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MVP and Closed Mold Alliance 2019

Hot off the press! The Closed Mold Alliance has just released their 2019 Workshop schedule, and Magnum Venus Products (MVP) is excited to bring you all the details for this year’s events. About the Alliance Three industry experts make up the Closed Mold Alliance. Composites One is a leading supplier of composite materials in…

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INNOVATION IN NUTRITION PRODUCTS EXEMPLIFIED AT NATURAL PRODUCTS EXPO WEST 2019

In recent years, we have entered an exciting era in breakthroughs in product development for nutritional supplements, and these innovations aren’t just apparent in the final products. Starting at the idea phase and including every step from marketing strategies, to ingredient development, to scientific testing methods, the nutritional supplements industry is evolving quickly. And the…

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How Do You Make Sense of Call Recording Data? with Bruce Kaskey of OrecX

On today’s podcast, MarketScale host Tyler Kern sits down with Bruce Kaskey, COO and Co-founder of OrecX, a company that specializes in call recording technology in order to help businesses understand and make actionable decisions around customer conversations and how their employees deal with those clients. OrecX has joined us on the podcast before,…

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Variable Power is Bringing Manufacturers Maximum Efficiency, with Mike Darrol of Advanced Industrial Devices

The power of a Variable Frequency Drive, or VFD, cannot be understated in all industries that thrive off of efficient manufacturing. To recap, a VFD adjusts the frequency or voltage of power by variating the frequency of what’s driving the power, i.e., the motor. This is helpful for a couple of reasons: it allows…

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Fusion: How “Experience” is Pushing AV Designs and Manufacturers to New Heights, with Electrosonic

Every single day we learn new processes and develop new solutions that can help save us time and money. There are few people alive today that don’t have smartphones or don’t use some type of virtual assistant or smart device at either their home or workplace. Innovations in automation and smart design have permeated our…

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Kasa Controls Job Opportunity: Controls Engineer, Being a Hands-On Piece of the Kasa Culture

On this Careers Podcast we look deeper into the role of Controls Engineer at Kasa Controls, hearing from Justin Ryan, Engineering Training Manager, on what makes the position an essential piece of the Kasa puzzle. The position, based out of Salina, Kansas, is tasked with providing detailed industrial control system drawings, including electrical schematics,…

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Tests, Tests, and More Tests: The Daily Grind of Keeping Airplane Gear Operational, with Andy Martin of DuraCoatings

On today’s Transportation Podcast, we speak with frequent guest Andy Martin, FAA Repair Manager for DuraCoatings, to learn about landing gear and component work on airplanes, a side of the industry that leaves no room for mistakes. We break down the ins and outs of working with manufacturer MRO groups (maintenance, repair, and operations)…

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WAVIT’s Mentorship Program: Cyndie Nelson on Building Careers Through Guidance
July 19, 2025

The AV industry, like many others in tech, often thrives on innovation—but it’s mentorship that sustains it. Behind every successful professional is often a mentor who provided guidance, shared hard-earned lessons, and opened doors that might have otherwise stayed shut. Programs like WAVIT (Women in AV/IT) bring this spirit of mentorship into focus by intentionally…

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Empowering Innovation: Kim Porter’s Role in the WAVIT Mentorship Program
July 19, 2025

In an industry where innovation often hinges on experience, mentorship is the bridge that connects the wisdom of the past with the promise of the future. Engineering, especially in the mechanical domain, is traditionally seen as a discipline of precision, but its culture is just as vital as its calculations. That’s why programs like WAVIT’s…

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Passion, Power, and the Mentorship Paradigm Shift in Tech
July 19, 2025

In today’s rapidly evolving tech world, mentorship has emerged as more than a professional development tool—it’s a powerful human connection that fosters resilience, purpose, and authenticity. Particularly for women in engineering and STEM, mentorship isn’t just about career guidance; it’s a lifeline to navigating environments where their voices may still fight to be heard. While…

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Lessons in Leadership: Mitek’s Cyndie Nelson on the Power of Mentoring Women in AV Technology
July 19, 2025

Mentorship has long been considered a cornerstone of professional development, but in the fast-evolving world of AV technology and sales, its value has never been more evident. The unspoken nuances of tradecraft—those bits of wisdom not found in textbooks—are often only accessible through the lived experience of mentors. Particularly for women in traditionally male-dominated industries,…

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Fully-Trained Robots on Day One
March 5, 2019

At Ergo Robotic Solutions, we design, build, sell, and rent industry leading glass installation equipment. All of our glass manipulators are built with superior precision and the utmost care, using raw parts and steel which are then welded, assembled, and painted on-site and in-house. Once the electronics and hydraulics have been installed, each machine is…

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Mergers Have Defined Healthcare in Recent Years, but They Aren’t the Only Way Forward
March 4, 2019

Merger announcements have dominated recent news in healthcare. In 2018, Advocate Health Care merged with Aurora Health Care to form Advocate Aurora Health, one of the largest not-for-profit systems in the country. But that merger only took place after Advocate spent two and a half years and $15 million on a failed attempt to unite…

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Why Do A&D Customers Care About Sustainability? with Ben Kraft of Clarus
March 4, 2019

On today’s episode of Glass is in Session, we brought Ben Kraft, also known as the ‘Glass Man Extraordinaire,’ into the studio. Kraft, an A&D sales representative for Clarus, gives his sales and manufacturing insight on the reasons for and the impacts of green design on company-client relationships. Kraft helps answer these questions as…

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United Nation of Fans: How the Sports Industry Can Break Global Barriers, with Darren Walls of SportsHosts
March 4, 2019

People, wherever they are in the world, can connect with each other through sports; it’s the world’s universal language that transcends all. People who love competition are passionate about it, and it provides an escape from reality unlike almost anything else. So, how is the sports industry finding ways to play on that global…

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POLYGON DEHUMIDIFICATION EQUIPMENT CAN HELP KEEP PHARMACEUTICAL POWDERS FLOWING
March 4, 2019

To manufacture tablets and capsules, pharmaceutical companies have to efficiently process the powdered form of the ingredients that comprise them. These powders must pass through several material handling steps, including blending, transfer, and storage, before being fed to a press for tablets or a dosator for capsules. Ensuring reliable powder flow is essential to keep…

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Safer & Stronger: How Robots Are Constructing Better Buildings with Alan Nudi of Ergo Robotic Solutions
March 1, 2019

In our MarketScale AEC podcasts, we often focus on products that are cutting edge as well as the innovative people that design and install them. Today, we to look at the sales side. It is equally important on the back-end to find out what the customer wants and needs, and to have someone who…

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Funding Elder Care is Getting Tougher. Why the Medical Community Needs to Care, with Karen Webb of WRAAA
March 1, 2019

One thing that’s true no matter who you are is that we’ll all get old one day. The choice should be yours as a senior citizen what your care is; and fortunately, there are people in the medical community advocating for and assisting members of our older generations to be able to stay in…

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LEDTalk: The Definitive Top 4 Trends for Digital Signage in 2019 with David Venus of PixelFLEX
February 28, 2019

Corporate facilities are putting displays in conference rooms, front lobbies and green rooms more and more these days, and strategy for entertaining clients is big business. How can business owners make their display stand out above the competition and attract the sales, and how can AV integrators and suppliers play into those client trends?…

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Are You Leveraging Data to Improve Your Business? with Tim Quinn of ThingTech
February 28, 2019

The future of business is centered around actionable data. With so many IoT solutions and integratable platforms for automating and capturing data on processes in a company, the biggest inhibitor is knowing where to start. On today’s Industrial IoT podcast, we sat down with Tim Quinn, CEO and co-founder of ThingTech, a company passionate…

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