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The AV Life293: True North with Brittney GrantRecorded July 22, 2025Tim Van Woeart and Renee Benson welcome Brittney Grant, AV professional at Aims Community College and Chair of HETMA’s Approved Program, for a conversation themed around “True North.” They discuss professional growth, mentorship, and how to navigate an evolving AV industry while staying grounded in purpose and values.Brittney shares her journey from student to AV leader, her passion for creating excellent experiences, and the mentors who shaped her career. The group reflects on lessons learned from recent HETMA Roadshows, the importance of quality over quantity in industry relationships, and how AV...2025-07-2849 minThe AV Life292: Catch Up from May: Tarrifs, Travel and Tim's Big MoveRecorded May 13, 2025This “lost” episode of The AV Life goes back to a recording that didn’t post when originally captured but remains as relevant as ever. Host Tim Van Woeart is joined by Joe Way and Renee Benson for an unfiltered conversation that blends industry insight with personal updates and plenty of laughs.The crew talks about Tim’s career transition to Rutgers Newark, the frantic run-up to InfoComm, and how tariffs, supply chain quirks, and travel shifts are changing the conversation in higher ed AV. It’s part industry talk, part after-hour...2025-07-2649 minThe AV Life291: True North with Tammy FuquaIn this reflective and heartfelt episode of The AV Life, host Tim Van Woeart is joined by crew members Murphy Daley, James King, and Nancy Blanchard for a meaningful conversation with special guest Tammy Fuqua. Together, they explore the idea of discovering and living your “true north”—that internal compass that guides how you lead, grow, and show up for others.Tammy shares her journey with vulnerability and strength, opening up about the importance of clarity, personal alignment, and staying grounded in your values, even in the face of challe...2025-07-2154 minThe AV Life290: Live from Infocomm 25Recorded June 11-13, 2025, live at the HETMA Booth (4887), InfoComm Orlando.The AV Life crew returns with a three-part episode recorded live from the show floor at InfoComm 2025. Across Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, host Tim Van Woeart is joined by Nancy Blanchard and Renee Benson to reflect on the energy of the show, highlight key moments at the HETMA booth, and share their own experiences navigating a packed InfoComm schedule. With surprise guests—including a championship belt–wearing Ryan Gray—this live series captures the spirit of community, exhaustion, and excitement that only InfoComm can delive...2025-07-1855 minThe AV Life289: Post Infocomm 25Recorded June 26, 2025After a hot and humid week in Orlando, the crew of The AV Life reconnects to swap stories, shout out favorite moments, and wind down from another whirlwind InfoComm. With Tim Van Woeart back at the helm, the team dives into their personal takeaways from the show floor, standout booth designs, and a few philosophical detours about the AV community itself. It’s equal parts reunion, recap, and real talk.Nancy Blanchard, Renee Benson, and Murphy Daley join Tim for this informal, wide-ranging episode that celebrates what makes InfoComm special be...2025-07-0736 minThe AV Life288: HETMA and CoreyIn this special 4th of July release, The AV Life team gathers for a conversation that connects where the show started with where the AV community is heading.Host Tim Van Woeargt is joined by Renee Benson, Nancy Blanchard, and James King, and Joe Way.Joe shares recent updates from HETMA, including growth, outreach, and upcoming initiatives.The crew also takes a few moments to reflect on the early days of the podcast and the legacy of Corey Moss, one of its original creators. Though Corey isn’t on the mic, his influence on th...2025-07-0450 minThe AV Life287: Conferences! Conferences! Conferences!This is an episode made for YouTube! Tim, Murphy, Nancy and Joe talk about so many conference items that are coming up or just happened. HETMA Virtual Conference, HETMA Toronto Roadshow, Infocomm, HETMA Education Summit! Check out all the fun times!! Head over to YouTube and search for The AV Life! Make sure you like and subscribe while you're there!2025-03-041h 02The AV Life286: Live From ISE!Hey everyone! Now this was a great episode! Tim and Renee check in with Nancy and Joe while they are at ISE in Barcelona and the list of people we get on the show is incredible! AVIXA CEO Dave Labuskes gets pulled right off the floor and straight onto the show, followed by Erin Maher-Moran, Troy Powers, and Britt Yenser! They all give their early impressions on what is shaping up to be a great ISE Show! Sit back and enjoy!2025-02-0431 minThe AV Life285: ISE Before You GoHey everyone! This week Tim, Nancy, and Joe discuss what they are most excited for at ISE and Nancy's experience at the HETMA Roadshow in Arizona! Hope you listen in as you make your travels to ISE or elsewhere and be safe along the journey!2025-01-3139 minThe AV Life283:The Bald AV Guys, Pace, & NextLVL LearningAs Joe Way would say: "Boy, do we have a great one for you today!" We welcome George Chacko and Rich Miller to the show as we discuss all the things that they have going on (and spoiler alert: it's a lot!). Listen in as Tim and the crew find out all the fun things they have coming up!2024-10-3045 minThe AV Life282: Back in ActionTim, Renee and Murphy kick things back in gear for the fall here on the podcast! Listen in as we get the ball rolling for this fall! Sit back and enjoy!2024-09-3045 minThe AV Life281: HETMA ShenanigansHey Everyone! This week Tim, Murphy and Joe welcome Erin Maher-Moran and Ryan Gray to a shenanigans-filled episode where the new HETMA Chair and Vice Chair (respectively) talk about their aspirations for the direction of HETMA and what we can expect from them over the next year. Sit back and enjoy!2024-07-291h 08The AV Life279: Infocomm '24 Day 3Tim and Nancy wrap up the last day on the floor at Infocomm. They share their experiences and thoughts and don't miss products! Sit back and enjoy!2024-06-2414 minThe AV Life278: Infocomm '24 Day 2Today we have a quick episode where we welcome Joel Carroll from Mersive! Renee and Tim share their thoughts about the show up to now and Joel gives us a little inside as to what Mersive has to offer coming down the road! Sit back and enjoy!2024-06-1408 minThe AV Life277: Infocomm '24 Day 1Hey everyone! We had a great day for the first day of Infocomm '24! Listen in to find out our early thoughts. Murphy, Renee, Nancy and Tim with special surprise guests Frank Padikkala and Andre Miller!2024-06-1319 minThe AV Life276: Right Before Infocomm '24It's almost time!!! Tim, Murphy, and Nancy talk about some of the last minute things you need to be aware of! See you at Booth C5651! Wednesday through Friday!! Sit back and enjoy!2024-06-0956 minThe AV Life275: Audio ComputersHey Everyone! This week we welcome Carrie Garcia to the show! We talk about our goals for Infocomm '24 and a Ted Talk that Tim found about wearable Audio Computers by Jason Rugolo. Listen in to the great conversations and important Infocomm information!! Sit back and enjoy!2024-05-2852 minThe AV Life274: Warming up to InfocommTim and crew start talking about all the awesome things coming up with Infocomm. The workshops, the education, the Higher Ed AV Awards, and so much more!! Sit back and enjoy!!2024-05-2245 minThe AV Life273: Creating PartnershipsHey everyone! Tim, Renee, Nancy, and Murphy recap the NJ HETMA Roadshow and that leads into a great discussion about the importance of creating partnerships. Don't forget about the upcoming Roadshow at THE Ohio State University on May 10! Listen in and enjoy the show!2024-05-0746 minThe AV Life269: HETMA Takeover '24It's that time of year again!! HETMA takes over The AV Life! Ryan Gray and Mike Pedersen join us and Tim, James and Joe all put our HETMA Hats on! Hear about all the great things HETMA has going on including the Virtual Conference, PRISM Scholarship, and the Aurora Technology Scholarship. Sit back and enjoy!!2024-02-191h 02The AV Life268: Bold Predictions '24Hey AVTweeps! Tim and the crew welcome the one and only Rich Ventura to the show as we share our bold (and maybe not so bold) predictions for 2024! Is it Digital Signage? Is it AR/VR? Is it something completely different?? Take a listen and see what you think!! Sit back and enjoy!2024-01-2952 minThe AV Life267: Holiday PartyHappy Holidays everyone!! What more could we ask for on our Holiday Party Episode than a PACKED house! We welcome an All Star group of AVTweeps to the show including: Tim Albright, Jennifer Weaver, Richard Hutton, and Mike Pedersen. We talk AV, Rock 'n' Roll, and the holidays! Come wrap up 2023 with us, sit back, grab your favorite beverage, and enjoy!2023-12-291h 05![brAVe [space]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bdd46f97c7b11ab9f1a9b9223cf5ef9f.jpg)
brAVe [space]Ep 22: Tim Van Woeart Joins the brAVe [space]Recorded in June 2023, at the HETMA Booth at Infocomm TBT to to #Infocomm23 when Tim Van Woeart joined Britt in the brAVe [space]! They kept each other on track through fun distractions and music and only went on the occassional ADHD sidequest. Overall, they covered:Being responsible at tradeshowsBeing an ally and checking in with your colleaguesHow it's okay to not be okayBuilding your personal teamEquity, equality, and justice, and what it might look like to work toward justice in the AV industry...and more!Be sure to listen to the end for our action items! Spoiler...2023-12-2853 minThe AV Life266: Always LearningOn this week's episode we welcome back one of the TPoAV, Lisle Waldron! Tim, James, and Lisle talk about the importance of professional development and investing in yourself and investing in the team members who will benefit the most from continuing their education. Sit back and enjoy!2023-12-1851 minThe AV Life263: The AV Sphere Goes RoundTim and the gang welcome, Richard Hutton, Lex Evans, and Lisle Waldron to the show where we pull apart the Las Vegas Sphere as it gets more and more into the spotlight and we discuss it's future and possible financial changes. Sit back and enjoy!2023-11-2052 minThe AV Life261: Aurora: Making a Difference in Higher EdThis week Tim and the crew welcome Paul Harris, CEO of Aurora Multimedia, and Joe Way, wearing his HETMA hat, to the show as we discuss Aurora's $6.6 Million technology donation to help Higher Ed institutions in need! We also have a fun PM Minute with Murphy that is sure to "grow" on you. Sit back and enjoy!2023-10-0246 minThe AV Life260: Blurred LinesUnfortunately, we couldn't get Robin Thicke for this episode but, Tim, James, and Nancy are talking about the Blurred Lines that are forming between the residential and commercial AV Verticals. Higher Ed is part of this blurring as well. And as usual we have our random off the rails talk as well! Sit back and enjoy!2023-09-2538 minThe AV Life256: The Summer NudgeThis week Tim and the crew start talking summer and have a great PM minute with Murphy where we might nudge you a long with your summer projects. Sit back and enjoy!!2023-07-0345 minThe AV Life252: The Force Is With AVA long long time ago in a Podcast far far away... yes #avtweeps it's that time again! It's the Annual Star Wars episode! A tradition started back with our founder Corey Moss. Tim and the crew welcome AV Life veteran Michelle Loret to the show! We talk Star Wars, Infocomm, and our AV Family! Sit back and enjoy!2023-05-1147 minThe AV Life251: Early Access!! HETMA at InfocommWe've got your EARLY ACCESS preview for what HETMA and Higher Ed AV has planned at Infocomm '23!! HETMA Board Members and Higher Ed AV Contributors Joe Way, James King, and Tim Van Woeart (Wait they are also part of The AV Life! haha). Check out all the fun and education they have in store!!2023-04-2446 minThe AV Life249: April Is For AIThis week Tim and the crew (with some interjections from ChatGPT) talk about the latest with AI. Where is it good? Where is it bad? Do we need to worry about Skynet? haha There's also breaking news from The AV Life and Infocomm!! Listen in and see for yourself!!2023-04-041h 04The AV Life248: Hall of Fame and St. PaddyOn this week's episode we are celebrating! Tim, Murphy, and Renee first celebrate the inaugural class to the Higher Ed AV Hall of Fame! We congratulate all the award winners for their unwavering support and contributions to Higher Ed! There's a great PM with Murphy and we also do a bit of celebrating for St. Patrick's Day! Listen in and enjoy the great conversation.2023-03-2742 minThe AV LifeTLE1 - Zoomtopia For The HolidaysThe first of our Lost Episodes comes to us from an awesome Zoomtopia conversation that Tim, Murphy and Nancy had while the rest of the crew was out an about at various conferences! It was a fun night! We also talk cars and the start of the 2022 holidays! Listen, watch and enjoy!2023-03-2241 minThe AV Life247: The Strong WomenWe recorded this right after International Women's Day. Renee, James and Tim talk about some of the strong women in our lives and how much they have influenced us over the years. As always sit back and enjoy!2023-03-2138 minThe AV Life246: Spring Cleaning'Tis the season to clean up! We dust off our Spring equipment and get it ready to come out of hibernation. Winter is almost done and Spring is upon us! We talk about what we do in March to prep for the sprint to the summer! We have another great PM Minute with Murphy. Tim and the crew have their usual antics as well! Sit back and enjoy!2023-03-0756 minThe AV Life245: HETMA Takeover '23It's that time of the year! Time for HETMA to take over The AV Life! Ryan Gray, BC Hatchett, and Troy Powers add on to Tim and James's usual HETMA push. We have another incredible PM Minute and talk about HETMA's 5th Annual Virtual Conference, "Now What?". Sit back and enjoy!!2023-02-201h 05The AV Life244: For The Love Of AVWelcome to our annual For The Love of AV episode! We welcome Ryan Gray, Will DeWitt, Richard Hutton, and Aaron Peterson to the show! This gives us a great cross section of our industry! We have an amazing PM Minute and wrap things up with all the things we love about our industry. Tim makes it a little difficult on everyone come and see how!! Enjoy!!2023-02-171h 07The AV Life243: AV By The NumbersWelcome to our latest episode! Tim, Murphy and James hold down the fort while the team is over at ISE and other various trade shows! We get Tim's book update, discuss education and Temple Grandin, Tim brings up the ever-funny Don McMillan, and we crowd source a PM minute among the crew. We also have a big discussion regarding how we as an industry are doing thanks to some numbers provided by Kym Frank! Sit back and enjoy!2023-02-0647 minThe AV Life242: Opening The Book On ISEWelcome to this week's episode! James and Tim kick things off talking about ISE and our favorite things about this show. Murphy jumps in on the conversation and, in true AV Life fashion, we switched gears completely and move into books and reading. Murphy gives her recommendations and Tim is going to try and do better on doing reading as well. Sit back and enjoy!2023-01-3054 minThe AV Life240: 2023 PredictionsHey everyone! Happy New Year from The AV Life! We are back after a short hiatus! Tim will be catching you up on all the action as the coming weeks happen. This week though we look into our crystal balls and try to predict what 2023 will look like! A little preview... Tim was right!!! Well sorta haha also Joe makes a bold prediction. (not that any of us were surprised by this). Listen in and enjoy!!2023-01-1753 minThe AV Life233: Parenting: The MovieThis week it's just James, Murphy, and Tim. We start off by coming up with the next great car innovation. We then roll into our thoughts of parenting. Next we take on the whole elephant with The PM Minute. And in true AV Life fashion we get side tracked into some of our favorite movies. Sit back and enjoy!!2022-10-0354 minThe AV Life230: Let's Put Down The TechTim and the Crew discuss James's July 2022 article on higheredav.com. James challenges us to take 24 hours and put down all our tech. Disconnect from the technology so we can re-connect with our family and ourselves. Listen in and maybe you can take the challenge yourself!2022-08-0153 minThe AV Life228: Let's Hear It...This episode we let it be heard! Let's hear it for the Women in AV!!! Let's hear it for young girls who are going to break barriers!!! Let's hear it for AVIXA and Infocomm!!! Let's hear it for adventure (even though "it's a dangerous business")!! Listen in to Tim and the crew as we finish our Infocomm conversation! Sit back and enjoy!2022-07-0550 minThe AV Life226: Ready! Set! Infocomm!!This week we welcome the TITAN of the industry Richard Hutton from Sharp/NEC and the incredible Joe' Lloyd from AVIXA!! We talk about all your last minute information before Infocomm '22! Get ready for the heat! Drink your water! Be ready for the fun!! Find us at the Starin Booth W1903, Thursday June 9 at 10 AM!! (Don't listen to Tim in this episode he got the location wrong again)2022-06-0554 minThe AV Life224: ISE and Infocomm - We Want Badges!It's Tim and the awesome Women of AV this week! Nancy brings us her insights from ISE, we talk about the lack of badges there, we talk about the excitement of Infocomm 2022, and we have our PM minute with Murphy! listen in on all the fun!!2022-05-2341 minThe AV Life220: Springing Into SpringTim, Murphy, and James have a great conversation this week and tackle so many topics. Infocomm, Supply Chain, the PM Minute and much much more!! sit back and enjoy!!2022-04-1953 minThe AV Life219: And The Oscar Goes To...This week it's the Firing Range! David Pequeno joins Tim and Murphy and boy did we have some good targets to take aim at! We have our PM Minute and then we turn our sights on to Will Smith, Chris Rock, and The Oscars after which we take a deep look into consciousness after decapitation! Sit back and enjoy!!2022-04-0456 minThe AV Life213: Post-HETMA Conference HavocTim wasn't ready for what was ahead of him. We bring in Joe Way and the crew just a few hours after the close of the HETMA conference and Tim lost control. We talk about the conference, we get our PM Minute from Murphy in two parts, one in the beginning and one in the end, and we get sappy about The AV Life. Sit back and enjoy!2022-02-2155 minThe AV Life212: Glitches, Conferences, Listeners, and Our LoveHappy Valentine's Day to all of our listeners!! We love you all!! This week Tim and the crew take on a bunch of topics... the upcoming HETMA conference, Infocomm registration being open, bricked car stereos, good listening skills, and of course The Super Bowl! James had a prediction to who was going to win, see if he's right!! Enjoy!!2022-02-1449 minThe AV Life210: Hitting The Lottery With DairyIt's Firing Range time!!! This month Tim and the crew take aim at Lottery winners and their spam filters and Dairy Transporters helping with the supply chain crisis. Listen in and enjoy!!2022-01-3148 minThe AV Life209: Buckets of Football SystemsOn this week's episode: Tim, Renee, Murphy, and Nancy tackle football, Project Management Systems, Nancy's experiences at CES, the Omicron Variant, and Figment Popcorn Buckets (IYKYK), Sit back and enjoy the fun!!2022-01-2443 minThe AV Life208: A Time To CelebrateTim and the crew are celebrating the entire episode! It's James's birthday, the opening of the Prism Scholarship with HETMA, Playoff Football, Our ranking of being 130th technology podcast in Canada (Thanks listeners!) , and much, much more!! Listen in and have fun!!2022-01-1744 minThe AV Life206: Spicy Food, Perfect HumansTim and the crew welcome back Harry Meade to the podcast as we take aim at two articles in... The Firing Range!! Pew Pew!! Is serving spicy food to kids in Korea violating their human rights??? Are we going too far with "Fixing" humans?? See what everyone has to say on the final Firing Range of 2021!! Sit back and enjoy!!2021-12-2052 minThe AV Life204: Bold Predictions for 2022Tim and James, as the two lone gentlemen, have a great group of Women in AV on this week! On this episode we welcome Cory Schaffer from QSC and Page Stanberry of Legrand to the show, with the crew, and we give our Bold Predictions for 2022! We lead off with our PM minute with Murphy where we look at ourselves in the mirror. We then give our bold predictions: Hybrid Working, returning to "normal", what is normal?, and so much more! Sit back and enjoy!!2021-12-0649 minThe AV Life203: Death by Selfie, Saved by ToysTim and the crew have 3 awesome Firing Range articles and 3 awesome guests to join us on this week's ALL FIRING RANGE EPISODE! We welcome, Will DeWitt, Aaron Peterson, and David Pequeno as we take aim at Selfie Deaths, FisherPrice Toys, and Unexpected Autopsies! Sit back and enjoy!!!2021-11-221h 02The AV Life202: Embrace The LollipopThis week it's just the crew! First we give thanks for those who have served our country and we celebrate the meaning of November 11 around the world, and in Murphy's life. We give some teasers for the weeks to come. We have our PM Minute with Murphy where we "Embrace the Lollipop." We talk supply chain, Tim's car and refrigerator, as well as cars for everyone! Sit back and enjoy!!2021-11-1541 minThe AV Life201: InfoComm '21 First TimersThis week Tim and the crew welcome Will DeWitt and Gabbi Dunn. They are InfoComm first timers along with Tim and James. We share our experiences (just like in this week's PM Minute) and much much more! And look we are exactly at 45 minutes!! We are going to be sticking with that length going forward so keep an eye (and ear) out! Sit back and enjoy!2021-11-0845 minThe AV Life200: The AV Life is 200!!Welcome to the 200th episode of The AV Life!!! We welcome Mark Coxon, Michelle Loret, Kym Frank, Gina Sansivero, Renee Benson, and Joe Way on to share their stories and experiences with The AV Life from its inception through our current episodes and beyond! Your host, Tim, sits down with each of them individually so they can have their time to share. Listen in and see how The AV Life has been changing to meet the lives of AV professionals for 200 episodes and beyond!2021-11-011h 18The AV Life199: Infocomm 21 TeaserWelcome to another week and Infocomm is just getting fired up! We have invited Tim Albright and Richard Hutton on to the show to give us a little teaser of what to expect from CTI, Sharp-NEC, and from the show in general. We also talk about the important topic of where to find food and drink! Take a listen and we hope to see you at the show!! Enjoy!2021-10-2559 minThe AV Life196: One Year LaterThis week celebrates 1 year with our host, Tim, at the helm of The AV Life! The crew talks about what it means to them and hint at our upcoming 200th episode!! We have Purpose with our PM minute with Murphy. We name drop Higher Ed AV Podcast and Ask The Programmer along with many others! We give some great suggestions to AVIXA and to our regional partners and get excited for Infocomm!!! Site back and enjoy!!2021-10-041h 03The AV Life195: Augmented Reality in RealityThis week Tim welcomes Aaron Peterson from Mechdyne on the show to talk Augmented Reality. We discuss practical and entertainment usage of the technology in everything from car design to gaming. Hear where we have seen it all in the wilds of the world! Sit back and enjoy!2021-09-2739 minThe AV Life194: The Immersive Incompetence ExperienceDisney!! Infocomm!!! Immersive Experiences!! Incompetence on Projects!! Harry Meade!!! These are all the topics we dive into with Tim and the Crew on this week's episode. Harry joins us as our guest and we welcome back Spence to the crew after his summer vacation. Take a listen and enjoy!!2021-09-131h 41The AV Life193: Labor Day BBQWell the BBQ got rained out thanks to Ida, but Will DeWitt joined us from his beautiful backyard. Murphy and Tim decide that Will can be an honorary Crew Member this week as Tim vents about a manufacturer, Murphy enlightens us to OODA, and the conversation goes from there! Enjoy!!2021-09-0641 minThe AV Life192: Security Strikes BackLike we have always said: security will be an on going topic on the show. With LinkedIn being attacked and other devices being at risk Tim and the crew dive right back in on the action. We welcome back Murphy and her PM Minute and have a great time with all of our normal shenanigans. Take a listen and enjoy!2021-08-231h 19The AV Life190: Plug In The Code of TeamworkThis week we welcome Steve Greenblatt from Control Concepts on to our show. The Crew and Tim have a great conversation that includes talking about Teamwork, the Triple Constraint, Programming, and Thrill rides! Sit back and enjoy the ride!2021-07-261h 15The AV Life189: Who's Theme Is It Anyway?Tim had a thought of what we were going to talk about tonight. Tim tried to stay on target (and it wasn't entirely Joe Way's fault) but, in typical The AV Life fashion, we go off and have an INCREDIBLE episode where we talk about aliens, Wawa, unemployment, alcohol, and Trusting but Verifying. Join Tim and the crew and hear how it all comes together!!2021-07-191h 49The AV Life187: Summer, Summer, SummertimeThis week it's just Tim and the Ladies of The AV Life (minus Kym, we miss you!). We hit the ground running with our usual conversations. We have a straight and to the point PM Minute with Murphy. We say hi to our founder Corey Moss (we miss you too!). Talk about what we are looking forward to the most this summer. Then in The Firing Range we ponder how high powered grenades go missing from an ammunition train. Sit back and enjoy!!2021-06-2857 min
Higher Ed AV Podcast134: Tim Van Woeart from Rutgers University and James King from Stockton UniversityReturn to campus also means preparing how we are going to reuse and repurpose our hybrid technologies. Tim Van Woeart from Rutgers University and James King from Stockton University both join the show to discuss the way forward. We also all make some pretty bold predictions for the future. Connect with Tim Van Woeart on Twitter at @TVanWoeart. Connect with James King on Twitter at @AV_JamesKing.2021-06-2256 minThe AV Life186: No Guests, No ProblemThis week's episode leaves us guest-less, but that's no problem! Tim, Nancy, Murphy and James take on the PM Minute where we Dive Bomb all of our problems. We then reminisce of summers of old as we talk about our first jobs and what we learned from them. Because of James's employment with Korr's (us Jersey folk know) we get veer off into talking about Sonic White Castle, and Dairy Queen. Tune in for all the fun and banter!2021-06-211h 02The AV Life185: The Manufacturers - Back To the ShowOn this week's episode we welcome back 3 awesome guests who bring the manufacturer's side of the return to in-person events and shows. Gina Sansivero, from Atlas IED (who Tim got her birthday wrong during the episode and he's very sorry for that haha), Adrian Doughty, from Nureva (a long time friend and multi guest of The AV Life), and David Pequeno, from Sony (the fastest rising multi appearance guest of The AV Life). We talk about the ROI of shows, what Infocomm might be this year, what the future of doing AV Business might look like, and how important our...2021-06-141h 23The AV Life184: Back To The ShowThis week the Tim and The Crew welcome back David Pequeno (now with Sony) and Erica Williams (still with Henderson Engineering) and we talk about getting Back to the Show. We talk about the human interactions, the travel, and the risk and liability of COVID. We have a great PM Minute with Murphy and we put High Rise Acrylic Pools into The Firing Range! Tune in and enjoy!!2021-06-071h 44The AV Life183:Forest Fires and Cyber SecurityThis week it's just Tim, Spence, Murphy, Nancy, and James. We talk about Security (because it always needs to be discussed), Forest Fires (Only you can prevent forest fires), and we respect our veteran knowledge with the PM Minute! We tease a little for our June episodes and have a ton of fun in the process! Listen in and enjoy!!2021-05-311h 01The AV Life181: No Shop TalkWe've been through a lot over the last 15 months so for this week's episode we had two rules: No shop talk and no talk of COVID. We were mostly successful in abiding by those rules. Tim and the crew welcome: Aaron Peterson, Tom Milner, Will DeWitt, Page Stanberry, and Harry Meade. We talk about our best and worst live events (because we're AV people and when you don't talk about work that's the closest thing you can), Murphy has a moment, and we all have an awesome time! Take a listen and enjoy!2021-05-171h 52The AV Life180: The Revenge of AV in ITThis week the Tim and the crew welcome back Aaron Peterson and Will DeWitt to the show. We finally come down to our final (maybe?) answer to the AV in IT debate. We bring on Murphy with her PM minute and take on Virtual Office Windows in The Firing Range! Take a listen and see if you agree with our final answer to the AV in IT debate! We want to hear from you!2021-05-101h 33The AV Life178: Podcast CrashersThis week Tim and the crew welcome Andrew Kornstein from Sennheiser and Erin Maher-Moran to join in on the fun and excitement. Before we even get going, we are invaded by a hooded figure, we are all befuddled! Erin is our AV Rock Star this week and she talks about all the amazing things she has going on plus we even talk about Roller Derby! Andrew enlightens us to emerging technology from Sennheiser. We have our PM Minute with Murphy where we dissect "Scope creep" and we take on digital advertising additions to classic films in the Firing Range. Enjoy!!2021-04-261h 23The AV Life177: Truth, Chips, and the Robot WayThis week's episode brings Tim and the Crew together as we discuss having the hard conversations as a project manager, the chip shortage and how things aren't made the way they used, and the uptick in autonomous robotic delivery services on the Firing Range. Listen in for all the fun and excitement!2021-04-191h 25The AV Life176: While the Cat Is AwayThis week Tim is taking the week off to celebrate his birthday. While he is away Murphy takes the helm and leads the crew talking about a return to normality with trips, lunches, and golf tournaments. The PM Minute brings us how to be "Zoomagenic." We take a music break to honor our Founder Corey Moss. James talks about his new show: Ask The Programmer. We talk CAVLO and the new HETMA Board of Directors. And of course, we have the Firing Range featuring Aliens. Tune in and enjoy!!2021-04-121h 06The AV Life174: Sports, Star Wars, and InterruptionsOn this week's episode it's just Tim, Renee, Murphy, Spence, and James. We talk sports, the PM Minute with Murphy and the Star Wars Canteen, and the latest in Zoom audio interruption software on the Firing Range! Take a listen and enjoy!!2021-03-231h 09The AV Life173: Lifting Each Other UpWe've got another great one this week! We welcome Alesia Hendley as our AV Rock Star tonight and talk about herself and her newest Podcast adventure as well as promoting ourselves and others to make sure all of our voices are heard. We have our PM Minute where we (as usual) don't take ourselves too seriously and Joe Way finally gets back into the Firing Range! Enjoy!!2021-03-151h 49The AV Life172: Fully LoadedThis week we welcome Tom Milner from across the pond (and in the wee hours of the morning) to the show. We kick off with the PM minute and then we open The Firing Range! We break down and take shots at 3 articles for the entire episode! Sit back and enjoy the fun!2021-03-081h 28
The AV Life171: Not Your Grandma's COVID ConversationOn this week's episode we welcome Aaron Peterson and we start with talking about the integrator's point of view from our conversation from last week. We move on discussing how we are now that we've been in our COVID life for a year now. We squeeze the PM Minute into the conversations (Sorry Murphy) and have an incredible discussion not like how you've had with your Grandma (who we of course save on a weekly basis).2021-03-011h 32The AV Life170: The Hard TruthIn this episode we welcome back Will DeWitt and welcome for the first time Richard Hutton. We talk about some hard topics that need to be addressed in wake of the last few weeks of conferences and online discussions. We hit the ground running on this one as I almost don't get to introduce our guests. We dive into the Scope of things for the PM Minute and let loose with the topics for the remainder of the show! Listen in on all the great conversations.2021-02-221h 30The AV Life169: Dating in the Age of COVIDIn this week's episode The Crew and Tim welcome a few of our younger (and single) AV professionals Jake Goldfarb, Page Stanberry, and Dave Pequeno as we discuss what it is like for them to be dating in this crazy COVID world we live in. Joe Way makes an appearance in the only way he knows how, and we talk a little about the very successful HETMA Conference that had just wrapped up before we recorded. Enjoy!2021-02-151h 19The AV Life168: For The Love of AVIn this week's episode we welcome Aaron Peterson, David Pequeno, and Lex Peters to our craziness as we share all the things we love about AV. We also honor Lex as our first AV Rock Star! Lex shares about her drive, goal setting, and all the things she has her hands in that truely show how much of a Rock Star she is! We also talk about Infocomm and its move to October and the future of how we greet people. Enjoy!2021-02-081h 38The AV Life167: HETMA and the ConferenceOn this week's episode we welcome Joe Way, Mike Pederson, Greg Koerner, and Will DeWitt who are all members of HETMA - the Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance (at least I got it right here in the write up). We discuss HETMA and their upcoming conference, February 9-11, 2021 (register at hetma.org), Joe Way attempts several times to take over the Podcast, we have our PM Minute, and travel on a variety of tangents along the way! Enjoy!2021-02-011h 24
The AV Life166: Network SecurityThis week we welcome Mark Okern, Harry Meade, and Frank Padikkala. Make sure you make sure you are in a comfortable spot for this long and energetic discussion regarding Network Security. We talk about all aspects of it, not just the ones that relate to AV. We have a great edition of the PM Minute with Murphy and we drop our masks in the Firing Range!2021-01-251h 47The AV Life165: Welcome Nancy BlanchardIn this short episode the crew and your host, Tim, welcome the latest Crew Member to join our ranks: Nancy Blanchard! We let Nancy introduce herself before giving our listeners a small glimpse into the next few months of The AV Life. What you don't hear from this episode was our crew brainstorming some INCREDIBLE episode ideas that will be released over the next few months! Don't miss a minute of all the fun!2021-01-1825 minThe AV Life164: In SummmmmmerHappy 2021! The Crew and I are back to our usual antics where we introduce an upcoming new segment "The AV Spotlight" where we will shine the spotlight on those AV Professionals who are doing awesome things that we might not all be aware of. We talk about the upcoming HETMA Conference, have a great conversation with the PM Minute, and talk about planning for Summer and the unknowns with our current economic climate. These conversations lead us into a great Firing Range that wasn't what we had planned but that's The AV Life!2021-01-111h 17The AV Life163: ReflectionsIn this quick episode your host, Tim, gives his reflections over the last 10 years of being in Higher Ed AV as well as 2020 for The AV Life. He also gives us a little sight into the future of The AV life in 2021.2021-01-0423 minThe AV Life162: Holiday Edition 2020HO HO HO!! Happy Holidays everyone! On this episode we welcome back some of our guests from 2020 as we reminisce about this roller coaster of a year we have gone through. First, we talk about the efforts being put forth to help our fearless leader Joe Way as he gathers his life back together after a devasting house fire. Check our Twitter account @TheAVLifePod or #AVintheAM for more details in how you can help. We welcome Kaleo Lee, Nancy Blanchard, Gina Sansivero, and Chris Neto as guests and welcome back Renee to the crew!! Check out all the Holiday Cheer...2020-12-211h 46
The AV Life161: Bold Predictions for 2021The AV Life - Bold Predictions for 2021: Me and the crew (at almost full strength) welcome Harry Meade, Jimmie Singleton, and Joe Way (sort of as a guest, he says he just wanted to cause trouble). We give our bold predictions for 2021 and much, much more. Things get exciting as opinions flare up and sides are drawn. We have our PM Minute where we call our shots and a fully armed Firing Range. Listen in and take in all the action!2020-12-141h 34The AV Life160: Finding Joy in... Standards?This week on The AV Life! We are short-crewed again (I think it's all the extra Turkey that we couldn't share with our big tables) and on this episode we have our PM Minute with Murphy, talk about the things that we find joy in, plug James' IT in AV page on higheredav.com, and in typical The AV Life fashion we get off track and find ourselves having an incredible discussion about standards, both in AV and in IT. There are a bunch of name drops and we close out with the Firing Range where, The Matrix, Passengers (yes...2020-12-101h 14The AV Life159: An AV Life ThanksgivingWe are a small group for this episode, but when you’re talking about Thanksgiving this year that’s the way it should be. Myself, James King, and Murphy Daley, talk about Thanksgiving, our weekly Project Manager Minute, flying cars, and self-driving cars. Enjoy all the fun and Sci-Fi goodies in this episode!2020-12-071h 17The AV Life158: Let's Get SeriousOn this week's episode we get serious. As our days get shorter and we bunker down for potentially another round of lockdowns we wanted to let our AVTweeps out there know that they are not alone. We all feel overwhelmed, stressed, and a whole host of other emotions, but we as an AV Family are there for each other. We also share our de-funkifying techniques for when you are feeling down. And of course, we have our PM Minute and we have fun on the Firing Range.2020-12-011h 18The AV Life157: The AV Life and Control4This week we welcome Danielle Karr and Kordon Vaughn to the show as they discuss Control4's latest product: Chime. They join in on all the fun with our PM minute with Murphy Daley and our Firing Range where we unearth the opening the latest Egyptian Tomb. Take a listen and hear all the fun!!2020-11-2557 minThe AV Life156: Villains and VillainyThis is the first episode we recorded officially being under the Higher Ed AV Media Group. It’s just me and the crew this week. We talk about Higher Ed, K-12, and technology in education. We also discuss HigherEdAV.com, HETMA.org, and our roll in the AV world, including our AV adjacent friends. Our PM minute with Murphy where we talk about when you need to throw someone off a site and being the bad guy. This leads us into talking about our favorite bad guys. The change in culture for the holidays and Mischief Night (or lack thereof ou...2020-11-231h 33The AV Life154: For The Love of AVWe have talked about AV Gurus and now we are continuing our conversation with Dan Goldstein, Lex Peters and Jimmie Singleton. This episode we delve into Leadership. We get the perspectives of our seasoned veterans as well as our younger future leaders and where they anticipate going with their skills. We mix things up a bit this week with the Great AV Debate. Connect with me, your host, Tim Van Woeart on Twitter at @tvanwoeart as well as on LinkedIn. Follow along with The AV Life on Twitter @TheAVLifePod.2020-10-081h 32
Higher Ed AV Podcast098: Tim Van Woeart, Senior Project Supervisor at Rutgers University and Host of The AV LifeBig things are happening in both the higher ed and podcast world. Tim Van Woeart, Senior Project Supervisor at Rutgers University joins the show to discuss recent upgrades on campus and their COVID response. He also serves as a HETMA steering committee member, and we talk about lessons learned from our first year and exciting things looking forward. And we conclude with exciting news about The AV Life... Tim has taken over as the host of the show and joined the Higher Ed AV Family!Connect with Tim Van Woeart on Twitter at @TVanWoeart and on LinkedIn. Learn...2020-09-2955 min
Higher Ed AV Podcast085: The AV Life with Tim Van Woeart and CrewIt's a special one today. A year ago I met Corey Moss at InfoComm; Corey has always been a huge supporter of me and what I do. So, it's an honor to host the premier return episode of The AV Life as this week's episode. I encourage you to listen back to the tribute episode (Ep55) and the episode Corey joined me on to discuss the booth babes issue (Ep45). But this week I turn it over to Tim Van Woeart, the new host of The AV Life, and crew. Enjoy!The Crew:Kym Frank...2020-06-161h 32
Higher Ed AV Podcast037: Tim Van Woeart from Rutgers UniversityTim Van Woeart, Senior Project Supervisor, at Rutgers University and crew member on The AV Life joins the show. Hear how Rutgers leverages technology to answer real-world problems through immersive classrooms with life-sized video lecture halls. This episode is sponsored by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com.2019-04-3055 min