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Vision InSites Podcast

Vision InSites Podcast

Written by: Vision InSites Intelligent Reporting Software
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The Vision InSites Podcast

Where the real stories of private security, property management, and business growth collide.

Hosted by Chris Anderson, co-founder of Vision InSites, each episode goes beyond the surface—diving into unfiltered conversations with the people building, scaling, and redefining the security industry. From zero-contract startups to million-dollar operations, we talk strategy, mindset, wins, and the lessons that don’t make it into the reports.

No fluff. No theory. Just what’s working in the field—straight from the source.

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🎧 Real insights from those doing the work.

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Episodes
  • How to Scale a Private Security Company Without Losing Control

    How to Scale a Private Security Company Without Losing Control
    Jan 6 2026

    In this episode of the Vision InSites Podcast, host Chris Anderson sits down with Ed Clay, founder of Protection America, to unpack the real-world challenges of scaling a security operation — from delegation and payroll pressure to leadership and long-term sustainability.

    Ed shares candid insights from building Protection America in California, including the personal and operational lessons that come with growth, portfolio clients, and managing hundreds of officers in a high-liability environment.

    In this conversation:

    • Why scaling security companies often leads to declining service quality

    • The hardest leadership lesson founders face when delegating control

    • Why payroll discipline is critical to survival in private security

    • How reporting has evolved from accountability to client communication

    • What success costs leaders if boundaries aren’t in place
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Private Security Training: What Real Professionals Learn in the Field

    Private Security Training: What Real Professionals Learn in the Field
    Dec 16 2025

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • Why most private security training fails under stress

    • How executive protection reshaped LaVonce’s view of professionalism

    • The reality of active shooter preparedness (without the Hollywood myths)

    • Why training and reporting are inseparable

    • How micro trainings and site-specific guidance help officers perform better on post
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • From Facebook Security to Fraud Investigations: How Keith Butler Built Better Security

    From Facebook Security to Fraud Investigations: How Keith Butler Built Better Security
    Dec 9 2025

    What actually makes professional private security services work?

    In this episode, Vision InSites Podcast host Chris Anderson sits down with Keith Butler, CEO of Elite Defense Security Solutions — a leader whose career spans San Ramon PD K-9, task-force operations, corporate security at Facebook, and now private-sector leadership.

    Keith shares powerful lessons on accountability, culture fit, reporting, and the standards that separate average firms from truly professional operations.

    In this conversation:

    • How a career-ending injury reshaped Keith’s purpose

    • What law enforcement did — and didn’t — prepare him for

    • Why big-box security companies lose clients over reporting

    • The role of leadership in building officer trust and professionalism

    • How Vision InSites strengthened Elite Defense’s operations
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    1 hr and 16 mins
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