According to research from AVIXA, women earn less than their male counterparts in pro AV; in fact, the gender pay gap is even worse in pro AV than it is in the general economy. What can women do to overcome this deficit? In this LAVNCH & LEARN, we’ll review AVIXA’s study and go over how women can effectively negotiate higher compensation—whether it’s in their current position or starting at a new place of employment.

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Innovation. Cost management. Sustainability. Growth. What if there were one simple way to deliver all of these things to your business? Our guest Alexis La Broi will explain how all of this is possible if we can learn to attract and train young talent to the AV industry. We'll discuss those benefits, but also concrete steps that we can all take to encourage participation of recent and soon-to-be graduates in the exciting careers we sometimes take for granted.

Guest

Alexis La Broi, PRG Gear, Director of Sales, Mid-Atlantic

Alexis Bryant La Broi has had a career in professional audiovisual and technology services for 25 years. She began in Live Events and worked in various leadership positions for PSAV, Swank AV, and AVI-SPL from 1995- 2014. In 2014, she transitioned to ProAV Integration and worked for Media Vision and Avitecture Inc, an AV systems integrator. In 2019, Alexis returned to live events and is now the Director of Sales for PRG Gear (formerly VER). Alexis is very involved as a volunteer with AVIXA. She was elected on the Leadership Search Committee and served from 2016-2018. She is also a member of the AVIXA Women’s and Diversity Councils. Alexis was proud to be elected to the AVIXA Board of Directors in 2020 and will serve on the board through 2021. Alexis has also volunteered on the board of Integrate Baltimore since 2018. She plans workforce development events for Integrate Baltimore that engage young people in the greater Baltimore community by introducing them to the AV technology industry as a viable career choice.

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Subscription-based business models are not novel to the AV industry, but their impacts have varied. As customers grow more comfortable with cloud technologies, there is a greater thirst for transitioning from transactional sales to complete “as-a-Service” offerings.

Xyte, a new company developing an innovative Hardware-as-a-Service cloud platform, helps hardware vendors and their partners unleash the power of the cloud and take subscription models and revenue generation to new heights. From flexible remote management to groundbreaking “Digital Product” sales, learn how Xyte and hardware manufacturers have joined forces to embrace the revenue-generating opportunities of AV in the cloud, and take as-a-Service models into bold new directions.

Join Gary Kayye and Xyte CEO Omer Brookstein for a compelling discussion on AV and cloud convergence, “Hardware-as-a-Service” (HaaS), and a real-world success story from an early adopter.

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Get the details here: https://lavnch.com/upcoming