Security Nation Podcast
Security Nation Podcast is hosted by ESA, and it brings the voice of the electronic security and life safety industry to you! Host Hannah Boone brings on security pros to discuss best practices, real-life experiences, industry forecasts, and more on this monthly podcast. It's the ever-present voice in an ever-changing industry.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 28
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Meet the Associate Director Candidates for ESA's 2025 Board of Directors Election
In this episode, we sit down with Kirk MacDowell, Tony Wilson, Colby Monachino, Jana Sherer, and Jake Voll to discuss the contested election for the one open Associate Director position on ESA's Boar…
Meet the Integrator Director Candidates for ESA's 2025 Board of Directors Election
In this episode, we sit down with Kirk MacDowell, Jeremy Bates, Melissa Brinkman, Brendan Armstrong, Josh Dice, Peter Goldring, and Ken Kosher to discuss the contested election for the three open Int…
Cybersecurity, Networking & Generating Gen Z Interest: Fanta-Marie Toure on ESX’s Impact
In this episode, we sit down with cybersecurity consultant Fanta-Marie Toure to explore her key takeaways from ESX 2024 and the event’s impact on the security and life safety industry. She shares ins…
Navigating Recovery: ESA Members' Stories from Hurricanes Helene
Meet the Associate Director Candidates for ESA's 2024 Board of Directors Election
In this episode, we sit down with Kirk MacDowell, Dean Belisle, Kelly Bond, Jordan Burnsed, Nick English, and Greg Simmons to discuss the contested election for the Associate Director position on ESA…
Advancing Security Talent: With Aiden O'Brien
In this episode, we sit down with Aiden O'Brien, Executive Director of the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST), to discuss the workforce shortage issues our industry faces, the 2024 Indus…
Exciting Developments at ESA: With John Loud
In this episode, we sit down with John Loud, President of LOUD Security Systems Inc. and Chair of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) to discuss FAST's Compensations Study, industry trends fore…
ESX 2024 Sales Education Advising: With Tracy Larson & Kendall Horner
In this episode, we sit down with Tracy Larson, Tracy Larson, President of WeSuite, and Kendall Horner, Vice President at Braveheart Sales Performance to discuss their roles as advisors for ESX 2024'…
Acquisition & Succession Strategies: With Eric Garner
In this episode, we sit down with Eric Garner, President of Pye Barker to discuss the company's aggressive and very successful acquisition strategy, along with special considerations of the current e…
Meet the Integrator Director Candidates for ESA's 2023 Board of Directors Election
In this episode, we sit down with Kirk MacDowell, Melissa Brinkman, Brendan Armstrong, Jeremy Bates, April Maloney, Randall Renfroe to discuss the contested election for the Integrator Director posit…
Meet the Associate Director Candidates for ESA's 2023 Board of Directors Election
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…
Keeping Up With Residential Trends: With Elizabeth Parks
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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Looking to the Future of 2023: With Merlin Guilbeau
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 E…
How Security Serves People With Liver Cancer: With Brandon Wilson
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 …
Advocating for the Industry: With Jake Braunger
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 a…
Understanding Your Customers: With Cameron Fleck
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 …
Advancing Security Talent: With Paul Hevesy
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, pe…
Raising Prices With Rising Costs: With Michael Barnes
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 Pa…
Entering the MDU Market: With Jennifer Doctor, Preston Grutzmacher, & Mariam Rogers
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, Dir…
Reducing False Alarm Dispatches: With Troy Iverson & Eric Garner
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 lowe…