The Farm added Steve Kawasaki to the company’s leadership team. In this role, Kawasaki becomes part of the group of industry leaders responsible for fueling the company’s growth. “Steve and I have been associates as well as friends for many years,” says CEO and founder of The Farm, John Hood. “Our company has finally reached a […]

Like G-force when a roller coaster takes off, the COVID-19 lockdown shoved me deep into my own seat. Forces greater than myself took away the freedoms I was used to. Possibilities were restricted. But work still had to happen. I had to find new ways to reach out of my space to work with others. […]

Whether working with, consulting for, or even just talking to managers and principals of small AV companies — while they can have unique features about them — broadly speaking they’re more similar than they are different. One of the most common similarities is that the principal or general manager of an AV company needs to […]

Whether by selection or default, if you find yourself in the role of “leader” of your HOW AV team, you need to carefully consider both the methods you use to communicate with your team and the message(s) you are sending — spoken and subliminal. One of the most consistent problems we encounter with HOW AV […]

By Bob Romano CRO, BBH Solutions, Inc. Recently a story in rAVe AV News titled “Corporate Culture and the AVL Industry” by Anthony Coppedge caught my attention. I had a disconnect with his article, which seemed to say overworked integration teams (specifically in the AV ecosystem) was due to “cultural failures” of the organization. My belief is […]

The house of worship market is like any concert venue when it comes to the impact of real-time mistakes in front of a live audience. Years ago, I had a humiliating experience that shaped how I taught church tech teams and later designed audio, video, and lighting (AVL) systems. This true story illustrates how a […]

In early January I wrote a blog A Direct Look at the AV Environment – The Focus Ahead which in one section talks about how the AV integrator is the heartbeat, the lifeblood of this industry and their models of advancement certainly serve as an example. AVI-SPL, based in Tampa, is that example of an […]

Middle Atlantic Products celebrated its first successful local chapter elle@LegrandNA event in Fairfield, New Jersey, on Jan. 29. elle@LegrandNA was created to empower women within the Legrand North America organization, enabling them to succeed professionally and personally. The Fairfield event brought together more than 50 women from the Middle Atlantic and Raritan New Jersey offices […]

Something took place this past weekend which was tough to deal with, not just for me but for a team as well – and that is that a key member of our AV Power Up team has announced that he is leaving the show. Now while some may not feel that this is a big […]

I was recently told by a business owner and successful entrepreneur that he was not “a leader.” He admitted he knows technology and operations but lacked true leadership skills. His solution to this challenge was to hire outside to bring in “leaders” for their team. I can’t help but think about how sad that is […]

This blog is dedicated to the friends I made at Atlanta Soundworks. ASW has such a talented group of people and an ownership team with such generous hearts and caring attitudes. I will miss you all dearly. Although I was not able to do all I had hoped to do in the short time I […]

NSCA has announced its list of the industry leaders supporting the 16th annual Business & Leadership Conference Committee in Dallas from Feb. 27 to March 1. More than 200 of the leading representatives of the electronic systems industry will gather at the end of February to discuss how businesses leverage existing resources to increase profits, […]

What do the images below have in common? They are all people or companies that think, act and communicate in exactly the same way, and it’s the complete opposite of everyone else. The one you may not recognize is Simon Sinek. I’ll tell you more about him, but first a story. A couple weeks ago […]