The Inside Track - An HID Podcast

In this episode of The Inside Track , Phil Coppola sits down with Xander Alexander from SecuriTEA for a practical conversation about mobile access, identity, and the changing role of physical security in the enterprise. Mobile access is often introduced as a convenience story. Tap your phone. Tap your watch. Open the door. But the bigger conversation is about identity, trust, and how physical secu...

At the Genetec End User Summit, the most valuable conversations were not about any single product or platform, but about the broader direction of physical security. The event highlighted how modernization is becoming less about technology refreshes and more about building connected, identity-aware operating models. Key themes included the importance of peer-to-peer learning, clean data, interopera...

What does it really mean to manage identity in a modern enterprise—and why is access control no longer just about doors? In this episode, I sit down with Carter Kennedy and Farhan Massoud of Soloinsight to unpack the evolution of physical identity and access management through their CloudGate platform. We explore how organizations are moving beyond fragmented systems toward fully orchestrated iden...

Sharry is a Prague-based workplace experience and access platform deployed in Class A office buildings worldwide. Sharry provides mobile access, employee badges in Apple and Google Wallet, visitor management, parking integrations, and tenant engagement tools. They are known for the 'street-to-suite' concept, aiming to unify the entire building journey. Josef Šachta is the CEO and co-foun...

Smart Spaces is a London-based workplace experience and smart-building platform that connects people to their buildings via a single app. The platform unifies mobile access, desk and room booking, energy and lighting control, tenant engagement, and building communications. Smart Spaces frequently operates in Class A office environments and high-profile developments, positioning its solution as a l...

Accessgrid.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/austonbunsen/ ***Company Overview*** AccessGrid is a startup focused on modernizing access control through a wallet-first, API-only platform. Their goal is to make issuing and managing mobile and wallet-native credentials as simple as calling modern web APIs. The company supports integrating with existing hardware when possible but primarily targets devel...

In Episode 2 we sit down with Thru Shivakumar, Founder of Cohesion, an Intelligent Building platform provider changing the face of the modern workplace. cohesionib.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/thrushivakumar/ **Company Overview** Cohesion is a Chicago-based smart building and workplace experience company offering a unified platform for building operations, access control integrations, tenant en...

In the inaugural episode of Founders we put the spotlight on Matt Bennett, the VP of Strategic Alliances and Mobile Access at Alert Enterprise.  Alert Enterprise is changing how organizations deal with the complexities of the modern workplace and Matt leverages his unique background in physical security to guide that strategic vision.