequent speaker at industry associations, including NASCO (National Association of Security Companies), and a member of ASIS International. Keith obtained a BS in accounting from SUNY Binghamton, an MBA in finance from Pace University, and became a CPA. He began his business career at KPMG in accounting and then as a senior financial analyst at Merrill Lynch, and then W. R. Grace. In 1991, Keith began his security industry career in operational roles at Wells Fargo Guard Services (formerly a division of Borg Warner Protective Services). In 1994, Keith joined U. S. Security Associates, which was cofounded by his father Kenneth W. Oringer, as its third employee. In 2014, Keith left the firm as a business unit president, and shareholder, having played a key role as the company became a leading national security company with over 46,000 employees and $1.2 billion in revenue. Michael Hymanson is a career security services industry professional, currently providing consulting, writing, and research services for select industry clients. After graduating from Cornell University with a BS in industrial and labor relations, he began his security career in 1974, at Pan American Investigation Service, Inc. He became a licensed private investigator, president, and owner of the company until U. S. Security Associates acquired the company in 2006. From 2006 until 2018, he held regional operating and sales positions at U. S. Security Associates, including time as the company qualifying officer and licensee for New York State. Michael is a Board-Certified Protection Professional (CPP(R)) and has conducted security consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, and many major organizations and institutions. Michael is a longtime member of ASIS International and Associated Licensed Detectives of New York State, where he served as president, chairman, and treasurer. He has authored articles for Hotel Business Review, Security Director magazine, and other trade publications. Perry Daniels is an award-winning, classically trained actor from Atlanta, Georgia, with over a decade of experience on stage, screen, and lurking mysteriously behind the microphone of his home studio. An audiobook junkie and mimic with a love of dialects, Perry strives to bring sincerity, energy, depth, and a focus on performance to his narration.