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Automation Unplugged is a Facebook Live show recorded weekly with our host Ron Callis, Owner and CEO of the digital marketing agency, One Firefly.
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#372: Curtis LeMaster on the Training Gap and the Future of the Smart Home (opens the original)
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This is Automation Unplugged, and I'm Ron Callis. Today I'm joined by Curtis LeMaster, owner of Control Designer, a custom integration firm based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado that handles control, networking, lighting, shades, and audio for high-end residential projects. Curtis came into this industry in 2000 as a bookkeeper and worked his way into programming, eventually handling AMX systems for professional golfers, rock bands, and an Abu Dhabi prince's private theater. He started Control De
#371: Patrick Martinez on Building Sales Certainty in Your Business (opens the original)
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This is Automation Unplugged, and I'm Ron Callis. Today I'm joined by Patrick Martinez, CEO and head coach of Fivestone Solutions, a Thousand Oaks, California consultancy that helps technical teams build sales systems that actually hold up. Patrick brings more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, CEO, and sales professional. He got his start installing satellite dishes in the mid-nineties, built and later sold his own integration business, and has spent the last dozen years running Fi
#370: Own the Night: How Integrators Can Go to Market with Landscape Lighting (opens the original)
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This is Automation Unplugged, I’m Ron Callis. Today, we’re bringing you a webinar One Firefly and our partner WAC Lighting co-hosted in February 2026, titled “Own the Night: How Integrators Can Go to Market With Landscape Lighting.” For many integrators, landscape lighting remains one of the industry's biggest untapped opportunities. It not only enhances the beauty, safety, and value of a home, but also creates new revenue streams while deepening client relationships. During this session, you’ll
#369: Kayla Steinberg on Turning Events Into Your Best Business Development Tool (opens the original)
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This is Automation Unplugged, and I'm Ron Callis. Today I'm joined by Kayla Steinberg, Certified Showroom Program Lead at ADI for Control4, where she works with dealers across the country to help them build standout showroom experiences and run events that actually drive business. Kayla is a returning guest on the show. If you want to hear her full story, check out episode 334 from last December. Today we're skipping the introduction and going straight into her expertise: how to plan, execute, a
#368: Jason Barth on Turning AI From Cheap Hacks Into Real Company Standards (opens the original)
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This is Automation Unplugged, and I'm Ron Callis. Today we're bringing you an AI Insights episode with Jason Barth, CEO and lead designer of The Premier Group, a custom integration firm in the Indianapolis area that designs and installs residential and commercial technology. Jason is a returning guest. He was last with us in May of 2020 on episode 121, and he has spent the past year and a half going all in on AI. In that time he has built and trademarked an entirely new internal operating system
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