Crew: Host Tim Van Woeart, with Murphy Daley and Nancy Blanchard
As the show lines up its 300th milestone, Tim throws out an open invite for listeners to jump into the next recording by DM’ing for the link. He’s capping the virtual studio at around a dozen at a time, so expect some rotation if the crowd floods in. Consider this the pre-party: a quick check-in on summer rhythms, back-to-school ramp-ups, and how the show’s evolved since the 200th.
The crew also hits industry beats and life stuff: Commercial Integrator’s Forty Under Forty shout-out (congrats, Lex Evans), Disney travel tactics, Halloween in August, riptide-closed Jersey beaches, and a PM Minute on “precision of words” in AV project communication. There’s movie-house nostalgia too: TMNT ’90, CLUE’s rotating endings, The Breakfast Club, and why a slow release calendar means more classics on the big screen. Murphy teases her almost-ready, under-100-page project-management book, aiming to launch before year’s end.
Topics Discussed
- Open invite for the 300th recording: DM for the studio link; ~12 on at a time with rotation
- Looking back from 200 to 299: evolving format and rotating crew
- Commercial Integrator Forty Under Forty; Lex Evans props and bringing Dan back to explain the process
- Disney logistics: booking when schedules drop, Halloween decor in August, overnight flip to Christmas
- Summer wrap: Hershey Park, Wildwood beach baseball, family time, work reset
- Safety PSA: riptides shutting down NJ beaches as storms churn offshore
- Cinema lull = classics return: TMNT ’90, CLUE with different endings, The Breakfast Club, Cat Video Fest
- AI takes: helpful tool, not a human replacement; skepticism about “AI teachers”
- PM Minute: precision of words across stakeholders; translating fuzzy requests into install-ready directions
- Murphy’s book update: concise, practical AV PM guide targeted for release this year
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