
Automation Unplugged Episode #141 feat. Harshul Parikh, Founder and CEO of Trescent Lifestyles
10/26/20 • 55 min
Here are some of the topics Ron had the opportunity to discuss with Harsul Parikh:
- Harshul’s role in bringing a CEDIA chapter to India
- How the custom integration space has been impacted due to COVID
- Harshul’s thoughts on the potential boom that will come from the increased interest in smart home automation
- An exciting AI software Harshul and his team are working on to make projects more seamless for Integrators and the design-build community
To get transcripts, resources of what was mentioned in the show, and more visit: onefirefly.com/au141
SHOW NOTES
Harshul founded Trescent Lifestyles in 2006 after he returned to India following a career stint in Silicon Valley. Harshul is a founding member of CEDIA India and has been instrumental in bringing CEDIA into the country. Since its founding, Trescent has grown to a team size of 35 employees and completed residential projects over 100,000 sq. ft with budgets of $2.5+ million USD.
Ron Callis is the CEO of One Firefly, LLC, a digital marketing agency based out of South Florida and creator of Automation Unplugged. Founded in 2007, One Firefly has quickly became the leading marketing firm specializing within the integrated technology and security space. The One Firefly team work hard to create innovative solutions to help Integrators boost their online presence, such as the elite website solution, Mercury Pro.
About One Firefly
One Firefly, LLC is an award-winning marketing agency that caters to technology professionals in the custom integration, security and solar energy markets. One Firefly is headquartered in Davie, Florida with staff located throughout North America and has been operating since 2007.
Here are some of the topics Ron had the opportunity to discuss with Harsul Parikh:
- Harshul’s role in bringing a CEDIA chapter to India
- How the custom integration space has been impacted due to COVID
- Harshul’s thoughts on the potential boom that will come from the increased interest in smart home automation
- An exciting AI software Harshul and his team are working on to make projects more seamless for Integrators and the design-build community
To get transcripts, resources of what was mentioned in the show, and more visit: onefirefly.com/au141
SHOW NOTES
Harshul founded Trescent Lifestyles in 2006 after he returned to India following a career stint in Silicon Valley. Harshul is a founding member of CEDIA India and has been instrumental in bringing CEDIA into the country. Since its founding, Trescent has grown to a team size of 35 employees and completed residential projects over 100,000 sq. ft with budgets of $2.5+ million USD.
Ron Callis is the CEO of One Firefly, LLC, a digital marketing agency based out of South Florida and creator of Automation Unplugged. Founded in 2007, One Firefly has quickly became the leading marketing firm specializing within the integrated technology and security space. The One Firefly team work hard to create innovative solutions to help Integrators boost their online presence, such as the elite website solution, Mercury Pro.
About One Firefly
One Firefly, LLC is an award-winning marketing agency that caters to technology professionals in the custom integration, security and solar energy markets. One Firefly is headquartered in Davie, Florida with staff located throughout North America and has been operating since 2007.
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Automation Unplugged After Show Episode #141 feat. Harshul Parikh, Founder and CEO at Trescent Lifestyles
Welcome to the Automation Unplugged After Show! When scheduling permits, we will take some time after we record the official episode to dig a little deeper with our guest, learn more about them, their hobbies, or frankly, anything that I think you might want to learn more about.
We just wrapped up recording show #141 featuring Harshul Parikh, CEO & Founder at Trescent Lifestyles. Harshul shared advice on how he approaches selling to high-networth clients including Bollywood movie stars and billionaires and he provides some fun details around a recent $1 million+ 2-channel stereo system.
If you haven't already listened to the full interview, make sure to check out show #141 here on the podcast or over on facebook.com/onefireflyllc. Ok, let’s jump into my conversation with Harshul Parikh.
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