#102 Old Souls Through New Seams

Sponsored By: Satco Nuvo With Alan Karen 9/30/19 – Lighting Episode 102(Full Version) – Alan Karen 35:07 Satco has been moving in a number of directions lately, pressing beyond lamps into bulbs and electronics. Another move is sending VP of Sales, Alan Karen, to Toronto to join Michael in-studio for this episode all about the … Read more

#101 Dismantling the Great Wall of China

Sponsored By: Keystone With Joe Cullumber 9/23/19 – Lighting Episode 101(Full Version) – Joe Cullumber 27:07 Our guest on this episode, Brilled Lighting’s Joseph Cullumber, got into manufacturing backwards. He ran an automation company and got frustrated with finding existing fixtures that met his needs, so he bought a factory to make what he wanted. … Read more

#100 Scrub Roundtable: Should Old Acquaintance be Forgot?

Sponsored By: Keystone 9/17/19 – Lighting Episode 100(Full Version) – Scrub Roundtable 35:55 We have reached 100 regular episodes of this little series. Thanks to everyone that helped along the way; especially to you for listening, watching, commenting, and sharing all this time. This episode we’re throwing ourselves a little party in the form of … Read more

#99 Room For Another Switch?

Sponsored By: Keystone With Colin Billings 9/9/19 – Lighting Episode 99(Full Version) – Colin Billings 52:02 Orro is not an occupancy sensor, it’s a presence sensor. Colin Billings left his previous work in the new media industry in favor of founding Orro after a series of frustrations with connected lighting at home. An Orro switch … Read more

#98 Meshy Bluetooth

Sponsored By: Aeon LED With Simon Slupik 9/3/19 – Lighting Episode 98(Full Version) – Simon Slupik 53:11 Simon Slupik, co-founder and CTO of Silvair, wants us all to live in the future with the power of low-energy Bluetooth. However, 90 percent of lighting controls are still analogue – switches and dials – this episode starts … Read more

#97 LED-Candescent

Sponsored By: Satco Nuvo With Scott Zimmerman 8/26/19 – Lighting Episode 97(Full Version) – Scott Zimmerman 47:18 Have we filled our workplaces with photonic deathray diodes? Have we turned our homes into caves? Maybe a little. Scott Zimmerman is an engineer who partners with health researchers and other scientists to model the effects near-infrared light … Read more

#95 The Gentleman Scholar Speaks of Emergency Lighting

Sponsored By: Energy Focus With John Davenport 8/12/19 – Lighting Episode 95(Full Version) – John Davenport 37:19 Doctor John Davenport returns to the podcast, and while his work on eliminating flicker has succeeded beyond our current capacity to measure, there are other facets of human health he’s trying to improve upon, namely safety lighting. Retrofits … Read more

#94 Just Because It’s Feasible Does Not Mean It’s Desirable

Sponsored By: Keystone With Peter Brown 8/5/19 – Lighting Episode 94(Full Version) – Peter Brown 38:38 The lighting industry is going through drastic changes, but they are predictable changes. In today’s episode we talked with Peter Brown about where the lighting industry is at and what’s most likely coming in the future. Time to go … Read more

#93 Entrepreneurial Spirit

Sponsored By: Satco Nuvo With Steve Epner 7/29/19 – Lighting Episode 93(Full Version) – Steve Epner 29:47 Founder of The Startup Within, Steve Epner helps companies ignite their entrepreneurial spirit. In addition to working with distributors from a variety of industries (including lighting) he also teaches Corporate Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University. Whether you consider … Read more