Residential Tech Talks

Residential Tech Talks


Latest Episodes

Episode 184: Josh Willits on How AI is Transforming Portal Proposals
November 12, 2024

On this week’s podcast, Josh Willits joins us from Mechanicsburg, PA, where he is COO of Portal, the proposal software and product/pricing database for integrators. Although you’ve seen him wearing the Portal orange pants at trade shows going on 11 years

Episode 183: Bert Herrero Previews His New Daisy Franchise Plans
November 05, 2024

On this weeks podcast, Bert Herrero joins us from Pompano Beach, FL, to discuss his career in custom integration, including his new role as a franchise owner with Daisy, the national smart space installation and services company. Our guest today founded

Episode 182: 30+ Years of Inventions with Modern Atomics’ Mike Braithwaite
October 21, 2024

On this weeks podcast, Modern Atomics co-founder Michael Braithwaite joins us from Austin, TX, to discuss his 30-plus-year career as an innovator and inventor of smart home and commercial AV technology. Mike and Jeremy recently re-connected, prior to his

Episode 181: Michael Heiss on CEDIA Product Trends and the Laundry Jet
October 14, 2024

On this weeks podcast, our contributing editor Michael Heiss joins us from his home in Los Angeles to talk about his experience at last months CEDIA Expo, including the biggest trends, biggest surprises, and most over-hyped and most-under-the-radar intr

Episode 180: John Sciacca’s Pickleball Success and CEDIA Favorites
October 03, 2024

On this weeks podcast, John Sciacca joins us from Myrtle Beach, SC, where he co-owner of Custom Theater and Audio. Whenever John is on the podcast, the conversation is sure to drift away from smart home tech topics toward he and Jeremys other favorite t

Episode 179: Kyle Steele’s Smart Home and Wellness Tech Insights
September 26, 2024

On this weeks podcast Kyle Steele joins us from Burbank, CA, where he is president of Global Wave Integration and founder and CEO of FutureCare Solutions Group. Kyle and Jeremy connected recently during John Sciaccas pickleball tournament at CEDIA Expo

Episode 178: Hagan Kappler on Building the Daisy Brand
August 22, 2024

On this weeks podcast Hagan Kappler joins us from Costa Mesa, CA, where she is co-founder and CEO of Daisy, the national smart home integration brand. With a career spanning service brands like Starbucks, Carrier, Trane, Club Car, Terminix, Merry Maids,

Episode 177: Richard Charschan and His Home Theater-ology Vision
August 15, 2024

On this weeks podcast Richard Charschan joins us from Long Island, New York, where he is president of AcousticSmart Home Theater Interiors. Richard founded AcousticSmart for more than 25 years ago and has worked on some of the world's finest custom theat

Episode 176: How Trinnov Waveforming Actively Shapes Room Acoustics
July 25, 2024

On this weeks podcast Arnaud Laborie joins us from Paris, France, where he is CEO of Trinnov Audio. Over the past 20 years, Trinnov has earned a reputation for developing advanced sound processing technologies, including proprietary loudspeaker and room

Episode 175: Mike Jordan Says It’s Time to Give RTI Another Look
July 11, 2024

On this weeks podcast Mike Jordan joins us from Charlotte, North Carolina, where he is chief product officer at RTI. With more than 12 years of industry experience, our guest today is known for leading productive, successful product teams. Prior to joini