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Innovation Overload
The NECA Innovation Overload Podcast helps contractors make sense of industry tools and decide what is right for their business. Each week, the NECA Innovation Team and a weekly guest discuss and tackle problems contractors across the country are facing.
Episodes
Innovation Overload#16 - Philip Santoro
“Innovation means embracing change, exploring your creativeness and striving for improvement.” Phil Santoro, Electrical Contractor Segment Manager for…
Innovation Overload#15 - Ed Witt Jr.
“As technical as our business can get it’s all about dealing with people, leading people and engaging with people.” Ed Witt Jr., Executive Vice President and…
Innovation Overload#14 - Kristopher Lengieza
" You should really think about how you can leverage technology in your business.” Kris Lengieza, Senior Director of Global Partnerships & Alliances at Procore…
Innovation Overload#13 - Todd Reed
“Transparency, be willing to collaborate, and work together with your partners up and down the chain earlier in the process.” Todd Reed, National Construction…
Innovation Overload#12 - Angela Hart
“We are constantly emulating and reiterating our core values, which generates our culture.” Angie Hart, VP of Operations of Rosendin, San Jose, Calif., shares…
Innovation Overload#11 - Corey Dickert
“Innovation is more of an aspiration and a compass that you set out there to guide your actions.” Corey Dickert, Senior VP of Product Management and…
Innovation Overload#10 - Todd Grossweiler
“You’ve got to innovate through your people and find the right champions at all levels.” Todd Grossweiler, Executive Vice President of Allison Smith Company in…
Innovation Overload#9 Nick Rol
“You have got to be able to change within this industry because change will happen, and it’s fast.” Nick Rol, Project Manager, Electrical Construction, at…
Innovation Overload#8 - Adam Davis
“Every VDC professional out there experiences the crunch behind the design deliverable and the field needing the VDC output.” Adam Davis, Virtual Design…
Innovation Overload#7 - Sonja Rheaume
“Peer groups allow us to work together as a team to solve bigger issues and improve the overall industry.” Sonja Rheaume, President of Christenson Electric…
Innovation Overload#6 - Rilo Stephens
“Trusting the leads that you have in place.” Rilo Stephens, President of Eckardt Group, Atlanta, shares his experience of overcoming challenges within the…
Innovation Overload#5 - Jared Christman
“It’s only a failure if you don’t learn from it. If you learn from it, it’s a lesson.” Jared Christman, VDC Manager of Big State Electric, San Antonio, Texas…
Innovation Overload#4 - Greg Padalecki
“If you’re not willing to step out of the comfort zone, that’s when irrelevancy comes in.” Greg Padalecki, President & CEO of Alterman, San Antonio, Texas…
Innovation Overload#3 - Duane Hendricks
“By nature, people resist change, but the most important thing is if you can help them understand the why.” Duane Hendricks, President & CEO of Egan…
Innovation Overload#2 - Sean Lazarian
“We had a harder time when we were complacent, there is a big cost of doing nothing.” Sean Lazarian, CFO of ESSCO, Pasadena, Calif., shares his experience of…
Innovation Overload#1 - Dan Shea
"Leaders have to go first and be vulnerable and be willing to share their mistakes.” Dan Shea, COO of Shea Electric, Oshkosh, Wis., shares his journey and…