This week's home automation podcast features our host Ron Callis interviewing Gordon Isaac. Recorded live on Wednesday, July 18th, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. EST.

About Gordon Isaac

Gordon Isaac is a successful sales leader with nearly 25 years of experience in the CE/CI Industry. His career started with a passion for car audio that led him to learning on the job as he grew up in a large retail organization gaining experience managing teams and working with league manufacturers.

Highly analytical and process-driven, Gordon builds successful teams that get results and make companies grow. His prior industry experience includes roles as the National Director of Sales - CI Channel at Core Brands, West Coast Sales Manager at SpeakerCraft, and COO at R2W, Inc.

Interview Recap

In this two-part interview, Ron and Gordon honed in on a clear challenge within this industry: recruiting and training new talent. Here are some of the questions Ron asked:

• Common growth obstacles for home technology professionals
• The "right" time to fire someone
• Where to hire new talent
• The building blocks of a successful integration company