Defuse / Diːˈfjuːz/ Verb: To Make a Situation Less Tense Or Dangerous
Purpose
When your success attracts the wrong attention, we separate the real threats from the noise.
Behavioural threats and risk investigation inside trusted environments — so you can act decisively or stop worrying.
When you’re prominent — through wealth, position, or influence — security isn’t about kit.
It’s about whether you can think clearly, sleep properly, and make decisions without constantly second-guessing yourself.
Uncertainty is usually the real problem.
Worry, fear, and speculation creep in quietly.
Your world gets smaller. Your confidence narrows.
That’s where we’re different.
While others sell protection, we focus on understanding what’s actually happening.
We listen first.
We investigate behaviour, context, access, and intent — separating genuine risk from background noise and assumptions.
Only then do we recommend proportionate, evidence-led action to address risks to your family, business, and reputation.
Sometimes that means early intervention and prevention.
Sometimes it means reassurance, containment, or decisive action.
The outcome is the same: clarity.
Clarity restores control.
Control restores peace of mind.
That’s the difference between security and safety.
Founder and CEO
Philip Grindell MSc CSyP – CEO & Founder
Behavioural Threat & Risk Investigations.
When Jo Cox MP was murdered in 2016, Philip was the Scotland Yard Detective Inspector tasked with building Parliament’s threat assessment capability from scratch. A year later, his team identified and stopped a planned terrorist attack on a serving MP.
His 30 years at the Met included work with British Intelligence and protecting the Royal Family and Government ministers. He learned that most threats can be stopped when you understand the warning signs and act early.
Philip founded Defuse Global to support prominent individuals and high-net-worth families facing complex threats. He provides specialist advice, protective intelligence, and discreet investigative work that restores clarity when fear is affecting health, sleep, and judgment.
His book, Personal Threat Management, is widely used across the industry, and he is one of fewer than 400 globally recognised Chartered Security Professionals.
Philip gives keynote talks and seminars at events of all sizes, tailored to each audience and focused on clear, practical takeaways.
For speaking enquiries, contact HOLO Global Agency at [email protected]
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Director
Amanda Grindell – Director of Business Development
Before joining Defuse Global, Amanda worked in counterespionage and technical surveillance countermeasures—the kind of work where handling sensitive information isn’t a skill you develop, it’s a requirement for survival.
That background shapes how she supports Philip and the clients he serves. When someone shares their security concerns, they’re often revealing things they haven’t told anyone else. Amanda understands that trust is earned through discretion, follow-through, and getting the details right.
Her international business experience enables her to work comfortably across cultures and time zones, and she possesses a natural ability to put people at ease, even in challenging situations. She’s the kind of person clients feel they can talk to openly.
She manages operations, develops proposals, and builds client relationships, ensuring Philip can focus on the threat assessment work whilst everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. Clients know that when they speak to Amanda, what they say stays with her—and nothing falls through the cracks.
