TalkLP Host Amber Bradley gets “THE” update from former CIA Station Chief John Franchi.  John and Amber talk the recent cell phone outage – who’s responsible – upcoming elections predictions, Russia elections, cell phone scams, password protection, and more…  John talks about how all this craziness impacts retail and what executives need to be prepared for, such as: What is your organization’s redundancy? What’s your tech back up? How are you guarding your executives from scams?

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TalkLP Host Amber Bradley talks securing an entire property with Equity Residential — a nationwide multi-family property management company.  Jenny Price is the Program Manager for Smart Home – which includes access to the buildings and community areas.  With co-host, Executive Vice President of Sales for NAVCO, Angie Barnes, we dive into how Jenny manages the multitude of risks within securing where people call “home.”  Jenny talks about innovative technology from Brivo, facilitated by NAVCO, that helps her keep her residents feel secure WHILE easily accessing their home, common areas and even other properties amenities as appropriate.  What else can technology solve in this environment?  Gotta listen to know because it’s super cool …..

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TalkLP Host Amber Bradley is STOKED to be joined by Adonis Jacovides, a Chief of Loss Prevention at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company straight from Cyprus! Adonis talks about the Ritz Carlton iconic brand and how important the empowerment is among its Ladies and Gentlemen. From a prison officer to a chief of loss prevention, Adonis explains how the breadth of experience has helped him navigate such varying cultures.  He also discusses how tricky it sometimes becomes executing some loss prevention strategies in such an unique environment.  Adonis also explains their approach in explaining the policies and ultimately treating everyone with respect – no matter the circumstance.

Listen to his approach and how it may apply to your own environment…?

TalkLP Host Amber Bradley sits down with Ryan Themm, Corporate Investigations Manager at Meijer to talk tech.  Ryan describes the structure of Meijer in terms of asset protection team and how they support the Meijer operations staff as well.  Any tech conversation wouldn’t be complete these days without addressing how solution providers work together to contribute to an ecosystem that benefits the retailer.

A valuable tool the Meijer utilizes to keep their employees and customers safe is their Remote Operations Center (ROC). Ryan describes how the ROC plays a critical role in supporting safety and investigations with the stores as well as supporting the operations staff as well.

This episode is sponsored by Genetec!  Find out more about Genetec’s offering by clicking here.

TalkLP Host Amber Bradley catches up with Ben Dugan, Executive Director of Central Investigations at CVS Health to discuss recent headlines about quantifying the Organized Retail Crime (ORC) problem retailers are facing.  As an asset protection industry veteran, Ben Dugan has been fighting for visibility to the ORC issue to help keep customers and employees safer while reducing inventory loss.  However, after some industry debate surrounding numbers — Ben looks to set the record straight from his perspective.

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