The Expert Podcast

• A trip down memory lane to a business managed in the 1980s with an interesting warehouse security story.
• The warehouse was located in a rough part of town and frequently broken into on weekends.
• The items stolen were low-value industrial goods, but the owner didn't want theft to continue.
• A former military security guard named Charlie was hired to patrol the warehouse at night, despite freezing cold conditions inside.
• Charlie, used to austere environments, was comfortable sleeping on the cold concrete floor.
• Eventually, the business owner hired Stan, a man disfigured by third-degree burns and a former attack dog trainer, to provide two security dogs to patrol the warehouse.
• Stan’s dogs were savage Rottweilers that no one wanted to be around, including the staff.
• One Monday morning, the dogs were missing. The staff, including the narrator, had to check the warehouse with a legally-armed colleague, Bob.
• After searching through the warehouse, they found the two dogs tied to a piece of machinery in the basement, with a note from Charlie that read, “Your dogs are pansies, love Charlie.”
• Charlie had snuck in, overpowered the dogs, and tied them up to send a message that he wanted his job back.
• Stan was embarrassed and left with his dogs.
• Charlie’s explanation: he punched the dogs in the face, knocked them out, and tied them up—making for an unforgettable, albeit unconventional, business security solution.
• A reminder of how times were different, with a reflection on the lessons learned from that wild experience.

• How unconventional security solutions can backfire.
• The impact of past decisions on business operations.
• A quirky story from the past that illustrates how businesses dealt with unusual situations.