PI Perspectives

Episode 186:     Intro:           Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Today we are exploring a new topic. How many of you are interested in Writing a Blog or writing for a magazine? Today’s guest is Scott Fulmer. Scott is a well-known blog writer, contributor for PI-Magazine and author of Confessions of Private Investigator. Scott and Matt discuss what it takes to become an effectiv...

Episode 185:         Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Everyone is Chatting about CHAT GPT. Now it’s our turn. Matt welcomes Tech investigator, Scot Walker back to the program. The guys talk about how CHAT GPT is affecting the Investigative space. Please welcome Scot Walker and your host, Private Investigators, Matt Spaier     Links:      Matt’s email: MatthewS@Satellitepi.com   L...

Episode 184:          Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Today we welcome Brian Scott, a PI and GPS guru from South Carolina. Brian runs Strike Investigations and owns Position Tech GPS. GPS units are a hot topic in the investigation sector and the guys discuss the ins and outs of how to use them....If you are allowed too in your state. Please welcome Brian Scott and your host, Pri...

Episode 183:            Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Matt decided not to skip a week and we are back to our regular format. This week we welcome Sal Lifrieri. Sal is a retired NYPD expert in security. Today we are chatting about Work Place violence and building security. Sal recently conducted a free webinar on the subject and has a great free tool to help security consultant...

Episode 182:        Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Today is short one. Matt wanted to jump on and talk about Accident site video recovery. He has some good pointers to cover if you do this type of work. It’s a solo show today so please welcome your host, Private Investigators, Matt Spaier         Links:      Matt’s email: MatthewS@Satellitepi.com   Linkedin: Matthew Spaier    ...

Episode 181:       Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Today we welcome back our favorite due diligence blogger/investigator, Marcy Phelps. Marcy is an incredible training for Due Diligence and asset searches. Today we tackle some frequently asked questions. Please welcome Marcy Phelps and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier         Links:      Matt’s email: MatthewS@Satell...

Episode 180:       Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Today we welcome the dynamic duo of Terri and Adam Dornfield. They run Investigreat, an investigation company in NY that specializes in Metro area surveillance. This is a great episode to get some tips and tricks and hear some funny stories. Let’s drive right in. Please welcome Terri and Adam Dornfield and your host, Private Inv...

Episode 179:                Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Today we have a special show. Mark Gillespie is back and we are talking about working death cases that were initially ruled Suicide. Mark explains how he got into this niche section of investigations and what to look for if this type of case comes across your desk. Please welcome Mark Gillespie and your host, Private In...

Episode 178:     Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Today Alex Chilton from CGA Solutions in Georgia is back talking about the SLIC (Slick) conference. This conference is a yearly event down in Georgia and has some excellent training and networking. Let’s join the guys and learn all about it. Please welcome Alex Chilton and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier    Links:    ...

Episode 177:       This week we welcome Dr. Chelsea Binns. Matt originally planned to talk about Fraud prevention and Cyber-crime, but the conversation took a turn and the two ended up talking about growing a Pi Business and how to succeed. Please welcome Dr. Chelsea Binns and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt’s email: MatthewS@Satellitepi.com   Linkedin: Matthew Spaie...

Episode 176:        Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Matt welcomes back Eric Devan from Devan and Associates. Eric is an expert on using Drones for investigations and the guy’s chat about some use cases. Eric is also part of the Intellenet conference committee for 2023. This year the event takes place in Orlando Florida from March 26- through March 28th. Wanna know if you should...

Episode 175:       Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Matt is flying solo again today. The discussion is Investigators-toolbox.com Matt has gotten several requests to show case the site and talk about what is in it. Version 2.0 is here and we are going to dive in and take look. Stick around to the end for a chance to win a free 1-year membership. Please welcome your host NY Private...

Episode 174:       Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. This month is Sex traffic awareness month and Matt asked Buddy Jericho to return to the show. Buddy is hosting the next round of Skull games at the end of the month. What’s a skull game you ask? Check out the episode and learn. Please welcome Buddy Jericho and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt’s emai...

Episode 173:         Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Matt’s still on holiday, but he wanted to bring back this great episode with George Gergis. George wrote a best practices manual for ethics and standards and has made it available for all investigators. Guys like George are treasures to our industry. This one is worth a refresher. Please welcome George Gergis and your host, Pr...

Episode 172:     Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Matt’s taking a little break during the holidays, but we wanted to bring back a great episode with Cynthia Hetherington. Cynthia and her team provide first class training for Open Source investigations and several of her courses can be found for free on Investigators toolbox. Please welcome Cynthia Hetherington and your host, Priv...

Episode 171:     Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. We are back to a regular show format this week. Today we welcome ID reveal’s Michael Morelli. Michael specializes in Juror research. This is cutting edge research and is quickly becoming a go to for the research community. Michael talks about how an investigator can gain an edge using his platform, ID Reveal. Please welcome Michae...

Episode 170:       Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. We have an incredible episode for you this week. Its Roundtable time. Today we welcome, Andrea Orozco, Eddie Ajaeb and Kelly Riddle. Are you a new PI? Are you thinking about becoming a PI? Are you in business for less than 5 years? If so, this episode is for you. For the next hour or so, you gain some insight and suggestions in...

Episode 169:       Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Jim Nanos is back and we are talking surveillance. Jim has a great perspective on a technique called Deconfliction. What does this mean? Matt had no idea either. Seriously though, it’s a great topic and this is a great episode. Please welcome Jim Nanos and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt’s email: M...

Episode 168:       Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. On November 14th the NY Times published an article about private Investigators being used as tools by foreign governments for espionage. We had Wes Bearden on a few weeks ago to discuss this topic and today we welcome him back for some follow up. Please welcome Wes Bearden and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:...

Episode 167:          Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. This week, we are happy to welcome Tina Thomas from Subrosa Investigations. Subrosa is a multi-state investigation company and Tina holds several hats for the company. She is also the current present of NCISS. Please welcome Tina Thomas and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt’s email: MatthewS@Satel...

Episode 166:     Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. We are back to our regular forma this week. Today, Remi Kalacyan visits the show to discuss Investigations in Canada and crossing the border during the course of an investigation. Remi is based out of Quebec Canada and owns VIP Investigations. Please welcome Remi and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt’s...

Episode 165:       Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Matt was in Alexandria Virgina last week for the NALI conference so we are dipping into an older episode that is worthy of a re-run. Today we are bringing back the Sheila Wysocki episode. Sheila has been featured on Dateline and A&E Biography for her work in solving cold case murders. She uses a technique called crowd sourcing w...

Episode 164:     Intro:       Welcome to this week’s episode of PI-Perspectives. Today we are talking about insurance for Private Investigators and we are joined by the president of OREP, Isaac Peck. Isaac breaks down some myths about insurance and why you need to make sure you are covered. This is a necessary part of your business model. You don’t need it, until you really need it. Please welcome...

Episode 163:      Welcome to this Week's episode of PI-Perspectives. We have a 2 for 1 this week as we are joined by Michael Tapling and Joseph Hill from Conflict International. Michael is Vice President of US operations and Joseph is Vice President of Technical operations for this great multinational company. Conflict has expanded its operations in the United States and the guys are here to discu...

Episode 162:      Welcome to PI-Perspectives. Do you remember the movie, Catch Me If You Can? Ya know, the one with Leo Decaprio where he is cast as Frank Abegnale, a con man who evades the FBI for years. Today we welcome back Javier Leiva. You may remember Javier from our Valentine’s scam show this year. Javier as a great 8-part segment on his Pretend podcast. It’s an absolute must listen. Javier...