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Ryan Lee

Ryan Lee is a leading voice in the landscape lighting industry, with 18 years of experience and a track record of building and selling a multi-million-dollar lighting business. He’s the founder of Landscape Lighting Secrets, a coaching program that helps lighting professionals grow, scale, and achieve financial freedom. 

Since 2021, his clients have generated over $55 million in trackable revenue using his proven systems. Ryan’s program combines business strategy, technical training, and accountability to turn hands-on operators into confident business owners.

He’s also the host of Lighting for Profits, the #1 podcast in the landscape lighting space.

Lynne Stambouly

Lynne’s passion for lighting began over 35 years ago when she witnessed MR16 halogen lights transform a dull landscape into something magical, earning her the name “Lynne the Light Lady.” She has watched lighting technology evolve from incandescent to LED, which now allows us to shape light in ways previously unimaginable.

With hands-on experience including journeyman’s credentials as an electrical contractor and serving as Kichler Lighting’s national product manager, Lynne has also shared her knowledge as a founding member of the Advisory Counsel for the Interior Design School at Southwest Florida College and an affiliated member of ASID. In 2023, her studio was honored as Affiliate Member of the Year by the local AIA chapter.

Lynne’s passion lies in how lighting impacts people’s lifestyles and emotions, bringing deep understanding of both aesthetic and practical aspects to every project.

Jason Sayen

Jason Sayen, founder of I am Sayen is a Process Architect who helps businesses get unstuck by redefining how they operate using his G.U.I.D.E. Framework.  

Through his workshops and consulting, Jason guides companies in transforming chaos into clarity, turning tribal knowledge into documented, scalable processes that align teams and unlock growth. His practical, workshop-style approach empowers business owners to visualize how work flows through their organization, identify operational gaps, and create a single source of operational truth for everyone to follow. 

With over 30 years of experience in the Consumer Electronics and Integration Industry, Jason has held key leadership roles with leading CEDIA manufacturers, a national distributor, and an award-winning rep firm. This blend of technical insight and process expertise makes him a sought-after speaker and trusted advisor for companies navigating growth, mergers, and operational scaling.  

Kendall Clark

Kendall Clark is the Senior Director of Sales & Marketing at One Firefly, where she drives strategy and execution across both teams to fuel growth and strengthen the company’s market presence. Previously, she led One Firefly’s web department, guiding the creation of hundreds of industry-focused websites for integrator clients. Kendall has also played a key role in the development and launch of several award-winning products that have shaped the company’s service offerings. With more than a decade of experience in the custom integration industry, she brings deep expertise and passion to her work and is an active member of Women in Consumer Technology.

Ron Callis

Ron Callis Jr is the CEO and founder of One Firefly, LLC, an award-winning and 6-time Inc. 5000 recognized marketing agency. With over 20 years of experience, he has built a reputation for helping custom integration businesses grow and succeed through innovative marketing strategies and top-notch website design. In 2023, Ron expanded One Firefly’s impact by launching Amplify People, the company’s dedicated hiring division that helps technology businesses attract, evaluate, and retain top talent. A well-known speaker and educator at industry events, Ron is also a regular contributor to industry publications and host of the AV and integration-focused podcast, Automation Unplugged. 

Matt Bernath

Matt Bernath is a consumer electronics veteran with more than two decades in retail, wholesale, custom integration, and business coaching.  He started his CE career in the late 90’s in Car Audio retail management, then moved on to rep several major brands in the So Cal territories and went on to start a CI business in 2006.  Matt successfully grew and sold his CI business, owing a large part of his success to the principles learned as a client of VITAL management.  VITAL asked Matt to join their team as an executive business coach in 2019, and he went on to purchase the company in 2021 with a group of industry partners.  Today Matt is known for thought-leadership in the area of business excellence and speaks around the country on this topic.  He hosts a highly successful monthly webinar series and has been a guest speaker at events such as the CEPro Total Tech Summit, Regional Tech Summits, OneFirefly Podcast, Smartprenuer Podcast, and many others.

Mark Langston

Mark is an accomplished lighting professional with deep experience in electrical contracting, distribution, manufacturing, sales and design and is a Partner at Light Can Help You. After serving in the Navy’s nuclear power program, Mark became and electrical contractor and discovered his first framing project light fixture, kicking off over thirty years of industry leadership. Mark introduces hundreds of potential clients to the possibilities of lighting each year and is a key component of Light Can Help You’s dealer support programs.

Alessio Urso

Alessio’s deep knowledge for light and human wellbeing led to a chance meeting with the Light Can Help You team andthe discovery of a shared passion for improving lives. Alessio is a seasoned architectural lighting designer with substantial international experience. He holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and is a Senior Lighting Designer and Studio Leader with Light Can Help You.

Dennis Jaques

Dennis’s passion for custom integration began over 20 years ago when he founded Maverick Integration in 2003, building it into one of the nation’s leading design and system integration firms. Under his leadership, Maverick grew to a CE Pro 100 top-ranked company with operations across New England and Florida, specializing in whole-house audio, home theater, lighting control, and automation.

With extensive experience leading integration teams and developing comprehensive technology solutions for residential and commercial clients, Dennis has become a recognized visionary in the industry. Today, through his venture Maverick Lite, Dennis provides comprehensive lighting design services for leading integration companies and offers consulting services, leveraging his deep design and engineering expertise on the industry’s most challenging and valuable projects.

Mark S. Rea, PhD

Mark S. Rea, PhD is a professor at the Light and Health Research Center (LHRC) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is an expert in human vision, lighting engineering, human factors, photobiology, psychology, and light and health. He is the author of more than 100 scientific and technical articles related to vision, lighting engineering, and human factors and was the editor-in-chief of the 8th and 9th editions of the IES Lighting Handbook. His current research projects include the study of the effects of light on circadian disruption, the use of ultraviolet light for disinfection and to fight plant pathogens, and the development of bias-free pulse oximetry technology . Dr. Rea has conducted groundbreaking research in the areas of human visual performance, visual efficacy at nighttime light levels, and light and human health.