Best Chris Hardiman Podcasts (2025)

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Michael Crowley - Coffman Engineers 27:43

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2+ y ago27:43

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Key Takeaways Mike ’s Background Over 40 years of Fire Protection Consulting Experience Studied Fire Protection and Safety Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology Labs were at Underwriters Laboratories Received an MBA from University of Houston Working at Rolf Jensen and Associates and then Jensen Hughes Over 30 years Involved in the code w…

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Rich Walke - Technical Director at Creative Technology Inc. 31:37

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Key Takeaways Rich ’s Background Valparaiso University Grad, ,multi-Fraternity member Always wanted to go into engineering Passion started in Junior High School when he modified a bike Originally wanted to be in mechanical engineering, pivoted to civil engineering. Working at UL Had a friend who introduced him to the company. Lab work/office work c…

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Chris Brown - Jensen Hughes 18:12

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Today’s guest is Chris Brown, Chief Commercial Officer at Jensen Hughes. Key Takeaways Chris ’s Background Cornell University Board member of the Bucks County Children’s Museum BucksKids.Org Started in Software and Information Technology Career evolved through sales, product management and marketing. Exposed to Fire Protection Industry at Tyco. Wan…

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Luke Connery - Conquest Firespray 27:34

3y ago27:34

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Key Takeaways Luke’s Background Attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute Time on the football team helped develop skills needed in the professional world. Studied mechanical engineering System design engineer at Kidde-Fenwal, assessing explosion risk Went to Tyco and worked on the suppression side of the business Introduced to the lab and fire test…

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Tom Hardiman - Modular Construction 25:28

3+ y ago25:28

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Today’s guest is Tom Hardiman, the official spokesperson for the modular construction industry. Key Takeaways Tom ’s Background MBA from Marshall University Had a passion for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Director of the Associated Builders & Contractors Modular Construction Modular Construction is a process of constructing a building or…

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Eric Lacroix - STI 26:00

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Today’s guest is STI’s Director of Strategic Accounts, Eric Lacroix Key Takeaways Eric’s Background Born in Massachusetts, grew up in the Carolina’s, went to college at Umass Dartmouth and then moved back south to work for STI in the Carolinas. Studied History at Umass Dartmouth, interested in going into Education Worked at a construction supply co…

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Ruben Garcia - The Life Safety Guy 20:42

3+ y ago20:42

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Key Takeaways Ruben’s Background Born and raised in Houston, Texas. Gained “Street Smarts” during his upbringing. Stumbled into Life Safety after getting a job with Johnson Control in the Fire Alarm industry. Learned code and developed his own Fire Alarm business. Came in as a maintenance technician at Texas Children’s Hospital. Developed a passion…

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Sharron Halpert - Halpert Life Safety Consulting 17:35

3+ y ago17:35

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Today’s guest is Sharron Halpert, owner of Halpert Life Safety Consulting. Sharron has been involved in multiple aspects of the Passive Fire Protection industry for over 15 years. She is truly a pioneer in a traditionally male dominated industry. Key Takeaways Sharron’s Background A rich history of volunteer work. Santa’s Helper at Ranfurley Home f…

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Aaron Johnson 19:25

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Welcome to The Burn, Beyond Fire Stop. Our show is dedicated to life safety and code compliance in the built environment, which puts me on a mission to find the most interesting people in this space to get their unique perspective. Our hope is that our listening audience walks away with an understanding of how our guests and their businesses and or…

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John Mackey - The Mackey Group 28:48

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Today’s guest is an innovative, collaborative, and forward-thinking industry leader with extensive experience building vision and driving financial results for growth-oriented organizations in Fire Protection & Life Safety, John Mackey. Key Takeaways John ’s Background Navy Veteran, served in the Gulf War Grandfathers were WWII vets, one a Navy Pil…

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Joshua Brackett - Banner Health 32:35

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The Burn: Beyond Firestop Hosted by John Zalepka Intro Welcome to The Burn, Beyond Fire Stop. Our show is dedicated to life safety and code compliance in the built environment, which puts me on a mission to find the most interesting people in this space to get their unique perspective. Our hope is that our listening audience walks away with an unde…

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Mark St. Onge - UL 25:44

4y ago25:44

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The Burn: Beyond Firestop Hosted by John Zalepka Intro Welcome to The Burn, Beyond Fire Stop. Our show is dedicated to life safety and code compliance in the built environment, which puts me on a mission to find the most interesting people in this space to get their unique perspective. Our hope is that our listening audience walks away with an unde…

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Bill Koffel - Koffel Associates 32:46

4y ago32:46

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The Burn: Beyond Firestop Hosted by John Zalepka Intro Welcome to The Burn, Beyond Fire Stop. Our show is dedicated to life safety and code compliance in the built environment, which puts me on a mission to find the most interesting people in this space to get their unique perspective. Our hope is that our listening audience walks away with an unde…

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Mike Kerrison - Unifrax 17:38

4y ago17:38

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Welcome to The Burn, Beyond Fire Stop. Our show is dedicated to life safety and code compliance in the built environment, which puts me on a mission to find the most interesting people in this space to get their unique perspective. Our hope is that our listening audience walks away with an understanding of how our guests and their businesses and or…

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Patrick Tesché - Global Fire Protection Group 20:36

4y ago20:36

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Welcome to The Burn, Beyond Fire Stop. Our show is dedicated to life safety and code compliance in the built environment, which puts me on a mission to find the most interesting people in this space to get their unique perspective. Our hope is that our listening audience walks away with an understanding of how our guests and their businesses and or…

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Bill McHugh - FCIA 35:34

4y ago35:34

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The Burn: Beyond Firestop Hosted by John Zalepka Intro Welcome to The Burn, Beyond Fire Stop. Our show is dedicated to life safety and code compliance in the built environment, which puts me on a mission to find the most interesting people in this space to get their unique perspective. Our hope is that our listening audience walks away with an unde…

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Firefighter Knowledge in Fire & Life Safety 35:00

4y ago35:00

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The Burn: Beyond Firestop Hosted by John Zalepka Intro Welcome back to The Burn, Beyond Firestop. I'm your host. John's Zalepka. Our show, if you're not aware is focused on life safety, which puts me on a mission to find the most interesting people in this space to get their unique perspective. Our hope is that our listening audience walks away wit…

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Lainey Liotta - Lubrizol 31:20

4y ago31:20

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Welcome back to The Burn, Beyond Firestop. I'm still your host John Zalepka. If you don't know, this show is dedicated to life safety. So I'm on a mission to find the most interesting people in the space to get their unique perspectives. Now you can usually find me training people so that they understand where firestop falls in the whole life safet…

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Inspect Point 31:23

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Welcome to The Burn, Beyond Firestop. I'm your host, John Zalepka. Since this show is focused on life safety, I'm on a mission to find the most interesting people in this space to get their unique perspectives. As the training and development manager at STI, it's part of my job to help people understand how fire stop fits into life safety, but we w…

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Marine Firestop 25:46

4+ y ago25:46

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The Burn: Beyond Firestop Hosted by John Zalepka Intro Welcome to The Burn, Beyond Firestop. This is a podcast where I will be interviewing interesting people involved in construction to get their unique perspectives. I'm going to be using my experience as the training and development manager, to help our audience walk away with an understanding of…

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Welcome to The Burn 1:12

4+ y ago1:12

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The Burn takes a dive into the life safety and code requirements for compliance in modern construction. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to design, build or erect a super tall, or how manufacturers test their products to meet codes and standards... then you’ve come to the right place. We are going to be sitting down and picking the brains of t…