PI Perspectives

Episode 161:     Intro:       Welcome to PI-Perspectives, this week Skopenow’s Dean Cornelison returns to give us some updates on the platform. Skopenow has taken some real jumps forward this year and they are getting ready to release version 4.0. Dean comes from an investigator background and has some great insight. Please welcome Dean and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier     Links:  ...

Episode 160:     Intro:        Welcome to PI-Perspectives. Today we bring you the last installment for this year’s OSMOSIS conference in St. Pete Florida from October 16th through 18th. This episode we welcome Arno Reuser and Rachel Kronenfeld. Arno is discussing his own methodology and Rachel will be discussing how to find Social Media account users. We are heading down the finish line with only...

Episode 159:     Intro:         Welcome to PI-Perspectives, this week we welcome back long time PI, Peter Psarouthakis Peter built a career in investigations and serving in many associations. He is winding down his full-time career and is here to talk about that experience. Please welcome Peter and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier    Links:      Matt’s email: MatthewS@Satellitepi.com  ...

Episode 158:         Welcome to PI-Perspectives. Today we bring you the next installment for this year’s OSMOSIS conference in St. Pete Florida from October 16th through 18th. This episode we welcome Peter Warmka, Kara Galles and Allison Sullivan Peter is talking about the Deepfakes and AI, Kara discusses foreign language and OSINT and Allison will be on an OSINT expert panel discussing trends and...

Episode 157:          Welcome to PI-Perspectives and we hope you are having a great Labor Day. We all work so hard in this industry and we are sure there are some folks working today building cases. Today Matt welcomes Dan Collins from Massachusetts. We're continuing the theme of criminal investigations and today we are getting Dan’s take on Post-Conviction investigations. These are the type of ca...

Episode 156:     Welcome to PI-Perspectives. Today we bring you the next installment for this year’s OSMOSIS conference in St. Pete Florida from October 16th through 18th. This episode we welcome Chris Poulter, Mariel Klosterman and Buddy Jericho. Chris is Talking about the Dark Web, Mariel continues to talk to us about Sock Puppets in detail and Buddy dives into the world of sex trafficking and O...

Episode 155:     Welcome to PI-Perspectives. Matt is bringing back Episode 48 with John Lajoie. John, the former National Director for NALI, passed away a few weeks ago and we wanted to reintroduce our listeners to him. He was an amazing story teller and one of the best in the business. Let’s jump right in to Episode 48. Please welcome John Lajoie and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  ...

Episode 154:     Welcome to PI-Perspectives. Today we begin our look into this year’s OSMOSIS conference in St. Pete Florida from October 16th through 18th. This episode we welcome Billy Rodgers and Paraben’s Amber Schroader. Billy dives in to Web 3.0 and Amber is talking about OSINT and gaming communities. Please welcome these outstanding speakers and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier...

Episode 153:     Intro:       Welcome to PI-Perspectives. Today we knock another guest off of Matt’s hit list. We welcome the amazing Brandon Perron to the show. If you do criminal investigations, you know the name. Brandon is one of the most well-respected criminal investigator instructors out there. Get ready for a great episode. Please welcome Brandon Perron and your host, Private Investigator,...

Episode 152:     Welcome to PI-Perspectives. This week Matt welcomes Harvey Morse. Harvey is the expert on Genealogical research and has worked on some real high-profile cases. His family has been in the business over 3 generations. Harvey also formed FAPI, The Florida Association on Professional Investigators. They have a great Free conference coming up at the end of the month. Please welcome Har...

Episode 151:     Welcome to show 151. As private Investigators from time to time, we get dragged in to the spot light of big news worthy cases. Our next guest has made a career out of it. Today we welcome Ellis Armistead and he has the low down on the dos and don'ts when it comes to high profile cases. It’s a tough balancing act and it's easy to get seduced into the circus. There is none better at...

Episode 150:     Welcome to show 150. Can you believe we have made it this far? Thank you for your consistent support. Today our friend Brianne joseph returns to promote her show on VH1 and her marketing program for new investigators. Please welcome, Sly Fox Investigator, Brianne Jospeh and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt’s email: MatthewS@Satellitepi.com   Linkedin:...

Episode 149:     Welcome to PI-Perspectives. On July 4th, our country once again faced the horrors of an active shooter situation in Chicago, Illinois. At least 6 people were killed and over 30 were injured. Matt reached out to Mike Julian, the founder of the ALIVE program that teaches people how to survive these situations. Mike actually is doing instructor training on July 21st and 22nd. The cou...

Episode 148:     Welcome to PI-Perspectives. This week, Kelly Riddle returns to discuss one of his specialties, Nursing home Investigations. Kelly and Matt both have a good amount of experience doing this kind of work and the guys really jump into the topic. If you are interested in getting involved in this work, this is a great episode to check out. Please welcome Kelly Riddle and your host, priv...

Episode 147:     This week on PI-Perspectives we are trying something a bit different. Matt welcomes P.I. Mark Askins. Mark is based out of Washington State and does work with a great non-profit called Miracle Messages. Find out how an investigator can help homeless people reconnect with their loved ones Please welcome Mark Askins and your host, private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt’...

Episode 146:     Welcome to this week’s episode of Pi-perspectives. Education expert Rory McMahon joins us today to talk about some new education opportunities available for investigators. You have heard his business Investigator Education Consultants advertise on many of our episodes. If you have seen Rory teach at a conference or if you have taken his classes, you know his passion. Make sure you...

Episode 145:     Welcome to this week’s episode of Pi-perspectives. We have a great guest today. Author and podcaster, Nancy Rommellman joins us today to discuss her experience with Investigative journalism and how she covers hot button issues in our country. If you follow Nancy on twitter, you know she is not afraid to state her opinion. Please welcome Nancy Rommellman and your host, private Inve...

Episode 144:     Welcome to Pi- perspectives. Friend of the show, George Gergis returns on this episode. Today Matt and George are talking about Standards and practices. George is on a crusade to raise the professionalism of this industry. This is a great episode, especially for those just getting started or in business for less than a few years. Please welcome George Gergis and your host, Private...

Episode 143:     Welcome to Pi- perspectives. Today we welcome Illinois Investigator Dean Gluth. Dean is one of the few investigators in the country that specialize in Debugging. In this episode you will get a little taste of how this technology works. Listen up and listen in, lets welcome Dean Gluth and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt’s email: MatthewS@Satellitepi.c...

Episode 142:     Welcome to Pi- perspectives. This week, we welcome back Jim Nanos from PI- gear. Matt and Jim catch up regarding the Nj state Association and DMV and then talk about the state of Investigator gear in 2022. Let’s jump right into this episode. Please welcome Jim Nanos and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt’s email: MatthewS@Satellitepi.com   Linkedin: Mat...

Episode 141:      Welcome to Pi- perspectives. Today matt is kicking it old school. We have a solo episode and its audio only. Matt talks about avoiding burnout. As a business owner or as a field investigator or researcher, burnout is a real danger in this industry. Let’s jump right in and tackle this tough topic. Please welcome your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt’s emai...

Episode 140:       Welcome to Pi- perspectives. What the heck is the Metaverse? Matt welcomes PI, Scot Walker to come on and discuss the trends of the industry and how the shift to the metaverse has changed best practices. This is just a great episode, with some great info. Please welcome Scot Walker and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt’s email: MatthewS@Satellitepi.c...

Episode 139:     Intro:       Welcome to Pi- perspectives. We have a great show today. Bree Jones from Redline Forensics joins us to discuss how Animations are used for litigation. This is a great tool that investigators can recommend for use on big cases. Bree is also a great resource for video enhancements. Let’s jump right in with Bree Jones and your host, Private Investigator, Matt Spaier.  Li...

Episode 138:     Intro:       Welcome to Pi- perspectives. Today we welcome back Certified Fraud Examiner and Private Investigator, Leah Weitholter. Leah is releasing an incredible book this week called Data Sleuth. She joins us today to talk about how you can become a data Sleuth and how you can use some great research methods on any type of investigative work. Please welcome Leah Weitholter and...

Episode 137:     Welcome to Pi- perspectives. Today we have a real interesting show. Investigator/Attorney, Web Beardon returns and we discuss DARPA and FARA. There are things to know if you are working for any Foreign Corporations. This has been a real hot button topic lately with several investigators arrested by the government for working for foreign shell corporations that are actually owned b...