Safety Talk Podcast

David Hall joins the Safety Talk Podcast to discuss a wide variety of topics related to campus safety and security. David is the Director of University Safety at Missouri State University and he addresses the challenges that campus and university police departments deal with on a daily basis. He also discusses the deployment of mass communication systems on campus.

Pete welcomes Doug Babcock, Director of Public Safety and Emergency Management at Saint Michael’s College to the Safety Talk Podcast. He discusses many aspects of public safety on campus and what are the biggest risks students face in the daily college environment. Doug also teaches business and emergency management at Saint Michael’s and works as a private security consultant for his company Cygnus Security Consulting LLC.

Host Pete Canavan welcomes campus safety and security expert Rebecca Edwards to the Safety Talk Podcast. She is currently a writer and security compliance consultant for “SafeWise” and this episode examines many aspects of campus safety and security including policing, off campus security and how to pick a “safe school.” Rebecca is a former campus president and has worked as the vice president of operations for several colleges across the United States.

Safety Talk talks with Mike Jolley, an award-winning principal from North Carolina who joined Securly to champion student safety initiatives and drive adoption of SecurlyHome, the K-12 industry’s first parent engagement solution.  As a school leader with extensive first-hand experience managing incidents of student cyberbullying, threats of violence, and self-harm, Mike brings the experience and passion necessary to guide school districts on their journey to enhanced student safety using the latest advanced technologies.

This episode of Safety Talk features Russ Ackerman.  Russ has been in the residential and commercial alarm industry for over thirty years and has been awarded a variety of awards including the prestigious Honeywell Medal of Honor.  He provides “peace of mind” to families and business owners that are concerned about personal safety and loss of property in their homes and businesses. He is a noted speaker at various seminars and training programs throughout the country. He is the President of Proven Sales Strategies, and his new book Security System Sales Leadership recently made the Amazon best-seller list.

Learning how to detect threats is what Jim Viscardi of Metrasens does for a living.  As Vice President of Global Security, he brings his 20 years of experience in the Homeland Security and Protection industry to manage sales and business development on a global scale.  Safety Talk takes a look at how Metasens uses distinctive technology to improve safety and security in corrections, healthcare, physical data security and counterterrorism applications.  Using the metallic signature of various items, their products can recognize anything with metal and determine if it is safe or prohibited.

Today’s episode gets more into the physical side of personal safety and self-defense. Peter Honigmann, founder and head instructor of Best Defense Concepts, is a practicing attorney who has been studying martial arts and self-defense since the mid-80s. Peter has a background in several arts, with a focus in Kenpo Karate, Krav Maga, Escrima, Martial Blade Concepts, and Hapkido.

Joining Safety Talk today is Peg McGregor, CEO of Technovation Solutions. Peg has more than 25 years of entrepreneurial experience in business development, strategic partnering, integrated and strategic marketing, and business strategy development.  Her company is focused on bringing the best products and technologies and newest solutions to a variety of industries and help with security, CRM, front of house, back of house, and guest experience. They offer technology solutions from facial recognition and biometrics to physical door locks and panic buttons, creating safer and move connected operations.  This episode looks at new solutions and the steps a company needs to take in order to improve security.

Kenny Kelley, Founder & CEO of Silent Beacon joins the Safety Talk Podcast to discuss his latest product. The Silent Beacon is a safety device & panic-button that can be used by everyone from kids to teens to parents even career professionals who spend time alone. The emergency alert system helps users instantly connect with loved ones or emergency personnel in an life alert emergency situation at the push of a panic button.