Prominent members of the Omaha community rely on Gatekeepers Security to protect themselves and their families.
John Hood, the company’s founder, is highly selective in choosing new members of his team: “I look for somebody that’s genuine—not arrogant or militant in their style. In the executive protection field, deploying appropriate tactics and safety is my top priority. You have to be flexible and consider people’s feelings and what’s going on in their worlds and in their lives.”
To be effective, a bodyguard must be attentive to facial expressions and signs of tension in clients’ bodies, John explained. “We need to be able to read somebody’s subtle differences from across a room, because we never want to be up in their business. We try to stay close enough to do what we do, but far enough away that our clients don’t have to introduce us to the people they’re talking with.
“I like doing what I do,” John added, “and I feel so fortunate to be able to provide this for clients for the past 20-some years.”
Gatekeepers Security
24725 Greenview Road
Council Bluffs, IA 51503-5725
402.689.1101
gatekeepersll.com
This profile originally appeared in the 2024 FACES of Omaha, presented by Omaha Magazine. To see the full book, see our flipbook here.
