Sponsored By: Satco With Cortney Hausser & John Rot 7/15/24 – Lighting Episode 363 (Full Version) – Cortney Hausser & John Rot 21:37 We’re a little off-topic here, but it’s for a good cause. Instead of the usual black tie event to raise money to fight cancer, founders of the H Foundation decided to create … Read more
Sponsored By: Keystone With Michael & Greg 7/8/24 – Lighting Episode 362 (Full Version) – Michael & Greg 7:52 Let’s go back to the time when people accepted that light bulbs would burn out. Michael calls it a “pseudo subscription model.” You could sell light bulbs to customers on a pretty regular schedule. We don’t … Read more
Sponsored By: ETI With Deborah Gottesman 7/1/24 – Lighting Episode 361 (Full Version) – Deborah Gottesman 39:44 Deborah Gottesman is a lighting Designer in Michael’s neck of the woods. Gottesman Associates has been designing lights since 1999. Deborah stresses, as a lighting designer, to consider what’s best for the client. For instance, one client who … Read more
Sponsored By: Keystone With Jon Rud 6/24/24 – Lighting Episode 360 (Full Version) – Jon Rud 33:19 Sure, Jon sells light bulbs, but he also sells safety and risk mitigation. First, by installing the right bulb in the right position, safety is increased, and second, by installing a longer lasting bulb and requiring someone to … Read more
Sponsored By: Satco With Taylor Schaberg 6/17/24 – Lighting Episode 359 (Full Version) – Taylor Schaberg 38:31 If you want to REALLY become technically proficient about lighting, get on grow lighting. Taylor Schaberg has been in the business for quite awhile and he tells us he’s still learning. You want to light a warehouse, throw … Read more
6/10/24 – Lighting Episode 358 (Full Version) – Greg & Michael 54:54 If you don’t know who Bill Brown was, you weren’t in the lighting industry. From founding Bill Brown Sales at the kitchen table with his wife Norma in 1955, to creating A.L.P manufacturing in 1972, Bill was a force in the industry. Known … Read more
Sponsored By: ETI With India Mandelkern 6/3/24 – Lighting Episode 357 (Full Version) – India Mandelkern 38:33 Like many of us, India “fell” into lighting. Except India’s interest is in the history of Los Angeles street lighting, from the “moon towers” of the 1880’s, to the Golden Age of street lighting in the 40’s and … Read more
Sponsored By: Griplock With Paolo Cordovado 5/28/24 – Lighting Episode 356 (Full Version) – Paolo Cordovado 33:20 Paolo is your typical customer for a lighting distributor or a contractor. The misinformation on LED lifecycles, the difficulty in replacing drivers, and the sheer waste that has been created prompts Paolo to label the whole system as … Read more
Sponsored By: Satco With Mike Hamilton 5/20/24 – Lighting Episode 355 (Full Version) – Mike Hamilton 36:34 Mike is a member of AAILA and he’ll tout the benefits all day long, from assistance and support to education, just like NAILD does for independent lighting distributors. AAILA brings together independent lighting agents and makes them “stronger … Read more
Sponsored By: Keystone With Bruce Hemmelman & Angela Pilant 5/13/24 – Lighting Episode 354 (Full Version) – Bruce Hemmelman & Angela Pilant 41:47 Luminaire Level Lighting Controls. Is it time? Bruce and Angela think so. With wireless and Bluetooth maturing, the time may be right to NOT rip out walls and old control boxes, and … Read more