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Doors, data and dollars with Lee Odess
· 30 min
Episode Doors, data and dollars with Lee Odess
Access Control M&A, Cloud Risk, and AI: What Coworking Operators Need to Know (with Leo Odess)
Host Hector Kolonas interviews Leo Odess, an access industry expert and CEO of the Access Collective, about how changes in physical security affect coworking operators. Odess explains the Access Collective’s content, community, and consulting work and why security is becoming a utility tied to experience and hospitality.
Full show notes at https://TWIC.co/access
They discuss concerns about cloud-dependent access systems failing, then unpack why mergers and acquisitions are accelerating, driven by capital markets, SaaS models, and shifting expectations beyond “keeping bad people out.” Using the Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks combination as an example, Odess describes the convergence of access and video around data and enterprise software.
They cover legacy vs modern data architectures, retrofit opportunities, wireless locks, standards, sensors and biometrics, and AI’s risks and benefits, including easier configuration and more personalized, seamless building access.
00:00 Welcome and Introductions
00:41 What Access Collective Does
02:00 Who It Helps and Why
02:55 Security as Hospitality
04:07 Cloud Risks and M&A Surge
04:55 Why M&A Is Happening
07:49 Brivo and Eagle Eye Merge
09:24 Access Control Data Landscape
12:08 What’s Next for Coworking
17:28 Stack Choices Platform vs Modular
20:09 Sensors and Biometrics Trends
23:42 AI Risks and Safeguards
25:38 AI-Powered Access Experiences
29:09 Wrap Up and Thanks
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