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Former NAED Chair Maureen Barsema participates in the first of a series of podcasts on diversity.

Is there a real, sellable value to controls and connections to the IoT? Are distributors trying to sell something that customers won’t ever use? The guys from the Get A Grip On Lighting podcast have some thoughts to share on this.

Palmer Schoening breaks down the race for President, the Congressional races, and key issues for our NAED members.

Dirk Beveridge is an innovator and founder of UnleashWD. He talks about ways to keep our customers away from pushing us toward low prices and nothing else.

The Get A Grip On Lighting guys talk about opportunities in sign lighting and how to take advantage of them.

Now that you have your PAR Report, what are you doing with that benchmarking data to improve your strategy?

A guy walks into Greg Ehrich’s office at Premier Lighting. Greg quickly realizes there are too many small lighting distributors who are making life difficult for everyone. What is the current, and the future, situation for these small start-ups?

Kelly Jones is the Director of Learning and Program Content for NAED who is introducing EQ to managers and leaders of all ages to NAED member companies.

Are free samples a good thing? The guys from the Get A Grip On Lighting podcast ask this question as they look at the “value of free”.

Don Leavens, Vice President and Chief Economist for NEMA joins the podcast to talk about what's happening with the economy, what to expect next, and the indicators to be watching.