What’s Up ProSource with Jim Pearse

Dave Cusick of LG Luxury Home Displays Talks New ProSource Partnership

We're live from CEDIA Expo 2024, where ProSource CEO Jim Pearse talks with Dave Cusick, LG Senior Account Manager, on one of the newest ProSource vendor partnerships - LG Luxury Home Display. Cusick shares how this hybrid division came to be and how the new partnership aims to help ProSource members take the next step into owning commercial projects.

McIntosh Group CEO & CTA Board Member Daniel Pidgeon Joins Jim from Capitol Hill

Recorded in Washington D.C., Jim is joined by fellow CTA Board Member & CEO of McIntosh Group Daniel Pidgeon. The two discuss the efforts the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is making to support technology & innovation in the political landscape, Daniel's journey from ProSource member to CEO of McIntosh Group, and what’s in store for the future of the ProSource x McIntosh Group partnership.

Ryan Heringer & Lee Travis, ProSource Members, Talk Change & Innovation in the CI Space

Recorded at the 2024 PRO / Power Spring Conference, ProSource CEO Jim Pearse discusses innovation & change with two Power-level ProSource members: Ryan Heringer, CEO of Sound Concepts, and Lee Travis, CEO of Wipliance. The trio share their thoughts on how integrators can continue to evolve their business by embracing new verticals and how ProSource helps facilitate channel growth & development.

Peter Sheahan, Keynote Speaker from the 2024 PRO / Power Spring Conference is on the podcast!

On today's episode, we are joined by the PRO / Power Spring Conference keynote speaker, Peter Sheahan and ProSource member, Shawn Hansson from Logic Integration. Peter provides his insight on how he views the custom integration channel from a customer perspective. 

Jeff Goldstein, Head of Sales Custom Installation Channel at Sony Electronics joins Jim Pearse on the podcast

This week, Jeff Goldstein, Head of Sales for the CI channel at Sony joins Jim on the podcast. Goldstein talks about his time at Sony and provides some insight into how to think about Sony.
Jeff gets more in depth about the various products at Sony including their Sony ES line. 
Hear from Jeff on his insights for 2024. 
Plus, Jeff gets a little personal and shares his families love for dogs and rescuing dogs. 

ProSource Member, Shawn Hansson, Shares His Successes as a CEO of Logic Integration

Get to know ProSource member Shawn Hansson, CEO of Logic Integration as he shares how he got into the custom integration industry. Hansson discusses his successes (and failures) as a 20+ year business owner and also gives listeners some insight into the vendors and processes that have helped him be a great business owner. 

Catch up with the President of Premium Audio Company, Tommy Jacobs

In this week's episode, we catch up with the President of Premium Audio Company, Tommy Jacobs. Jacobs discusses the direction of the company, including the lineup of speakers in the Klipsch line. 

An Interview with ProSource member, Henry Clifford, Owner of Livewire

Today we hear from ProSource member, Henry Clifford, owner of Livewire. Did you know that not only does Henry run Livewire, but he also founded and stood up what we know as ProSource New Tech Training and ProSource Project Management Bootcamp in Richmond, VA? Henry provides us some insight into what goes into standing up the training facility. 

An Interview with Troy Dunnington, Owner of Lightworks

Welcome back to the "What's Up ProSource" podcast. In this episode, we will hear from Troy Dunnington, Owner of Lightworks as he talks about the story behind Lightworks and the evolution of his business as he found his niche in the industry. Dunnington provides some great insight on how to run a successful business in the ever-changing custom integration industry. 

Check out what Screen Innovations is up to, featuring CEO Kim Parker

Screen Innovations CEO Kim Parker sits down with ProSource CEO Jim Pearse at the Screen Innovations headquarters in Austin, Texas. Parker discusses the operational improvements at SI that have been made over the last few years including how they overcame the challenges they faced in quality, production and staffing.