Inside Access Control

In this episode of Inside Access Control, sponsored by the Security Industry Association, we catch up with the leaders behind the movement, Get Security Done (GSD). Get Security Done has a vision to advance the security industry through education, inclusion, and diversity.  Instead of sitting around and complaining about it, they did something about it. They are setting out to help Young Professionals (YP), Women in Security (WIS), and other marginalized groups within the security industry to help bring them Relevancy, Inclusion, and equitable Value.

Brittany Galli, Jon Harris, Tim Wenzel, Mary Gamble, Lee Oughton, and Lisa Oliveri

In this episode of Inside Access Control, sponsored by the Security Industry Association we catch up with Rick Caruthers, President of Galaxy Control Systems. Built off of the beliefs that if you take care of the customer, the rest will take care of itself, Galaxy Control Systems has built a business that has grown for 30+ years. Rick shares his insights, thoughts, and views of a long career in the access control industry.

In this episode of Inside Access Control, sponsored by the Security Industry Association, we catch up with Jeff Perri and Dallan Labrum of ProdataKey (also known as PDK). Outside of the yellow panels, this Utah based company has shown that their access control system is, in their words is "just different." We hear from them on what "being different" means, the advantages of it, and how what they are doing is not only how they win today, but are set up to help lead the future.

In this episode of Inside Access Control sponsored by the Security Industry Association, we catch up with Larry Reed of ZKTECO USA. Larry has been in the business for many years. He shares his background, insights on the current market conditions and the impacts on the biometrics market, and shares his views on the way the business has changed.

In this week's Inside Access Control, sponsored by the Security Industry Association, we sit down with Andrew Farah, CEO of Density and it is packed with great content.  Density is a company that started with hardware and software focused on people counting sensors and data.  They have since adapted to much more for businesses and are one of the leaders working on what work will look like as offices, grocery stores, and all commercial buildings start to open up to workers and patrons. Andrew shares his experiences and thoughts on what work and commercial spaces will look like.

On this episode of Inside Access Control sponsored by the Security Industry Association, we catch up with Zachary Klares of DIRAK Inc. Dirak is an interesting company with a rich history securing critical infrastructure around the world.  They also take a very ecosystem and are very open when it comes to protocols, partnerships and solutions.  In regards to Zachary, he is one of the best young professional minds I have been around and will be a force in the access control industry for years to come.

In this episode of Inside Access Control, sponsored by the Security Industry Association, we catch up with Joe Grillo, Principal, of ACRE LLC.  Joe graciously spends time with Inside Access Control to discuss how ACRE and their portfolio companies are doing, trends today and tomorrow, and shares some wisdom on how we will get through a time like this.

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In this fast-paced episode of Inside Access Control, Mike Maxsenti, Co-Founder and COO of Sequr, joins us to discuss what separates their business from the other cloud-based access control systems available on the market. Focused on the commercial real estate and enterprise markets, Sequr takes a unique approach by offering a "white glove approach" where they sell to the end-user by bringing along their dealer network to execute and service those accounts.  They were recently acquired by Genea to expanding their portfolio of commercial real estate technology solutions.

In this episode of Inside Access Control we catch up with Gregory Blondeau, Founder and CEO of Proxyclick.  Proxyclick is currently deployed in over 30+ Fortune 500 companies, 100+ countries, and has over 20+ million visits registered through their system.  What started as a feature has turned into a full-fledged product and in my assessment is an example of what the physical access control industry will look like in the near future. Gregory tells us about the companies origins, a vision of what "visitors" will mean in the future to enterprises, and an ask from the physical access control industry to partner more.

In this episode of Inside Access Control, we catch up with Chris Fine, CEO, and Founder of Integrative Technologies to discuss the phase changes we are seeing and will continue to see in physical access control as we come out of the Coronavirus crisis.   Integrative Technologies is a boutique consulting and strategy practice focused on helping technology-centric enterprises, startups, and investors identify and capture new value. He is the former Vice President and Senior Engineer of Goldman Sachs which gives him a great perspective on what end-users have historically looked for an needed from their enterprise access control systems.  Chris also serves as a mentor to the TechStars IoT and FinTech Startup Accelerator Program as well as a Technology Advisor for a range of Smart Cities-related projects undertaken by Turf Advisory.