Inside Integration
Chris Barlo + Jayson Savage
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About This Podcast
Welcome to the Inside Integration Podcast, where we'll get you up to speed on what's going on in the world of Custom Integration. Sometimes we’ll have guests from the CI world, sometime it’ll just be Chris and Jayson BS'ing about this industry we love.
We’ll cover news from the world of CI, interesting trends, cool technology, upcoming events, and whatever else we get distracted by in the moment.
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Recent Episodes
S3E11 Episode 115: Barco, Consolidation, and Home Planetariums
Barco just made a serious move into audio by acquiring Focal and Naim, and Chris and Jayson break down what that actually means for the integration channel. One-brand ecosystems make a compelling…
S3E10 Episode 114: Several Tools. Real and Virtual
This week, we're talking tools. No one reads podcast descriptions, but here goes anyway: If this episode sounds like an advertisement for Plaud and Lincoln Tech...well, I don't know what to tell you.
S3E9 Episode 113: An Approximate Lightapalooza Recap
This week, we're joined again by one of our favorite stunt beards, Shawn Sorensen. We'll belatedly recap Lightapalooza, talk business philosophy, and stuff as many jabs at Jayson as we can fit into…
S3E8 Episode 112: Out of Control? Are We Moving Away from Control Systems?
Chris and Jayson go down memory lane — Philips Pronto, Niles Audio, IR blasters, and the days when you actually needed a control system just to watch a movie — and ask the question nobody in the…
S3E7 Episode 111: After Dark: Marlon ReBrando
It was late. The filters were off. And somehow we landed on the topic every integrator eventually faces… rebranding.In this After Dark episode, we talk about why integrators feel the pull to reinvent…
S3E6 Episode 110: All About Buying Groups
Buying groups get talked about a lot, but not everyone really understands how they work.This week, Jayson and Chris dig into what buying groups actually are, how they create leverage for integrators,…
S3E5 Episode 109: Remembering John MacDonald
This week, it’s just me and Jayson remembering our friend John MacDonald, President of Morris Tait Associates and a cornerstone of the CI industry for more than four decades.We talk about the leader…
S3E4 Episode 108: Jayson's MIA, Bring in the Stunt Beard
While Jayson's off letting his day job interfere with his real passion for being grumpy on the airwaves, Chris hangs with his side piece Shawn Sorensen who walks us through Unified Reps' sweet new…
S3E3 Episode 107: A Noncontroversial Episode about ISE
ISE 2026 is underway. What is ISE? Why aren't either of us hanging in Barcelona? I'm not bitter, you're bitter.We talk ISE, have some technical challenges, and fulfill our court mandated weekly AV…
S3E2 Episode 106: CES isn't our jam.
Unless you're into vacuuming robots or high tech marital aids, or some freaky combination of the two, CES was kind of a waste.That's it. That's the description.
S3E1 Episode 105: TCL Owns 51% of this Podcast
We get season 3 off to a good start with big news in the world of Custom Integration and AV in general as Sony and TCL team up.We also get into the aftermath of Publix deviled eggs and the impact…
S2E52 Episode 104: Shilling for Dante after Dark
Well whaddya know, it's show number 104, which is twice as many as 52, which are the number of weeks in a year. So to celebrate our 2 year run, we decided to shill. Maybe not shill, but talk a little…
S2E51 Episode 103: Resolutions and Recriminations
We're a week into the new year and, well, not much is different. I don't know what you expected. We talk resolutions, Plan B's (C's and D's), and all manner of stuff tangentially related to CI.
S2E50 Episode 102: Consolidated Greetings to You and Yours.
It’s New Year’s Day, it’s definitely 2026 when you’re listening to this, and we’re already off the rails. Chris and Jayson look back at 2025 through the only lens that really mattered: consolidation.…
S2E49 Episode 101: Merry Christmas, Baby.
It is Christmas. Join us for tidings of comfort and joy, or just obscure references and red flags. Maybe listen to us while you head out for smokes, never to return.
S2E48 Episode 100: Still Alive.
It's episode 100, which sounds like a milestone, but isn't even a full two years. Chris and Jayson talk about what they've learned and what they're going to do and revisit some past episodes along…
S2E47 Episode 99: Two Creeps in a Car in Mountlake Terrace
Chris and Jayson dig into how the industry’s shift toward convenience is quietly shrinking the pipeline of people who actually want to do hands-on work. When everything is plug-and-play, fewer young…
S2E46 Episode 98: The Doldrums
Chris and Jayson slide into the year-end doldrums with a week full of dead phone lines, slow clients, and random tangents. They talk about being “LinkedIn memes,” the weird mix of AI creeping into…
S2E45 Episode 97: Why Are You Listening to This? Thanksgiving Edition
Chris and Jayson check in on Thanksgiving with zero plan and holiday brain fog fully active. They talk travel, family chaos, regional road trip rituals, and why this episode probably should not exist…
S2E44 Episode 96: Asteroids and Dinosaurs
In this episode, Chris and Jayson dive into the “dinosaurs and asteroids” of the custom-integration world — the legacy habits, outdated business models, and market shifts that are reshaping how…
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Inside Integration has published 116 episodes since January 2024, covering topics in Technology.
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