Welcome to SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION's "Security Speaking" podcast!
This weekly podcast features the industry's leading business owners, operators, managers and subject matter experts discussing the trends, challenges, technologies and more affecting today's electronic security professional.
In the latest edition, Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine talks with Tim Whall, president and CEO of Topeka, Kan.-based Protection 1, the second-largest electronic security company in the United States. During his career, Whall, who has more than 27 years of security industry experience, has served in leadership positions at SecurityLink, ADT, Honeywell Security Monitoring (HSM) and Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (CSS). Widely regarded as one of the industry's most shrewd and savvy executives, he has been instrumental in some of the highest profile transactions, including SecurityLink's $1 billion sale to Tyco, HSM's sale to Stanley Works for $545 million, and most recently teaming up with frequent partner GTCR in the June 2010 acquisition of P1 for $828 million.
Listen as Whall shares core strategies on how he tackles challenges, the highs and lows of reshaping a business, customer initiatives, business expectations for 2012 and more.
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May 22, 2012
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May 21, 2012
Pennsylvania Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (PBFAA) will celebrate its 30th anniversary during its annual membership meeting, held June 6-7 at the Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, Pa.
May 17, 2012
According to a new report, less than 40% of North American-based security systems integrators would prefer to deal with IT distributors when purchasing their IP-based video surveillance products.
May 16, 2012
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May 11, 2012
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has tapped New York Times best-selling author Brad Thor to serve as keynote speaker during its 2012 Government Summit, scheduled for June 19-20 in Washington.