CrashPad Podcast

Infocomm 2022 was a big return back to tradeshows! So it was only right that I conduct an interview with one of my best friends and mentors Alexis La Broi. Alexis is currently the Director of the Audio Visual Services Division at MidPoint Technology Group. Her career in professional audiovisual and technology services spans over 25 years. Beginning in Live Events and working in various leadership positions for major companies like PSAV, Swank AV, AVI-SPL, and PRG. 

On this first episode of season 3, we discuss her new role at MidPoint Technology Group, pushing outside of our comfort zones, and practical things that we in #ProAV can do to start doing to make real strides within Diversity and Inclusion. To further connect with Alexis follow the links below. 

Robin Kinnie is the CEO of Mortor City Studios in Detroit Michigan. The mission of Motor City Woman is to amplify the voices of underrepresented groups in the broadcasting and podcasting industries. Robin also serves as the Detroit Chapter Head of Soundgirls.org, a national organization focused on increasing the number of women audio engineers. Robin not only concentrates on the representation of women behind the microphone but, also behind the audio board.

Her success and what she has built is creating a major pipeline for women and young people to find their way into audio. On this episode, I chat with Robin about her unique journey into this space and how she created these amazing spaces into existence. 

Cyber security is a part of technology that is often forgotten. We get so caught up in devices and apps that we don't even double think about the security aspect of the technology we love so much. So I invited technology consultant Taye Johnson to hang out in my CrashPad and not only talk about her expertise within data science and cyber security but her path into the industry. LET'S GO BLACK WOMEN IN TECH! 

Be sure to connect with Taye on LinkedIn and join her for Women Who Code's one-day dev conference!

Gateway opened its doors in January of 2019 as a ‘landing’ and ‘launchpad’ for Scandinavian businesses, providing members with everything they need to help accelerate their success with state-of-the-art technology. The Gateway conferencing and technology space features advanced video conferencing solutions from Sennheiser, Barco, QSC, and more to provide a seamless coworking experience. On this episode, I am happy to welcome Charlie Jones, Global Alliance & Partnership Manager at Sennheiser alongside Greg Harper, President of Harpervision Associates to my CrashPad to chat about what all went into designing this highly functional workspace.

Interlaced offers a full suite of products and services which saves companies time, ensures productivity, and delivers long-term value for organizations. For over 10 years, technology experts at Interlaced have been providing cutting-edge IT services to creative and innovative organizations, removing IT as an obstacle, and helping to fuel their business growth. We can’t talk experience without talking about IT. On today’s episode, Jason Wells CEO, and Mallory Randall, Digital marketing manager at Interlaced join me to chat about their strategic approach to creating an experience with IT.

From Audio, Projection-Mapping, to Film Making. Latoya is a Senior Multimedia Creative at the Field Museum in Chicago, where she collaborates with exhibit designers, content developers, illustrators, motion graphic artists, lighting designers, and music composers to create immersive multimedia experiences for traveling and permanent exhibitions.  She created a projection mapping installation for the Wild Color exhibition the SUE Experience, highlighting scientific discoveries on the world’s most complete T.rex skeleton. She’s currently directing and producing her first feature-length documentary Still Searching supported by Hulu, Kartemquin Films and Still I Rise Films. 

For the love of AUDIO! 

This is an episode for all of my audio heads. On this episode, I speak with Tony Ostrom president of the WiSA Association. Tony brings vast experience in developing brands, products, and technologies on an international level and has worked closely with WiSA technology for the last six years leading the development of one of the first WiSA certified multichannel audio systems on the market. Ostrom has developed product collections and marketing programs at several leading consumer electronics companies over the last 26 years. His creativity and technical background in the consumer electronics space will help drive the Association’s multiple new programs as they continue to accelerate growth and market adoption while establishing WiSA as the standard for high-definition, multichannel, wireless audio around the world.

Drive-In movies were a thing of the past, but when a global pandemic hits communities found safe and fun ways to reconnect. One being Drive-In movies and other events, but the resurfacing of movie drive-ins wasn’t your grandmother and grandfather’s version of a drive-in. They came back in full effect with big bright LED Screens. Absen teamed up with Showtime Sound to power movie night at Fredericksburg Fairground in MD. On today’s episode, Jason Polk of Absen joins us to talk about what all went into this glamorous nostalgic event! 

Telling‌ ‌the‌ ‌stories‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌greats‌ ‌is‌ ‌never‌ ‌an‌ ‌easy‌ ‌task.‌ ‌But‌ ‌New‌ ‌Era‌ ‌Technology‌ ‌was‌ ‌hand-selected‌‌ ‌to‌ ‌integrate‌ ‌a‌ ‌vision‌ ‌that‌ ‌memorializes‌ ‌moments‌ ‌of‌ ‌Dr.‌ ‌Martin‌ ‌Luther‌ ‌King’s‌ ‌L‌i‌fe at‌ ‌the‌ ‌Columbus‌ ‌Metropolitan‌ ‌Library.‌ ‌The‌ ‌library‌ ‌was‌ ‌‌seeking‌ ‌different‌ ‌ways‌ ‌to‌ ‌renovate‌ ‌and‌ ‌modernize‌ ‌a‌ ‌branch‌ ‌dedicated‌ ‌to‌ ‌Martin‌ ‌Luther‌ ‌King.‌ ‌One‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌main‌ ‌focal‌ ‌points‌ ‌was ‌projecting‌ ‌onto‌ ‌the‌ ‌facade‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Libary.‌ ‌The‌ ‌pictures‌ ‌of‌ ‌this‌ ‌space‌ ‌we‌ ‌captivating.‌ ‌ ‌On this week's episode, ‌Cody‌ ‌Ramey‌ ‌of‌ ‌New‌ ‌Era‌ ‌Technology‌ ‌stopped by to hang ‌out‌ ‌with‌ ‌me‌ ‌in‌ ‌my‌ ‌crash‌ ‌pad‌ ‌to‌ ‌tell‌ ‌us‌ ‌what‌ ‌all‌ ‌went‌ ‌into‌ ‌bringing‌ ‌such‌ ‌a‌ ‌powerful‌ ‌project‌ ‌to‌ ‌life.‌ ‌ ‌

When I think of any piece of AV or signage I think about communication. How does this piece of gear help others communicate and tell their story. I’ve always looked at AudioVisual technology from a creative perspective. And today’s guest understands just how important it is to manufacture a piece of gear as well as the creativity that goes into telling a captivating story. Today I want to welcome Mark Escribano of StandardVision! I’ve always admired the StandardVision team for marrying art, technolog, and architecture.But today we are going to dive into StandardVision Studios! Which is a full service film production facility right in the heart of LA.

Recruiting some of the best talents in the country is a challenge for universities. Especially within college football, coaches from around the country are always finding new ways to recruit the best athletes for their team. The University of Miami knows just how hard the competition can be, so they created a Recruiting Rotunda which serves as a portal into their Athletics Building. This recruiting rotunda is experience-driven by audio visual technologies that captivate potential new students and tells the story behind their championship organization. So today I have Greg Greg Dieckhaus​, Sr Sales Manager at Datapath hanging out with me in my CrashPad to tell us all about this experience within the University of Miami’s Recruiting rotunda.

For generations NYC’s Times Square has been the heart of New Year’s Eve celebrations around the globe, with millions watching and counting down the seconds until the clock strikes midnight. However, this year’s celebrations, like many things, will look a little different. Events will be virtual and socially-distanced from home, putting Samsung’s stunning LED displays at One Times Square completely center stage as the world welcomes 2021.