TalkLP

Host of TalkLP, Amber Bradley, and Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates' Dave Thompson, CFI were totally fan-girling out at GROC's PIVOT Virtual ORC conference in August interviewing its keynote speaker NBA legend Dominique Wilkins!  Check out these lessons on PIVOTing in 2020 and how true leaders get it done in life and also in the board room.

TalkLP host Amber Bradley had the honor and pleasure of moderating GROC's breakout panel, "Women in LP: Breaking Barriers in a Male Dominated Industry" at its recent PIVOT conference.  Just when you think you know what women in the loss prevention industry have to say about being executives in a male dominated industry, you have no idea.  Check out these perspectives from retail, solution provider, and law enforcement!  It's definitely not what you think...

Are you tired of wearing a mask?  Me too.  And lots of other folks are too, however, I know those reading this don't get nasty about it.  But. Some do.  I sat down with Lyle Forcum, Executive Director of Loss Prevention for Panda Restaurant Group to discuss what should be done in these intense scenarios.  Learn how Panda is treating each situation and what it means to "de-escalate" in the real world.

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TalkLP host Amber Bradley and Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates', David Thompson, CFI sat down with Home Depot's Vice President of Asset Protection at GROC's PIVOT virtual ORC summit in August.  Check out the conversation where we get candid with Scott on his advice for these crazy times, and more importantly....how the hell do you protect all those SKUs!!????

Don't you get tired of apologizing?  We do too.  Sometimes you just want to say what's on your mind.  TalkLP host Amber Bradley and Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates' Brett Ward, CFI are unapologetic in their analysis for what's going on right now...and more importantly what loss prevention professionals can learn from it.  Take a listen, but don't expect us to apologize.

Is there such a thing as 100% honest all the time?  Take a listen to this podcast to understand the science that predicts how honest people will be and why that matters in the loss prevention industry.  TalkLP's host, Amber Bradley and Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates', Dave Thompson, CFI, discuss Dan Ariely's book, The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty and how the experiments Ariely conducted relate to retail and loss prevention.

Check out Amber's blog, "I'm dishonest.  But so are you." for more insight from Dan Ariely’s book, The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty here.

Amber and Dave were lucky enough to chat with Cary Jones, CFI, Vice President of Loss Prevention, Administration, and Compliance Officer with VisionWorks of American pre-COVID crisis.  So if you need a break from virus and you're interested in some valuable leadership perspectives, this podcast is for you!  Cary provides insight on the unique business of VisionWorks and how he tackles the ever-expanding duties of his role.  Our conversation provides the audience with a different perspective of duties within the loss prevention role and advice on how to tackle them. Take a listen!

Thank you to InstaKey for sponsoring this episode!  Find out more about how InstaKey can solve all your re-keying challenges here!

Hey, remember when we had conversations and we didn't have to talk about COVID.  This was one of those!  We were lucky enough to talk to Jerry pre-COVID crisis.

You know, ORC wasn't always ORC.  It took many individuals and an evolution in the loss prevention industry to truly understand the varying types of shoplifters to include Organized Retail Crime.  One of those individuals is Jerry Biggs.  Often known as one of the godfather's of ORC, Jerry helped the loss prevention industry define and describe exactly what ORC is and what it is not.  Take a listen as Jerry describes the days when ORC was still just "shoplifting" and how he helped shape our industry.

Thank you to Protos Security for sponsoring this episode.  To learn more about how Protos can help you solve your labor and bandwidth security challenges check them out here.

Larry Carroll joins the TalkLP as a guest co-host to interview his own President & COO, Jason Kidd, of 99 cents only stores!  We talk about C-suite perspectives of loss prevention, what executives care about, and why is it always, "what have you done for me lately?"  Take a listen as we get candid and put give our audience a sneak peek in their thought process!

Thank you to Gatekeeper Systems for sponsoring this episode! Find out more about why Gatekeeper allows you to apprehend your merchandise, and not shoplifters by clicking here.

Hear from the Store Operations and Director of LP Operations, Joe Liethen, CPA, formerly with Kohl's Department Stores as he shares perspectives on why Loss Prevention professionals should care about this simple and effective way to impact your organization’s bottom line.  Not sure what the hell "Tag Recirulation" is?  Why not learn something new from a CPA that knows store operations and loss prevention?

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