As we celebrate International Women's Day (#IWD2023), AV+ is honored to be joined by four inspiring women in the commercial AV industry. From VPs, managers, thought-leaders, to engineers and advocates, these women are changing the landscape in the audiovisual industry and making their mark on the world. Hear stories from these industry luminaries:

• Tammy Fuqua, developer partner manager for Q-SYS; co-chair AVIXA Women's Council; LAOC co-leader for the AVIXA Women's Council
• Althea Ricketts, VP of corporate initiatives as Shure; AVIXA leadership search committee & AVIXA foundation board member; WAVIT board member
• Susan Whilhite, business development manager for Enterprise at SnapOne; founding director of WAVIT; LAOC co-leader for the AVIXA Women's Council
• Ericka Shumpert, event marketing manager at AVI-SPL; lead for AVIXA Women's Council Tampa Group

Joined by host, Dan Ferrisi, editor-in-chief of Commercial Integrator, the group discusses the following:

• What does it mean to embrace equity? How, as an industry, can we do this? (2:12)
• How can we, as an industry, intentionally welcome more women in the industry? (12:13)
• The importance of getting more women into the industry and having great allies in it (22:19)
• How can we move the needle for those who are just joining the industry? (29:22)
• and much more!

Listen to the full discussion above. For additional, #IWD2023 coverage, visit CommercialIntegrator.com.