In a move that underscores the growing importance of personal security for mobile workforces, Watson Realty Corp., a leading residential real estate brokerage in the Southeast, has announced an agreement with Bond (Nasdaq: OBAI) to provide Bond’s AI-powered preventative personal security platform to approximately 800 of its agents across Florida and Georgia. This deployment marks a significant step in treating personal security as a year-round business priority and expanding the concept of employer duty of care beyond traditional office environments.
Real estate agents face unique risks: they routinely meet strangers, show vacant properties, and travel alone between appointments. Recognizing this, Watson is equipping its agents with Bond’s combination of proprietary AI technology and 24/7 live Personal Security Agents. This service offers safety monitoring, security check-ins, threat deterrence, and coordination with first responders when needed. The announcement comes just ahead of REALTOR® Safety Month in September, highlighting the industry’s focus on agent safety, but Watson’s initiative goes further by embedding security into everyday operations.
“Real estate agents spend much of their working lives away from an office, often meeting people for the first time and entering properties alone. We believe they should have professional security resources available to them wherever their work takes them,” said William Watson III, President of Watson Realty Corp. “Our agents are the heart of this company, and providing Bond is a meaningful investment in their safety, confidence and peace of mind. If an agent feels uncomfortable about a situation, they shouldn’t have to wait until it becomes an emergency before they can get help.”
Bond has created a new category of preventative personal security, using AI and trained security professionals to identify and address potential risks before they escalate. This model is particularly relevant for real estate agents who may sense danger but have no immediate support. “Watson deeply understands something every organization with a mobile workforce ultimately has to address: the workplace no longer ends at the office door, and neither should an employer’s commitment to its people,” said Doron Kempel, Founder and CEO of Bond. “AI is allowing us to democratize a level of preventative protection that historically was available only to executives and other highly protected individuals and make it available across an entire workforce.”
The agreement also highlights how AI is transforming the economics of personal security. Traditional protection relied on dedicated personnel, making it impractical for large workforces. Bond’s combination of AI with live agents enables scalable, professional-grade security for employees who work remotely or in the field. This capability expands what employers can offer as part of their duty of care, extending protection into homes, vehicles, and public spaces.
For Watson, this means agents can carry a layer of professional security with them whether they are at an open house, meeting a prospective buyer, or traveling between appointments. The deployment complements the safety practices agents already use, providing an immediate resource when something feels off. By offering this to 800 agents, Watson is setting a new benchmark for how real estate companies and other employers with mobile workforces approach safety.
This initiative points to a larger workforce-security challenge. Millions of Americans—including real estate professionals, home-health workers, and delivery drivers—perform jobs outside conventional workplaces without immediate backup. As employers compete to provide meaningful benefits, personal security represents a new frontier. Bond’s preventative model makes this benefit possible at scale while respecting privacy and giving members control over when to activate services.
Watson Realty Corp. is a leading brokerage serving communities in Northeast and Central Florida and Southeast Georgia, known for its service and professionalism. Bond, based in New York, is the world’s only AI-powered preventative personal security company, enabling organizations to expand duty of care and provide security as an employee benefit. This partnership exemplifies how technology can address real-world risks and enhance employee well-being in an increasingly mobile work environment.
