E48 | Todd Mares AV Career Spotlight

(https://avshoptalk.com/episode48) (https://www.avshoptalk.com/episode48) Todd Mares, Director of Emerging Technologies at Peerless-AV shares how he got into the AV industry. From tinkerer to systems integrator to manufacturer. After the interview I respond to your AV emails. Show Notes: Special Guests: Todd Mares Release Date: January 1, 2018 Running Time: 49:33 Intro • https://avshoptalk.com/subscribe • https://www.avshoptalk.com/episode48 • Sponsor: Peerless-AV Xtreme Outdoor Soundbar (https://goo.gl/oLmJ44) • Todd Mares on Linked-In (  / todd-mares-cts-isf-thx-cedia-dseg-2b53586  ) • Todd Mares on Twitter (  / toddmares  ) Interview • 1988: Silo To Sell Electronics At Field`s (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/19...) • Best Buy company history (http://www.fundinguniverse.com/compan...) • “CEDIA is almost a launching pad or stepping stone for people to get into the InfoComm market” • Transition from integrator to manufacturer • First manufacturing role was application field engineer • Product management of 30-40 skews • Best way to get in touch with Todd is email: tmares@peerless-av.com (mailto:tmares@peerless-av.com) AV Email • Alex – “Where is the best place to start when trying to learn the basics of AV?” • https://www.avixa.org • https://www.bicsi.org • YouTube Channel: HowToAV.tv (   / @theintegrationexchange  ) • Tyler – “appreciate the discussion with Justin from WKU, was very relevant to my work” • E46 | Top Integration Strategies at WKU (https://www.avshoptalk.com/episode46/) • Jonathan – “AutoCAD for AV, Interested” • Shout out to new email subscribers, , Aaron, Tony, Nicos, Samuel, William • AV Shop Talk email list submission form (http://avshoptalk.us3.list-manage.com...) • AVWeek 328: Dummy Passwords (https://avnation.tv/podcast/avweek-32...) • Join AutoCAD for AV webinar list, just email nate@avshoptalk.com (mailto:nate@avshoptalk.com) (https://goo.gl/oLmJ44) Thanks for Subscribing! Reach out any time nate@avshoptalk.com (mailto:nate@avshoptalk.com) . Do you have photos from an awesome AV project? The Brag Board Form (https://www.avshoptalk.com/brag-board...) is active and ready to accept your photos. Brag Board submissions may be showcased at AVShopTalk.com as well as mentioned in a future episode. What awesome things are you doing with AV technology?  Three ways you can support the Podcast: #1 Tell a friend in AV about AV Shop Talk, word of mouth is the best. #2 Review the podcast on your favorite social media or in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a...) . #3 Shop at Amazon using the https://avshoptalk.com/amazon affiliate link. Subscribe:  Newsletter (https://avshoptalk.com/email)  | iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a...)  | Google Play (https://play.google.com/music/listen?...) | RSS (https://www.avshoptalk.com/feed/) Connect: Twitter (  / avshoptalk  )  | Google+ (https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/1114551...)  | Facebook (  / avshoptalk  )  | YouTube (   / @avshoptalk  ) Contact: nate@avshoptalk.com (mailto:nate@avshoptalk.com) (https://www.avshoptalk.com/episode48) https://www.avshoptalk.com/episode48 Credits Host & Producer: Nate Schneider Episode Sponsor: Peerless-AV (https://goo.gl/oLmJ44) Theme Music: Giants Causeway by Colin Owens (https://colinowens.bandcamp.com/) Voice Over Talent: John Perry (http://www.johnsoldtruck.com/)