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Secured: Episode 1
Episode 1: Momentum
In the first full episode of Secured, Lee Odess explores the power of momentum and how it is shaping the future of the physical security industry. Kicking off with insights from HID’s Origin event in Austin, Lee highlights the accelerating shift toward software, digital identity, and platform enablement, and explains why HID’s digital group is poised to have an outsized industry impact over the next three to five years.
The episode also covers major community and partnership announcements, including new collaborations with the Door Hardware Institute (DHI), the European and American Locksmith Federations (ELF and ALOA), and the Secure Building Council (SBC). These partnerships signal growing alignment across hardware, locksmithing, and the built environment as security continues to evolve from mechanical to digital.
Lee recaps recent Access Control Executive Briefs, including key takeaways from Intersec Dubai and a deep financial analysis by Tony Dong on when negative earnings can still signal long term value. He closes with a candid perspective on why security companies struggle with marketing and branding, and why empowering real people to tell real, local stories is the path forward.
The episode wraps with a preview of major upcoming activations at ISC West and a reminder that what is being built through the community is not about any one person. It is about collective momentum, engagement, and shared growth.
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By The Access Control CollectiveEpisode 1: Momentum
In the first full episode of Secured, Lee Odess explores the power of momentum and how it is shaping the future of the physical security industry. Kicking off with insights from HID’s Origin event in Austin, Lee highlights the accelerating shift toward software, digital identity, and platform enablement, and explains why HID’s digital group is poised to have an outsized industry impact over the next three to five years.
The episode also covers major community and partnership announcements, including new collaborations with the Door Hardware Institute (DHI), the European and American Locksmith Federations (ELF and ALOA), and the Secure Building Council (SBC). These partnerships signal growing alignment across hardware, locksmithing, and the built environment as security continues to evolve from mechanical to digital.
Lee recaps recent Access Control Executive Briefs, including key takeaways from Intersec Dubai and a deep financial analysis by Tony Dong on when negative earnings can still signal long term value. He closes with a candid perspective on why security companies struggle with marketing and branding, and why empowering real people to tell real, local stories is the path forward.
The episode wraps with a preview of major upcoming activations at ISC West and a reminder that what is being built through the community is not about any one person. It is about collective momentum, engagement, and shared growth.