AV+ Podcast: 40 under 40 Honoree Frank Padikkala on Embracing Individuality
CI 40 under 40 honoree Frank Padikkala joins the AV+ podcast to discuss embracing individuality within the AV industry.

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On This Episode of AV+
On this episode of the Commercial Integrator AV+ podcast, Dan Ferrisi, host and editor-in-chief, chats with superstar from CI’s 40 Influencers Under 40, the class of 2022: Frank Padikkala, technical sales engineer at Audinate and chair of AVIXA’s Diversity Council, on how to embrace one’s own individuality.
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Here’s what’s happening around Commercial Integrator this week
- Join us for a webcast on “Risk-Mitigation Strategies for the Supply Chain” with speakers from NSCA, AVI-SPL and Sport View Technologies on Thursday, November 15 at 12 pm. There’s no silver bullet to simply “fix” current supply-chain issues, but integration business owners can mitigate the risks they face and, in the process, enhance both client relationships and profitability. Register today!
- Take a short survey to illuminate how integrators are using software. Does your company prefer cloud-based, local-based or custom-built software? Does your company mostly choose single-purpose software or end-to-end, turnkey software? Let us know by taking this quick survey.
- As everyone in commercial AV knows, integration businesses are wrestling with challenges. Yet, some manufacturers and distributors are rising to the occasion and executing creative strategies to help. Check out this year’s list of Quest for Quality Winners and what they had to stay about their win!
- Missed the Preserving Project Profitability in 2022 webcast? View it on-demand. With supply-chain snarls, increased labor costs and unprecedented unpredictability, integrators’ jobs have become much harder. This webinar features NSCA’s CEO, Chuck Wilson, as well as prominent NSCA members Kyle Habben (Electronic Contracting Company) and Mat Hennings (Communications Engineering Company). They’ll offer tips to help you optimize your business and stay profitable.
The Commercial Integrator Podcast
The term “pro AV” doesn’t do justice to the whole integration crowd, so we at Commercial Integrator wanted to create a pro AV podcast that speaks to all the areas (and there are many!) under the umbrella of commercial technology integration.
The host, Commercial Integrator editor-in-chief Dan Ferrisi, is looking forward to providing listeners with an entertaining, informative forum for all topics affecting the commercial AV industry.
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