“It’s great to see the industry introduce and expose some of these technologies — it gets people excited about where we’re headed.”

Eric Smith, president of the Penn State NECA Student Chapter, joins Innovation Overload: Contractor Takeover Edition hosts Jared Christman of Big State Electric and Sean Lazarian of ESSCO to represent his team, winners of the 2025 Electrical Contractor Innovation Challenge. Tune in to hear how Eric’s team and other NECA Student Chapters are leveraging creativity, technology, and collaboration to solve real-world challenges, explore emerging innovations, and develop into the professionals and future leaders the industry needs.