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The Think Factory PodcastJim Minadeo, CEO, Zero SurgeJoin us as we chat with Jim Minadeo, President of Zero Surge, about their unique approach to surge protection. In a market where many companies chase short-term gains, Zero Surge remains focused on providing long-lasting, reliable products that don't need replacing. Jim explains how their growth strategy centers on Value Added Resellers (VARs) and OEM partnerships, allowing them to penetrate high-end markets such as luxury yachts and upscale residential projects. He also discusses the challenges the company faces, including rising supplier costs due to new tariffs, and how they navigate the complexities of corporate payments. Tune in to hear...2025-04-1051 min
The Intellectual People PodcastDo you really need surge protection? | Jim Minadeo of Zero Surge ExplainsIn this video, Jim Minadeo of Zero Surge explains how his past Chemistry experience led to a voting machine patent and ultimately becoming the owner of Zero Surge in January 2014 from J. Rudy Harford.
https://zerosurge.com
info@zerosurge.com2021-04-161h 13
HackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Volume 2 Show 1 Eric EmersonVolume 2 Show 3B Virtual Meetup
Due to the current Covid-19 quarantine, our normally scheduled HackHunterdon meetup on March 26th at the Lone Eagle Brewing Company was cancelled. But thanks to a few of the members of the group, we decided to hold a virtual meetup instead. Dennis was instrumental in setting up the Zoom conference call and for recording the call. Brandon from Knack.com was gracious to offer to be the speaker. He has run Knack as a virtual company from its inception, so he has a wealth of experience with the work from home experience.
Since the meetup last...2020-04-0100 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Volume 2 Show 1 Eric EmersonVolume 2 Show 3A Virtual Meetup
Due to the current Covid-19 quarantine, our normally scheduled HackHunterdon meetup on March 26th at the Lone Eagle Brewing Company was cancelled. But thanks to a few of the members of the group, we decided to hold a virtual meetup instead. Dennis was instrumental in setting up the Zoom conference call and for recording the call. Brandon from Knack.com was gracious to offer to be the speaker. He has run Knack as a virtual company from its inception, so he has a wealth of experience with the work from home experience.
Since the meetup last...2020-03-2700 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Volume 2 Show 1 Eric EmersonWelcome to the new version of the HackHunterdon Radio Show. I am your host Jim Minadeo and I am the President of Zero Surge- a manufacturer of power quality filters that are used for surge protecting sensitive electronics. With Zero Surge, you have peace of mind that your electronics are kept safe.
Volume 2 Show 2 Guest is Debbie Peru
Debbie Peru, formed her own company DP Spectroscopy & Training. She is a Consultant with extensive industrial experience in applied spectroscopy (Near Infrared, Mid infrared, Raman, UV/Vis). She manages projects involving analysis of big data sets, new methods development, and is a certi...2020-03-2500 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Volume 2 Show 1 Eric EmersonWelcome to the new version of the HackHunterdon Radio Show. I am your host Jim Minadeo and I am the President of Zero Surge- a manufacturer of power quality filters that are used for surge protecting sensitive electronics. With Zero Surge, you have peace of mind that your electronics are kept safe.
My guest is here for the third time, Eric Emerson of ESquared IT. If you want more background on Eric and his company, I suggest listening to Volume 1 Show #5 or you can visit his website at www.e2itconsulting.com
Before we get to Eric, I would like to...2020-03-1000 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Terry Virts Show 20Col. Terry Virts (ret) served as a U.S. Air Force test fighter pilot, is a NASA veteran of two spaceflights and a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Harvard Business School.
He recently directed his first film, One More Orbit. His next book, The Art of Space Travel, is due out in the fall of 2020. He is currently involved in several film and television projects, serves on corporate boards, consults to the entertainment industry,
writes and promotes public policy.
He is a celebrated thought leader, speaker and author whose seven months in space included...2019-11-0600 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guests Craig Brace & Brendan Elliott Show 18Show #18 features Brendan Elliot and Craig Brace, founding partners of Tech Need. This product advisory and custom software development company works closely with their clients to internalize business goals and craft a sound strategy to achieve success. Utilizing a network of seasoned professionals, US-based employees, and well-vetted partners, TechNeed has developed a strategy to deliver exceptional product and value while controlling project costs.
For the history lesson, we discuss the ramifactions of the Heartbleed vulnerability.2019-10-2300 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guests Daniel Tuft & Jennifer Nagengast Show 17Show #17 features Daniel Tuft and Jennifer Nagengast of ResponseWorks a local Lambertville company with many large corporate customers. From their site ResponseWorks.com:
"When times get tough, we all need a helping hand. From Crisis Management services, to Employee Assistance/EAP, to Higher Education services, ResponseWorks has the experience you need to have a powerful impact. Whether creating a comprehensive Disaster Management plan or helping an individual employee, ResponseWorks is skillful, flexible and compassionate."
The services that they offer are being more important as we all put more emphasis on mental health and companies look to keep their teams together...2019-10-1600 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Tara Shepherd Show 16HackHunterdon Radio Show #16 features guest Tara Shepherd, the Executive Director of goHunterdon. goHunterdon is dedicated to promoting sustainable transportation in Hunterdon County by working with commuters, employers and communities. They work with anything that makes you move around the county be it by car, bike, walking, bus, or taxi. You can learn more about this non-profit organization at www.gohunterdon.org. The history lesson today was run down of the many firsts that New Jersey has pioneered in the world of transportation.2019-10-0900 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Marc Saluk Show 15Show #15 features the Hunterdon County Economic Development Director Marc Saluk! Jim and Marc discuss his approach to improving the local economy. NJ has some unique challenges but also a lot of interesting opportunities for growth. For those of you that have heard Marc speak, know he is all business but I was able to get him to talk about one of his passions - Science Fiction during his last segment. The history lesson is how the Freeholder system of county government has evolved in NJ. Enjoy!2019-09-2500 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Eric Emerson Show 14Show 14 features a return of guest Eric Emerson! Today, he turns the interview back on host Jim Minadeo! Eric interviews Jim about his company Zero Surge. Learn about the history of Zero Surge. Both discuss what it is like to own a business.2019-09-1800 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guests Cody Hofstetter and Grant Pitel Show 13This show features our first attempt at the round table panel discussion type show but one of our panelist had a last minute emergency but we soldiered onward. Grant Pitel and Cody Hofstetter join Jim Minadeo in a discussion of various news stories and answer fun questions about how we all use different technologies. The history lesson is about the first news round table show.2019-09-1100 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Stephen Walker Show 12This week's guest is Stephen Walker, Private Wealth Advisor from Walkers & Associates - A private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. In continuing the discussion of innovation in the world of finance, Stephen and I will focus on personal finance and what changes he has seen from being in this industry for over 25 years. He also emphasizes the main aspect of his role that has not changed in 25 years and will likely never change. We end the show with a history lesson about the first mutual fund which dates back to the 1700's!2019-09-0400 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Dennis Harabin Show 11My guest is Dennis Harabin who has several businesses and projects involved in the insurance, college finance, and software development world. All three involve the use of Artificial Intelligence. Dennis discusses these topics and more. For the historical part of the show, I give you the origin story of the term Artificial Intelligence.2019-08-2800 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Lynn Hutchins Show 10Guest was Lynn Hutchins - local entrepreneur who is involved in the art world, event planning, promotions, and supporting environmental technologies. We discuss some of her work and how she found the passion that also is her vocation. We discuss corporate responsibility and what some of the largest companies in the country have proposed for sustaining innovation. If you want to read more about that issue, go to https://innovation.businessroundtable.org/ For my history lesson, I tell you about the history of the science of global warming.2019-08-2100 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Show 9HackHunterdon Radio Show #9 - A solo host show today. I will talk about state level innovation news, learn about an upcoming innovation event, hear a fun story about license plates, and a history lesson about radio!2019-08-1400 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Cody Hofstetter Show 8Show #8 features guest Cody Hofstetter local businessman and IT security expert, privacy advocate, and has many other hidden talents. He was the first place winning team leader of the first HackHunterdon Hackathon in 2017. He will tell us how he started out his career as a Day Trader and morphed into an IT career. We discuss why open source software may be a better choice for small businesses. We also touch on online privacy. My historical story will be about the first distributed computer virus (surprise! it was on an Apple II computer).2019-08-0700 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Kelly Denti Show 7Show #7 - My guest is Kelly Denti, the owner of Magic Ninja Dust (https://magicninjadust.com/). Learn how she was able to take an idea and make into a product that is now going to be sold at Walmart!2019-07-3100 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Mark Howe Show 6HackHunterdon Radio Show #6 - This weeks show theme is robotics! My guest is Mark Howe - Sales Manager for the Knotts Company. The Knotts Company is an automation solution provider representing industry leading manufacturers of industrial, automation and robotics products. Jim and Mark will discuss the current trends in using robotics for manufacturing. As we end the show, we will go over some robot history.2019-07-2400 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Eric Emerson Show 5HackHunterdon Radio Show #5 - Featuring Guest Eric Emerson of E2 IT Consulting. We talk about email and cybersecurity for businesses, the 2019 Hackathon, how we met at a Chamber event, and comments on some news items. We finish with a discussion of the history of timekeeping and what issues the future of space travel has with timekeeping.2019-07-1700 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Peter Locharernkul Show 4HackHunterdon Radio Show #4 - Learn what other countries are doing to promote policies of innovation, hear from Peter Locharernkul the second place winner of this year's Hackathon, and learn about innovations that we still use today that were spawned by the Apollo program. Peter has some exciting news about his app and where you will be able to use it soon.2019-07-1000 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guest Bob King Show 3Join us for show #3 which features guest Bob King, the co-owner of the Lone Eagle Brewing Co. Bob had a long tech career and applied his knowledge into running a beer operation from batching to marketing. Bob joins host Jim Minadeo, President of Zero Surge in commenting on innovation and technology news as well as the top Founding Father Innovators. Enjoy!2019-07-0300 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Show 2HackHunterdon Radio Show #2: Topics included how Rutgers helped to create the Impossible Burger, news about the Telsa Solar Shingle, and how that internet outage occurred last week. Plus a history of how the world's largest e-retailer got started.2019-06-2600 minHackHunterdon Radio PodcastHackHunterdon Radio Guests Paul John and David Zhang Show 1HackHunterdon Radio Show #1: Guest include the first and third place winners of the 2019 Hackathon Paul John and David Zhang.2019-06-1900 min
Manufacturing Talk RadioNew Jersey Legislative Bi-Partisan Manufacturing CaucusJohn Kennedy, President of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extention Program was joined by Lew Weiss, President of All Metals & Forge Group and co-host of Manufacturing Talk Radio summarizes their presentation to the New Jersey Legislative Bi-Partisan Manufacturing Caucus in Trenton, which was attended by other manufacturing leaders including Scott Mele, President of Tektite Industries, Matt Putt, Executive Director of Employment Horizons, Jim Minadeo, President of Zero Surge, Casey Muench-Bickhardt, President of GEMCO, and Gail Friedberg of ZaGO Manufacturing to discuss the minimum wage, the skills gap, workforce development and oppressive taxation with New Jersey State Senators Robert M. Gordon, Robert...2018-02-2325 min