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CE Pro Podcast
Interviews addressing the business needs of professional integrators serving the small and midsize business (SMB) market.
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CE Pro Podcast #183: How Integrators Are Using AI, from the CEDIA Expo 2026 Smart Stage
How can you actually use AI to grow your business, save time, and make more money? It’s one of the most-searched questions on Google, and in this Smart Stage…
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CE Pro Podcast #182: Inside Nerve's Pinnacle 2 Project, a 2026 CE Pro Home of the Year Award Winner
How do you put more than 770 connected devices into an 18,000-square-foot home and make almost all of them invisible? Todd Astill of Park City, Utah–based…
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CE Pro Podcast #181: Designing Immersive Entertainment Experiences, a CEDIA Expo 2026 Smart Stage Session
In this episode of the CE Pro Podcast, recorded live at the CEDIA Expo 2026 Smart Stage, CE Pro Executive Editor Zachary Comeau moderates a discussion on the…
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CE Pro Podcast #180: How to Win Light Commercial Projects, from the CEDIA Expo 2026 Smart Stage
In this episode of the CE Pro Podcast, Shawn Hansson of Logic Integration and Chapik Ruark of Sonos take the CEDIA Expo 2026 Smart Stage to discuss…
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CE Pro Podcast #179: CE Pro 100 on the CEDIA Expo 2026 Smart Stage
Recorded live from the Smart Stage at CEDIA Expo 2026, CE Pro Executive Editor Zachary Comeau sits down with leading members of the CE Pro 100 to discuss the…
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CE Pro Podcast #178: Coastal Source Previews Destination Outdoors and CE Pro 100 Event at CEDIA Expo 2026
CE Pro Executive Editor Zachary Comeau sits down with Coastal Source CEO and founder Franco D’Ascanio to preview Destination Outdoors at CEDIA Expo 2026 and…
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CE Pro Podcast #177: Scott Newnam of Audio Advice Shares His Thoughts on Growing Business and Culture in CI
At the cusp of Audio Advice Live (and on the heels of acquiring Sound Components), CE Pro Senior Editor Nick Boever sat down with Scott Newnam, CEO of Audio…
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CE Pro Podcast #176: Daryl Friedman Reflects on CEDIA Legacy and the Future of Custom Integration
As Daryl Friedman prepares for his final CEDIA Expo as CEO, he joins the CE Pro Podcast to reflect on his tenure leading the association, the evolution of the…
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CE Pro Podcast #175: Why Top Smart Home Manufacturers Keep Betting Big on CEDIA Expo 2026
CEDIA Expo 2026 is shaping up to be one of the custom integration industry's biggest events, and manufacturers are investing more than ever. In this CE Pro…
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CE Pro Podcast #174: Sonance CEO Ari Supran and How the Custom Integration Channel is Using AI
AI isn't just about asking ChatGPT questions anymore. In this episode of the CE Pro Podcast, Sonance CEO Ari Supran shares how he went from experimenting with…
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CE Pro Podcast # 173: Inside CEDIA Expo 2026 Education - AI, Lighting, Wellness & the Future of Smart Homes
In this conversation, CE Pro Executive Editor Zachary Comeau sits down with CEDIA’s Evan West, Senior Conference Strategy Manager, and Paul Dolenc, VP of…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 17: Bob Schuppe of Resolute Design Group on What’s Next in Smart Home Integration
Bob Schuppe of Resolute Design Group discusses lighting trends, disappearing technology and why CEDIA Expo remains critical for integrators evaluating emerging…
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CE Pro Podcast #172: CEDIA's Advocacy on Capitol Hill
Daryl Friedman, CEDIA's Global President & CEO, and Greg Simmons, Vice President of Industry Partnerships at ADI, join the CE Pro Podcast to discuss CEDIA's…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 16: Clayton Ginn of Monitor Audio on High‑Performance Sound & Modern Applications
Live from CEDIA Expo 2025, Monitor Audio discusses its full-line speaker strategy, growing demand for high-fidelity audio, and how new products are addressing…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 15: Adam Eberhardt of Resolute Design Group on Lighting Control & Smart Home Design
In Episode 15 of Inside Buzz, Josh Cooperman of Convo by Design sits down with Adam Eberhardt of Resolute Design Group at CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025 to explore the…
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CE Pro Podcast #171: The Dedicated Theater Room Isn't Going Anywhere Anytime Soon
In this episode, CE Pro Executive Editor Zachary Comeau sits down with Richard Charschan of Acoustic Smart Home Theater Interiors to explore the evolving home…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 14: Gina Colucci of Market Share on Simplifying Lighting Control & Design
In this episode of the Inside Buzz podcast, Gina Colucci of Market Share — a Pacific Northwest representative for Lutron and several high-end AV brands — joins…
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CE Pro Podcast #170: Unpacking Lightapalooza 2026
CE Pro Executive Editor Zachary Comeau sits down with Senior Editor Nick Boever to recap Lightapalooza 2026 and break down the biggest developments in lighting…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 13: Dan Augsburger of LEA Professional on IoT Audio & Cloud-Based Service
In this episode of Inside Buzz recorded live at CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025, Josh Cooperman of Convo by Design sits down with Dan Augsburger, U.S. Residential Sales…
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CE Pro Podcast #169: What the Team is Cooking Up for CEDIA Expo/CIX 2026
Jason McGraw, CEDIA Expo/CIX show director and group vice president, lays out what the Expo team is working on for the 2026 edition of the show. McGraw chats…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 12: Eric Nakkila of Selective Design on European Design & Integrator Collaboration
In this episode of Inside Buzz recorded live at CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025, Josh Cooperman of Convo By Design sits down with Eric Nakkila of Selective Design to…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 11: Ruslan Polinovsky of DMF Lighting on Closing the Education Gap
In this episode of Inside Buzz recorded live at CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025, Josh Cooperman sits down with Ruslan Polinovsky of DMF Lighting to explore how…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 10: Hagan Kappler of Daisy on Leadership, Talent & Scale
Recorded at CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025, this episode of Inside Buzz features Hagan Kappler of Daisy appears on Inside Buzz to discuss leadership, workforce…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 9: Joe Piccirilli of RoseWater Energy on Smart Home Power Failures
In this episode of Inside Buzz recorded live at CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025, Joe Piccirilli, CEO and founder of Rosewater Energy, shares his 50+ year journey through…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 8: Caitlin Stewart of Leon Speakers on Design-First Integration
This podcast, recorded live during CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025, dives into the world of Leon Speakers. Caitlin Stewart, director of sales, shares how the company…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 7: Andrei Matei of Robbox Tools on Reinventing the Modern Toolbox
Recorded at CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025, Andrei Matei, co-founder of Robbox Tools, joins Josh Cooperman on Inside Buzz to talk about reinventing the modern toolbox…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 6: A Conversation with CEDIA CEO Daryl Friedman
From the CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025 show floor, CEDIA Global CEO Daryl Friedman reflects on industry momentum, emerging challenges, and where the channel is headed…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 5: Shawn Hansson of Logic Integration Talks Resimercial Opportunities and AI
What was the "Inside Buzz" during CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025? Host Dan Ferrisi gets the story from Shawn Hansson, founder and CEO of Logic Integration, in this…
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CE Pro Podcast #168: How CEDIA Expo/CIX Inspired URC’s AI-Driven Approach to Automation and Circadian Lighting
At CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025, URC’s team didn’t just showcase technology—they found inspiration. In this interview, URC leaders explain how conversations with…
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CE Pro Podcast #167: Recapping ISE 2026
CE Pro editors Zachary Comeau and Nick Boever recap ISE 2026 in Barcelona, focusing on how design-forward hardware, lighting innovation, and international…
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CE Pro Podcast #166: The Hard Truth About Smart Home UX with Total Home Technologies
In an interview with CE Pro, Total Home Technologies CEO Keith Harrison says homeowner satisfaction with professionally installed smart homes is far lower than…
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Michael Restrepo on Embracing Passion and Loving Life in Custom Home Integration | Inside Buzz Ep. 4
Michael Restrepo discusses how passion and purpose drive his work in the custom integration industry, describing Restrepo Innovations as a concierge-style…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 3: DMF Lighting's Rushi Kumar on Innovation, AI, and Human-Centered Design
Recorded live from CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025, Rushi Kumar, Vice President of Engineering at DMF Lighting, sits down in the VW Buzz podcast van to discuss how…
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Inside Buzz Ep. 2: Jim Garrett on the Evolution of Audio Design & Outdoor Living
At CEDIA Expo 2025, Harman Luxury Audio’s Jim Garrett joined Convo by Design host Josh Cooperman inside the Volkswagen ID. Buzz “Podcast Van” to discuss how…
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CE Pro Podcast #165: Practical Use Cases of AI With Ari Supran
Recorded live on the Smart Stage at CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025, this episode features Ari Supran, CEO of Sonance, delivering one of the show’s most talked-about…
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Inside Buzz Ep.1: Buzz Delano Reflects on CEDIA Expo/CIX, Delano News Advance
In this exclusive interview conducted during CEDIA Expo/CIX last month in Denver, Buzz Delano, principal consultant at Delano Associates, reflects on the…
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CE Pro Podcast #163: How Integrators Can Succeed with Ring
Ring account managers Chris Babiak and Tommy Leonard join CE Pro Executive Editor Zachary Comeau to share strategies for growing your integration business with…
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CE Pro Podcast Episode #162: Paul Williams of Nice on CEDIA Advocacy
In this episode of the CE Pro Podcast, Paul Williams, Managing Director of Home Management Solutions at Nice, discusses his recent advocacy efforts on Capitol…
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CE Pro Podcast #161: Richard Charschan, AcousticSmart, Author of “Home Theaterology: The Art of Creating the Perfect Home Theater”
Through the publication of his book Richard Charschan, president of AcousticSmart, aims to educate interior designers and architects on the benefits of…
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CE Pro Podcast #160: The ‘Video Guys’ Address 2024 Market Trends
On the latest CE Pro Podcast, Joel Silver of ISF, Jason Dustal of Murideo and AVPro Edge, and Robert Zohn of Value Electronics, explain how even simple…
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CE Pro Podcast #159: WiSA Discusses the State of Wireless Audio
Before lighting fixtures and power management became hot categories in custom integration, the big buzz was about the impact of wireless audio. With…
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CE Pro Podcast 158: Exploring Colorscaping: The Outdoor Lighting System that Lets You Paint with Light
In the world of interior lighting, artwork needs to be specially lit if homeowners want to capture the essence of beauty the artist originally intended. Step…
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CE Pro Podcast #157: CEDIA’s Daryl Friedman Pushes Association Ahead
Daryl Friedman admits he doesn’t have time for hobbies these days leading CEDIA as global president & CEO. It didn’t help that the former GRAMMY executive took…
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CE Pro Podcast #156: Catching Up on HDMI Happenings
HDMI Licensing President Rob Tobias chats about AI's impact on AV, improving immersive experiences, Blu-ray discs vs. streaming content, identifying…
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CE Pro Podcast #155: How New Russound Mini-AVRs Are Problem Solvers
One of the most enduring companies serving the custom integration industry is Russound. The New Hampshire-based company has some exciting products for 2024…
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CE Pro Podcast #154: Scoring Success by Vetting a New Vendor
Vetting a new vendor for your portfolio can be a daunting process, but that’s where your industry networking comes in handy. Down in Florida, Anthony Petrone…
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CE Pro Podcast #153: CEDIA Advocacy Behind the Scenes with Darren Reaman
Everyone knows about CEDIA, the leading association for the custom integration industry. Chances are you’ve attended CEDIA Expo and taken CEDIA instructor-led…
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CE Pro Podcast #152: The ‘Video Guys’ Address HDR’s Maturity & Latest 4K/8K Displays
The fall and early winter periods are important times of the year in the world of home AV. For many homeowners, it means buying new AV systems in preparation…
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CE Pro Podcast #151: The ‘Audio Guys’ Dig into RP22 Immersive Audio Guidelines
Following a successful CEDIA Expo 2023 in which home audio – particularly immersive audio – was front-and-center on the show floor, it was time to talk…
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CE Pro Podcast #150: What's On Tap for Azione, Oasys & Ellipsys Buying Groups?
This year, Nationwide Marketing Group expanded its reach with the rebranding of its residential dealer group to Oasys Residential Technology Group and launched…
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CE Pro Podcast #149: Kordz's James Chen Shares Path to CEDIA Fellow
We just wrapped up CEDIA Expo 2023, and beyond the usual product innovations and education sessions, CEDIA hosted its annual awards banquet where it honors a…
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CE Pro Podcast #148: Is This the Best Home Theater Demo at CEDIA Expo 2023?
One of the highlights at CEDIA Expo every year are the amazing home theater and audiophile demo rooms, and it looks like this year will be no different. One in…
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CE Pro Podcast #147: Getting Up to Speed on Education at CEDIA Expo 2023
While the show floor and demo rooms focused on new products are always the center of attention at CEDIA Expo, it’s always a good reminder that the annual…
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CE Pro Podcast #146: Screen Innovations Spreads Word on ‘Big-Screen Experience’
Veteran CE pros may remember Blake Vackar from his first stint on the sales side of leading screen and shades manufacturer Screen Innovations. Well, after a…
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CE Pro Podcast #145: Together For Cinema’s CIC Status & 2023 Theater Donation Plans
This week we have back one of our favorite guests here on the CE Pro Podcast, UK-based Together For Cinema founder and industry do-gooder Ian Morrish. This…
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CE Pro Podcast #144: How Harman Luxury Audio Addresses Modern Audio Trends
With a portfolio of some of the most revered brands in home audio, few manufacturers can match the allure of Harman Luxury Audio. Jim Garrett, senior director…
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CE Pro Podcast #143: IP Doorstation Opportunities Knock in MDU Market
The last time we talked to DoorBird, the IP doorstation specialist had recently expanded its North American offices from San Francisco to add an East Coast…
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CE Pro Podcast #142: ‘Video Guys’ on Why These Are ‘the Best of Times’
To paraphrase the classic rock band Styx, “these are the best of times” when it comes to home video entertainment. That sentiment is shared by CE Pro’s expert…
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CE Pro Podcast #141: Previewing CEDIA Expo 2023 Education
The shortage of labor is not unique to the custom installation market, but it has been an ongoing struggle for many years. CEDIA is tackling the issue head on…
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CE Pro Podcast #140: The 'Audio Guys' Dig into 2023 Audio Market Trends
With 2023 already flying by, CE Pro took the opportunity to ask its resident “Audio Guys” what trends they see in the market as we close out the first quarter…