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For Jeremy Rasti, the path into custom integration started long before Crescendo Automation Audio Video opened its doors in Baton Rouge. Rasti talks about building Crescendo into a maturing integration firm, expanding from AV into lighting design, shades, and networking, and using peer groups and training to keep the business moving forward. The conversation also…

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5 days ago

Industry News Video

HTSA Board President Talks Leadership Search, Next Chapter for the Group

HTSA has officially opened its search for a new Managing Director, beginning a planned leadership transition that will continue through the end of the year and mark the organization’s first major leadership change in more than a decade. Current Executive Director Jon Robbins, who has led HTSA since December 2015, will remain in place through…

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Jul 2026

Podcast Video

SureBright Explores How Whole-System Coverage Improves the Integrator’s Offering

Warranty programs have their own connotations that they carry. But, traditionally, they’re seen as single-product programs that are there in the event of a product failure to protect the consumer. For custom integrators, who install products in myriad rooms and across a variety of categories and price points, the idea of attaching a warranty to…

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Jul 2026

Podcast Video

Loewe Brings Its Luxury Electronics Vision to the North American Market

Loewe North America General Manager Jeff Costello discusses the brand’s methodical launch in the U.S. market.

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Jul 2026

Podcast Video

Chris Oram Leads Audio Advice Expansion Into Las Vegas

Chris is in the midst of a unique journey helping the Audio Advice team open its sixth showroom, and first this far West as the brand enters Las Vegas. As the General Manager of the location, he’s got his hands full planning and executing the build-out, while also introducing the brand to a new crop…

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Jun 2026

Podcast Video

AVPro Crafts a Complete Story for Commercial and Residential Dealers

Amid construction of the InfoComm trade show floor, we sat down with Tom Devine, VP of Marketing for AVPro Global, to talk about their presence here, as well as the new narrative the brand gets to tell to commercial and residential dealers alike. From their complete package of system solutions, to their ability to support…

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Jun 2026

Podcast Video

Design-Centric Technology is the Prevailing Philosophy for Origin Acoustics

During our recent trip out to Las Vegas, we stopped by the Origin Acoustics headquarters to catch up with their team. And they certainly had a lot to show off, including a completely re-outfitted showroom that features their full line in a variety of applications.

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Jun 2026

Podcast Video

Designing Before Digging: Boca Tech’s Innovative Smart Home Pitch

We sit down with Boca Tech and Automation Founder and CEO Jeff Galea and Marketing Director Marcio Gomes to explore how the company is using what it calls ‘digital twin technology’ to transform the way it designs, sells, and installs high-end automation systems and other luxury technology.

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Jun 2026

Roundtables Video

Connected Design Roundtable Explores Evolution of AI in Our Workflow

Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract future topic for the connected home and design-build channel. During our recent Connected Design AI Roundtable, that point came through clearly from both the research that opened the conversation and the panelists already putting AI to work inside their companies. The discussion built on our recent Industry Pulse Survey,…

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Jun 2026

Podcast Video

TheCoTeam’s Chris Smith Wants Integrators to Stop Unicorn Hunting

Drawing on more than two decades in the CI channel and hundreds of successful placements through TheCoTeam, Chris Smith breaks down why “unicorn hunting” is holding companies back, where integrators can find talent beyond the obvious candidate pool, and how a more intentional hiring process can help businesses grow stronger teams.

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Jeremy Rasti on Building and Evolving Crescendo, and Protecting Client Trust

HTSA Board President Talks Leadership Search, Next Chapter for the Group

SureBright Explores How Whole-System Coverage Improves the Integrator’s Offering

Loewe Brings Its Luxury Electronics Vision to the North American Market

Chris Oram Leads Audio Advice Expansion Into Las Vegas

AVPro Crafts a Complete Story for Commercial and Residential Dealers

Design-Centric Technology is the Prevailing Philosophy for Origin Acoustics

Designing Before Digging: Boca Tech’s Innovative Smart Home Pitch

Connected Design Roundtable Explores Evolution of AI in Our Workflow

TheCoTeam’s Chris Smith Wants Integrators to Stop Unicorn Hunting

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