Staff Spotlight with Romulo Pinto: Developing club culture
Lead Guardian Romulo Pinto offers insight into the evolution of his security role and shares how E11EVEN Miami’s professional club culture supports their efforts.
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Staff Spotlight with Rich Sutherland: A nightly balancing act
Platinum 84’s Rich Sutherland talks about the role of a modern-day Doorman and the art of balancing authority with approachability.
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Staff Spotlight with Abdel ‘Egypt’ Ghonim: Pressure points
AMG Security Consultants Founder Abdel ‘Egypt’ Ghonim explains how his approach to nightclub security is built on seeing trouble before it happens.
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Staff Spotlight with Dan Baham: The calm behind the chaos
After nearly two decades at Mons Venus, Dan Baham has learned that the best security professionals aren’t measured by how many people they throw...
Staff Spotlight with Shaquille Wallen: Lessons from the gridiron
Rick’s Cabaret Portland General Manager Shaquille Wallen shares how applying lessons learned from professional football to nightlife leadership led to a winning security team.
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Rethinking the security role
ED Legal Correspondent Larry Kaplan interviews Chuck Wilson and Gary Sikorski of Strategic Club Consultants on the evolution of club security and the new...
Get hands-on—or hands-off—with your club security options
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*Story by Chuck Wilson and Gary Sikorski
Together, Chuck Wilson and Gary Sikorski have...
Special Focus on security products for your club!
(Note: This story appears in the March 2021 issue of ED Magazine)
Pandemic or no, keeping entertainers, staff and patrons safe is a club’s top...
Dealing with COVID-related rage, part 2
In part two of this two-part article on de-escalating situations with guests who don’t comply with COVID-19 mandates, security professionals Charles Wilson and Gary...
Dealing with COVID-related rage, part 1
Adult nightclubs have always been accustomed to having security staff on hand to prevent or address things that may heat up with a guest....
Webcon recap: Security in the post-COVID world
The phrase “new normal” is being tossed around a lot these days. For gentlemen’s clubs, sometimes “normal” is having to deal with an unruly...
How much do you know about “proper use of force”?
At EXPO 2019, Nightclub Security Consultants is presenting a very specific training certification seminar on Proper Use of Force where the training can result in fewer...
The right & wrong way to do a bag search
One large part of an employee’s job is to try to keep fellow employees and guests safe. Besides deciding to search guests before they...
If you think “titles” don’t mean anything, think again
During a training session at club, Nightclub Security Consultants' Robert Smith saw the difference a title can make in the overall perception of not...


































