Get LEDucated
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDiscussions about LED Lighting, the Business, Energy Savings, incredible people - and yes, the many tools available as well. Join the co-hosts each week and lets Get LEDucated!
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#26 - Lets Discuss Non-Profits with Jodi Albaitis
March 04, 2022 19:50 - 44 minutes - 36.8 MBJodi Albaitis, MS, CFRE, has been working in the nonprofit field for more than 20 years. She has served public school districts, colleges and universities, and a wide range of community-based non-profit organizations as a fundraiser, grant writer, communications specialist, strategic planner, program designer, and more. She lives in Grand Rapids, MI, with her husband, Steve. Between the two of them, they have three college-aged kiddos and one goofy rescue dog.
#25 - Jeff Seifert / Founder of SnapCount
February 18, 2022 19:02 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBGreat to have Jeff Seifert from SnapCount join us again for another interesting and informative discussion. He and the SnapCount team are one of our closest partners, and a huge part of our franchise business model foundation.
#24 - A discussion on Financing you LED Upgrade projects
February 14, 2022 13:51 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBJoin us as Ross Reida shares information on financing your LED Lighting upgrades with FREE MONEY! Ross has been funding projects 30 years! He plays a role in transforming energy efficient projects, which have been frustrated by budgetary issues, long sales cycles, and low close rates due to the upfront project cost. Innovative financing has elliminated those challenges and made LED Upgrages frictionless!
#23 - Cindy Blumenfeld talks Tax Incentives
February 01, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBCindy Blumenfeld from Engineered Tax Services brings a fun & informative discussion on the latest & greatest tax incentives. Cindy discussed the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) sec.179D Tax Deductions, Disposition of retired assets, Cost Segregation studies, R&D Tax Credits & more! Learn how the these recent tax law changes may help you secure more jobs, and increase your / your clients ROI.
#22 - Dave Heinz discusses Energy Savings in the Casino business
January 21, 2022 21:01 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBDave is the Electrical Supervisor for Odawa Casino in Michigan. He was on the leading edge of (lighting based) energy savings, and an early adopter of LED as well. Dave has also found many other ways to save energy, cut carbon emmissions, and more. He's a passionate leader in the field and speaks to many other folks in his position in other casinos. Great to hear his stories of success!
#21 - Ramesh Raghavan to discuss Indoor LED Technology
December 17, 2021 20:34 - 55 minutes - 44.5 MBRamesh worked as a researcher doing fundamental and application research at the Lighting Research Center in the earlier part of his Career.. He moved on as Optical design engineer at Kurt Versen (now part of Hubbell brands) and got them using LED’s in their downlights. Ramesh took up a Product management role at Maxlite a little over 6 years ago, and managed to grow their indoor industrial and commercial line significantly. He was the key inventor of the c-Max control system that we've also ...
#20 - Brendan Drew to discuss supply chain strategy for major brand
December 03, 2021 19:15 - 59 minutes - 47.4 MBBrendan leads MaxLite’s global manufacturing and supply chain strategy, including inventory planning, quality, assembly, distribution and opportunity capture. Prior to joining MaxLite, Brendan advanced through leadership positions in operations, product management and engineering at Acuity Brands’ Mark Lighting, Philips Lighting, Lockheed Martin and United Defense. He holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Penn State University and MBA in finance from Temple University. O...
#19 - Stephen Entrekin discusses the importance of New Tech in OutDoor LED
November 12, 2021 20:47 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBStephen heads up outdoor products for leading brand, MaxLite. He's with us today to discuss a lot of things LED - but especially the latest launch of MaxLite's M-Series fixtures, featuring c-Max controls.
#18 - Selling Energy's - Mark Jewell on "Reinventing your business Post Pandemic"
November 05, 2021 14:37 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBMark Jewell and his company, Selling Energy, is the hands down leader on sales training within the energy savings and LED lighting industries. He once again shares ideas that can benefit ANYONE in the space, and get you on your way to higher learning and higher earning... especially following this crazy pandemic! Brought to you by LED Source® Franchise business system.
#17 - Controls / MaxLite C-Max solutions with Umesh Baheti
October 15, 2021 21:16 - 58 minutes - 48 MBUmesh Baheti is SVP for Product, Engineering and Supplier Relations for MaxLite. In his capacity, he oversees product development and roadmap for the entire MaxLite product portfolio and bringing new innovation to market. Umesh brings strong industry and technology perspective on innovation with his past experiences with enterprises including Philips Lighting and Amazon. Umesh has led the innovation team for MaxLite C-Max controls, a unique and leading integrated controls solution. Check it ...
#16 - Learn about Free Money available through Rebates and Incentives
October 08, 2021 18:27 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBIt's no secret... LED Saves Energy! This has created a flurry of rebate opportunities available from utility companies and State and Federal gov't. The rebates often float around under the radar, leaving businesses unaware, and paying full prices! Another problem, even when folks are aware of rebates, collecting on those can be a daunting task. In comes Encentive Energy to help customers leverage the thousands of rebates and incentives that are available.
#15 - Lance Barkley, owner of LED Source Winnipeg joins us
August 06, 2021 18:08 - 42 minutes - 35.2 MBLance Barkley wanted to do something that would set him ahead of his competitors, and give him an advantage. He found that opportunity with an LED Source franchise, and has made the most of it ever since.
#14 - Get LEDucated with Marcel and Leslie
July 31, 2021 19:24 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBAnother spirited talk between two principals of LED Lite Holdings / LED Source / LED Franchising - a leader in LED lighting solutions since 2002.
#13 - Supply Chain discussion about impacts on our industry
July 24, 2021 13:10 - 35 minutes - 29.1 MBAn informal chat about the many issues plaguing all industries, but certainly, the LED business in general. Missing components, shipping costs (and delays) and more.
#12 - Jeff Seifert from SnapCount
July 16, 2021 18:02 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBOne of our closest partners, and a foundation of our franchise business model is SnapCount, the first, and by FAR the best platform for retrofit LED solutions! Take a listen, and learn from the founder himself! Brought to you by LED Source Franchise.
#11 - There's HUGE Value in the LED business!
June 25, 2021 19:50 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBIt's amazing how many people think the business is slowing down, or growth has stopped. We discuss some stats (including the healthy 15% YOY growth that is expected to continue at least until 2026) and some low hanging fruit for anyone to grab! Brought to you by the LED Source Franchise system.
#10 - Tips on Selling Energy / a Career in LED Sales
June 18, 2021 19:15 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBMark Jewell has been educating business owners and salespeople specifically in our industry, longer than anyone. His book, program and business called Selling Energy, leads the way for anyone looking to make a career or business in the LED Retrofit space. Check it out! Brought to you by the LED Source Franchise.
#9 - Random LED Thoughts from Marcel and Leslie
June 11, 2021 18:36 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBJoin us for another week of varied thoughts around the LED business. We talk a bit about Lumiled, Human Centric Lighting and other random "stuff". Hope you'll come along.
#8 - Difficult People Create Difficult Deals
June 05, 2021 13:02 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBOccasionally, we'll run into LED opportunities that can be tougher than others. And often, it's simply because that individual or group who are the decision makers make it tough. We discuss a few of those on today's episode... brought to you by www.LEDsourceFranchise.com.
#7 - All LED's are NOT Equal!
May 28, 2021 20:20 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBWe talk about this a lot... because it's such an important topic. Bad LED's are a plague to our industry and leave customers feeling burned. The lights fail or sometimes even worse, flicker like disco lights. Learn more about why, and how to avoid it. Brought to you by www.LEDsourceFranchise.com.
#6 - Catching up with Bryan Warner from MaxLite
May 21, 2021 20:12 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBNot many manufacturers have grown more through the LED revolution than MaxLite. Their head of National Accounts, Bryan Warner, was an early entry in the LED space, and joined MaxLite about 8 years ago. He's a fountain of knowledge, and shares much of that with us on today's podcast! Brought to you by LED Source Franchises everywhere!
#5 - Focus on the Customer for best results!
May 14, 2021 23:25 - 47 minutes - 65.3 MBIt sounds so cliche... "the customer is king"... "customer is always right" (not true by the way...) or "customer centric". In fact, although some companies do love to over use these and other customer centered claims or statements, so few companies really do believe it. We discuss these ideas today on Get LEDucated... sponsored by LED Source Franchise.
#4 - The Evolution of LED
May 07, 2021 23:42 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBLeslie and Marcel discuss how far LED tech has come since it's early days of high prices, low output and questionable quality. Today, you can get an extremely bright LED lamp or fixture, with 10 year warranty and even, built in controls. Episode brought to you by www.LEDsourceFranchise.com
#3 - Let's Talk About SAVINGS!
April 30, 2021 18:13 - 55 minutes - 75.7 MBDid you know that an LED Retrofit can generate HUGE savings, and even bring back a massive return on ever dollar spent? One example we'll discuss shows a return or more than $10 for each $1 invested! Learn about some of the important components of saving on an LED Retrofit!
#2 - LED Lighting Controls
April 23, 2021 18:56 - 48 minutes - 66 MBLED Lighting is AMAZING for generating energy savings and ROI. In fact, you can pay for an LED lighting retrofit in a year or less - just based on energy savings alone. Controls add another layer of savings, bringing ROI up another 10-30% on most projects. Controls are really really important. Listen, and learn a bit about controls for YOUR LED lighting retrofit!
#1 - The History of LED / The LED Business
April 19, 2021 11:03 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBLeslie and Marcel get together and discuss the ideas and thought process that got LED lighting from "indicator" status, to being the dominant (only??) light source used today. We were there... how did it all happen?