Lighting controls are evolving and creating new opportunities. While the technology can seem daunting, you don’t necessarily need to be an expert to incorporate a control system into your lighting designs.

In this episode, Raelle sits down with C. Webster Marsh of Penumbra Controls and host of the Lighting Controls Podcast to discuss what’s new and evolving in lighting controls and how you can take advantage of these changes to strengthen your business model. Plus, hear Webster’s take on what’s most exciting about the future of controls.

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C. Webster Marsh is the owner of Penumbra Controls, where he provides lighting and lighting controls design, specification guidance, and education. Webster brings over 20 years of applied experience with lighting and lighting controls, and he enjoys sharing his wealth of knowledge with the industry. He is a Certified Lighting Controls Practitioner, Lighting Controls Association contributor, and instructor and speaker for various industry groups. In his spare time, he co-hosts the Lighting Controls Podcast.

Hosted by Raelle Bell

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Bridging the gap between technology and design, lighting is an essential element to every space. Understanding style and design, choosing the right products, and ensuring a beautiful and functional layout require time, expertise, and an awareness of personal style. In this episode, Raelle sits down with Traditional Home’s Editor in Chief Jill Waage and Style and Design Editor Krissa Rossbund to discuss the most recent issue of Lighting magazine. Plus, they dive into what’s leading the design world, how to balance your personal style with what’s trending, and the keys to creating beautiful living spaces.

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The most recent issue of Lighting magazine, produced by the ALA Advertising & PR Program in partnership with DotDash Meredith and Traditional Home, is now available in select ALA-member showrooms and on newsstands across the U.S. and Canada. Click here to find your local lighting showroom or view the digital copy online here.

Jill Waage is the Editor in Chief of Traditional Home magazine and Dotdash Meredith’s Premium Portfolio of over 100 newsstand titles in the home, garden, and food categories. She is a Chicago-area native and a proud graduate of Drake University, where she studied journalism and interior design.

Krissa Rossbund is the style and design editor at Traditional Home. She covers décor, entertaining, and home tours, and has experience writing about all kind of design styles, from boho to nautical.

Hosted by Raelle Bell

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From supporting industry networking to giving back to the community, the ALA Women in Lighting Committee is changing the face of the lighting industry.

In honor of Women’s History Month, Raelle Bell sits down with Laura Van Zeyl of Dallas Market Center and Karyn Hayes of Hinkley to discuss their work over the past five years building and growing the ALA Women in Lighting (WIL) Committee. Learn how you can get involved in WIL and ALA. Plus, they dive into the trends impacting the industry and what they might mean for the coming years.

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Laura Van Zeyl has been a leading figure in the lighting, home, and design industries since 1993, initially as an editor with Residential Lighting, Accessory Merchandising and Home Fashion Forecast magazines for more than two decades. Since 2016, Van Zeyl has worked on lighting events for Dallas Market Center, including Lightovation and ArchLIGHT Summit. Van Zeyl co-founded and chaired the Women in Lighting Committee for the American Lighting Association and currently leads the Committee’s Marketing Subcommittee. She also serves on the Advisory Board for ART - The Creative Home Furnishings Network, the Advisory Board for The H Foundation and the Allied Roundtable for AIA Dallas. She is a member of Women in Lighting + Design (WILD), an Affiliate member of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and an Associate Member of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).

Karyn Hayes is the Director of Sales – Showroom for Hinkley. Karyn began her career in the lighting industry in 1993 as the National Business Manager for Lighting at Ferguson Enterprises, Corporate. She began her career in 2012 with Hinkley as East Regional Sales Manager, moving to showroom sales manager for North America in 2016. In 2023, she took over as director of sales for showrooms. In this role, she manages regional sales managers, independent sales representatives and oversees approximately 500 customers for the showroom channel. As an active member of Women in Lighting since its inception, Karyn has been involved in guiding the committee and leading program development. In her current role, she serves on the mentoring subcommittee.

Connect with the ALA Women in Lighting Committee online:

Website: https://alamembers.com/About/Women-in-Lighting

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alawomeninlighting/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/172917563271464

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12461288/

Join ALA and the ALA Women in Lighting Committee in Palm Beach, Sept. 22-24, 2024, at the ALA Conference. Register here: https://www.alaconference.com

Host: Raelle Bell

Producer: Association Briefings