Cedia's Tech Council Podcast

In this cast Walt Zerbe (Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA) & David Meyer ( Technical Knowledge Manager ) host  Rob Tobias (CEO, Chairperson & President of the HDMI Licensing Administration) and Mark Stockfish (Sr. Staff Hardware Engineer at Teledyne LeCroy) about some key HDMI 2.1 features, cables, labeling and other things.

In this cast Walt Zerbe & Ian Bryant talk with Amanda Wildman, CXO of  TruMedia, and Eric Goranson, CKD and Podcaster (Co-Host of, "Around the House with Eric G and Caroline B"  to reflect on the products, and general sentiment experienced at the 2022 International Builders Show. Link to Around the House with Eric G and Caroline B podcast: www.aroundthehouseonline.com 

In this cast Ian Bryant and I talk with Jamie Briesemeister, CEO of Integration Controls, Amanda Wildman, CXO of  TruMedia, Jason Sayen, Director of Business Development for LK & Associates, Kayte, McGregor Bennett, CEO of KMB Communications, Eric Bodley, CEO of Future ready Solutions,  to see how the IBS show is going.

In this cast I talk with Steven Rissi, Sr. Director of Technical Education of CEDIA, Ian Bryant, Sr. Director of Strategic Partnerships, and Mal Fisher CTO of AWE Distributors in the UK, and Chair of the CEDIA PDAC (Professional Development Advisory Committee) about the new Programming Specialist Pathway that just launched.  To sign up for this Pathway, please go to https://cedia.net/education-events/education and select the, "Explore Courses" button in the, "Introducing CEDIA Academy" area.

In this cast I talk with Peter Bookman, Founder & CEO of GuardDog, Glenn Merlin Johnson, CEO of Adaptive Design Group and Ian Bryant, Sr. Director of Strategic Partnerships at CEDIA about GuardDog, a new Cyber Security tool, being the newest member of the CEDIA Propel Program https://cedia.net/membership/benefits/cedia-propel  

In this cast I talk with Dennis Erskine, CEO of the Erskine Group, Amanda Wildman, Principle at TruMedia and David Whitney, Sr. Director of Certification at CEDIA about CEDIA gaining its International Standards Organization (ISO) 17024 accreditation for the Cabling Infrastructure Technician (CIT) certification.  We also talk about CEDIA certification and all that goes into it, as well as opportunity for you to get involved as a volunteer.  

In this cast Walt Zerbe & Ian Bryant talk with Eric Goranson, CKD, Katye McGregor Bennett, CEO of KMB Communications and Jason Sayen, Director of Business Development for LK & Associates about the upcoming International Builders Show. 

I talk with Ian Bryant of CEDIA, Michael Heiss of M Heiss Consulting and Mitchel Klein, Director of Alliance Strategy at Silicon Labs and Executive Director at the Z-Wave Alliance about their experience at this years CES show.

In this podcast We talk with Amanda Wildman of TruMedia and Ryan La Haie of 42˚ North Architects about relationships and working together on projects. TruMedia: http://www.trumediahome.com 42˚ North: https://42northarchitects.com Link to TRU Michigan Home Magazine: https://issuu.com/trumichiganhome/docs/mi_home_winter_2022_3_ https://www.facebook.com/42northarchitects/photos/a.363370733858203/1482054455323153/?type=3  

This week we talk with Ed Wenck and Ian Bryant of CEDIA as well as Geoff Meads of Presto AV and Taylor Cutler of Podium about how you can maximize your website and social media. www.prestoav.com www.try.podium.com/cedia  

This week I talk with Ian Bryant of CEDIA, G Paul Hess, Chief Product Officer at SnapOne, Paul Williams, VP of experiences at Savant and Doug Jacobsen, Sr. Director of Residential Product Management at Crestron about the state of control today.  We also get into the future of control and discuss Matter. https://buildwithmatter.com  

This week we get to meet and talk with Daryl Friedman, CEDIA's new CEO.  If you'd like to send comments directly to Daryl you can message him at ceo@cedia.org

In this weeks cast we dice up some thoughts we shared across a three part series called Tech as a Drug.  I'm joined by Ed Wenck, Peter Aylett, Christiaan Beukes, Kris Hogg and Dave Pedigo.  It's interesting to see our perspective in 2017, how does it relate to today?  You decide.

In this weeks podcast we re-cap the CEDIA WellCon event that was held on November 16th and 17th.  Ian and I are joined by Michael Don Ham of RePure, Seth Kaplan of LK Associates, Peter Dyroff of Strareres, Gordon Van Zuiden of Cyber Manor and Mike Maniscalso as we talk about the event and key takeaways.  There's a link to the panels so you can watch the sessions if you missed them. https://cedia.myabsorb.com/#/resources/b8ea9a89-87f2-4f66-8c0e-d980471f83cf

In this weeks cast we talk with Dave Pedigo, CEO of Auralex Acoustics and Kevin Booth, Director of Sales about acoustical treatments.  We get into absorption, diffusion, isolation, common mistakes, tips, and opportunities.

In this podcast we slice and dice together a soundscape spanning three podcasts from 2017 to 2021 on immersive audio.  These are some great bits delivered by many great subject matter experts.   Link to the CEDIA WellCon Event: Visit cedia.net/education-events/wellcon to register  

In this podcast I talk with Michael Cogbill of Rev2 Consulting as well as Ken Erdmann and Darren Reamen of CEDIA about Digital Electricity, Work CEDIA is doing on Panel number three of the National Electric Code and Government affairs.

Join Walt Zerbe and Ian Bryant as we talk with Linda Kafka, founder of LivABLE Environments and the LivABLE Design Summit and Michael D Ham, president of Pure 365 about wellness and the up and coming CEDIA WellCon event happening November 16th and 17th.   Links: https://cedia.net/education-events/wellcon linkedin.com/in/michael-d-ham http://www.livablecanada.com

It's women in CE month.  In this podcast we speak with Amanda Wildman of Tru Media. Heather Sidorowicz of Southtown AV, Jamie Restrepo of Restrepo Innovations along with CEDIA's Wendy Griffiths, VP of Member Engagement and Global Development and Jessica Guyon, Content Manager and new CEDIA podcast Co-Host about their experiences and thoughts on our industry. Links: http://www.cedia.net http://www.southtownav.com http://restrepoinnovations.com http://www.trumediahome.com  

In this podcast Steven Rissi and I talk with Peter Aylett of HTE, Amanda Wildman of TruMedia, Ben Goff of Multiroom Media (Cinema Luso), and Christiaan Beukes of Sphere Custom and Twisted Pear about work/life balance, customer sentiment and setting expectations. Links: HTE https://www.hte.design TruMedia: http://www.trumediahome.com Multiroom Media: http://www.multiroommedia.co.uk/home-cinema/ Sphere Custom: https://www.spherecustom.com