{"podcast":{"title":"Security DNA","slug":"security-dna-6416996","podcast_index_feed_id":6416996,"rss_url":"https://securityinfowatch.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://securityinfowatch.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15161312/Security_7__w4tqqu.jpg","author":"Endeavor Business Media","episode_count":59,"summary":"Security DNA is a podcast brought to you by SecurityInfoWatch.com, covering subjects of interest to security stakeholders in the industry. Topics range from security industry news, trends and analysis to technology solutions, policy risk analysis and management, and more. Our editorial team, along with industry experts and consultants, fill each podcast episode with information that is of value to security professionals.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T04:19:36.079146+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/security-dna-6416996"},"episode":{"title":"Security DNA Live at ESX: Jeremy Bates on Building, Selling, and Now Leading the Industry","slug":"security-dna-live-at-esx-jeremy-bates-on-building-selling-and-now-leading-the-industry","published_at":"2026-06-11T14:31:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/security-dna-6416996/security-dna-live-at-esx-jeremy-bates-on-building-selling-and-now-leading-the-industry","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/security-dna-6416996","url":"https://securityinfowatch.podbean.com/e/security-dna-live-at-esx-jeremy-bates-on-building-selling-and-now-leading-the-industry/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/egpipaz57qzena2k/Jeremy_Bates8ajm5.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Security DNA, recorded live on the show floor at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) 2026, SecurityInfoWatch Editor-in-Chief Paul Rothman sits down with Jeremy Bates, incoming Chairman of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) and Senior Vice President of Business Development at Pye-Barker Fire & Security. Jeremy came up through the industry the hard way, co-owning and growing Bates Security and Sonitrol of Lexington, Ky., into one of the most respected regional security companies in the nation before selling to Pye-Barker and joining the organization in May 2024. Now stepping into the ESA Chairman role, he brings a clear agenda: expand education and training, build out the new ESA Research Center – including a newly hired economist – and demonstrate concrete membership value as the industry continues to consolidate. In this conversation, Jeremy shares his priorities for ESA, including revamped education and apprenticeship programs; offers a candid take on industry M&A and what the hollowing-out of the mid-tier integrator market means for entrepreneurs; explains how Pye-Barker is shifting its focus from acquisition volume to organic growth; and makes the case for why video – particularly proactive video monitoring – is the technology trend most worth watching right now.","meta_description":"In this episode of Security DNA, recorded live on the show floor at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) 2026, SecurityInfoWatch Editor-in-Chief Paul Rothma…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1058,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/security-dna-6416996/episodes/security-dna-live-at-esx-jeremy-bates-on-building-selling-and-now-leading-the-industry/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/security-dna-6416996/security-dna-live-at-esx-jeremy-bates-on-building-selling-and-now-leading-the-industry.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}