Advocacy Organization or Events Company? Why Not Both? | Business of AV with Joe Way

There was a moment during the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo when I said something almost as a joke: “I think we have become an events company.” The more I thought about it, and the more I repeated it, the less it felt like a joke. It started to feel like a true... Read More

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September 3, 2026

It’s a Relationship Business | Business of AV with Joe Way

I had the honor of spending a day at the University at Buffalo recording conversations during the HETMA Roadshow, and somewhere between the classroom tours, vendor tables, education sessions, and eventually some real buffalo wings, one thing became pretty obvious to me. We spend a lot of time in AV talking about products, installations, ecosystems,... Read More

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September 3, 2026

366: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 4 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

The HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo may have officially been a three-part series, but there was too much good content to leave behind. In this bonus Part Four of the Higher Ed AV Podcast, Joe Way heads off campus and into the Roadshow happy hour for one final round of conversations from Buffalo.... Read More

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September 3, 2026

365: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 3 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

The HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo wraps up with Part Three of this special Higher Ed AV Podcast series, bringing together even more voices from across the higher education technology community. As the day moves through lunch, the vendor showcase, education sessions, an esports tour, and toward the closing happy hour, Joe Way... Read More

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September 3, 2026

364: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 2 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

The HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo continues in Part Two of this special Higher Ed AV Podcast series, with more conversations from the show floor about the technology, partnerships, and people shaping today’s higher education AV environment. As attendees move between vendor exhibits, education sessions, campus tours, and lunch, Joe Way sits down... Read More

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September 3, 2026

363: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 1 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

The HETMA Roadshow rolls into the University at Buffalo for a special live edition of the Higher Ed AV Podcast. In Part One of this three-part series, Joe Way captures the energy of the event as attendees, HETMA leaders, and industry partners come together for campus tours, education, technology demonstrations, and the kind of relationship-building... Read More

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September 1, 2026

Now or Never | Business of AV with Joe Way

You may never have complete clarity about your next step, but the opportunities that matter deserve a decision before they pass you by. In AV and in life, moving forward means taking responsibility for what you can do today while you’re still figuring out what comes next. Read More

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August 7, 2026

Leveraging AI to Make AV More Human | Business of AV with Joe Way

AI has the potential to make AV more human by allowing technology to understand what people are trying to accomplish and adapt around them. When intelligent systems remove friction, personalize experiences, and connect AV across the enterprise, technology stops demanding attention and starts helping people connect, teach, create, and collaborate. Read More

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August 4, 2026

362: Practical AI for AV with Dan Litvin | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

Joe Way sits down with Dan Litvin to explore how AI can move beyond the hype and create AV systems that adapt to people instead of forcing people to adapt to technology. They discuss personalized room experiences, natural-language control, and how AI can help AV teams become strategic drivers of institutional value. Read More

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July 31, 2026

Business Starts with Listening | Business of AV with Joe Way

This conversation wasn’t supposed to happen. But thankfully it did. Nancy Blanchard and I logged on to record an episode of The AV Life Podcast, but it turns out Tim canceled shortly before we started, and due to timezones and meetings, I didn’t catch it. And well, we were already there with microphones on and drinks... Read More

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July 29, 2026

361: The AV Life Crossover Episode with Nancy Blanchard | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

What happens when the scheduled host does not show up? Joe Way and Nancy Blanchard take over the show, turn it into an unexpected crossover episode, and have the kind of honest AV conversation that could never have been planned. Nancy, Territory Sales Manager for ScreenBeam, joins Joe to discuss her long-standing connection to the... Read More

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July 24, 2026

High-Performing Teams Are Not An Accident | Business of AV with Joe Way

The audiovisual industry is filled with brilliant people. We have engineers who can solve problems no one else sees, technicians who can rescue a live event under impossible conditions, designers who can translate complex requirements into elegant systems, and sales professionals who help us understand how to move ideas from possibility to reality. What we... Read More

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Advocacy Organization or Events Company? Why Not Both? | Business of AV with Joe Way

It’s a Relationship Business | Business of AV with Joe Way

366: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 4 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

365: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 3 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

364: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 2 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

363: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 1 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

Now or Never | Business of AV with Joe Way

Leveraging AI to Make AV More Human | Business of AV with Joe Way

362: Practical AI for AV with Dan Litvin | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

Business Starts with Listening | Business of AV with Joe Way

361: The AV Life Crossover Episode with Nancy Blanchard | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

High-Performing Teams Are Not An Accident | Business of AV with Joe Way

360: Release Announcement: “Producing Leaders: 9 Principles for Developing High-Performing Teams” | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

Reflections on #InfoComm26 | Business of AV with Joe Way

359: Building on Ashes with Tim Albright | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

358: #InfoComm26 Preview Episode | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

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