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Author: Linda Longo
Editor’s Note June 2018
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] [dropcap]B[/dropcap]y The Time You’ve Finished Reading This… …some element in LED or smart technology has probably improved. That’s how fast innovation is occurring in the…
IN MEMORIAM: IRA PHILLIPS of Quoizel
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”3.6″ author=”Barry Minoff” company_name=”Kichler” quote_icon_background_color=”#f5f5f5″] Ira Phillips was one of our industry’s most-respected members and I always admired him for some of his great marketing…
Building Blocks: Major Market Merger
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]y now you might have heard the news that IMC (International Market Centers) – which runs the biannual High Point Market and the Las Vegas Market – and AmericasMart®, which…
Editors Note May 2018
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]`t’s that time of year for enLIGHTenment magazine, where we tabulate the nominations for our annual Legends, Leaders & Luminaries awards. I imagine it must…
Jacob Sperling: Legend
HOW DID YOU ENTER THE LIGHTING INDUSTRY? As an engineering student, I took a job working for a residential lighting manufacturer. It was a small company, so I had the…
Sarah Muniz: Luminary
How did you enter the lighting industry? Two years ago. I was working in retail management and wanted to move into corporate sales and find a job that aligned with…
Bruce Bellwood: Legend
How did you get into the industry? I was born into it. I think I learned how to repair lamps before I could even walk. My grandfather started Tuthill Lighting…
Shelley Wald: Leader
HOW DID YOU ENTER THE LIGHTING INDUSTRY? My parents started their company back in 1984. They were adamantly against my siblings and I joining the business. They wanted us to…
Jodie Orange: Luminary
HOW DID YOU ENTER THE LIGHTING INDUSTRY? I was about to graduate from interior design school and knew I wanted to start my own company. I felt like I was…
