The Access Control Executive Brief
The Brief is TACC’s paid, members-only newsletter from Lee Odess — delivering exclusive written and audio analysis on the trends, people, and innovations shaping physical security
Volume 19
Volume 19 | May 31, 2023
Welcome to Volume 19 of the Access Control Executive Brief! This issue, titled "What the Access Control Industry Can Learn from Apple's WWDC?", is presented in a video format. Click on the image of Tim Cook below to view the video.
Although the subject is Apple, there is ...
Aug 02, 2026
Volume 18
Volume 18 | May 23, 2023
Welcome to Volume 18 of the Access Control Executive Brief! This one is titled, "Can Anyone, From Anywhere, with a Computer Create a Physical Access Control Software Company?"Â
The title alone should spark some debate, but after years of being in this industry and recentl...
Aug 02, 2026
Volume 17
Volume 17 | May 23, 2023
Welcome to Volume 16 of the Access Control Executive Brief! This one is titled “The Need for Introjection in the Access Control Industry.”
In this Brief, I reflect on the need for introjection in the security industry, where change is often met with negativity and resista...
Aug 02, 2026
Volume 16
Volume 16 | May 15, 2023
Welcome to Volume 16 of the Access Control Executive Brief! This one is from an article I wrote for the International Security Journal (page 34) titled “Mobile credentials and wallets: A story about how our industry missed an opportunity.”
Why am I sharing an article from...
Aug 02, 2026
Volume 15
Volume 15 | May 8, 2023
Welcome to Volume 15 of the Access Control Executive Brief! This one is a bit different as I wanted to share with you a video recording of a presentation I gave at The Security Event in Birmingham, UK, titled “Global Trends Impacting the Access Control and Smart Lock Indus...
Aug 02, 2026
Volume 14
Volume 14 | May 2, 2023
Welcome to Volume 14 of the Access Control Executive Brief titled "My 20% Challenge." I look forward to the discussion this topic creates. This story concerns the seldom-discussed human impacts on our business, especially when managing risk. We coddle technical and imagina...
Aug 02, 2026
Volume 13
Volume 13 | April 10, 2023
Welcome to Volume 13 of the Access Control Executive Brief titled "ISC West Not So Obvious Observations."
Fresh off the ISC West show, we brought The Lounge back bigger and better. The response was amazing (data to come shortly). It indeed was an interactive networking ...
Aug 02, 2026
Volume 12
Volume 12 | March 21, 2023
Hello and welcome to Volume 12 of the Access Control Executive Brief titled "MIPIM Just Hit Different. Here is Why." It is the first day of spring, and I am fresh off my first trip to MIPIM in Cannes, so before we get into ISC West next week, and while they were fresh, ...
Aug 02, 2026
Volume 11
Volume 11 | March 9, 2023
Hello and welcome to Volume 11 of the Access Control Executive Brief titled Why am I so Agitated? The Desire for New (and Old) Leadership. I mentioned in the last Brief that Volume 11 would be a follow-up to Volume 10 on the profiles of the new specifiers impacting our i...
Aug 02, 2026
Volume 10
Volume 10 | February 28, 2023
Hello and welcome to Volume 10 of the Access Control Executive Brief titled A New Type of Access Control and Smart Lock Consultant and Specifier. After a handful of first-hand experiences and a question about Commercial Real Estate and the Enterprise, it dawned on me...
Aug 02, 2026
Volume 9
Volume 9 | February 23, 2023
Hello and welcome to Volume 9 of the Access Control Executive Brief titled Quick Update. I have had a good number of new members join the Brief recently so I thought I’d take the time to make sure you are aware of all the resources and opportunities available. Overall...
Aug 02, 2026
Volume 8
Volume 8 | February 7, 2023
Hello and welcome to Volume 8 of the Access Control Executive Brief titled A View of the Access Control & Smart Lock Industry in North America and Europe. Volume 8 is all about synthesizing trends, observations, and conversations. PlaceTech, a leading online smart buil...
Aug 02, 2026
