EC&M On Air

In Episode 23, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson dives into the topic of how to reduce lost labor hours on electrical construction job sites with a panel of experts and contractors: Dr. Perry Daneshgari, CEO and president, and Dr. Heather Moore, vice president of customer care and support, from MCA Inc.; Neil Davidson, executive vice president of Commonwealth Electrical Company of the Midwest; and Rich Shumway, general manager for Wilcox Electric. For more information, read  “How to Reduce Lost Labor Hours on Electrical Construction Projects” by Freelancer Tim Kridel, which was the cover story for our February 2023 print issue. 

In Episode 21, we highlight an audio-only version of a popular training video featuring reader Q&A’s. In case you missed it, this content was originally brought to you in our EC&M Asks Q&A video series. This week, we’re featuring subject matter expert Randy Barnett, who addresses some of our readers’ most pressing questions about grounding and bonding.

In Episode 21, EC&M Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson discusses some of the biggest construction trends of 2023 with Jim Lucy, Editor-in-Chief of EC&M’s sister publications, Electrical Wholesaling and Electrical Marketing.

For more information on this topic, read Jim’s latest article on “10 Big-Money Construction Projects for 2023,” which originally appeared in EC&M’s February 2023 print edition.

In Episode 20, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson was joined by three industry leaders from Black & Veatch — Dale Claudel, Jason Rowell, Leslie Ponder, and Kevin Ludwig — to discuss highlights from their new 2022-23 Electric Report, “Rethinking the Modern Grid.” 

In this episode, EC&M Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson discusses how ongoing supply chain issues continue to plague the electrical industry with Don Leavens, vice president and chief economist at NEMA; Madeleine Bugel, senior manager of trade and international government relations at NEMA; and Chris Sokoll, president of Disc Corp. 

In this episode of EC&M On Air, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson sits down with three electrical professionals from Rosendin Electric: Sandy Hankiewicz, Angela Rundle, and Jessica Ray. Together, they discuss what it's like for women to succeed in the traditionally male-dominated electrical contracting/engineering industry.

In this episode, Ellen Parsons sits down with some of this year's Top 50 executives from MYR Group, MDU Construction Services Group, Faith Technologies Incorporated, Inglett & Stubbs, and Cache Valley Electric. 

In this episode of EC&M On Air, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson chats with three of this year's Under 30 All-Star nominees: Taylor Groves of Stansell Electric, Cody Krstonich of MC Dean, and Cody Swayze of Smith Seckman Reid. 

In this episode, Ellen Parson discusses industry trends with EC&M Top 40 executives Scott Wheeler of The Engineering Enterprise, Ken Golovko of HED, and Cyrus Izzo of Syska Hennessey Group. 

In this episode of EC&M On Air, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson discusses Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLCs) with a panel of industry experts: Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Chris Meek, and Aprille Balangue, who are in conjunction with BetterBricks, a commercial resource of Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, to help building professionals gain a competitive edge in the market.