2024 Recap: What a Year! 

From insightful workshops to empowering webinars and meaningful discussions, 2024 was all about growth, connection, and lighting the way forward for the design industry.

​Thank you to everyone who joined us, shared their knowledge, and helped build this incredible community. 

See below for more information on our past events. 

Your fee is only HOW MUCH? (Workshop)
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Date: November 13, 2025
Featuring: Justin Smith of Zweig Group

BOL'Discussions: HR - Managing Workplace Culture
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Date: September 25, 2025
Featuring: Lee Brandt of HLB Lighting Design, Lisa Reed of Reed Burkett Lighting Design, Lara Cordell of Wiedenbach Brown, Chip Israel of Lighting Design Alliance

BOL'Discussions: HR - Managing People and a Diverse Workforce
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Date: September 11, 2025
Featuring: Nancy Stathes of Specialty Lighting, Anna Sbokou of ASlight, Flick Ansell of AECOM, Julie Dudley, John Broxmeyer of Enterprise Lighting Sales
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What is Value Anyway? Understanding How Clients Define Success
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Date: August 20, 2025
Featuring: Justin Smith of Zweig Group

BOL'Discussions: Financial KPIs - What to Measure, How and When

Date: July 16, 2025
Featuring: Kathryn Edgecombe of Sensiba, Lisa Israel of Lighting Design Alliance, Stephen Lees of Business of Light and David Ghatan of CM Kling
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BOL'Discussions: Beyond The Pitch
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Date: May 21, 2025
Featuring: Christina Lo of Atelier Lo, Daryl Swanson of NE Paradigm, Katherine Stekr of STEK Design CO., David Ghatan of CM Kling and Sara Schonour of luxsi
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Why Diversity Matters: 
The Business Case for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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Hosted by Business of Light and IES
Date: April 16, 2025
Featuring: Ronald M. Jacobs of Venable, Ebony Ross of Mesh Business Advisors and Nate Shalev of Revel Impact
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BOL'Discussions: Design Management - Managing Clients
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Date: March 12, 2025
Featuring: Anna Sbokou of ASlight, Chip Israel of Lighting Design Alliance, Eileen Vitelli of Plumbline Operations, Rachel Fitzgerald of Stantec and Sara Schonour of luxsi
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BOL'Discussions: Design Management - Managing Projects

Date: March 5, 2025
Featuring: Angelica Santana of CM Kling, Brittany Lynch of RBLD, Kate Sanoke of EXP, Sara Schonour of luxsi and Barbara Horton of Business of Light

Power of Persuasion: Superpower your Skills for Successful Proposals - Part I
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Date: February 12, 2025
Featuring: Cassidy Perry of HLB Lighting Design, Annie Langlois of Sasaki, Dacota Griffin of GEI Consultants and Abby Iorio of HLB Lighting Design

Integrating Integrators: Navigating the Custom Integration Channel
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Date: December 13, 2024
Featuring: Jennifer Kirkpatrick of American Lighting, Lorenzo Giles of Innovative Technology Solutions, Bruce Clark of Kaleidolight Lighting Design and Sean O'Connor of Sean O'Connor Lighting
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Digitization of the Design Practice
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Date: October 30, 2024
Featuring: Rachel Fitzgerald of Stantec, Samuel Mikhail of 4 Ideal Design, Jay Wratten of WSP and David Ghatan of CM Kling
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From Revit to Reality: 
How Lighting Projects Get Built
​& Lighting People Get Paid
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Date: October 29, 2024
Featuring: Carrie Hawley of HLB Lighting, Chris Baynes of Granite City Electric Supply, Jennifer Pierce of Boston Light Source and Sean Wynne of ALW
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Passion, Power, Precision: Communicating with Impact (Workshop)

Date: September 16, 2024 (New York City) and September 18, 2024 (Oakland, CA)
Featuring: Richard Fallon

Investing in Your Employees
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Date: August 21, 2024
Featuring: Aram Ebben of EXP, Jane White of Legrand, Charlene Miraglia of CannonDesign, and Annie Hess of The George Washington University
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Finance Fundamentals for Designers:
Bridging Design + Dollars
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Date: July 17, 2024
Featuring: Elisabeth Nilsen of HLB Lighting

A Designer's Guide to Business Intelligence
(Project Management Workshop)
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Date: June 6, 2024 (New York City) and June 13, 2024 (Los Angeles)
Featuring: Justin Smith of Zweig Group

Got Cyber Insecurity?
Fortify Your Business's Digital Domain
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Date: April 23, 2024
Featuring: Darin Perusich of CannonDesign, Jill Cody of Dark Light Design, Travis Stroud of Evolve MGA, and Steven Rosen of Available Light

From Revit to Reality:
How Lighting Projects Get Built
& Lighting People Get Paid
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Date: February 8, 2024
Featuring: Cristina Serra of Axis Lighting, Matthew Paglier of K&M Electric Supply, Gustavo Macias of Lighting Dynamics, and Simi Burg of HLB Lighting

Think Like an Owner 401:
Covering your @ss
​(Risk Management)
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Date: January 17, 2024
Featuring: Joseph W. Cooch and Daniel M. Eggleston of Lee/Shoemaker

Think Like an Owner 301:
​What's your Exit Strategy?
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Date: December 13, 2023
Featuring: Taylor T. Dolan and Jonathon Shoemaker of Lee/Shoemaker

From Project Management to Project Leadership:
​Unlocking High Performance
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Date: November 2, 2023
Featuring: Justin Smith of Zweig Group
​Part of: IALD Enlighten Americas

Balancing Self Care and Self Management
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Date: September 13, 2023
Featuring: Nathalie Thomson of 5Fold Consulting

BOL'Discussions: Leadership Coaching Practice
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Date: August 31, 2023
Featuring: David Ghatan of CM Kling + Assoc., Carrie Hawley of HLB Lighting Design, Jen Armstrong of Bright Chirp

R+D Tax Credit Webinar
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Date: July 19, 2023
Featuring: Cole Marr and Ariane Woods of Sensiba

BOL'Discussions: 10 Powerful Lessons from Lighting Entrepreneurs
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Date: May 24, 2023
Featuring: Chip Israel of Lighting Design Alliance, Steven Rosen of Available Light, Carrie Hawley of HLB Lighting Design, Tom Warton of Vode Lighting, and David Ghatan of CM Kling + Assoc. 

How to Manage Creativity and Allow for a Profitable Firm
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Date: February 23, 2023
Featuring: Keith Granet of Studio Designer

BOL'Discussions: Evolving Nature of Client Collaboration
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Date: May 5, 2023
Featuring: Keith Bradshaw of Speirs Major Light Architecture,  Kristin Peck and Jody Pritchard of Pritchard Peck Lighting