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Jerrold Stevens, AV Consultant joins us to share the story behind his wildly successful ‘AV Install Nightmares’ Facebook group.
Show Notes:
Interview Guest: Jerrold Stevens
Release Date: October 25, 2014
Running Time: 39:16
AV Shop Talk was pleased to welcome Jerrold Stevens onto the show for this episode. Jerrold is a long time AV industry veteran, with quite a pedigree to his name. Like many of us in the industry, Jerrold initially came from a musical background. However like the twists and turns of many early AV careers, his work took him in a different direction. Jerrold is now the principal of his own consulting firm, ConveyTech Consulting LLC, where he literally travels the world providing his services. In fact currently he is contracted on a large project in Dubai!
Through the daily experiences of his work in the field, Jerrold began to take notice of many cringeworthy installation practices. Whether the effort was to spread awareness, or simply for a good laugh, Jerrold was compelled to start a Facebook group as a means to share photos of the general sloppiness he was coming across in his travels. Originally intended as a place where perhaps 30-40 close friends could trade war stories, AV Install Nightmares struck a chord, and (at the time of this writing) has ballooned to 9,961 members!
We encourage our listeners to check out the group. It’s a great place to connect with fellow AV Professionals. It certainly provides more than its fair share of laughs, but the group also calls to mind the importance and value of social networking as a means to enhance our collective professions. Jerrold was a great guest, with a very interesting background! We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did…
- Jerrold Stevens on LinkedIn
- AV Install Nightmares Facebook Group
- The crooked backbox that started it all
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Hosts: Nate Schneider & Jason Griffing
Producer: Nate Schneider
Theme Music: Colin Owens
Voice Over Talent: John Perry