P23
Security Southwest Florida

About

A life of service.
A promise to keep.

P23 Security exists because the people who do the most good in our community deserve thoughtful protection. This is Max Picco's story, and the reason he built this.

Max Picco

Founder & Principal Consultant

The Founder

Service, twice.

Max spent fourteen years in the United States Army, including multiple deployments to the Middle East. He was wounded in combat twice and came home with a Bronze Star with Valor and a Purple Heart.

After leaving the Army, he served nine and a half years as a sworn law enforcement officer, learning the civilian side of the same mission. Protect the vulnerable. Work to stop harm before it reaches the innocent. Do it with discipline, not theatrics.

Now he's focused on the people closest to home. P23 Security serves the churches, daycares, senior living communities, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations of Southwest Florida. The places where community happens, and where security planning is often an afterthought.

We don't sell fear. We help clients prepare. Most of them don't need armed guards. They need someone who can look at their space with trained eyes, help them build a plan their team can actually follow, and stay involved to help it work over time.

Military Service

  • U.S. Army · 14 years
  • Multiple combat deployments
  • Bronze Star with Valor · Purple Heart

Law Enforcement

  • Sworn officer · 9+ years
  • Patrol, investigations, community policing

The P23 Philosophy

Three things we believe.

1. Prevention over response.

The best outcome of any security plan is the event that never happens. Everything we design keeps the threat on the outside.

2. Plain English.

You shouldn't need a military background to understand your own security plan. We write and speak like humans, because the plan has to work when it's your volunteer ushers running it, not a tactical team.

3. Right-sized, not over-sold.

Your church doesn't need what a federal building needs. We'll help you understand what meaningfully moves the needle, and what's just theater.

Areas Served

Based in Southwest Florida. Here for the whole coast.

P23 Security serves churches, daycares, senior living communities, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations across Southwest Florida. Most engagements are on-site, which is why we prioritize being close enough to show up the same week.

Lee County

  • Fort Myers
  • Cape Coral
  • Estero
  • Bonita Springs
  • Fort Myers Beach
  • Sanibel & Captiva
  • Lehigh Acres

Collier County

  • Naples
  • Marco Island
  • Immokalee
  • Golden Gate
  • Ave Maria

Charlotte County

  • Port Charlotte
  • Punta Gorda
  • Englewood

Extended Reach

  • Sarasota County (Sarasota, Venice, North Port)
  • Hendry & Glades Counties
  • Travel to sites elsewhere in FL by arrangement

Not sure if we cover your area? Reach out anyway. If we can't help directly, we'll point you to someone we trust.

"

Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

Ephesians 6:10–11 (ESV)

Let us take a look.

Thirty minutes. No obligation. A conversation about what you're protecting and what a thoughtful program might look like.

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