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New CEDIA CEO; Ignoring Distractions & Getting Down to Business

March 23, 2022 by Ted 4 Comments

CEDIA Global President and CEO Daryl Friedman (L) looks positively terrified, doesn’t he? [Click to enlarge]

PART 1: Identifying Membership ‘Stress Points’

In a Zoom interview last week, I sought to take more of a measure of the man who now runs CEDIA, its new Global President and Chief Executive Officer Daryl Friedman. We first met, and I first told you about Friedman, back when his selection was first announced to the world just a little over 100 days ago. Friedman was in a series of round-robin press interviews and we only had a few minutes to interact. Now, 106 days later (at the time of this interview) he’s traveled the country, gotten his feet wet, and had much more depth of thoughts to share with Strata-gee readers.

See more on Friedman and his plans for CEDIA

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Filed Under: Associations, Education, Integrators, Management, News, People, Strategy Tagged With: CEDIA, Daryl Friedman

Tech Takes a Stand on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

March 10, 2022 by Ted 3 Comments

Russian invasion - A Mariupol, Ukraine apartment building damaged by artillery shelling
An apartment building in Mariupol, Ukraine damaged by artillery shelling [Photo: Evgeniy Maloletka/Associated Press]

Certainly, the biggest news story of the year has been the dramatic and horrific invasion of Ukraine by Russia. This invasion was undertaken for illegitimate reasons and has resulted in an almost unbearable amount of pain for Ukrainian soldiers and citizens. The dismal news coming out of the region has forced countries, alliances, and even businesses to reassess their relationship with the clear aggressor in the war, Russia. Now, this reckoning has come to the Tech industry as well.

See who in Tech has taken a stand on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Filed Under: Gov't/Politics, News, People Tagged With: Russia

New Brand AVA Appears with Solid Founder Pedigree; But is Success Guaranteed?

March 9, 2022 by Ted 1 Comment

On Monday we learned of the launch of a new brand of wireless streaming music systems called AVA. Targeted towards the higher-end of the market, AVA features a more European design aesthetic, is targeted for distribution through the custom integration channel, and comes from a triumvirate of co-founders of respectable pedigree.

But does this pedigree guarantee their success?

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, People, Products, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: AVA, Control4, Neeo, remote control, wireless music systems

Bob Weissburg Joins Fidelity Imports as Director of Business Development

March 4, 2022 by Ted 1 Comment

Bob Weissburg

Well-known industry executive Bob Weissburg has joined Fidelity Imports, distributor of fine high-end audio gear, as its Director of Business Development. With a long career in top management with companies like Sony and D&M, Weissburg is well-respected by the dealer community.

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Filed Under: People Tagged With: Bob Weissburg, Fidelity Imports

Joe Whitaker Leaves His Integration Company to Take a Position at Origin Acoustics

February 2, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Origin Acoustics logo

Joe Whitaker, a former partner in Thoughtful Integrations out of St. Louis, MO/Dallas, TX, is leaving his integration life behind to join Origin Acoustics as its Vice President of Business Development. Whitaker has been an active promoter of Origin products in his former life as an integrator and has already been consulting with the company on products for years.

See more on Whitaker at Origin Acoustics

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, People

Dave Nauber, Head of Classé for Nearly 20-Yrs, Leaves Company at End of March

February 2, 2022 by Ted 6 Comments

Dave Nauber - Sound United Director of Brand for Classe

BREAKING NEWS

In an internal email circulated to company employees on Monday, Joel Sietsema, Sound United’s Brand President of Marantz and Classé, announced a “change to the leadership structure of the Marantz and Classé organization.” That change is a big one – Dave Nauber, leader of the Classé brand for nearly 20-years, will be leaving the company at the end of March, “to pursue new opportunities.”

Read more about this change at the top of Classé

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Filed Under: Brands, Management, Manufacturers, News, People, Strategy Tagged With: classé, Classe, Dave Nauber, Joel Sietsema, Sound United

Kaleidescape Appoints Craig Sholder as Chief Revenue Officer

January 20, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Kaleidescape CRO Craig Sholder

Kaleidescape announced on Wednesday that they have appointed Craig Sholder as chief revenue officer (CRO). The appointment is effective immediately.

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, News, People, Sales Tagged With: Craig Sholder, Kaleidescape, Tayloe Stansbury

Cineluxe: All You Need to Know About Luxury Home Entertainment

January 20, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Cineluxe - from their home page

A little more than ten miles south of Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, you come to a tiny, unincorporated area known as Murrells Inlet. Known as the Seafood Capital of South Carolina (or at least that is what they say), like many seashore areas, Murrells Inlet is a true lifestyle community where residents and visitors enjoy outdoor living, great seafood restaurants, gorgeous beaches, lots of wildlife in the natural marshlands, and more. It is also where you’ll find Custom Theater & Audio, a custom integration business co-owned and managed by John Sciacca – and just one of the many hats he wears.

Now, adding yet another hat, he is also the new owner of Cineluxe, an online media site seeking to provide lots of informative and interesting content – as well as added support – for the luxury home entertainment consumer.

Learn more about John Sciacca and Cineluxe

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Filed Under: Media, News, People Tagged With: Cineluxe, John Sciacca, luxury home entertainment, luxury market, Michael Gaughn

Portal Adds Robert Keeler as Director of Vendor Services

January 12, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Portal.io, an industry-leading cloud-based proposal tool, announced this week that well-known industry veteran Robert (Rob) Keeler has joined their team as Director of Vendor Services. Rob has worked in various roles with several top industry brands, most of which are the leading brands in their respective categories.

Learn more about Robert Keeler at Portal

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Filed Under: News, People Tagged With: Portal, Rob Keeler, Robert Keeler

Well-Known Industry Personality Robert Heiblim Dies

January 8, 2022 by Ted 10 Comments

Well-known industry personality Robert Heiblim died early Friday morning, January 7, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 69. Heiblim enjoyed a long and prominent career in technology, first in corporate management and later launching his own successful consulting business. Most know him for his time at Denon, where he ultimately rose to become the President of U.S. operations. But his career, and his industry influence, ultimately grew to represent so much more than that.

Learn more about the passing of Robert Heiblim

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