Priya, 27, Who Learned Krav Maga at 16 and Never Looked Back
Priya grew up watching her father work private security in Mumbai, decided at sixteen that she’d be better at it, and by all available evidence she was absolutely right. At 27 she’s the youngest lead on a London-based executive protection firm’s roster, pulling assignments that have taken her to four continents in the last eight months. One client — a tech billionaire whose name you’d recognize immediately — reportedly called her the single best hire his security team has ever made. (His previous team was all ex-SAS. So.) Priya doesn’t talk to press, doesn’t do social media, and reportedly turned down a Netflix documentary offer without reading past the first paragraph. The restraint alone is impressive. But the real story is what happened on that assignment in Geneva last March.
Jessica, 31, Who Once Disarmed a Guy and Then Made His Flight — On Time
Jessica will tell you the story herself if you buy her a drink, but she’ll leave out the part where she sprained her wrist doing it. Thirty-one, based out of Miami, former Secret Service auxiliary, currently freelance — which in her world means she picks clients the way most people pick vacations. She turned down three offers last quarter alone because the principals were, in her words, “not worth the paperwork.” (One of them was a sitting senator. She’s unimpressed by credentials.) The incident in question happened at a private airstrip outside Bogotá, took approximately forty seconds, and resulted in her client boarding the jet with zero awareness anything had occurred. Jessica grabbed a coffee, wrapped her wrist on the plane, and filed the incident report at 35,000 feet. The client tipped her. She donated it.
