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.

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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.

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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.

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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 Wilson’s honor:  https://alfmad.org/honorandmemorial/support2/#BW2022

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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 “Top 5 factors you need to know before entering the MDU market”, which explored the MDU market’s latest trends, go-to-market strategies, and what makes it a unique vertical in our industry. Here go into those topics in more depth.

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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.

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