SDM Editors' Podcast

Jeremy White, founder and CEO of Pro-Vigil, joined SDM to discuss industry hot topics, spanning remote video monitoring, AI and creating a lasting business, to celebrate the company's 20th anniversary.

In celebration of Earth Day 2026, SDM sat down with Kristi Keating of Securitas Technology, Chris Shanelaris of Axis Communications, Richard Kasslack of NVT Phybridge and Joshua Tucker of ASSA ABLOY to explore the best approaches to sustainability in the modern security ecosystem.

What’s the secret to staying relevant after decades in the security industry? SDM sat down with Daniel Rosales of Telguard to discuss lessons from his 17-year journey with the company, the importance of people and customer support, and how technologies like multi-carrier connectivity are shaping the future of security communications.

On the heels of a huge month for sports and entertainment, SDM spoke with Greg Parker, vice president, life cycle solutions at Johnson Controls, to discuss the intricate, comprehensive planning that goes into these large events. The conversation spanned the integrator’s role in mega-event planning, environmental management, threat detection and the fan experience.

SDM spoke with Joe Lynch about the company founding and history, changes he has seen in the industry, where he sees AI’s role going forward, and much more.

SDM recently spoke with Brent Ennals, CEO, Cento, about the company's decision to expand into the U.S. market. The conversation spanned the firm's approach to helping organizations meet their talent demands as well as Cento's goals in the U.S. market.

Net Payne, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, March Networks, talks AI smart search and its capabilities beyond "find the red shirt" or "find the blue van."

Greg Diloné, CEO, Home Run Alarm Co. has recently established SAFTI-Tech, a fire alarm trade school that allows technicians to "earn while they learn." 

In 2025, what does sustainability mean in the security industry? What does it look like? Three industry experts weigh in during an engaging conversation on the topic.

SDM spoke with Peter Boriskin, chief technology officer, ASSA ABLOY Americas, about supporting teams on their path to achieving goals.

Caroline Brown, CEO, Security Central, talks trends, tech and philosophy in regard to the monitoring industry.

SDM recently sat down with Caleb Augustin, head of channel sales, Verkada, to talk the company's channel partner program with. Augustin offers insight into how Verkada supports its channel partners, the importance of the channel, and Verkada's goal for channel sales to account for 50 percent Verkada's sales.

How do organizations not only attract talent but ensure they have the right talent? What does modern training curriculum look like? How do you get employees/members to want to seek it out? To answer these questions, SDM spoke with: Candice Aragon, chief experience officer, PSA Network; Elli Reges, Ph. D., director of learning & development, SIA; Ron Hawkins, director of industry relations, SIA...

SDM spoke with Brent Uhl, president & CEO, Guardian Alarm, about the company's Dealer of the Year win — and why 2025 was Guardian's year. Uhl expands on the company's culture. 

At Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks' 2024 Cloud Security Summit, SDM sat down with Dean Drako of Eagle Eye Networks to talk AI and the evolution of video managment systems (VMS).

At Brivo and Eagle Eye's 2024 Cloud Security Summit, SDM sat down to talk with Justin Stearns of this year's Systems Integrator of the Year: Chimera Integrations

SDM recently spoke with three companies that ranked on this year's 2024 Top System Integrators list. Dan Bresingham, CEO, Everon; Andy Boyd, CEO, Integrated Protection Services (IPS); and Jospeh Lynch, CEO/founder, Minuteman Security & Life Safety talk about the challenges they overcame and their successes over the past year.

SDM recently spoke with James Reno, vice president, sales, Alarm.com, and Terry Rivet, owner - member, Tech Systems Inc. about the role of the integrator in active shooter events. Specifically, they talk the tech available to help in the event of an active shooter.

SDM recently spoke with James McCormick, CEO, Cloudastructure, about opportunities in multi-family, ROI, network connectivity and the common challenges faced by integrators in cloud-based video and remote guarding solutions.

SDM spoke with Steve Butkovich, president, The Monitoring Association (TMA), and Julie Webber, vice president, education & training, TMA, about the AVS-01 standard and the association's free online AVS-01 training.

SDM recently spoke with Sam Phillips, vice president, customer experience, Acom Integrated Solutions, and Chris Pierce, president, Owen Security Solutions, about both company’s growth on the SDM 100 — including the challenges they faced and what they believe drove their successes.

SDM spoke with Dan Rothrock, president of the Americas, Zenitel, and Tony Varco, vice president of security & marketing, Convergint, about event which is becoming an industry-wide institution: Social Responsibility Day.

SDM spoke with Travis Hensley, global sustainability manager, HID Global, and Alka Khungar, Ph. D., customer value leader, global field office, Johnson Controls, about the current state of sustainability in the industry.

This week, our guests are Tia Eskandari, senior director national service, Allied Universal, and Candice Aragon, chief experience officer, PSA Security. In conjunction with Senior Editor Rodney Bosch’s recent feature article, we’ll be discussing DEI in the security industry.

Brian Arenofsky, president of NJELSA, talks about the 2024 NJELSA Annual Symposium as well as the importance of involvement in state associations.