GROC’s PIVOT: A convo with Scott Glenn

convo with Scott Glenn

TalkLP host Amber Bradley and Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates’, David Thompson, CFI sat down with Home Depot’s Vice President of Asset Protection at GROC’s PIVOT virtual ORC summit in August.  Check out the conversation where we get candid with Scott on his advice for these crazy times, and more importantly….how the hell do you protect all those SKUs!!????

Unapologetic with Brett Ward

Unapologetic with Brett Ward

Don’t you get tired of apologizing?  We do too.  Sometimes you just want to say what’s on your mind.  TalkLP host Amber Bradley and Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates’ Brett Ward, CFI are unapologetic in their analysis for what’s going on right now…and more importantly what loss prevention professionals can learn from it.  Take a listen, but don’t expect us to apologize.

I’m dishonest. But so are you.

dishonest

Is there such a thing as 100% honest all the time?  Take a listen to this podcast to understand the science that predicts how honest people will be and why that matters in the loss prevention industry.

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A Leader’s Clear Vision

Clear Vision

Amber and Dave were lucky enough to chat with Cary Jones, CFI, Vice President of Loss Prevention, Administration, and Compliance Officer with VisionWorks of American pre-COVID crisis.  So if you need a break from virus and you’re interested in some valuable leadership perspectives, this podcast is for you!

Cary provides insight on the unique business of VisionWorks and how he tackles the ever-expanding duties of his role.  Our conversation provides the audience with a different perspective of duties within the loss prevention role and advice on how to tackle them. Take a listen!

Thank you to InstaKey for sponsoring this episode!  Find out more about how InstaKey can solve all your re-keying challenges here!

Educating an Industry on ORC

Educating an Industry on ORC

Hey, remember when we had conversations and we didn’t have to talk about COVID.  This was one of those!  We were lucky enough to talk to Jerry pre-COVID crisis.

You know, ORC wasn’t always ORC.  It took many individuals and an evolution in the loss prevention industry to truly understand the varying types of shoplifters to include Organized Retail Crime.  One of those individuals is Jerry Biggs.  Often known as one of the godfather’s of ORC, Jerry helped the loss prevention industry define and describe exactly what ORC is and what it is not.  Take a listen as Jerry describes the days when ORC was still just “shoplifting” and how he helped shape our industry.

Thank you to Protos Security for sponsoring this episode.  To learn more about how Protos can help you solve your labor and bandwidth security challenges check them out here.

A Suite View: President & COO Talks LP

President

Larry Carroll joins the TalkLP as a guest co-host to interview his own President & COO, Jason Kidd, of 99 cents only stores!  We talk about C-suite perspectives of loss prevention, what executives care about, and why is it always, “what have you done for me lately?”  Take a listen as we get candid and put give our audience a sneak peek in their thought process!

Thank you to Gatekeeper Systems for sponsoring this episode! Find out more about why Gatekeeper allows you to apprehend your merchandise, and not shoplifters by clicking here.