Electrical Wholesaling Podcasts

Follow Electrical Wholesaling Podcasts
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

Through these podcasts, Electrical Wholesaling magazine aims to bring new insight, market data, unique stories and helpful tips from the $100 billion-plus electrical industry in episodes of under 15 minutes to our audience of electrical distributors, independent manufacturers' reps and electrical manufacturers. This podcast is produced by Electrical Wholesaling magazine, part of Endeavor Business Media's portfolio of publications. It's edited by Editor-in-Chief Jim Lucy and Associate Editor Ellie Coggins. Artwork by Art Director David Eckhart. For more info on Electrical Wholesaling's unique package of content for the electrical market, check us out at www.ewweb.com.

Endeavor Business Media


    • May 5, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 154 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from Electrical Wholesaling Podcasts with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Electrical Wholesaling Podcasts

    Top 100 Electrical Distributors Speak Out

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 9:48


    Episode 120 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast offers an insider's look at Top 100 distributors' take on the 2025 economy. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Electrical Market Business Conditions & Pricing Trends

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 13:18


    In Episode #119 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast, you can check out distributors' forecasts in the latest EW/VRP Electrical Marketing Business Conditions survey and see some fresh pricing data from Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Trump's Tariffs Slam Electrical Stocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 18:36


    Episode 117 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass explores the impact of tariffs on electrical stocks & looks at 2025's busiest market for residential new construction.

    Follow the Moving Trucks: Local Markets Attracting the Most New Residents

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 19:02


    Need a quick read on which local areas are showing signs of growth?  Episode 116 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass explores  the metropolitan areas, counties, micropolitan areas and states seeing the biggest population increases. 

    Rexel USA's Roger Little: Thoughts on 2025's Opportunities and Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 26:51


    In this episode of Electrical Wholesaling's Executive Insights, Roger Little, Rexel USA's CEO, offers some great insight into growth opportunities in data centers and energy, the challenges with tariffs and the company's acquisition philosophy.

    Large Data Center, Airport & Hospital Projects in the Pipeline

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 14:52


    Along with discussing several key economic indicators that may already be impacted by tariff talks and global uncertainty over the war in Ukraine, Episode # 115 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy Podcast explores the largest data center, airport and hospital projects now in the pipeline. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Eye on Washington: NAED's Bud DeFlaviis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 32:30


    In this Electrical Wholesaling Executive Insights Podcast, Bud DeFlaviis director of government relations for the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), offers an insider's take on the legislative issues of most interest to the electrical market. He discusses tariffs, energy issues, business legislation and more.

    New Data for Electrical Product Sales Estimates

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 14:46


    Episode 114 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast series explores Electrical Marketing's latest sales potential estimates for 17 key electrical product categories. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Trump's Tariffs: A Take On What They Could Mean to the Electrical Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 5:46


    In this Electrical Wholesaling Executive Insights podcast, EW Editor-in-Chief Jim Lucy explains why the electrical industry could get hit harder by tariffs than many other industries because so many electrical products have high such high steel, aluminum and copper content.

    Today's Electrical Sales Leaders - Metro Level

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 12:19


    Episode #113 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast will look at the metropolitan areas with the biggest increases in sales potential and building permit activity. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Electrification: Will it Make the Cash Register Ring?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 18:37


    In this Electrical Wholesaling Executive Insights podcast, learn why Panduit's Bob Krisel and Jeff Krossel are excited about new sales opportunities electrification will create & the company's new plant in Mexico.

    Billion-Dollar Data Centers & Hot Electrical Stocks - Audio Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 17:34


    Episode #112 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast covers the newest billion-dollar data centers & hot electrical stocks. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Top 20 Counties in 2025 Estimated Electrical Sales Potential - Audio Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 16:29


    Episode #111 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast series by Electrical Wholesaling explores the largest counties for contractor and industrial sales potential. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    2024's Biggest News Stories & 2025 Trends and Growth Opportunities - Audio-Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 16:47


    Episode #110 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast series will cover 2024's biggest news stories and look at EW's Picks for 2025's biggest growth opportunities & trends to watch.

    Fast-Growing Electrical Contractor & Industrial Markets: Audio-Only Version

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 16:47


    Episode #109 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast series explores the nation's fastest-growing contractor and industrial markets and the South Atlantic Region. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    A Quick Guide to Electrical Wholesaling's 2025 Market Planning Guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 3:21


    Jim Lucy, EW's editor-in-chief, provides an overview of this year's Market Planning Guide and offers some tips on how to navigate through all the data.

    Local Markets with the Most Estimated Electrical Sales Potential

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 8:28


    Episode 108 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass  will take a look at the largest local and state electrical market, with information from Electrical Wholesaling's 2025 Market Planning Guide.

    3Q 2024's Billion-Dollar Mega-Projects: Audio-Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 18:44


    Episode 107 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass  will take a look at the billion-dollar hospital, airport and data center projects that entered the pipeline over the past few months.

    3Q 2024 Business Condtions & Latest Pricing Trends: Audio-Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 12:31


    Episode #106 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass  will take a look at the results of the Electrical Wholesaling/Vertical Research Partners survey on business conditions in the electrical market and discuss highlights from Electrical Marketing's most recent Electrical Price Index.

    Key Electrical Market Economic Indicators - Audio-OnlyVersion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 21:44


    Episode 105 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass analyzes several key market indicators and looks at a state that is quietly becoming a very hot electrical market - Indiana.

    Electrical Wholesaling's Latest Metro- and State-Level Sales Estimates - Audio Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 17:34


    Episode #104 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast offers a sneak peek at our latest local and state sales estimates. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Why Distributors Have Become a Hot Commodity in Today's M&A Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 28:44


    Benchmark International's Clinton Johnston on why buyers are searching for distributors in today's M&A market.

    11 Leading Economic Indicators in the Electrical Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 14:03


    Episode #103 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass explores 11 key leading economic indicators that point to future economic conditions in the electrical market.

    County All-Stars: The U.S. Counties with the Most Sales Potential

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 13:51


    Episode 102 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion explores EW's latest list of County All-Stars: The U.S. Counties Growing the Fastest and Offering Big Increases in Electrical Potential Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Legrand's Brian Di Bella on New Market Opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 30:31


    Welcome to Electrical Wholesaling's latest Executive Insights podcast. Our guest is Brian Di Bella, the president and CEO of Legrand's North & Central America business. We are delighted to get on his busy schedule to discuss what he sees as some terrific growth opportunities for Legrand, its distributors and end users installing these products.

    Analyzing the Residential Construction Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 13:47


    See which metros are 2024's hottest residential construction markets in Episode #101 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast.

    Electrical Pricing Trends & 2024 Midyear Outlook

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 11:21


    Episode 100 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass offers an update on electrical product pricing trends and a sneak preview of the 2024 Mid-Year Economic Update by Vertical Research Partners and Electrical Wholesaling.

    outlook pricing midyear electrical vertical research partners
    Mark Serafino on Building a Sales Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 25:42


    In this episode of Electrical Wholesaling's Electrical Insights podcast series, Mark Serafino of Sincerely Speaking offers some tips on mentoring young salespeople.

    Hot Electrical Stocks & a Deep Dive into Latest Construction Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 16:03


    Electrical Wholesaling's Episode #99 of the Today's Electrical Economy Podcast series looks at the publicly owned electrical stocks showing the most growth in 2Q 2024 and the hottest segments of the construction market. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Mega-Projects in the Construction Pipeline - Today's Electrical Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 22:31


    Episode #98 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast series explores some of the largest construction projects underway and in the planning stages. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Electrical Wholesaling's 2024 Top 100 Distributors - Audio Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 15:53


    Episode 97 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion looks at the 10 largest distributors in Electrical Wholesaling's 2024 Top 100 ranking. 

    Top 150 Distributors Speak Out in EW's Today's Electrical Economy Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 14:28


    Episode 96 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion looks at some of large construction projects Top 150 distributors are working on and provides some interesting commentary of what's happening with copper prices.

    Top 150 Distributors Speak Out in the Today's Electrical Economy Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 14:54


    Episode 95 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion looks at some early results from Electrical Wholesaling's 2024 Top 150 Distributors survey.

    EW Executive Insight Shorts - EV Industry Rocked by Tesla's Staff Cuts to Its SuperCharger Business

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 3:06


    Tesla's network of 50,000-plus installed superchargers have been the gold standard in the EV charging industry for their fast charging times and dependability.

    Frank Hurtte of River Heights Consulting on the New Realities of the Sales Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 34:12


    Frank Hurtte talked with more than 200 salespeople and sales managers as part of the research for his latest book, The New Sales Guy Project. Electrical Wholesaling's Jim Lucy sat down with Frank to learn how  he had so much fun learning from and teaching the industry's new generation of salespeople.

    Electrical Pricing Trends & Hot Industrial Markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 10:35


    Episode 94 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast is sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Today's Electrical Economy Looks at Electrical Stocks on the Move in 1Q 2024 - Audio Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 14:35


    Episode 93 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass looks at electrical stocks winners and losers in 1Q 2024 and a new look for GE after its spinoff of its aerospace and power divisions. 

    Today's Electrical Economy Podcast - Episode 92 - March 25, 2024 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 16:20


    Episode 92 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass looks at the latest pricing trends from Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index , some blockbluster distributor acquisitions and the LEDucation lighting show.

    EW Executive Insights: Meet Optec LED Lighting's BobTortorello

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 29:25


    Bob Tortorello, VP of sales for Optec LED Lighting, sat down with Jim Lucy, editor-in-chief, Electrical Wholesaling, to discuss his love for the lighting business, how Optec LED competes with the lighting giants for business in the parking garage lighting and area lighting markets, and why today's exciting advances in LEDs continue to make the lighting market is a great place for young people to start their careers.

    Today's Electrical Economy - Episode 91 - March 11, 2024 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 14:43


    Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy - Episode 91 highlights some of the largest construction projects that have made headlines in 1Q 2024. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Today's Electrical Economy - Episode #90 Feb. 26, 2024 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 16:10


    Episode 90 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass looks at the latest pricing trends from Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index and the largest local markets for building permits in 2023.

    EW's Executive Insights Podcast: ATI Electrical's Greg Knowles on Serving the Market for Temporary Power and Switchgear

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 30:37


    Knowles and the ATI Electrical team have supplied switchgear, substations, temporary power and related products to several high-profile projects in Las Vegas, including the MGM Sphere, T-Mobile Arena, Resorts World and Las Vegas Water District.

    Today's Electrical Economy Podcast - Episode 89 - Feb. 12, 2024 Update - Audio Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 17:54


    Episode 89 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast looks at the drivers for a surge in data center construction and some other large projects now on the drawing boards and in the construction pipeline. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Today's Electrical Economy - Episode # 88 - Jan. 22. 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 17:54


    This podcast looks at several key leading economic indicators for the electrical market and the latest product pricing trends in Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index.  Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Today's Electrical Economy Episode #87 - Jan. 8, 2024 Update -Audio Only Version

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 15:28


    This Electrical Wholesaling podcast looks at some large construction projects now in the pipeline and highlight the electrical stocks that did the best in 2023. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Today's Electrical Economy - Episode 86 - Audio Only - Dec. 18, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 13:30


    This podcast looks at Electrical Wholesaling's picks for the hottest construction niches in 2024. 

    EW Executive Insights Podcast - A Conversation with DISC's Chris Sokoll

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 31:14


    Get Chris Sokoll's 2024 Electrical Market Outlook and tips for more effective marketing planning. Chris is the president of DISC Corp. (www.disccorp.com), the electrical market's leading provider of industry sales data.

    Today's Electrical Economy Podcast - Episode 85 - Dec. 4 , 2023 - Audio Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 16:17


    In this podcast, we will look at electrical sales forecasts for 2024 from Electrical Wholesaling, DISC and several other economist. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Today's Electrical Economy: Episode 84 Audio Only - Nov. 20, 2023 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 13:17


    Episode # 84 of the Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast looks at the latest trends in Electrical Marketings' Electrical Price Index. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Today's Electrical Economy - Episode #83 - November 6, 2023 Update - Audio Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 19:27


    This podcast looks at some of the largest construction projects that broke ground in recent months. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

    Today's Electrical Economy - Episode 82 - Oct. 23, 2023 Update / Audio Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 18:12


    This podcast covers the September changes in Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index, Q3 2023 business conditions and 2024 forecasts and the latest distributor acquisitions.

    Claim Electrical Wholesaling Podcasts

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel