Chad Palmer and Michael Colligan discuss motivations for podcasting, balancing personalities in a 2 host format, setting goals for niche topic series, and what's actually rewarding about releasing.

About Chad:

Chad Palmer, CLEP is a respected leader in the lighting and efficiency sectors, with over 36 years of experience in business development and lighting solutions. As the co-host of the Contractor and Distributor Show, Chad shares his vast industry knowledge, offering valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities distributors and contractors face in the lighting and electrification market. His expertise in supply chain management, industry trends, and contractor sales helps his listeners stay ahead of the curve.

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Don't let the Perfect be the enemy of the Good.

Starting a new show can lead to pilot paralysis as you overthink the outlines and pilot recordings, the first step to podcasting is to take the first step of podcasting. Hosting is a process, embrace growth over your series.

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Michael Colligan speaks with Ron Kuszmar one year into his podcasting project. They discuss:

How pilots and short series can help build formats for long term series

What goes into show prep

The career building potential of podcasting

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Small niches and how that shapes monetizing podcasts and promo strategy

About Ron:

A Professional Lighting Designer and Integrator for nearly 20 years, Ron Kuszmar oversees the Architectural and Theatrical Lighting Design & Installation departments, as well as the Lighting Control Systems and Equipment Sales teams for Port. At age 16, Ron’s lifelong love of the arts drew him to work in community theater, where he discovered the magic of lighting. Captured by the limitless, distinct-yet-nuanced ambiances created by combinations of color, shadow, and gradients of white light, Ron met his destined career path.

Though Ron works nationwide with Port, notable recent local projects include underpass installations for Lynn Beyond Walls, Boston’s One Financial Center façade, continuous special presentation lighting for the Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, and an ongoing array of projects for TD Garden, encompassing game lighting and controls, special arena effects, building-wide controls, a comprehensive color-changing aisle lighting upgrade installation, and exterior color-changing lighting. An ETCP- Certified Entertainment Electrician and Theater Rigger, ETC-Certified Field Technician, and Hoist Installer (certified by multiple manufacturers), Ron lives north of Boston with his wife and young daughters.

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