In this episode, Brink and Tom are joined by Adam McIntyre, a Retired U.S. Army Green Beret, for an eye-opening discussion on the critical role of mindset and preparation in today’s increasingly unpredictable world. Together, they explore essential safety and security practices to keep in mind wherever you go, while Adam shares unique insights into the mindset of volatile foreign adversaries and the threats they pose to the United States.

 

Notes:

 

(1:00) Guest Adam McIntyre, Defend Systems—retired U.S. Army Green Beret with 20 years of service, 15 years in special operations, 14 combat deployments.

 

(3:35) Is societal volatility getting worse? Tom and Adam weigh in. 

 

(4:56) Adam’s perspective on the inevitable harm foreign adversaries may bring to the U.S.

 

(7:34) Terrorists are looking for opportunities to make as much damage as possible.

 

(13:25) Practical steps to improve your safety and preparedness.

 

(17:50) Adam suggests we must accept the reality of those who plan harm.

 

(21:50) Your training goes with you wherever you go.

 

(23:40) Things anyone can do to improve personal security. You don’t have to be an “Adam” Green Beret.

 

(24:50) Tom’s take: cameras are useless without proper placement and physical security.

 

(28:55) Even if you’re not a gun person, you should have a solid plan in place to delay harm or hide from it.

 

We’re back! In this episode of Tips, Tactics, and Tools, Brink and Tom sit down with a former private school risk manager, Gloria Maas, to explore the critical role of proactive strategies in mitigating risk. Learn why playing defense isn’t enough, how to make your tech work smarter, and why a risk register could be your new best friend. From avoiding costly losses to making sure everyone knows how to pull the right footage, this episode is packed with tips to turn your safety strategy from dusty to effective.

 

Notes:

 

(2:26) Guest Gloria Maas, Defend Systems–former Enterprise Risk Manager for a large private school in the Nashville area.

 

(3:30) People want to get all the technology and then they never touch it again. They just hope that in the moment, everything will work. 

 

(4:08) Tom’s clients top 3 oversights

 

(9:47) Invest in your security. Organizations with reactive instead of proactive postures will always suffer reputational loss. 

 

(12:17) Herring Technology educates clients prior to selling them products. What do you do with the technology you have that’s proactive?

 

(17:00) Cameras capable of gathering analytics to prompt people to events and locations

 

(23:30) Cost of loss v. cost of install

 

(24:40) Emergency Operations Plans and Security Vulnerability Assessments that collect dust

 

(26:30) Multiple people need to know how to use your system. At Glo’s former school, 6 people were involved intimately with security cameras and technology.

 

(28:20) If the person that knows your equipment goes down, have people that can step in to pull footage, etc.

In this special episode, we break down the Uvalde shooting and discuss future effective mitigation strategies to protect our schools. 

 

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Tips, Tactics, and Tools for a Safer Tomorrow was born out of several conversations between Brink Fidler and Tom Herring that always revolved around how they focus on properly educating their clients in order to maximize their effectiveness and customer service.

 

Both companies strive to meet the same end goal and that is to increase the safety and security posture of their clients.

 

Brink’s company, Defend Systems, specializes in physical security consulting and active shooter mitigation training, while Tom’s company, Herring Technology, focuses on being the best security technology integrator in the industry that can provide a one stop shop for any client’s technology needs.

 

The focus of this podcast is to educate and empower people. We discuss everything related to safety and security be it at home, work, church, or the mall. We take an in depth look at security technology, ease of use, reliability, and DIY products for homeowners.

 

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www.defendsystems.com

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www.herringtechnology.com

 

 

Tips, Tactics and Tools is Produced and Edited by www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

 

 

Brink and Tom are back at it kicking off 2022 with new episodes! It’s been awhile since we last were on and there have been quite a few changes in our culture.   

 

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As usual, a few things came up:

 

2:30 - BRINK - How sad is it that I have a company that does what it does?

4:30 - TOM - What vertical has been the most lucrative? Anything with humans involved.

6:20 - BRINK - Violent crime in Nashville is through the roof.

7:40 - BRINK - When was the last time you saw a Nashville Metro Officer on a traffic stop?

10:00 - BRINK - Push for privacy regarding license plate readers

11:40 - BRINK - PD doesn't have the manpower to be proactive, we're reactive policing.

14:25 - BRINK - Tasers can feel like pistols

17:00 - BRINK - What changed in these jurisdictions that got us to where we are?

17:30 - TOM - 12 Cities announced record homicides 

19:00 - BRINK - Back the Blue

21:00 - BRINK - Defund the Police movement taking a turn

24:00 - TOM - We were a naive society

28:30 - BRINK - Nashville PD Chief is trying to hold the department together

 

 

Tips, Tactics, and Tools for a Safer Tomorrow was born out of several conversations between Brink Fidler and Tom Herring that always revolved around how they focus on properly educating their clients in order to maximize their effectiveness and customer service.

 

Both companies strive to meet the same end goal and that is to increase the safety and security posture of their clients.

 

Brink’s company, Defend Systems, specializes in physical security consulting and active shooter mitigation training, while Tom’s company, Herring Technology, focuses on being the best security technology integrator in the industry that can provide a one stop shop for any client’s technology needs.

 

The focus of this podcast is to educate and empower people. We discuss everything related to safety and security be it at home, work, church, or the mall. We take an in depth look at security technology, ease of use, reliability, and DIY products for homeowners.

 

Follow Brink:

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Tips, Tactics and Tools is Produced and Edited by www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

 

 

The battle against business closures and economic shutdowns has been hard fought in 2020. 

In Michigan, they have been the Fort Sumter of opening salvos around the country when it comes to a Governor overstepping their bounds.   

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In this episode, Brink and Tom talk with Dan McCarthy, an attorney who has led the charge against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on behalf of his clients and ultimately the people of the state. It’s not a battle that Dan has aspired to wage, but felt was his duty to do so. 

A few things that came up:

-The story of the battle with Michigan Gov. Whitmer 

-Gov: “why are you politicizing these shutdowns?”

-Dr. Fauci flip flops

-George Floyd protests and the Gov front and center

-My shutdown orders don’t apply to 1st amendment protests

-Shutdown Movie theater owner wanted to do a “protest” movie showing for Juneteenth

-Appellate court overturned circuit court 

-Wanted to make sure no governor can shutdown economies

-The federal government doesn’t have the authority issue mandates

-The President being blamed by Whitmer

-She’s akin to Mayor Cooper

-Pulling other Nashville officers from detail to enforce mask mandates

-Every one of these politicians is in a tough spot

-The issue is you have one person calling the shots

 

Follow Dan:

https://www.butzel.com/attorneys-attorneys-daniel-mccarthy.html

 

Tips, Tactics, and Tools for a Safer Tomorrow was born out of several conversations between Brink Fidler and Tom Herring that always revolved around how they focus on properly educating their clients in order to maximize their effectiveness and customer service.

Both companies strive to meet the same end goal and that is to increase the safety and security posture of their clients.

Brink’s company, Defend Systems, specializes in physical security consulting and active shooter mitigation training, while Tom’s company, Herring Technology, focuses on being the best security technology integrator in the industry that can provide a one stop shop for any client’s technology needs.

The focus of this podcast is to educate and empower people. We discuss everything related to safety and security be it at home, work, church, or the mall. We take an in depth look at security technology, ease of use, reliability, and DIY products for homeowners.

 

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Tips, Tactics and Tools is Produced and Edited by www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

 

What in the world is going on with people these days? Why does the division in our country seem so deep and irreconcilable?

If one attitude can sum up our culture at the moment, it’s “I’m okay, you’re *not* okay.”    

According to Michael Drew, we’ve been here before. Back in 1940 or so….and 1860 before that. We go through this every 80 years. 

Brink and Producer Jim talk to Michael who co-authored a book called, “Pendulum: How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future” and it’s astonishingly accurate. 

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In this episode, Brink and Tom talk with Monte Mohr, a leader in the Nashville Real Estate Community who is optimistic but rightfully concerned with the political and ideological direction of Middle Tennessee.

 

A few things that came up:

-Explanation of Pendulum

-We vs. Me cycles

-We always take a good thing too far

-How Pendulum is playing out right now

-Witchhunt cycle

-Demonization of each political side will increase over the next 10 years

-We go through this every 80 years

-This too, shall pass

-How do we weather this We cycle?

-Identify the hero who will inspire you to rise above what's going on 38:00

-Memory of events dissipates over time

-There is no growth without pain

 

Pendulum Book:

https://www.amazon.com/Pendulum-Generations-Present-Predict-Future/dp/1452659842

 

Follow Michael:

www.profluent.com

Tips, Tactics, and Tools for a Safer Tomorrow was born out of several conversations between Brink Fidler and Tom Herring that always revolved around how they focus on properly educating their clients in order to maximize their effectiveness and customer service.

Both companies strive to meet the same end goal and that is to increase the safety and security posture of their clients.

Brink’s company, Defend Systems, specializes in physical security consulting and active shooter mitigation training, while Tom’s company, Herring Technology, focuses on being the best security technology integrator in the industry that can provide a one stop shop for any client’s technology needs.

The focus of this podcast is to educate and empower people. We discuss everything related to safety and security be it at home, work, church, or the mall. We take an in depth look at security technology, ease of use, reliability, and DIY products for homeowners.

 

Follow Brink:

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Nashville’s Real Estate market is one of the nation’s hottest at the moment. This has created higher home prices, more interest and an influx of people. While this is all well and good for our local economy, crime is also on the rise as a result.       

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In this episode, Brink and Tom talk with Monte Mohr, a leader in the Nashville Real Estate Community who is optimistic but rightfully concerned with the political and ideological direction of Middle Tennessee.

 

A few things that came up:

-Back the Blue Tennessee

-The state of Nashville's real estate market

-3 areas where realtors need to concentrate for their security

-New agents are vulnerable

-If people would only use their powers for good

-The Devil's hands love idle time

-Criminal fears getting caught

-You have to be worried about the guy coming into your house at 1am because he knows you're home

-There's a big difference between getting a carry permit and winning a gunfight

- There is an uptick in people moving to rural areas and an interest in home/personal security and defense

- Preparing for at home survival

- Learn to be self-sufficient even in wound treatment

- We're a dependent society

- Being mask purgatory

- Let's think independently

 

Follow Monte:

www.tennesseedreamhomes.com

 

Tips, Tactics, and Tools for a Safer Tomorrow was born out of several conversations between Brink Fidler and Tom Herring that always revolved around how they focus on properly educating their clients in order to maximize their effectiveness and customer service.

Both companies strive to meet the same end goal and that is to increase the safety and security posture of their clients.

Brink’s company, Defend Systems, specializes in physical security consulting and active shooter mitigation training, while Tom’s company, Herring Technology, focuses on being the best security technology integrator in the industry that can provide a one stop shop for any client’s technology needs.

The focus of this podcast is to educate and empower people. We discuss everything related to safety and security be it at home, work, church, or the mall. We take an in depth look at security technology, ease of use, reliability, and DIY products for homeowners.

 

Follow Brink:

www.defendsystems.com

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www.herringtechnology.com

 

Tips, Tactics and Tools is Produced and Edited by www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

 

As another national lockdown looms, we seem to be rushing towards a reckoning of sorts. 

 

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In this episode, Brink and Tom talk with Dan Hagen, a Nashville Community Organizer and Musician who sincerely plays to the beat of his own drum….and guitar. 

 

Dan has never shied away from a conversation about defending the liberties granted to us from the nation’s forefathers. His stance is not popular among the Nashville music machine, which has cost him some of the more “popular” gigs. Nonetheless, Dan is unapologetic and has made due regardless. 

 

Recently, Dan helped to organize a *legal*  vehicle convoy protest in front of Nashville Mayor, John Cooper’s home in Belle Meade. 

 

 

A few things that came up:

 

-Dan helped to organize a Protest against Mayor Cooper

-Standing firm against lockdowns

-People need to learn to think for themselves again

-Walking into a bank with a mask on

-Healthy people wearing masks, no common sense

-People who accept the masks are likely to accept the vaccine

-The Imperial College model said 2.2 million people would die of COVID

-Weaponizing fear

-Follow the bouncing ball of science

-You have to pick a side rather than a cure

You either believe in principals or you don't 

-Nashville PD being sidetracked with mask enforcement

-Why was a Sheriff acting as a security force for Walmart?

-Understanding central banking

-Alexander Hamilton history fallacies

-What is the Federal Reserve

-Lockdowns started on the left coast

-The solution...counter it on a local level

-Illegality of home studio recording

-If you're in business, you're in politics

Follow Dan: www.danhagenmusic.com

@blueguitarman

 

Tips, Tactics, and Tools for a Safer Tomorrow was born out of several conversations between Brink Fidler and Tom Herring that always revolved around how they focus on properly educating their clients in order to maximize their effectiveness and customer service.

 

Both companies strive to meet the same end goal and that is to increase the safety and security posture of their clients.

 

Brink’s company, Defend Systems, specializes in physical security consulting and active shooter mitigation training, while Tom’s company, Herring Technology, focuses on being the best security technology integrator in the industry that can provide a one stop shop for any client’s technology needs.

 

The focus of this podcast is to educate and empower people. We discuss everything related to safety and security be it at home, work, church, or the mall. We take an in depth look at security technology, ease of use, reliability, and DIY products for homeowners.

 

Follow Brink:

www.defendsystems.com

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Tips, Tactics and Tools is Produced and Edited by www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

 

 

Owning and being permitted to carry a gun doesn’t come with knowing how to use it properly and what rights you have when you find yourself in an altercation.   In this episode, Brink and Tom talk with John Harris, Executive Director of the Tennessee Firearms Association.   The Tennessee Firearms Association holds that every American is endowed with certain inalienable rights, granted to us by our Creator, and made our birthright by the sacrifices of the men and women who founded this state and country. The right to keep and bear arms is one of those inalienable rights; one that our government has no authority to infringe or take away. One that our government did not create but merely acknowledges and claims to protect.   Listen to this as well as past episodes, comment, ask questions and subscribe to the show: www.tipstacticstools.com   A few things that came up:   -Fixing the gun permit process -Tennessee is passing 5-12 new bills every year that directly affect gun owners -Why would you get a permit? -Constitutional Carry -What are you supposed to do when you're pulled over and you carry? -Officers think, "More good guys with guns is a good thing." -What is the Castle Doctrine? -History of the 2nd amendment - Particulars in the St. Louis couple case -Gun permits are being applied for at a much higher rate   www.tennesseefirearms.com Tennessee Firearms Association, Inc.     Tips, Tactics, and Tools for a Safer Tomorrow was born out of several conversations between Brink Fidler and Tom Herring that always revolved around how they focus on properly educating their clients in order to maximize their effectiveness and customer service.   Both companies strive to meet the same end goal and that is to increase the safety and security posture of their clients.   Brink’s company, Defend Systems, specializes in physical security consulting and active shooter mitigation training, while Tom’s company, Herring Technology, focuses on being the best security technology integrator in the industry that can provide a one stop shop for any client’s technology needs.   The focus of this podcast is to educate and empower people. We discuss everything related to safety and security be it at home, work, church, or the mall. We take an in depth look at security technology, ease of use, reliability, and DIY products for homeowners.   Follow Brink: www.defendsystems.com Brink Fidler Defend Systems   Follow Tom: @Tom Herring Herring Technology www.herringtechnology.com     Tips, Tactics and Tools is Produced and Edited by www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

In this remote episode from the Royal Range, Brink and Tom talk with Songwriter Mitch Rossell about the how the music industry has changed since the tragic events in October 2017 at the Route 91 Harvest Festival.   Listen to this as well as past episodes, comment, ask questions and subscribe to the show: www.tipstacticstools.com   A few things that came up:   -Mitch song writes for Garth Brooks -Dealing with COVID in the music business -Wrote "Ask me how I know", "Dive Bar" -Las Vegas changed everything -413 people were hit in Vegas, 86% survival rate -Arenas are more of a controlled environment -Festivals are open -No amount of legislation that can fix heart problems -You can't legislate evil -Unexpected guilty pleasure music   Follow Mitch: www.mitchrossell.com @mitchrossell   Check out the Royal Range: Royal Range USA www.royalrange.com     Tips, Tactics, and Tools for a Safer Tomorrow was born out of several conversations between Brink Fidler and Tom Herring that always revolved around how they focus on properly educating their clients in order to maximize their effectiveness and customer service.   Both companies strive to meet the same end goal and that is to increase the safety and security posture of their clients.   Brink’s company, Defend Systems, specializes in physical security consulting and active shooter mitigation training, while Tom’s company, Herring Technology, focuses on being the best security technology integrator in the industry that can provide a one stop shop for any client’s technology needs.   The focus of this podcast is to educate and empower people. We discuss everything related to safety and security be it at home, work, church, or the mall. We take an in depth look at security technology, ease of use, reliability, and DIY products for homeowners.   Follow Brink: www.defendsystems.com Brink Fidler Defend Systems   Follow Tom: www.herringtechnology.com Tom Herring Herring Technology     Tips, Tactics and Tools is Produced and Edited by www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com