Video Vices With Contemporary Research

The Pro AV industry has reached a critical point. The core of professionals running the industry have the experience, but they're aging out, with many close to retirement or already retiring. How does the industry attract more early professionals to join the ranks? John Thomas, the Regional Manager for Visitec Marketing Associates, and Kelly Perkins [ember contributor page], Program Director for NSCA Education Foundation, come on this episode of Video Vices to explore what it'll take to convince a younger generation to join Pro AV. These two are the perfect pair when it comes to recruiting new audio-visual talent, mostly because they could not have had more different experiences for joining the industry. Thomas has been in the field for more than 35 years, where like many of his generation, was segued into AV from a career in broadcasting. Perkins was also a broadcasting student, but when she could not find a job after college, just like many other recent graduates, she stumbled onto marketing, and even