The TMG Fireside Chat Podcast
A podcast dedicated to the fire protection & life safety industry where we share podcasts and interviews with industry leaders and resources. We will be talking about industry wide challenges and highlight solutions that will help solidify the industry’s foundation while preparing for growth through new technologies and strategies. You can reach John Mackey through email, john@mackeygroupllc.com and you can find more info about The Mackey Group at https://mackeygroupllc.com/
Episodes
In the latest episode of TMG Fireside Chat, Zach Nelson, the owner of Elk River Marketing, shares inspiring insights on navigating the exciting intersection of traditional marketing and emerging technologies in the fire protection and life safety industries.
Nelson passionately discusses how AI is revolutionizing marketing operations, while emphasizing the vital importance of truly understanding your target audience.
Episode 16.2: John Mackey continues his engaging conversation with Dave Brown of Nuvo Solutions. In this segment, they delve into various topics beyond sales:
- They discuss the important figures who shaped Dave's personal and professional journey. - They bond over their shared passion for live music and reminisce about an unforgettable weekend Dave and his wife, Emily, spent with John and his wife, Carrie, at the Bourbon & Be...
Episode 16.1: John Mackey chats with Dave Brown, President of Nuvo Solutions and a close friend.
During this insightful exchange, Dave and John delve into Dave's impactful sales philosophy and his extensive experience in managing and leading sales teams throughout his career. They also explore the influential individuals who have significantly impacted Dave's sales journey and shaped his career.
If you wish to get in touch with Dav...
🔥 Welcome back to Episode 15.2 of the TMG Fireside Chat! 🔥
Get ready to embark on an exciting journey with John as he introduces you to a new approach – the Walk & Talk Series! Picture this: John, amidst the vibrant atmosphere of The Wigwam Golf Course and the Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA) Annual Forum in Phoenix, AZ, February 2024, engages in captivating conversations with a few of the titans in the fire protec...
🔥 Welcome back to Episode 15.2 of the TMG Fireside Chat! 🔥
Get ready to embark on an exciting journey with John as he introduces you to a new approach – the Walk & Talk Series! Picture this: John, amidst the vibrant atmosphere of The Wigwam Golf Course and the Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA) Annual Forum in Phoenix, AZ, February 2024, engages in captivating conversations with a few of the titans in the fire protec...
🔥 Welcome back to Episode 15.3 of the TMG Fireside Chat! 🔥
Get ready to embark on an exciting journey with John as he introduces you to a new approach – the Walk & Talk Series! Picture this: John, amidst the vibrant atmosphere of The Wigwam Golf Course and the Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA) Annual Forum in Phoenix, AZ, February 2024, engages in captivating conversations with a few of the titans in the fire protec...
🔥 Welcome back to Episode 15.2 of the TMG Fireside Chat! 🔥
Get ready to embark on an exciting journey with John as he introduces you to a new approach – the Walk & Talk Series! Picture this: John, amidst the vibrant atmosphere of The Wigwam Golf Course and the Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA) Annual Forum in Phoenix, AZ, February 2024, engages in captivating conversations with a few of the titans in the fire protec...
John chats with Wills Moore with Agilitas Human Capital Consulting as he prepares for the NAFED (National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors) Conference circuit. Wills will be speaking on "The ROI Of Company Culture: How Investing in Company Culture Fuels Growth & Profitability."
Make sure you like and subscribe to this channel. We plan to drop video blogs at least 1x a month.
Episode 13 – Part 2, John chats with John Demeter, President of Wesco HMB and friend of the Fireside Chat. As we’ve seen in earlier episodes with John and John, they are very passionate about the fire protection industry and can continue their conversation for hours. In this chat, we have broken this most recent conversation into two parts. Part Two will be released the week of February 19th, 2024.
During this chat, John and John s...
Episode 13 – Part 1, John chats with John Demeter, President of Wesco HMB and friend of the Fireside Chat. As we’ve seen in earlier episodes with John and John, they are very passionate about the fire protection industry and can continue their conversation for hours. In this chat, we have broken this most recent conversation into two parts. Part Two will be released the week of February 19th, 2024.
During this chat, John and John s...
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 third episode of the TMG Fireside Chat, John Mackey sits down with Todd Stevens with Industrial Fire Protection, and they talk about key takeaways from a panel discussion Todd facilitated with a diverse group of young leaders in Fire Protection while we were at the FSSA Annual Forum ear...
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 their portfolio, and • how the big...
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 here - https://mackeygroupllc.com/...
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 perspective on the fire protection ind...
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 long, so we broke this chat into t...
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 long, so we broke this chat into two...
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 M&A market and the consolid...
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 careers, then we get into it:
- ...
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 Development work in NYC early in our Fire Pr...
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 w...
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