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42 episodes
since Jan. 23, 2026
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This week covers CEDIA’s apprenticeship framework, tunable mirror lighting, intuitive hotel controls, audio at Liverpool Cathedral, and how integrators track earned revenue on open projects. 1. CEDIA’s technology integrator apprenticeship earns federal approval. https://connecteddesign.tech/cedia-s…

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Lawrence Walters, founder of southeast Michigan’s Imagined Home Technology, joins Rob Stott to talk about starting over after a business failed and what it took to finish the jobs clients had already paid deposits on. Walters explains how those experiences shape the way he handles tough calls, buil…
Five stories on how connected spaces come together, from the design conversations that shape a home to the controls coordinating a resort. We close with AVIXA’s CEO handoff and David Labuskes’s take on what residential and commercial integrators could gain from being neighbors at RESIDE, Lightapalo…
As he prepares to retire at the end of 2026, AVIXA CEO David Labuskes joins Rob Stott for a candid conversation about knowing when to step aside, planning for succession, and building a team that can carry an organization forward. Labuskes reflects on AVIXA's global reach, its collaborative culture…
A new, weekly series takes five stories that custom integrators need to know about and shares the details in five minutes or less. This week's five-story recap covers adaptable commercial spaces, audio planned around a Denver home's architecture, practical AI opportunities in lighting controls, Mit…
The Connected Design Podcast heads to L-Acoustics' Americas headquarters in Nashville for a conversation with Nick Fichte, global business development lead for hospitality, home, and yacht. Fresh from experiencing the company's HYRISS showroom, Rob Stott talks with Nick about the thinking behind th…
On this episode of the Connected Design Podcast, Rob Stott talks with Dave Malekpour and John Songdahl, president and vice president of sales and marketing, respectively, of Pro Audio Design. They explore the thinking behind PAD's approach to equipment, acoustics, integration, and studio design, al…
On this episode of the Connected Design Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Rob Stott sits down with Shawn Hansson, founder and CEO of Logic Integration, to continue the conversation that started during a CEDIA Expo education session. Hansson shares the early story of launching Logic Integration, the customer…
We sit down with Jason Turner, VP and co-founder of PowerShades, to recap CEDIA Expo and discuss the company's first full year as part of Springs Window Fashions. Turner shares how the acquisition has strengthened PowerShades' supply chain, fabric development, manufacturing resources, and dealer su…
In this episode of the Connected Design Podcast, host Rob Stott speaks with Todd Katcher, Chief Product Officer for Zoney Digital Signage and Digital Dealership System, about how digital signage can do much more than put content on a screen. Todd explains how signage should be designed around the c…
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