The Thoughtful Home

Smarter Than Your Average Home Technology marches on, and the products that we put in the home bring forward a smarter, integrated household. Today we are enamored to be joined by Chief Product and Technology Officer for SnapAV Charlie Kindel. We discuss his journey in the AV space, the annual C4Yourself month and how it shows our side of AV, and where the smart home is headed moving forward. Host: Joe Whitaker Guests: Charlie Kindel - SnapAV   Notes: This show is recorded live every Thursday at 5:30 PM Central Time at Thoughtful Integrations' Facebook page.

But Why Brown? Be it live event or personal use, audio is one of the cornerstones of AV for integrators and consumers alike. It's in the name, after all. So what goes into creating quality audio solutions? Today we are joined by Associate Director for Listening Products at Shure Sean Sullivan joins us to take a deep dive into the making of headphones and what goes into design, the impact of codecs, get a look at some Shure products and more. Host: Joe Whitaker Guests: Sean Sullivan - Shure Notes: This show is recorded live every Thursday at 5:30 PM Central Time at Thoughtful Integrations' Facebook page.

Hidden But Heard As we get closer to the winter season, things are cooling down and everyone's going inside for shelter. Except that we've already been inside for the last half year. Even still, this is the time to consider your home space and what can be done. With us today is Director of Channel Marketing for Sonance Mike Cleary to talk about the innovations made in James Loudspeaker following their acquisition by Sonance, the power of an invisible speaker, transforming spaces through AV and more. Host: Joe Whitaker Guests: Mike Cleary - Sonance   Notes: This show is recorded live every Thursday at 5:30 PM Central Time at Thoughtful Integrations' Facebook page.

Putting The Pieces Together In this day and age, we are juggling so many different sources of content. Gaming consoles, disc players, streaming devices, the list goes on. Add on some family members with their own screens and the web becomes more complicated than ever. Thankfully we're here to talk about the flexibility of video distribution solution and more with our friend "The Dude" of Just Add Power, Taft Stricklin. We also get a quick live demonstration from one of the many guitars on his wall! Host: Joe Whitaker Guests: Taft Stricklin - Just Add Power Notes: This show is recorded live every Thursday at 5:30 PM Central Time at Thoughtful Integrations' Facebook page.

A Place Of Our Own For this episode we have our very own first integrator as the guest. Today we talk with Scott Newnam, the CEO of Audio Advice to discuss his story of getting into the AV space and building a connection with your clients. We also discuss the rise of home theater spaces and considerations to home offices in the midst of this pandemic. Host: Joe Whitaker Guests: Scott Newnam - Audio Advice Notes: This show is recorded live every Thursday at 5:30 PM Central Time at Thoughtful Integrations' Facebook page.

When Things Go Wrong When it comes to setting up solutions and installing products for clients, it's important to have that knowledge ingrained. Thankfully for the AV industry there are organizations like CEDIA to bring education and a level of quality to the space. Today we're joined by Ian Bryant, Vice President of Technology Application & Workforce Initiatives at CEDIA to discuss what the organization is doing to help the AV industry in this time of crisis. And of course being a live show, things start to fall apart. This inadvertently shows the importance of training and working under pressure! Host: Joe Whitaker Guests: Ian Bryant - CEDIA Notes: This show is recorded live every Thursday at 5:30 PM Central Time at Thoughtful Integrations' Facebook page.

Buffers By The Score Since everyone is in the home, Wi-Fi has been put to the test by working from home, streaming, and more from many different sources in the home. Today we demystify some of the aspects of building a home network, and what better person to talk about setting up a strong network than Chief Sales Officer Bryce Nordstrand from Access Networks. We discuss the considerations to be made for your network and structure, and the viability of new technology like Wi-Fi 6 and 5G.  Host: Joe Whitaker Guests: Bryce Nordstrand - Access Networks Notes: This show is recorded live every Thursday at 5:30 PM Central Time at Thoughtful Integrations' Facebook page.  

The Saga Continues Like most popular media of the 2000s, Joe Whitaker's Thoughtful Thursdays show has been rebooted! However, its goal remains the same- To sit down with the many faces of our industry and discuss what AV is doing today. This week we are joined by Vice President of Marketing for Luxul Mike Grubb, talking about the requirements for children as we go into the new school semester. A majority of classes will be online, which means networks will need to be as strong as ever as parents and children work from home. What can integrators do with value-based solutions to improve on the educational experience? We also learn about Luxul's own ProWatch cloud management solution designed to monitor and manage devices on the network and respond to potential problems proactively. And since it's tangentially related to kids, we also take a quick look at Epic's ongoing litigation against Apple for taking their hit game Fortnite off of the Apple store. Host: Joe Whitaker Guests: Mike Grubb - Luxul Notes: This show is recorded live every Thursday at 5:30 PM Central Time at Thoughtful Integrations' Facebook page.