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 Protection careers, then we get into it:
- We talk about the M&A market and the consolidation taking place over the last 8 years
- We spend some time on this concept of Fragmentation and how new contractors are popping up behind a number of acquisitions and the changes markets our experiencing because of it
- We then hit on the entrepreneurial spirit in the FLS space and how it continues to bring new life into the industry
- We then talk about OEM new product development, how that has changed and how the development of new technology/IOT is impacting our space
- Finally, we touch upon our relationship and two-way mentorship, encouragement, accountability, and support.