Sponsored By: Keystone With Brian Amundson 10/8/24 – Lighting Episode 373 (Full Version) – Brian Amundson 10:27 Michael recently had a customer call to fix some blinking lights in his parking lot. Brian joins Michael and Greg to discuss how a distributor could handle this situation when some other company did the installation. The boys … Read more
Sponsored By: Satco With Spencer 9/23/24 – Lighting Episode 372 (Full Version) – Spencer 11:17 CEOs of publicly traded lighting companies, you are invited to be a guest on Get A Grip On Lighting. Michael, Greg, and Spencer Miles discuss the pros and the cons for you. And we have concluded the pros outweigh the … Read more
Sponsored By: ETI With Devin Wall 9/16/24 – Lighting Episode 371 (Full Version) – Devin Wall 20:29 Devin and Louvers International have a new UVC air sanitizer product called Cluvaire. But while we have Devin, we go into the “deep state” of the lighting industry, outdoor lighting, bulb bans, dark sky compliance… But yeah, he … Read more
Sponsored By: Keystone With Brian Huff 9/9/24 – Lighting Episode 370 (Full Version) – Brian Huff 17:00 Michael presents a document from the Canadian government outlining the coming ban on CFL bulbs. Brian Huff joins Michael and Greg to tackle this misguided and needlessly complicated plan. Hey Governments – want to get rid of Mercury … Read more
Sponsored By: Griplock With Jake Watters 9/3/24 – Lighting Episode 369 (Full Version) – Jake Watters 20:31 Jake Watters reached out to us after listening to episode #356 with Paolo Cordovado and how difficult it has become, as a building manager, to simply replace light bulbs. Even as Jake’s company attempts to mitigate the waste … Read more
Sponsored By: Satco With Greg & Michael 8/27/24 – Lighting Episode 368 (Full Version) – Greg & Michael 12:36 It was another very successful NAILD Convention. Michael and Greg give us their take on the event, from the seating plan to the presentations to the first pitch at the baseball game by Brian Huff. Greg … Read more
Sponsored By: ETI With Paul McLellan & Jason Bourassa 8/22/24 – Lighting Episode 367 (Full Version) – Paul McLellan & Jason Bourassa 40:23 Mel Jacobson started selling light bulbs out of a van in 1951 and in 1955, Paul’s Grandfather Don McLellan joined Mel, then bought the company in 1982 when Mel retired. When the … Read more
With Lea Tranakos & Cindy Foster-Warthen 8/12/24 – Lighting Episode 366 (Full Version) – Lea Tranakos & Cindy Foster-Warthen 18:09 Special Release! It’s almost September and that means the Archlight Summit is almost upon us. Lea and Cindy update Michael on what to expect this year at The Dallas Market Center in Dallas Texas. Educational … Read more
Sponsored By: Keystone With Brian Amundson 8/5/24 – Lighting Episode 365 (Full Version) – Brian Amundson 15:29 We get back to basics with lighting distributor Brian Amundson, President of Pacific Lamp Wholesale. We start off with a video of possibly the most hellish room you could ever experience. Brian discusses with Michael and Greg, how … Read more
Sponsored By: Griplock With Alejandro Romano & Paulina Vazquez 7/22/24 – Lighting Episode 364 (Full Version) – Alejandro Romano & Paulina Vazquez 32:16 Alex and Paulina are our first guests from Mexico. And they seem to have many of the same challenges as in the rest of North America – problems with Chinese products and … Read more