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Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…

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D-Tools Podcast #8: 'What's the Buzz' about ... Origin Acoustics

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Marc Fisher, president of Origin Acoustics, pulled back the curtain during the most recent D-Tools “What’s the Buzz” podcast and provided a glimpse into what makes Origin Acoustics so successful. He discusses the company’s unique culture, how it goes about establishing its partnerships, and what new products are coming soon.

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D-Tools Podcast #8: 'What's the Buzz' about ... Origin Acoustics

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Marc Fisher, president of Origin Acoustics, pulled back the curtain during the most recent D-Tools “What’s the Buzz” podcast and provided a glimpse into what makes Origin Acoustics so successful. He discusses the company’s unique culture, how it goes about establishing its partnerships, and what new products are coming soon.

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D-Tools Podcast #9: 'What's the Buzz' about ... Together For Cinema 19:46

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Since 2009, Together For Cinema has installed 51 cinema rooms in the UK at a value of £1.35 million, or $1.9 million. All the products and services are donated. Ian Morrish, Founder and Managing Director of Together For Cinema, joined the D-Tools “What’s the Buzz” podcast to discuss the organization’s origins and achievements, and how suppliers and integrators can get involved.…

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D-Tools Podcast #8: 'What's the Buzz' about ... Origin Acoustics 32:47

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Marc Fisher, president of Origin Acoustics, pulled back the curtain during the most recent D-Tools “What’s the Buzz” podcast and provided a glimpse into what makes Origin Acoustics so successful. He discusses the company’s unique culture, how it goes about establishing its partnerships, and what new products are coming soon.…

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D-Tools Podcast: 'What's the Buzz' ... about Azione Unlimited 31:09

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It’s far too limiting to consider Azione Unlimited as just a “buying group.” It has evolved to become virtually an arm of its membership, emphasizing the importance of community, trust and shared goals, according to newly named executive director Patrick McCarthy, who joined the D-Tools “What’s the Buzz” podcast recently. In this Thanksgiving edition of the podcast, McCarthy discussed with hosts Tim Bigoness and Jason Knott of D-Tools the state of the market, the group's new affiliation with Nationwide Marketing Group , and how Azione is emphasizing communication and education to foster greater community within the association.…

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D-Tools 'What's the Buzz' About... Distribution Services 28:43

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Distributors are becoming more vital to the integration industry. Of course, the crux of that importance is primarily related to their ability to provide integrators with the products they need for their projects, but it stretches well beyond that. Distributors have truly become partners with integrators. Blackwire Designs is a great example of a distributor that has diversified to offer unique vital services for integrators, including lighting configuration, AV distribution configuration, and network provisioning. Cody Crossland, VP of sales, and Seth Johnson, software development manager, joined the October 2024 episode of the D-Tools "What's the Buzz" podcast to discuss how integrators can partner more closely with their distribution partners. The duo also discussed the general state of the industry and the hot category of lighting.…

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D-Tools 'What's the Buzz' About... 2025 Market Outlook 8:49

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It’s autumn and the leaves on the trees are beginning to turn vibrant colors and blanket the ground. That means it’s time for the integration market to assess 2024 and start to look ahead to 2025. There is still uncertainty in the economic climate, but the consensus among several key industry leaders is a generally positive outlook for the year ahead. In this month’s D-Tools What’s the Buzz podcast, we spoke with a handful of attendees at the recent CEDIA Expo 2024 , which took place during the first week of September in Denver. For some, 2024 seems to have been a mixed bag, with the market ebbing and flowing up and down. Everyone sees the second half of 2024 as better than the first six months, with the momentum carrying into next year. Several interviewees mentioned that the high end of the market seems to be insulated with the mid-market experiencing a slowdown. Also, the commercial market appears to be lagging. Several of the attendees gave their opinions during an opening panel discussion on the Smart Stage at CEDIA Expo 2024. “I am hearing from some of our members a softening a little bit, but they are still plenty busy. It is a robust environment and I think it is a growing environment,” said Daryl Friedman, global president & CEO of CEDIA . Jon Robbins, executive director of the Home Technology Specialist of America (HTSA) , noted that the buying group’s members had a “very concerning” first quarter of 2024, but that the market picked back up in July and that pipelines look full moving ahead. Hank Alexander, director of the Oasys Residential Technology Group , echoed that sentiment. “The first half of the year was a little rough. It’s gotten a little bit better. When we talk to our members, we hear that the pipeline is getting better,” he said. Jim Pearse, president at ProSource , added, “The middle market is really struggling with low housing starts and retail. However, the CI space continues to explode at the high end, and is offsetting that tight business in the mid-market.” Chris Kane, vice president of North American residential sales at AVPro Global is very optimistic heading into next year. He says integrators are consistently bringing in new projects and opportunities they are working on for the coming year. “The big challenge is just finding enough people to work with them, which is a good sign because it shows there is a lot of business out there,” he added. You can download the full audio version of the podcast on Apple, Spotify and many other podcast platforms, or watch the commentary on our YouTube channel.…

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D-Tools "What's the Buzz" About Home Theater 22:01

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In this episode of the D-Tools "What's the Buzz" podcast, Richard Charschan, president of AcousticSmart Home Theater Interiors , discusses his new book "Home Theaterology" and some key trends facing the home theater market. The book features 15 incredible home theater projects as well as some recommended demo clips for integrators to use to showcase home theaters to potential clients. The book is designed to help educate home theater designers, architects, builders and clients about the importance of room acoustics when planning a home theater project. "We want to educate architects and interior designers why we put acoustics in these theaters and some of the issues that we encounter along the way in designing these theaters, so they can learn how we had to think out of the box because every room is a journey," explains Charschan. "My feeling is when we can do a theater and somebody gets lost in the experience, is totally immersed and they don't know where they are for two hours... that's job well done. We want the clients to know that sitting in a living room with a big TV and a couch is not a home theater. It's not to give you that experience." AcousticSmart will be debuting the book at the upcoming CEDIA Expo 2024 in Denver from September 5-7. There will be book signings in the company's booth #4220. D-Tools will also have a book signing in its booth #2724. Charschan also shared with co-hosts Jason Knott and Tim Bigoness of D-Tools some of the acoustic challenges associated with seating heights and the problems created by installing large videowalls in a home theater environment versus a projector-and-screen combination. Namely, he notes that videowalls are extremely bright and the hard surface creates challenges for the ability the emulate the sound emanating from the screen itself, which is something a woven screen permits because the speakers can be placed behind the screen material. "When you have a woven screen and you have that center channel in back of that screen in the left and right, if the screen is big enough, then everybody gets the same sound. It's a win-win for everybody and it's a much better experience," he says.…

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D-Tools 'What's the Buzz' About... Operational Excellence 19:10

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What are the two most important business metrics for integrators to track? It’s an important question that gets asked all the time to Matt Bernath, principal at industry consulting firm VITAL . “We track more than 30 key metrics at VITAL, and we review those monthly with our members and they serve as a report card,” says Bernath, who was a longtime integrator himself and sold his company before joining, then acquiring VITAL. “The most important metric for any business is gross margin, and second to that is labor utilization. Those are the two areas that most integrators have the biggest opportunity.” Bernath recently joined the D-Tools “What’s the Buzz” podcast with hosts Tim Bigoness and Jason Knott of D-Tools to discuss some of the important operational objectives that integrators need to be targeting to keep moving their businesses forward.…

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What's the Buzz About... InfoComm 22:19

40 weeks 전22:19

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In this episode of the D-Tools What’s the Buzz podcast, Jason Knott and Tim Bigoness from D-Tools speak with Dan Ferrisi, Group Editor for Commercial Integrator and Security Sales & Integration, leading industry publications and websites, about the upcoming InfoComm 2024 trade show in Las Vegas. In addition to the exhibits at the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 12-14, there are educational sessions that start as early as June 8. There are several exciting special events planned, including a tour of the spectacular Sphere concert venue. D-Tools will be at the show at booth C8257 showcasing its System Integrator V21 on premises software, and demoing its award-winning D-Tools Cloud software at InfoComm for the first time. In the podcast, Ferrisi shares his insights on the opportunities and challenges facing integrators, the trends in experiential and immersive applications, and the convergence with security. One emerging integrator opportunity is in the physical security space. Ferrisi is moderating a panel session with top integrators who have moved into security. The session will explore the pros and cons of AV specialists branching out into security, and the potential entry points and niches. The session, titled “Emerging Integrator Opportunities in the Physical-Security Space,” takes place on Thursday, June 13 at 8:30 a.m. One other session Ferrisi recommends is on autism in AV. “We all hear a lot about DEI these days, inclusivity, belonging and things like that. Rob Voorhees from Exertis Almo is going to be doing a session on autism and AV and that's going to underscore the idea of inclusivity and belonging from a neurodivergence point of view, making sure that you have a nurturing environment,” he says. Other key pertinent areas that integrators should explore at the show are experiential signage, spatial sound and business process automation software. Lastly, InfoComm 2024 is a chance for everyone in the AV Tweeps community to reconnect and meet with their industry friends, peers and partners at the show. You can subscribe to listen to the D-Tools What’s the Buzz podcast on Spotify, Apple and other platforms, or subscribe to watch the podcast on YouTube.…

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Introducing D-Tools 'What's the Buzz!' Podcast 1:29

40 weeks 전1:29

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Welcome everyone! We are so excited to start the D-Tools ’ “What’s the Buzz?” podcast and take you along on this adventure with us. Co-hosts Jason Knott, data solutions architect & evangelist at D-Tools, and Tim Bigoness, Chief Marketing Officer, at D-Tools, have a combined over 50 years serving the integration industry. They have lots of information to share and lots of industry friends with even better stories to tell. The electronic integration industry is very unique. Therre is a great commonality among everyone involved in it… and that common element is unadulterated passion. Integrators, manufacturers, distributors and reps all have an ardent devotion to this industry that was created and nurtured by each individual in a totally interesting way. We wanted to create a platform to share some of those adventures and let everyone hear these individual stories. Unfortunately, everyone in this close-knit industry only gets to see each other face to face one, two, or maybe three times per year if we are lucky, yet for so many of us we pick up right where we left off because of our friendships. Those gaps between conversations are just too few and far between, so ultimately I guess you could say that Jason and Tim really want to hang out with their friends more often! At the same time we thought… who wouldn’t want to hang out more with Tim and Jason? The What’s the Buzz podcast is our chance to share some valuable insights that we are able to glean from our aggregated data in D-Tools. This information can be vital to help everyone who is listening run their businesses better. We plan to discuss sales, operations, employee management, project management, profits, service and more. After all, helping you run your businesses better is the mission of D-Tools software. We not only plan to talk about the latest buzz in the industry, but create some buzz too. If you want to join us, let us know. Make sure to hit the subscribe button in Spotify or Apple so you don’t miss a single episode.…

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D-Tools 'What's the Buzz' About... Service! 46:23

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In this first-ever D-Tools "What's the Buzz" podcast, Tim Bigoness and Jason Knott of D-Tools run through the best practices for establishing a profitable and well-run service department for an integration company. Recently, D-Tools collaborated with OneVision Resources , the industry’s leading provider of service solutions for integrators, on a special report on the keys to success for a service department. To dig into the dos and don’ts of service and give everyone a bit of sneak preview of the special report, Joey Kolchinsky, founder and CEO of OneVision Resources, and Jason Griffing, Director of Product with OneVision, joined Tim and Jason as guests on the What's the Buzz podcast. A very successful integrator once said: “Anybody can do an installation of residential or commercial electronics, but not everybody can service that system afterwards.” He, like many other integrators, sees service as his company’s major differentiator in the market. The benefits of quality ongoing service are numerous. It paves the way for future upgrades at the same location with those customers because you are in touch with them. It opens the door for additional future projects with those customers at a different location such as their new home, a second home or office. It produces more chance of getting referrals from those customers to their friends. It brings much-needed cashflow to the company in the form of service contracts It adds long-term value to the integration company that has an exit strategy. In the podcast, Kolchinsky and Griffing of OneVision Resources discuss how and why OneVison was founded, and then outline important service department elements such as how to set up tiered service plans, how to price them appropriately, and how to staff them. If you are looking for ways to either establish or improve your service department profitability, this podcast is a must-listen-to event.…

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