Get A Grip On Lighting Podcast
461 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsRecognizing a need in the lighting industry to forum together and discuss subjects & issues in our industry, the Get A Grip On Lighting Podcast was born. Get A Grip brings on industry experts to talk about real issues and focused on that subject matter. If there’s something to be said on the subject, Get A Grip will go there.
Get A Grip On Lighting Podcasts are hosted by Michael Colligan and Greg Ehrich, who have over 30 years of combined experience in the lighting industry. Michael Colligan is an entrepreneur and inventor. He’s a subject matter expert in commercial and industrial lighting supply, lighting retrofits, and finding recycling streams for hard-to-recycle waste. Greg Ehrich, LC is the former President of the National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors (NAILD) and owner of a progressive lighting distributorship.
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#11 - Lighting Controls with Jim Benya
December 05, 2017 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBJim Benya is flat out one the world’s top authorities on lighting design and applied illuminating engineering. He is especially known for his work in the field of design with a hardcore emphasis on daylighting, lighting efficiency and sustainable design. We caught up with him at the DLC’s gig back this summer in Portland.
#10 - The Godfather of Lighting William M. Brown
November 09, 2017 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBThe Godfather of the Lighting business, William M. Brown, is the guest on Episode 10 of the show. His story transcends lighting into the realm of classic American success story. His adventure starts in the 1950's and works its way through several industry transformations. Nevermind LED or CFL - Mr. Brown went through the original linear fluorescent lighting disruption! It was a real honor for us to speak to him and we hope you enjoy our time with a legit American business legend. ...
#8 - The Future of Lighting with Mark Lien
October 03, 2017 18:00 - 38 minutes - 53 MBLighting Heavyweight and IES Industry Relations Manager Mark Lien visits with the hosts of the Get A Grip on Lighting Podcast. The discussion worked its way from Quality vs. Efficiency, lighting as a service LaaS, DesignLights Consortium, US Green Buildings Council, the outlook for the IES, the future of the lighting business and more. Enjoy!
#5 - NAILD President Robin Watt
October 03, 2017 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBRecorded at Lightfair in the NAILD booth, the Get A Grip on Lighting Podcast is joined by Robin Watt, President of NAILD and Brady Nemeth of the DesignLights Consortium. We speak about DLC 4.0, the future of lighting, color temperature, new tech at Lightfair, horticulture lighting, and much more. Listen to our first podcast recorded straight from the Lightfair floor and our first one with two special guests.
#6 - Edison Report Editor Randy Reid
October 03, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBThe Get A Grip On Lighting Podcast is joined by Randy Reid, Editor of the Edison Report. We discuss Randy's extensive experience as Former President of the IES, VP of Resilient Lighting, Board Member of Lightfair, and of course the mystery man behind the Edison Report. We go into some great topics including why attend Lightfair, the current state of the IES, role of the DLC and UL, the importance of lighting distributors, lighting controls and IOT, subscription-based lighting and mo...
#7 - DLC Executive Director Christina Halfpenny
October 03, 2017 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBThe Get A Grip on Lighting Podcast is joined by special guest Christina Halfpenny, Executive Director of the DesignLights Consortium (DLC). Tina has been leading the team at the DLC since 2015. We discuss the evolution and power of the DLC, LED lighting, lighting controls, DLC 5.0, the influence of lighting distributors, and more!
#9 - LED Flicker with Dr. Arnold Wilkins
October 03, 2017 00:00 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBDr. Arnold J. Wilkins is Professor Emeritus at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. he has spent an academic career studying the environmental causes of visual eye strain, proving through research that the temporal modulation (a fancy tech term for flickering) of magnetically ballasted fluorescent lamps was causational, not correlated to certain negative human health outcomes including headaches and seizures. He shared some thoughts on solid state LED lighting systems with...
#2 - DLC Program Specialist Brady Nemeth
October 02, 2017 17:45 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBBrady Nemeth of the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) joins the Get A Grip on Lighting Podcast. Brady is a program specialist with the DLC and we discuss many topics pertaining to lighting and the DLC, like the incentive program, NAILD, DLC 4.0 initiatives, control systems, Chinese lighting manufacturers, and funding sources of the DLC.
#1 - Inventory Management with Jason Bader
October 02, 2017 17:41 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBJason Bader of the Distribution Team joins the Get A Grip on Lighting Podcast. Jason is the President of the Distribution Team and he's a subject matter expert. We discuss many topics pertaining to the lighting industry, like lighting associations and inventory management for lighting distributors.
#4 - Spencer Miles of NAILD
October 02, 2017 00:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBSpencer Miles, VP of Pacific Lamp & Supply and NAILD board member, joins the Get A Grip on Lighting Podcast. Pacific Lamp has been in business for over 100 years and Spencer has seen his fair share of lighting moments. We discuss some interesting lighting topics like MRO versus project work, Illumigeddon (end of the LED revolution), subscription-based lighting concept, American manufactured lamps, and more. We even get a surprise visit by a mystery guest.
#3 - Get A Grip Co-Host Greg Ehrich
October 02, 2017 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBGreg Ehrich, Co-Host of the Get A Grip On Lighting Podcast & VP of Premier Lighting, tells his lighting story on the Get A Grip on Lighting Podcast. He goes through his experience as a lighting distributor, talking about the lighting industry, NAILD, rebate programs, evolution of LEDs, and more. There's even a sneak peak on the next episode's guest.