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TalkLPNews Host Amber Bradley chats with Craig Greenberg, Chief Commercial Officer at Gatekeeper Systems, about Gatekeeper System’s mix of classic theft-prevention tech and next-gen facial recognition. With FaceFirst integration, retailers can spot repeat offenders, track movements, and build solid cases, all while keeping employees and shoppers safe. Bonus: Craig shares a wild ROI story where face matching busted fake slip-and-fall claims. Who knew face matching could provide this level of ROI?

TalkLPnews Host Amber Bradley sits down with Dave Thompson, President of Wicklander-Zulawski, about Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Talking to Strangers, and why we, as interrogators, sometimes read guilt on the innocent. Gladwell certainly takes issue with lots of interrogation techniques and Dave provides his expert opinion that helps clarify what retail loss prevention professionals need to know.  (NEED to know to ensure the odds of a false confession are low)Do you know what confirmation bias is? Or mis-classification?  

If you don’t – you should.  Be better.  (and sign up for a WZ seminar ASAP – do that here).

TalkLP Podcast host Amber Bradley grabs some time with John Clark, Executive Director, of the Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (CLEAR) ahead of their conference coming up in Orlando 20 – 23, 2025!

Hear John’s thoughts on the STACKED agenda and why it’s so important for the retail and law enforcement community to come together at events like this.  The ED of CLEAR also talks about the evolving threat of organized retail crime and what retailers need to be ready for next.  Amber also asks John to clear up the rumor about CLEAR trying to “take over” the local ORCAs…...

TalkLP Host Amber Bradley sits down with Marlene Weber, Vice President of Loss Prevention at Williams-Sonoma, to unpack two decades of leadership lessons from one of retail’s most admired brands. From saying “yes” to every opportunity to learning global supply chain on the fly, Marlene shares how humility, curiosity, and patience shaped her journey from regional manager to VP. If you’ve ever wondered how to grow your career without losing your sanity—or your sense of purpose—this one’s your masterclass.

TalkLP Host (and MC of the upcoming UTORCA conference!!) Amber Bradley chats with the UTORCA brass including inspirational speaker and 3 x Olympian Bill Schuffenhauer! Steve Jensen and Christian Hardman provide an overview of the Oct. 1 conference including some insightful commentary on why attending is critically important. Bill also previews a bit of his inspirational comments for his closing keynote panel (moderated by Amber). If this group is any indication — Oct. 1 is going to be an AMAZING investment in your career and professional network — Grab your spot here before they sell out!

TalkLP host Amber Bradley chats with Senior Global Account Manager, Aaron Wang, with Brivo about REAL examples of ecosystem integrations that retailers currently use to save time, money and most importantly > keeping their customers and employees safe. If you’re still scrolling through entrances and exits to your stores, corporate office and DCs > you need to join us in the 21st century. Aaron and Amber also chat about how access control combined with additional LP tools (like CCTV) are CRITICAL to keeping executives and employees SAFE. Do you know who has access to your most vulnerable environments in real ti...

Hear a quick update from Vice President of Loss Prevention & Safety for Sally Beauty, Larry Carroll, on what’s going on at Sally and how it feels to be a (relatively) new VP in a new retail format. What is Larry’s take on how to make a positive impact quickly and what it takes to have some quick wins in a new environment! Connect with Larry here.

Larry also gives a special shout out to store team members!! And listen to the end to hear a super special shout out to TalkLPnews and do you want Larr...

TalkLP podcast host Amber Bradley chats with Jason Cornewell, Director of Global Supply Chain Loss Prevention and Operations at Finish Line/JD Sports North America talk creative financing for critical technology tools, health lifecycles, using tech to speak the business language, “high heat product,” smoke systems tying into a VMS, and more!

Take a listen to this industry veteran’s creative solutions for in-store theft and why it’s so important to partner with solution providers with open APIs (like March Networks)….oh, and a bonus: you HAVE to hear his “best career” advice ever – it’s tweetable…(or X-ab...

Ok….you can be serious while having a bit of fun….enter CONTROLTEK’s TEKNO van. It made it’s LP conference debut at NRF PROTECT this year and let’s just say our TalkLP podcast host Amber Bradley made sure it was all the rage. Check out her (and Tom’s) dancing skills in this TalkLPnews QUICK TAKE!

Learn more about CONTROLTEK here.

TalkLP podcast host, Amber Bradley, talks tech with CEO of Controltek, Tom Meehan from the NRF PROTECT trade show floor. Amber and Tom chat about guess what…. AI! Before the convo takes a dark turn….. Tom and Amber cover how AI can truly help you in the simplest ways > do we still need exception reporting? When should LP practitioners kick non-AI innovative vendors to the curb?

Other topics discussed are: What is really happening with creating that all-important ecosystem? How can a vendor be an expert at everything? And is Amber ready for the ultimate AI demise?

TalkLP Host Amber Bradley was in search of real AI solutions on the NRF PROTECT show floor (no vaporware please) and she caught up with SAI Group co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer Helen Wilde. SAI Group is no start-up – they started in the UK with Iceland Foods – expanded within Europe and are now working with several grocers in the United States. If you’re interested in REAL value for your entire store — not just loss prevention — check out what SAI Group has to offer.

SAI Group (Store-wide Active Intelligence) is a computer vision AI company that provides comprehens...