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WE CHAMPION TECHNOLOGY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS WORLDWIDE

OUR EXPERIENCE AND RESULTS SET US APART

Led by a globally recognized authority in the public safety market, accelerant4 is a strategic consulting firm serving agencies, established companies, startups, and tech investors worldwide.

Our CEO/founder, Gary Oldham, has decades of developing and delivering groundbreaking public safety strategies and technologies from multiple perspectives. Experience in both public and private sectors is rare, and why we can deliver results others can’t even envision.

Real world experience as a public safety practitioner in all four disciplines—police, fire, EMS, and 911. Executive and senior leadership experience in public safety agencies.
Executive and senior leadership experience driving and often creating the public safety business segment in technology companies

Learn why hiring a dual expertise technology consultant is a strategic advantage for your organization.

Success Story

With The Right Strategic Solution, Everybody Wins

background:

While leading public safety business development for a telematics startup, Gary Oldham worked with a large Sheriff’s Office in Washington State (USA) seeking to reverse these and many other costly, upward trends:

Excessive deputy-involved crashes
Injuries to deputies and civilians
Millions of dollars in related costs

outcome:

Impacts from developing and deploying public safety-specific telematics plus complementary strategies and programs resulted in stunning outcomes and benefits to the agency, deputies, and the community, a few of which include:

Went from $2 million to $0 litigation costs
71% reduction in preventable crashes
Zero serious crash-related injuries sustained by deputies or civilians

our capabilities

What We Do to help you win

We Help Public Safety Agencies

Reduce agency risk
Ensure internal buy-in and adoption from first responders and command staff
Evaluate, select, and implement technology solutions best suited to solve problems

We Help Companies Serving Public Safety

Compete more effectively in the public safety market
Improve return on investment in sales and marketing initiatives
Increase revenue using customer relations and retention strategies that work
private sector tech companies

We Help Tech Startups Enter Public Safety

Refine product offerings to ensure market suitability
Accelerate product adoption with a focused marketing strategy
Gain credibility needed to achieve business objectives and results faster
tech startups

We Help public safety tech Investors

Speed ramp-up time by mentoring invested companies
Reduce risks and mistakes by pre-evaluating investment opportunities
Reduce blunders and time-wasters by creating a solid go-to-market strategy
red sky summit

We Focus On The End User. You Should, Too.

Successful public safety technology solutions address actual needs and are specifically tailored in key ways for first responders.

Over the years, Gary Oldham has had a hand in developing and bringing to the global public safety community some of the most robust technologies in the world. His involvement ensured that new products and features were ready for the public safety market and that real-world problems were solved for first responders and the communities they serve.

A few recent examples:

Emergency SOS via satellite
Message via satellite
Crash Detection
CarPlay integration with public safety applications
Mobile ID

our process

how we work with you

Because every engagement and scope of work is different, we never use a one-size-fits-all model when working with our clients. That said, we do have a proven process we typically follow. Your journey with us starts with a complimentary 45-minute consultation.

MEET CEO & founder
gary oldham

Before launching accelerant4, Gary developed from scratch and led Apple’s global public safety strategy. He beat out more than 36,000 other applicants to be selected for this highly coveted role.

Gary took the company from a nearly non-existent market share in public safety to 70% market dominance worldwide in just six years. His work at Apple redefined the meaning of “mobility” for agencies worldwide.

Working Harder Isn’t A Winning Strategy

We can help you accelerate your organization’s success with expert analysis, advice, and strategies that actually deliver results.

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