Latest Smart technology Podcast Episodes
AU #268: Director of Talent Acquisition at Amplify People Talks Best-Practice Hiring & Retention Strategies
Automation Unplugged Podcast - July 10, 2024 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSHOW NOTES During our time together, we discussed: Why One Firefly created Amplify People and the skills Sam brings as the Director of Talent Acquisition Services. The talent challenges she sees in the AV/Integrator industry and how to solve them. The importance of defining who you are and w...
AU #267: President of Future Home Shares Insights Into Doing Business at the Highest End of the Luxury Market
Automation Unplugged Podcast - June 20, 2024 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSHOW NOTES During our time together, we discussed: How he sells a million-dollar home cinema and how he meets the high expectations that come with operating at the highest end of the market. Why it’s so important to end clients to work with HTA-certified contractors. What the Bel-Air circuit...
AU #266: President & CEO of Smart Spaces - OKC Talks About Finding Success Through Selling Experiences, Not Specific Products
Automation Unplugged Podcast - June 03, 2024 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSHOW NOTES During our time together, we discussed: How their success comes from being process-driven and selling an experience, not a particular product. Their 2-channel throwback hi-fi shop, The Groove, and why analog is coming back. Their work with Vital Management to identify what they sh...
AU #265: President of Electronic Services & Concierge Gives Insights Into Growing His Business Through Growing His Team
Automation Unplugged Podcast - May 15, 2024 14:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSHOW NOTES During our time together, we discussed: Kevin’s journey, starting with his family’s emigration from Vietnam to the United States, to building his own integration business from the ground up His approach to growing and scaling a business by investing in growing his team through cert...
AU #264: Director of Control Rooms at Barco Discusses the Complex Command-and-Control Market
Automation Unplugged Podcast - May 02, 2024 16:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSHOW NOTES During our time together, we discussed: What a Mission Critical Control Room is and the typical custom data processing and AV setups Examples of control rooms from movies, and the time Dan worked with a 3-letter agency that only communicated via fax The market opportunities that c...
AU #263: President of PCD Audio & Video System Integration Discusses Sales Strategies That Create Customers for Life
Automation Unplugged Podcast - April 19, 2024 16:30 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSHOW NOTES During our time together, we discussed: John’s history of playing in bands as a drummer and percussionist and how that sparked an early interest in AV PCD’s adoption of the EOS business management system to increase productivity and efficiency The value of developing your people a...
AU #262: The Leading Ladies in Tech Take Over AU for International Women’s Day
Automation Unplugged Podcast - April 04, 2024 16:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSHOW NOTES Show #262 will be hosted by Kat Wheeler, Account Executive at One Firefly. She’ll be joined by industry-leading titans Katye Bennett, Founder of KMB Communications, Maryellen Oswald, Business Development Manager - Partnerships at Somfy, Jody Larsen, Director of Business Development ...
AU #261: Owner of Landscape Lighting Secrets Shares Why Integrators Should Expand Into Landscape Lighting
Automation Unplugged Podcast - March 20, 2024 16:30 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSHOW NOTES Ryan Lee is an experienced landscape lighting designer and business owner with 16 years of experience in the industry. He started and grew a multi-million dollar landscape lighting company (Majestic Outdoor Lighting) in Fort Worth, TX. In 2019, he sold his lighting business and is n...
Show #260 feat. Kendall Clark, Director of Sales of One Firefly
Automation Unplugged Podcast - March 01, 2024 17:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSHOW NOTES Kendall Clark is One Firefly’s pioneering and creative sales leader. As Director of Sales, Kendall is responsible for overseeing the account executives and all sales activities, providing leadership focus and priority guidance for the department. Kendall previously led the Digital Me...
Show #259 An industry Q&A with Joaquin Rivera
Automation Unplugged Podcast - February 20, 2024 17:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSHOW NOTES Joaquin's immersion in the industry traces back to his upbringing, with a remarkable fifteen-year journey as an integral part of the team at Stewart Filmscreen, a leading force in video projection screens. Commencing his career in production at Stewart Filmscreen, Joaquin swiftly tra...
Show #258 featuring John Heyman, Chief Executive Officer of Snap One
Automation Unplugged Podcast - February 12, 2024 17:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSHOW NOTES John has worked in the technology industry for over 30 years, including as the CEO of Radiant Systems, Inc., a publicly traded business until its $1.3 billion sale in 2011. Since joining Snap One in 2015, John has led the company through explosive growth via new product introductions...
Show #257 features Tom Doherty, David Weinstein and Joaquin Rivera
Automation Unplugged Podcast - January 23, 2024 17:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: What is new for Lightapalooza 2024 Lutron and Ketra's plans for the event Why integrators should not miss this event The growing importance of the lighting category in the CI channel To get transcripts, resources of what was mentioned in the show, and...
AU #256: Crestron Director Discusses the Need for AV Education Programs and the Future Impact of AI on Programming
Automation Unplugged Podcast - December 27, 2023 23:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: His diverse career at Crestron Electronics, focusing on his various roles and significant contributions to the company and the custom electronics industry. The vital role of training the next generation of Audiovisual Industry professionals focusing on d...
AU #255: CEO of Garrett Integrated Systems Shares Lessons Learned From Executing an Acquisition Strategy for Growth
Automation Unplugged Podcast - December 20, 2023 17:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: Eddie’s takeaways from his experience serving on the CEDIA Board of Directors for the past three years Expanding their business through strategic acquisitions this year and the lessons they’ve learned along the way The importance of defining and refinin...
AU #254: SmartTouch USA’s CEO Discusses Building Better Relationships With Trade Partners
Automation Unplugged Podcast - December 13, 2023 17:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: Eddie’s takeaways from his experience serving on the CEDIA Board of Directors for the past three years His impressions and takeaways from the CEDIA AI Symposium Eddie shares valuable insights from a recent interaction with an architect His predictions ...
AU #253: Eagle Sentry’s Service Manager On Leadership Principles & Attracting New CI Talent
Automation Unplugged Podcast - November 22, 2023 17:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: Chris’s journey in the CI industry, starting in DIY smart tech, and moving into a professional AV career The training and assistance he received from PrepTECH The mindset of extreme ownership and the principles he lives by to be the best leader possible...
Automation Unplugged Episode #252 feat. Clinton Muntean, President of Mainline Marketing
Automation Unplugged Podcast - November 15, 2023 19:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: Clinton’s career journey in the technology industry, starting in audio post-production engineering, moving into sales, and eventually becoming owner and president of Mainline Marketing His mindset of out-servicing the competition Market conditions durin...
Automation Unplugged Episode #251 feat. Xavier Adechy, Director at Adelux Consulting
Automation Unplugged Podcast - October 20, 2023 22:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: Xavier’s history with Lutron, from his days as a field service engineer traveling the world, to the present as a system designer and consultant. Best practices and advice for designing a lighting control system. Creating and growing his YouTube channel....
Automation Unplugged Episode #250 feat. Tom Doherty Director of New Technology Initiatives at HTSA
Automation Unplugged Podcast - October 11, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: Tom’s rise to prominence in the CI space, starting with founding his own AV business in 1985 His work toward growing industry-wide education and awareness in the lighting category The very first AI Symposium at CEDIA, and the meteoric rise of AI since N...
Automation Unplugged Episode #249 feat. David Kitchener founder of EI Live!
Automation Unplugged Podcast - September 27, 2023 19:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: The state of the custom integration industry in the UK Comparing and contrasting the northamerican and the UK markets One Firefly’s participation in the upcoming Ei Live! Show To get transcripts, resources of what was mentioned in the show, and more vi...
Automation Unplugged Episode #248 feat. Ian Williams, Founder of All Things Media. President of Aspire Audio Video Solutions
Automation Unplugged Podcast - September 25, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: The challenges of opening a business in the midst of a pandemic Ians take on the current state of hiring in the Av industry Aspires new project R&D Lab and how this has impacted quality and delivery. To get transcripts, resources of what was mentioned ...
Automation Unplugged Episode #247 feat. John Henkel, Director of Product Marketing at NETGEAR AV
Automation Unplugged Podcast - July 26, 2023 16:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: John’s experience in broadcast TV and video editing John's Emmy winning journey, covering two Olympic games for NBC Why Netgear AV entered the CI channel The role of AI in copywriting and imagery and other forms of content creation To get transcripts,...
Automation Unplugged Episode #246 feat. Jason Knott, Data Solutions Architect & Evangelist at D-Tools
Automation Unplugged Podcast - July 10, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: Jason's 23-year experience as editor of CE Pro magazine The role of recurring revenue in our industry Some of the actionable insights possible thanks to DTools Business Intelligence capabilities To get transcripts, resources of what was mentioned in th...
Automation Unplugged Episode #245 feat. Shawnon Parkinson, President of Zettacomm
Automation Unplugged Podcast - June 26, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: Shawnon’s experience deploying technology into 100+ Apple Stores across the country earlier in his career Getting featured in the Wall Street Journal for one of their biggest projects back in 2018 The local market trends in Silicon Valley To get transc...
Automation Unplugged Episode #244 feat. Ryan Davis, President of Ratio Inc.
Automation Unplugged Podcast - May 30, 2023 21:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: Company culture and the importance of putting the right people in the right positions. The role of branding and marketing to differentiate your business The outlook for the smart technology industry in the current economic climate. To get transcripts,...
Automation Unplugged Episode #243 feat. Cameron Howitt, Manager of Project Management and IT at One Firefly
Automation Unplugged Podcast - May 23, 2023 18:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: The wealth of experience Eric has gathered over his 23 years in the industry A business owner's perspective and advice for those looking to start a new company Podcasts and resources he uses for personal growth and development To get transcripts, resou...
Automation Unplugged Episode #242 feat. Tom Manna, President/Founder of Digital Home Systems, Inc.
Automation Unplugged Podcast - May 08, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: Tom’s start in custom integration back in 1967 Tom’s passion for live performance music Lessons learned during 9/11 and the Great Recession and how they could apply to our current economic cycle. To get transcripts, resources of what was mentioned in t...
Automation Unplugged Episode #241 feat. Carmine Colangelo, Director of Systems Engineering at C&T Electric Corporation
Automation Unplugged Podcast - April 19, 2023 16:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDuring our time together, we discussed: Why three business units The focus on “making customers for life” Changes in client expectations over the last 20 years in home automation To get transcripts, resources of what was mentioned in the show, and more visit: onefirefly.com/au241 SHOW NOTES...
Automation Unplugged Episode #240 feat. Eric Pyle, CEO at Encore Audio Video Designs
Automation Unplugged Podcast - April 14, 2023 07:45 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsHere are some of the topics Ron had the opportunity to discuss with Eric Pyle; The wealth of experience Eric has gathered over his 23 years in the industry A business owner's perspective and advice for those looking to start a new company Podcasts and resources he uses for personal growth and...
Automation Unplugged Episode #239 feat. Matt Grant, CEO at Eyehear Technology Group
Automation Unplugged Podcast - April 05, 2023 06:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsHere are some of the topics Ron had the opportunity to discuss with Matt Grant; Matt’s experience remotely managing his business from an RV over a period of two years The role of company culture and assuming positive intent Lessons learned from Apple employees and processes To get transcript...
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