Jon Sargent’s robust and impressive 44-year career in the electronic security and life safety industry launched, surprisingly, by chance.

A young Jon Sargent worked as a security guard for some pretty memorable rock concerts as a teenager — and like many teenagers, Jon had a reckless side.

His temptation: speeding.

by Ándria Morgan - MarCom Specialist

We all do it. There are some items on our to do list, that quite frankly, we don’t want to do. We push them off. We procrastinate — postponing to the point that we impede progress. I heard a great quote a few weeks ago that inspired three tips that I would like to share with you on how I power through procrastination.

Spend a little time with ESA, it can have a MAJOR IMPACT. Membership is the BEST DECISION you can make for yourself and for your company — providing resources, advocacy, connections and education for professionals like you. Here are seven action items for making the most out of membership.

by Michelle Yungblut - Vice President of Training & Certification

Many technicians and company owners in the electronic security industry tend to take job safety procedures, training, and documentation lightly. I never gave this concept much thought until I recently had a conversation with a long-time ESA member about his experience with an OSHA audit.