The TMG Fireside Chat Podcast

We are re-releasing the first episodes of The Fireside Chat in audio0only to catch up with our releases on The Mackey Group YouTube Channel. In our fourth episode of the TMG Fireside Chat, John Mackey sits down with John Demeter, President of Wesco. We talk about recent industry news regarding: • 3M’s exit of the fire protection market, • Carrier’s decision to spin Kidde Fire & Security out of...

In our first edition of the TMG Fireside Chat, John Mackey meets with Wills Moore, President of Agilitas Human Capital Consulting and they talk about the importance of mentoring relationships and highlight two influential leaders that have had positive impacts on their career. In the podcast we mention a recent TMG Blog post regarding John's relationship with Dennis Kennedy. You can find that post...

Episode 12 – John Mackey chats with Lee Kaiser, VP of Engineering & Training at Orr Protection. During this chat, Lee shares his career path into fire protection and working for one of the largest Special Hazards Fire Protection contractors in the US. As we do in all Fireside Chats, we also talk about Lee’s adopted hometown of Lou-ah-ville, bourbon, the food scene, and then we get into his per...

Episode 10, part 2 – John continues his chat with Nolan Mackey, his son and Founder of UpLadder, a platform dedicated to the skilled trades and resources to help them manage their growth, development, and training required in their field. During this chat, Nolan and John have a lot to talk about and ended up being over 60 minutes of content. Most people don’t have the attention span to listen that...

Episode 10, part 1 – John Mackey sits down with Nolan Mackey, his son and Founder of UpLadder, a platform dedicated to the skilled trades and resources to help them manage their growth, development, and training required in their field. During this chat, Nolan and John have a lot to talk about and ended up being over 60 minutes of content. Most people don’t have the attention span to listen that l...

Episode 9 – John Mackey sits down with Drew Slocum, Chief Strategy Officer for Inspect Point Fire & Life Safety Software and Host of the Fire Protection Podcast During this Chat, Drew and John hit on a few things… we talk some golf, we reminisce a bit around our time at Tyco and Sales/Business Development work in NYC early in our Fire Protection careers, then we get into it: We talk about the...

Teaser - Podcast drops Thursday August 17, 2023. Episode 9 – John Mackey sits down with Drew Slocum, Chief Strategy Officer for Inspect Point Fire & Life Safety Software and Host of the Fire Protection Podcast During this Chat, Drew and John hit on a few things… we talk some golf, we reminisce a bit around our time at Tyco and Sales/Business Development work in NYC early in our Fire Protection...

Teaser - YouTube drops Tuesday, August 15, 2023 and Podcast drops Thursday August 17, 2023. Episode 9 – John Mackey sits down with Drew Slocum, Chief Strategy Officer for Inspect Point Fire & Life Safety Software and Host of the Fire Protection Podcast During this Chat, Drew and John hit on a few things… we talk some golf, we reminisce a bit around our time at Tyco and Sales/Business Developme...

In our 8th Episode of the TMG Fireside Chat, John Mackey sits down with Scott MacRitchie and Brad Wilcox with FireM. In this episode we hit on a number of topics, including: the FireM product line, where it fits in the fire protection life safety space, and how it can benefit contractors and improving how they deliver services to their end-user owners. We follow up on the TMG Blog from May 2023 wh...

In our 8th Episode of the TMG Fireside Chat, John Mackey sits down with Scott MacRitchie and Brad Wilcox with FireM in their booth at NFPA.

Check out the teaser for Episode 8. In our 8th Episode of the TMG Fireside Chat, John Mackey sits down with Scott MacRitchie and Brad Wilcox with FireM in their booth at the NFPA Conference in Las Vegas.

In our 7th Episode of the TMG Fireside Chat, John Mackey sits down with Jerry Allen, President of Keep it Simple Consulting and fire protection industry leader with more than 32 years of experience. In this episode we hit on a number of topics, including: * Highlights of Jerry's career from Sprinkler Designer to President/CEO for a large Fire Protection contractor * Leadership and transitions thro...

Check out the teaser for our next episode with Jerry Allen, fire protection industry leader and President of Keep it Simple Consulting.

In our 6th Episode of the TMG Fireside Chat, John Mackey sits down with Jack Coffelt. We hit on a number of topics, including: * Jack's Navy career and his 30+ years in fire protection * the evolution of technology in fire protection * code cycles and adaptation to new technologies and innovation * collection of data and how it can be used Please be sure to like and subscribe to this channel. We p...

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Episode 5 - John sits down with NFSA's Director of Membership, Caleb Armbrust. We hit on a number of topics: the history of the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) the role of NFSA in the fire protection and life safety industry and our communities we learn more about Caleb and his role as Director of Membership and, his view on the fire sprinkler market, its strength and growth potential,...

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