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Through these podcasts, Electrical Wholesaling magazine aims to bring new insight, market data, unique stories and helpful tips from the $100 billion-plus electrical industry in episodes of under 15 minutes to our audience of electrical distributors, independent manufacturers' reps and electrical manufacturers. This podcast is produced by Electrical Wholesaling magazine, part of Endeavor Business Media's portfolio of publications. It's edited by Editor-in-Chief Jim Lucy and Associate Editor Ellie Coggins. Artwork by Art Director David Eckhart. For more info on Electrical Wholesaling's unique package of content for the electrical market, check us out at www.ewweb.com.
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Local Markets with the Most Estimated Electrical Sales Potential

Local Markets with the Most Estimated Electrical Sales Potential

Episode 108 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass  will take a look at the largest local and state electrical market, with information from Electrical Wholesaling’s 2025 Market Planning Guide.
08:2818/11/2024
3Q 2024's Billion-Dollar Mega-Projects: Audio-Only

3Q 2024's Billion-Dollar Mega-Projects: Audio-Only

Episode 107 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass  will take a look at the billion-dollar hospital, airport and data center projects that entered the pipeline over the past few months.
18:4404/11/2024
3Q 2024 Business Condtions & Latest Pricing Trends: Audio-Only

3Q 2024 Business Condtions & Latest Pricing Trends: Audio-Only

Episode #106 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass  will take a look at the results of the Electrical Wholesaling/Vertical Research Partners survey on business conditions in the electrical market and discuss highlights from Electrical Marketing’s most recent Electrical Price Index.
12:3121/10/2024
Key Electrical Market Economic Indicators - Audio-OnlyVersion

Key Electrical Market Economic Indicators - Audio-OnlyVersion

Episode 105 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass analyzes several key market indicators and looks at a state that is quietly becoming a very hot electrical market - Indiana.
21:4407/10/2024
Electrical Wholesaling's Latest Metro- and State-Level Sales Estimates - Audio Only

Electrical Wholesaling's Latest Metro- and State-Level Sales Estimates - Audio Only

Episode #104 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast offers a sneak peek at our latest local and state sales estimates. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
17:3423/09/2024
Why Distributors Have Become a Hot Commodity in Today's M&A Market

Why Distributors Have Become a Hot Commodity in Today's M&A Market

Benchmark International's Clinton Johnston on why buyers are searching for distributors in today's M&A market.
28:4409/09/2024
11 Leading Economic Indicators in the Electrical Market

11 Leading Economic Indicators in the Electrical Market

Episode #103 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass explores 11 key leading economic indicators that point to future economic conditions in the electrical market.
14:0309/09/2024
County All-Stars: The U.S. Counties with the Most Sales Potential

County All-Stars: The U.S. Counties with the Most Sales Potential

Episode 102 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion explores EW’s latest list of County All-Stars: The U.S. Counties Growing the Fastest and Offering Big Increases in Electrical Potential Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
13:5119/08/2024
Legrand's Brian Di Bella on New Market Opportunities

Legrand's Brian Di Bella on New Market Opportunities

Welcome to Electrical Wholesaling’s latest Executive Insights podcast. Our guest is Brian Di Bella, the president and CEO of Legrand’s North & Central America business. We are delighted to get on his busy schedule to discuss what he sees as some terrific growth opportunities for Legrand, its distributors and end users installing these products.
30:3106/08/2024
Analyzing the Residential Construction Market

Analyzing the Residential Construction Market

See which metros are 2024's hottest residential construction markets in Episode #101 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast.
13:4705/08/2024
Electrical Pricing Trends & 2024 Midyear Outlook

Electrical Pricing Trends & 2024 Midyear Outlook

Episode 100 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass offers an update on electrical product pricing trends and a sneak preview of the 2024 Mid-Year Economic Update by Vertical Research Partners and Electrical Wholesaling.
11:2122/07/2024
Mark Serafino on Building a Sales Team

Mark Serafino on Building a Sales Team

In this episode of Electrical Wholesaling's Electrical Insights podcast series, Mark Serafino of Sincerely Speaking offers some tips on mentoring young salespeople.
25:4208/07/2024
Hot Electrical Stocks & a Deep Dive into Latest Construction Data

Hot Electrical Stocks & a Deep Dive into Latest Construction Data

Electrical Wholesaling's Episode #99 of the Today's Electrical Economy Podcast series looks at the publicly owned electrical stocks showing the most growth in 2Q 2024 and the hottest segments of the construction market. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
16:0308/07/2024
Mega-Projects in the Construction Pipeline - Today's Electrical Economy

Mega-Projects in the Construction Pipeline - Today's Electrical Economy

Episode #98 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast series explores some of the largest construction projects underway and in the planning stages. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
22:3117/06/2024
Electrical Wholesaling's 2024 Top 100 Distributors - Audio Only

Electrical Wholesaling's 2024 Top 100 Distributors - Audio Only

Episode 97 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion looks at the 10 largest distributors in Electrical Wholesaling’s 2024 Top 100 ranking. 
15:5303/06/2024
Top 150 Distributors Speak Out in EW's Today's Electrical Economy Podcast

Top 150 Distributors Speak Out in EW's Today's Electrical Economy Podcast

Episode 96 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion looks at some of large construction projects Top 150 distributors are working on and provides some interesting commentary of what’s happening with copper prices.
14:2820/05/2024
Top 150 Distributors Speak Out in the Today's Electrical Economy Podcast

Top 150 Distributors Speak Out in the Today's Electrical Economy Podcast

Episode 95 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion looks at some early results from Electrical Wholesaling's 2024 Top 150 Distributors survey.
14:5406/05/2024
EW Executive Insight Shorts - EV Industry Rocked by Tesla's Staff Cuts to Its SuperCharger Business

EW Executive Insight Shorts - EV Industry Rocked by Tesla's Staff Cuts to Its SuperCharger Business

Tesla’s network of 50,000-plus installed superchargers have been the gold standard in the EV charging industry for their fast charging times and dependability.
03:0603/05/2024
Frank Hurtte of River Heights Consulting on the New Realities of the Sales Game

Frank Hurtte of River Heights Consulting on the New Realities of the Sales Game

Frank Hurtte talked with more than 200 salespeople and sales managers as part of the research for his latest book, The New Sales Guy Project. Electrical Wholesaling's Jim Lucy sat down with Frank to learn how  he had so much fun learning from and teaching the industry's new generation of salespeople.
34:1224/04/2024
Electrical Pricing Trends & Hot Industrial Markets

Electrical Pricing Trends & Hot Industrial Markets

Episode 94 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast is sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
10:3522/04/2024
Electrical Stocks on the Move in 1Q 2024 - Audio Only

Electrical Stocks on the Move in 1Q 2024 - Audio Only

Episode 93 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass looks at electrical stocks winners and losers in 1Q 2024 and a new look for GE after its spinoff of its aerospace and power divisions. 
14:3508/04/2024
Electrical Products Price Increases Moderate

Electrical Products Price Increases Moderate

Episode 92 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass looks at the latest pricing trends from Electrical Marketing’s Electrical Price Index , some blockbluster distributor acquisitions and the LEDucation lighting show.
16:2025/03/2024
Meet Optec LED Lighting's BobTortorello

Meet Optec LED Lighting's BobTortorello

Bob Tortorello, VP of sales for Optec LED Lighting, sat down with Jim Lucy, editor-in-chief, Electrical Wholesaling, to discuss his love for the lighting business, how Optec LED competes with the lighting giants for business in the parking garage lighting and area lighting markets, and why today's exciting advances in LEDs continue to make the lighting market is a great place for young people to start their careers.
29:2514/03/2024
The Largest Construction Projects in 1Q 2024

The Largest Construction Projects in 1Q 2024

Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy - Episode 91 highlights some of the largest construction projects that have made headlines in 1Q 2024. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
14:4311/03/2024
Today's Electrical Economy - Episode #90 Feb. 26, 2024 Update

Today's Electrical Economy - Episode #90 Feb. 26, 2024 Update

Episode 90 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass looks at the latest pricing trends from Electrical Marketing’s Electrical Price Index and the largest local markets for building permits in 2023.
16:1026/02/2024
EW’s Executive Insights Podcast: ATI Electrical’s Greg Knowles on Serving the Market for Temporary Power and Switchgear

EW’s Executive Insights Podcast: ATI Electrical’s Greg Knowles on Serving the Market for Temporary Power and Switchgear

Knowles and the ATI Electrical team have supplied switchgear, substations, temporary power and related products to several high-profile projects in Las Vegas, including the MGM Sphere, T-Mobile Arena, Resorts World and Las Vegas Water District.
30:3715/02/2024
Today's Electrical Economy Podcast - Episode 89 - Feb. 12, 2024 Update - Audio Only

Today's Electrical Economy Podcast - Episode 89 - Feb. 12, 2024 Update - Audio Only

Episode 89 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast looks at the drivers for a surge in data center construction and some other large projects now on the drawing boards and in the construction pipeline. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
17:5412/02/2024
Today's Electrical Economy - Episode # 88 - Jan. 22. 2024

Today's Electrical Economy - Episode # 88 - Jan. 22. 2024

This podcast looks at several key leading economic indicators for the electrical market and the latest product pricing trends in Electrical Marketing’s Electrical Price Index.  Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
17:5422/01/2024
Today’s Electrical Economy Episode #87 - Jan. 8, 2024 Update -Audio Only Version

Today’s Electrical Economy Episode #87 - Jan. 8, 2024 Update -Audio Only Version

This Electrical Wholesaling podcast looks at some large construction projects now in the pipeline and highlight the electrical stocks that did the best in 2023. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
15:2808/01/2024
Today’s Electrical Economy - Episode 86 - Audio Only - Dec. 18, 2023 Update

Today’s Electrical Economy - Episode 86 - Audio Only - Dec. 18, 2023 Update

This podcast looks at Electrical Wholesaling's picks for the hottest construction niches in 2024. 
13:3018/12/2023
EW Executive Insights Podcast - A Conversation with DISC’s Chris Sokoll

EW Executive Insights Podcast - A Conversation with DISC’s Chris Sokoll

Get Chris Sokoll's 2024 Electrical Market Outlook and tips for more effective marketing planning. Chris is the president of DISC Corp. (www.disccorp.com), the electrical market's leading provider of industry sales data.
31:1405/12/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - Episode 85 - Dec. 4 , 2023 - Audio Only

Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - Episode 85 - Dec. 4 , 2023 - Audio Only

In this podcast, we will look at electrical sales forecasts for 2024 from Electrical Wholesaling, DISC and several other economist. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
16:1704/12/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy:  Episode 84 Audio Only - Nov. 20, 2023 Update

Today’s Electrical Economy: Episode 84 Audio Only - Nov. 20, 2023 Update

Episode # 84 of the Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast looks at the latest trends in Electrical Marketings’ Electrical Price Index. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
13:1720/11/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy - Episode #83 - November 6, 2023 Update - Audio Only

Today’s Electrical Economy - Episode #83 - November 6, 2023 Update - Audio Only

This podcast looks at some of the largest construction projects that broke ground in recent months. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
19:2706/11/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy - Episode 82 - Oct. 23, 2023 Update / Audio Only

Today’s Electrical Economy - Episode 82 - Oct. 23, 2023 Update / Audio Only

This podcast covers the September changes in Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index, Q3 2023 business conditions and 2024 forecasts and the latest distributor acquisitions.
18:1223/10/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - Episode #81/ Oct. 9, 2023 -Audio Only

Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - Episode #81/ Oct. 9, 2023 -Audio Only

Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass, this podcast looks at several of Electrical Wholesaling's picks for the local markets to watch in 2024.
10:4009/10/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy - Episode #80 - Sept. 25, 2023

Today’s Electrical Economy - Episode #80 - Sept. 25, 2023

In this Electrical Wholesaling podcast, we will look at some of the largest trophy jobs that broke ground over the past few months . Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
17:2825/09/2023
Electrical Wholesaling’s Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - Sept. 11, 2023 Update - Audio Only

Electrical Wholesaling’s Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - Sept. 11, 2023 Update - Audio Only

Episode 79 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast series looks at the latest data for the counties with the largest increases in electrical sales potential. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
13:2211/09/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - August 21, 2023 Update - Audio Only

Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - August 21, 2023 Update - Audio Only

This Electrical Wholesaling podcast looks at the latest pricing trends in July’s Electrical Price Index data from Electrical Marketing and offers a glimpse of Electrical Marketing’s latest electrical sales potential forecasts. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
11:1021/08/2023
ERP Challenges & Opportunities

ERP Challenges & Opportunities

In this episode of Electrical Wholesaling's  Executive Insights, we chat with Lisa Pope, president of Epicor, and Karthik Chidambaram, founder and CEO of DCKAP, about how electrical distributors can harness the latest in ERP system and digital commerce tools. Epicor is the largest provider of ERP software for electrical distributors and DCKAP builds, enhances and manages  e-commerce storefronts for electrical distributors.
27:2814/08/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - Aug. 7, 2023 Update - Audio Only

Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - Aug. 7, 2023 Update - Audio Only

This Electrical Wholesaling podcast looks at some large construction projects that recently either broke ground or hit the drawing boards in the past few months and explores the latest population data for the fastest-growing counties in the U.S. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
14:1207/08/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy - July 24, 2023 Update - Audio Only

Today’s Electrical Economy - July 24, 2023 Update - Audio Only

This Electrical Wholesaling podcast looks at the latest Electrical Price Index data from Electrical Marketing newsletter and reveals what electrical distributors had to say about economic conditions in 2Q 2023. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
09:4324/07/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy - July 10, 2023 Update

Today’s Electrical Economy - July 10, 2023 Update

Today's podcast looks at some large construction projects that broke ground in the past few months, the latest multi-family housing data at the metropolitan areas level and some trends in office occupancy. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
12:3307/07/2023
EW Executive Insights Podcast: ABB’s Ed Schwarz on Shoreside Charging Stations for Marine Vessels

EW Executive Insights Podcast: ABB’s Ed Schwarz on Shoreside Charging Stations for Marine Vessels

As more ferries, tugboats and other ships are powered by batteries, shoreside charging stations will become a new business opportunity for electrical contractors, distributors, reps and other electrical professionals. Get ABB's Ed Schwarz's take on this emerging market.
18:5707/07/2023
Electrical Wholesaling’s Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - June 26, 2023 Update - Audio Only

Electrical Wholesaling’s Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - June 26, 2023 Update - Audio Only

In this podcast, Electrical Wholesaling looks at data from the latest Electrical Marketing Electrical Price Index and explores several large industrial construction projects that recently made news.
12:4923/06/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy - June 12, 2023 Update - Audio Only

Today’s Electrical Economy - June 12, 2023 Update - Audio Only

This podcast digs into the latest financial data available for the five largest electrical distributors in Electrical Wholesaling's 2023 Top 150 ranking.
12:5812/06/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - May 15, 2023 Update - Audio Only

Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - May 15, 2023 Update - Audio Only

This Electrical Wholesaling podcast offers more insight into what Top 150 distributors think about the current business climate and looks at some of the largest construction projects they are supplying. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
10:1415/05/2023
Electrical Wholesaling’s Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - May, 1 2023 Update - Audio Only

Electrical Wholesaling’s Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - May, 1 2023 Update - Audio Only

In this Electrical Wholesaling podcast, Jim Lucy, the magazine's editor-in-chief, will look at some of the biggest moves in the Electrical Price Index for March and offer more insight into what Top 150 distributors think about the current business climate. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
10:4301/05/2023
Electrical Wholesaling’s Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - April 17, 2023 Update

Electrical Wholesaling’s Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - April 17, 2023 Update

This podcast will offer a sneak preview of what some of Electrical Wholesaling's Top 150  electrical distributors see for 2023 business conditions, market challenges and new product opportunities. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
11:0317/04/2023
Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - April 3, 2023

Today’s Electrical Economy Podcast - April 3, 2023

This Electrical Wholesaling podcast looks at the 10 local markets and states that had the biggest increases in estimated sales revenues for 2022 and discusses Electrical Marketing‘s U.S. product-level sales estimates. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
15:2931/03/2023