From Crisis to Resiliency: Leading Strategic Security
In this episode of Executive Checkpoint, host Tino Urbina talks with Melissa Mack, a seasoned security leader with over twenty years of experience shaping safety, security, and risk programs across multiple sectors. Melissa shares her journey from early days in loss prevention to her current executive role, offering valuable insights on bridging physical and cybersecurity, strengthening organizational resilience, and embracing continuous learning as a driver of leadership growth. This episode delivers practical strategies and inspiration for both emerging and established professionals committed to advancing security leadership in a connected world.
About the Guest
Melissa Mack
Managing Director · Pinkerton
Melissa Mack has spent more than twenty years building safety, security and risk programs across multiple sectors, rising from early days in loss prevention to Managing Director at Pinkerton.
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