Maceo A. Brown

MACEO A. BROWN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, SYSTEM 5 ELECTRONICS, INC. FOUNDER, M.A.C.E.O.’S KIDS (Mentoring. Aspiring. C.E.O.’s) Maceo A. Brown was the President and CEO of System 5 Electronics, the largest African American owned and operated security alarm and monitoring company in the state of Georgia. He directed daily operations, implemented strategies for success, created product distinctions and positioned the company as an industry leader. Incorporated in 1989, System 5 Electronics’ purpose is to provide the newest technology in life-safety devices to protect residential properties and commercial establishments. At System 5, the corporate philosophy is to exceed customer expectations by delivering unprecedented service, rapid response and affordable, error-free monitoring. Clientele includes: Home of Dr. King, Bronner Bros., National Park Service, Black McDonald’s Operators Association, H.J. Russell, All State Insurance, State Farm Insurance, American Retail Association (A.R.A.), AT&T Retail Stores (Gaston Communications) Atlanta Business League, Rolling Out Magazine, This Is It! BBQ & Seafood, Hurt & Hurt Restaurants (McDonald’s), 755 Restaurant Group (Popeye’s), Subway, Jersey Mikes, John Wieland Homes, Village Vets, Word of Faith Love Center, Friendship Baptist Church, and the Herndon Home Museum, to name a few. A respected entrepreneur in Atlanta, Maceo was often recognized for his leadership, business acumen and philanthropy. He was the recipient of the Atlanta Business League’s, Corporation of the Year Award; Concerned Black Clergy of Atlanta Business of the Year Award; Bronner Brother’s Scroll of Honor Award, Atlanta Tribune’s Business Achievement Award, ICABA’S Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Georgia Minority Business Heritage Award, The Jaguar Foundation’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Community Empowerment Development Corporation’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and the Herndon Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding accomplishments as an entrepreneur and role model for the next generation of entrepreneurs. Maceo was inducted into the Atlanta Business League’s Business Hall of Fame and was also a recipient of Invest Atlanta’s Southside Champion Award. He also received an invitation from President Jimmy Carter to serve as a Board of Councilor member for the Carter Center. Over the years, Maceo was featured in several publications including the Atlanta Voice, Atlanta Tribune, The Overground Railroad, Atlanta Metro and Who’s Who in Black Atlanta. In 1974, Mr. Brown studied at the IBEW in Atlanta (prior to this, African – Americans were forbidden to receive vocational training and could not earn a living working trade jobs). In 1978, he became a Certified Electrician, receiving a State of Georgia license from the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. Maceo is also credentialed by the State of Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board as a Certified Electrical Contractor, Class 11; an Alarm System Low Voltage Contractor, and Cable Splicer. Aside from being a successful entrepreneur, Maceo founded Maceo’s Kids (Mentoring Aspiring CEO’s), a non-profit organization created to pair African American youth with mentors in an effort to foster an entrepreneurial spirit. The non-profit provides the opportunity for young men and women to learn the importance of economic empowerment, community development and enrichment; key necessities needed to start, grow, and maintain their very own businesses. Maceo was often sought to deliver motivational and inspirational messages to aspiring youth, enterprising entrepreneurs, community leaders and church congregants encouraging all how to live life victoriously. In lieu of flowers the family asked that donations be made to Maceo’s Kids, Inc., Non-Profit Organization 2820 Campbellton Road, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30311.

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Maceo A. Brown

February 14, 1956 - June 21, 2023