Episodes
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In this episode of the Security Nation Podcast, we sit down with Will Fleenor, President of Fleenor Security, to discuss the profound impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton on ESA members and their clients. We explore how businesses and accounts were affected, the ongoing recovery efforts, and what can be done to support those impacted by these devastating events. Join us for real-world insights and stories of resilience from those on the front lines of the security industry.
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In this episode, we sit down with Kirk MacDowell, Dean Belisle, Kelly Bond, Jordan Burnsed, Nick English, and Greg Simmons to discuss the contested election for the Associate Director position on ESA's Board of Directors election. From there, Kirk interviews each candidate about their background in the industry and what they would bring to the table if elected.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Aiden O'Brien, Executive Director of the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST), to discuss the workforce shortage issues our industry faces, the 2024 Industry Compensation Study, and FAST's mission to address these challenges.
To learn more about FAST visit - www./advancingsecurity.org
Make sure to subcribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with John Loud, President of LOUD Security Systems Inc. and Chair of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) to discuss FAST's Compensations Study, industry trends forecast for 2024, the Membership Campaign ESA, and ESA's call for nominations on open positions on its Board of Directors.
To learn more about ESA's Membership Campaign, visit www.esaweb.org/membership-campaign.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Tracy Larson, Tracy Larson, President of WeSuite, and Kendall Horner, Vice President at Braveheart Sales Performance to discuss their roles as advisors for ESX 2024's Sales education sessions.
ESX 2024 will be from June 3-6 in Lousiville Kentucky. Learn more - www.esxweb.com
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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This episode is sponsored by STid:
What if smart security gave you more freedom to focus on what matters most? Stop putting off that dreaded infrastructure migration and let STid show you how simple it can be with a multi-stage upgrade thatâs tailored to your particular implementation. Find out more at stid-security.com.
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In this episode, we sit down with Eric Garner, President of Pye Barker to discuss the company's aggressive and very successful acquisition strategy, along with special considerations of the current economy and the industry's aging workforce.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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This episode is sponsored by STid:
What if smart security gave you more freedom to focus on what matters most? Stop putting off that dreaded infrastructure migration and let STid show you how simple it can be with a multi-stage upgrade thatâs tailored to your particular implementation. Find out more at stid-security.com.
https://twitter.com/StidOfficiel
https://www.linkedin.com/company/stid/?viewAsMember=true
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7-aIxWrbZN4GPMbLEJq5qA/videos
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In this episode, we sit down with Kirk MacDowell, Melissa Brinkman, Brendan Armstrong, Jeremy Bates, April Maloney, Randall Renfroe to discuss the contested election for the Integrator Director position on ESA's Board of Directors election. From there, Kirk interviews each candidate about their background in the industry and what they would bring to the table if elected.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Kirk MacDowell, Dean Belisle, Jason Lutz, Joe Monachino, and Alex Nitterhouse to discuss the contested election for the Associate Director position on ESA's Board of Directors election. From there, Kirk interviews each candidate about their background in the industry and what they would bring to the table if elected.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Elizabeth Parks, President of Parks Associates to discuss research on the top trends to look out for in the residential market.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Merlin Guilbeau, CEO of the Electronic Security Association to reflect on 2022's wins and challenges, industry trend forecast for 2023, and the Membership Campaign ESA is starting to celebrate its 75th year.
To learn more about ESA's Membership Campaign, visit www.esaweb.org/membership-campaign.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Brandon Wilson, Account Executive at RFI to discuss RFI's recent program to serve and educate people about liver disease and liver cancer. The program was motivated after Brandon's father, Brad Wilson's, untimely passing shortly after being diagnosed with liver cancer.
Visit the following link to donate to the American Liver Foundation in Wilsonâs honor: https://alfmad.org/honorandmemorial/support2/#BW2022
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Jake Braunger, ESA's new VP of Advocacy and Public Affairs to discuss his background in political campaigns and how he is eager to advocate and educate ESA members about legislation that will benefit the electronic security and life safety industry.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Cameron Fleck, President, and Owner of NewVision Security to discuss a recent security system his company installed at his old High School and what it is like being a younger entrepreneur in the industry
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Paul Hevesy, speaker, author, and Chairman of the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) to discuss the process of writing and publishing his first book, personal discipline, developing inspiration for you and your team, and his long term goals for FAST.
Learn more about FAST by visiting advancingsecurity.org
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Michael Barnes to discuss ESA's upcoming virtual Town Hall on Tuesday, November 8, and the industry's attrition trends and best practices. Michael is the founding Partner of Barnes Associates, an advisory and consulting firm that specializes in providing acquisition, financing, and valuation services to the security alarm industry. He is also serving on the Board of Directors of ESA and was the 13th person inducted into the Security Sales & Integration magazine Hall of Fame.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer Doctor, Senior Director of Product Management at Johnson Controls, Preston Grutzmacher, Residential Business Leader at SALTO Systems, and Mariam Rogers, Director of Multifamily at Brivo. These Multi-Family experts were presenters at the Electronic Security Expo in June 2022 and they hosted the peer-to-peer education session âTop 5 factors you need to know before entering the MDU marketâ, which explored the MDU marketâs latest trends, go-to-market strategies, and what makes it a unique vertical in our industry. Here go into those topics in more depth.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Troy Iverson from AvantGuard Monitoring and Eric Garner from Pye Barker to discuss new monitoring trends and practices that reduce false alarm dispatches; which lowers attrition and even increases RMR.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Pierre Trapanese, CEO of Northland Controls to discuss what it's like being a security integrator company with strong core values, in a world obsessed with safety. They pursue security holistically with their eyes ever-forward, seeking whatâs beyond the horizon so that companies can proactively meet their duty of care and take the risks that make sense for them.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Jake Voll, President of SS&si Dealer Network to discuss his experience working for his father's alarm business, choosing a different path for himself in the electronic security industry, and advice he has for family-owned businesses in succession planning.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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In this episode, we sit down with Kevin Stone, COO & Executive Vice President at Doyle Security Systems and Treasurer on ESA's Board of Directors. We discussed some of the insights he shared during the ESX 2022 education session "Labor Utilization Methods â Best Practices to Manage Rising Costs" and some goals he has as the leader of ESA's Finance Committee.
Make sure to subscribe, weâre on all podcasting platforms and the video version is available on Youtube. If youâre curious about how ESA Membership can power your security business, visit our website at esaweb.org. Take some to schedule a discovery call with our membership team â youâll be happy you did.
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