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Check out the latest pricing info from Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index and learn about EW's picks for the top three trends to watch in 2026 in Electrical Wholesaling's latest Today's Electrical Economy podcast. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

• Sean emphasizes the importance of meeting customers where they are in their technological journey to improve service and engagement.
• He believes AI will significantly enhance operational efficiency, profitability, and provide more insightful product and marketing information.
• With a background spanning the U.S. and Canadian markets, Sean offers a unique perspective on industry trends and digital transformation.
• Sean’s leadership experience includes roles in electrical, automotive, and distribution industries, enriching his strategic approach to innovation.

Episode #133 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast will highlight some of key takeaways in Electrical Wholesaling’s 2026 Market Planning Guide. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Episode #132 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series explores two construction markets that get overshadowed by data centers but may stand out in 2026: K-12 / universities and hospitals. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

This episode of Electrical Wholesaling’s Executive Insights looks at Employee Ownership Stock Plans (ESOPs) and why they are becoming an increasingly popular ownership option for many family-owned businesses.

Our guest is Albert Del Pilar, a managing director and a member of the leadership team at ButcherJoseph & Co., St. Louis, MO. He is an expert on ESOPs and has more than 20 years of global corporate finance and capital markets experience at industry-leading investment banks.

Episode #131 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast we discusses some interesting new mega-project that came online over the past few weeks and the latest construction forecast data from Dodge Construction Network and the American Institute of Architects. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Episode #130 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today’s Electrical Economy podcast explores the latest results from the quarterly survey on electrical market business conditions published by Electrical Wholesaling and the Vertical Research Partners equity research firm and look at some stellar stock performance for a bunch of publicly-owned electrical manufacturers, distributors and contractors. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

In Episode #128 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast, we will check out some highlights from Electrical Marketing’s Electrical Price Index and look at some new truly huge data centers now in the pipeline. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

• Powered by large projects or population growthBoise, Idaho, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina and Loudoun County should be among  the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in electrical sales potential in 2026.
• Data center construction will continue to be a key market driver.
• Copper and WTI oil prices remain stable.
• Weekly freight car traffic provided by the American Association of Railroads  continues to be among the most bullish leading indicators.

Episode #127 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast series looks at U.S. counties positioned for some solid growth in the coming months and 2026 and some highlights from the latest electrical pricing trends data from Electrical Marketing’s Electrical Price Index. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Episode #126 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast looks at some of the largest megaprojects now in the construction pipeline and discusses some of the latest comments on the craziness in the copper market. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

The audio-only version of this podcast analyzes the results of the EW-Vertical Research Partner quarterly Market Conditions survey and offers a sneak preview of our upcoming article on 2025’s largest alternate channels of distribution & the annual Electrical Pyramid, which analyzes all the ways electrical products are sold by both full-line electrical distributors and various channels of distribution. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

In this Electrical Wholesaling Executive Insights podcast, Patrick Knight, IDEA’s president & CEO, tells listeners how IDEA’s portfolio of e-business tools and services can help the electrical market thrive in today’s digital marketplace.

What a wild year it's been for the electrical economy so far in 2025.  The audio-only version of Electrical Wholesaling's Episode #124 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast offers some guidance about what to expect on the economic front over the next few months. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Federal rebates and financial incentives for EV chargers may be trimmed back. But in this EW Executive Insights podcast, BriteSwitch’s Leendert Jan Enthoven guides listeners to the many other sources of lucrative rebates at electric utilities and state or local programs.

In this EW Executive Insights podcast you will learn why Mary Shaw is so passionate about electrical product standards, and why she believes they form the foundation of the digital electrical marketplace.

Episode #123 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass  looks at some fresh data that came out in the 2025 Top 100 ranking.

Check out the electrical product price spikes and huge projects now in the construction pipeline in Episode #122 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Episode #121 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass presents a new cut of key market indicators and explores trends from EW's 2025 Top 100 survey.

Episode 120 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast offers an insider's look at Top 100 distributors' take on the 2025 economy. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

In Episode #119 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast, you can check out distributors' forecasts in the latest EW/VRP Electrical Marketing Business Conditions survey and see some fresh pricing data from Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Episode 117 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass explores the impact of tariffs on electrical stocks & looks at 2025's busiest market for residential new construction.

Need a quick read on which local areas are showing signs of growth?  Episode 116 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass explores  the metropolitan areas, counties, micropolitan areas and states seeing the biggest population increases. 

In this episode of Electrical Wholesaling's Executive Insights, Roger Little, Rexel USA's CEO, offers some great insight into growth opportunities in data centers and energy, the challenges with tariffs and the company's acquisition philosophy.

Along with discussing several key economic indicators that may already be impacted by tariff talks and global uncertainty over the war in Ukraine, Episode # 115 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy Podcast explores the largest data center, airport and hospital projects now in the pipeline. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

In this Electrical Wholesaling Executive Insights Podcast, Bud DeFlaviis director of government relations for the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), offers an insider’s take on the legislative issues of most interest to the electrical market. He discusses tariffs, energy issues, business legislation and more.

Episode 114 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast series explores Electrical Marketing's latest sales potential estimates for 17 key electrical product categories. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

In this Electrical Wholesaling Executive Insights podcast, EW Editor-in-Chief Jim Lucy explains why the electrical industry could get hit harder by tariffs than many other industries because so many electrical products have high such high steel, aluminum and copper content.

Episode #113 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast will look at the metropolitan areas with the biggest increases in sales potential and building permit activity. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

In this Electrical Wholesaling Executive Insights podcast, learn why Panduit’s Bob Krisel and Jeff Krossel are excited about new sales opportunities electrification will create & the company’s new plant in Mexico.

Episode #112 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast covers the newest billion-dollar data centers & hot electrical stocks. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Episode #111 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast series by Electrical Wholesaling explores the largest counties for contractor and industrial sales potential. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Episode #110 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast series will cover 2024’s biggest news stories and look at EW’s Picks for 2025’s biggest growth opportunities & trends to watch.

Episode #109 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast series explores the nation's fastest-growing contractor and industrial markets and the South Atlantic Region. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Jim Lucy, EW's editor-in-chief, provides an overview of this year's Market Planning Guide and offers some tips on how to navigate through all the data.

Episode 108 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass  will take a look at the largest local and state electrical market, with information from Electrical Wholesaling’s 2025 Market Planning Guide.

Episode 107 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass  will take a look at the billion-dollar hospital, airport and data center projects that entered the pipeline over the past few months.

Episode #106 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass  will take a look at the results of the Electrical Wholesaling/Vertical Research Partners survey on business conditions in the electrical market and discuss highlights from Electrical Marketing’s most recent Electrical Price Index.

Episode 105 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass analyzes several key market indicators and looks at a state that is quietly becoming a very hot electrical market - Indiana.

Episode #104 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast offers a sneak peek at our latest local and state sales estimates. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Benchmark International's Clinton Johnston on why buyers are searching for distributors in today's M&A market.

Episode #103 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass explores 11 key leading economic indicators that point to future economic conditions in the electrical market.

Episode 102 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion explores EW’s latest list of County All-Stars: The U.S. Counties Growing the Fastest and Offering Big Increases in Electrical Potential Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Welcome to Electrical Wholesaling’s latest Executive Insights podcast. Our guest is Brian Di Bella, the president and CEO of Legrand’s North & Central America business. We are delighted to get on his busy schedule to discuss what he sees as some terrific growth opportunities for Legrand, its distributors and end users installing these products.

See which metros are 2024's hottest residential construction markets in Episode #101 of the Today's Electrical Economy podcast.

Episode 100 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass offers an update on electrical product pricing trends and a sneak preview of the 2024 Mid-Year Economic Update by Vertical Research Partners and Electrical Wholesaling.

In this episode of Electrical Wholesaling's Electrical Insights podcast series, Mark Serafino of Sincerely Speaking offers some tips on mentoring young salespeople.

Electrical Wholesaling's Episode #99 of the Today's Electrical Economy Podcast series looks at the publicly owned electrical stocks showing the most growth in 2Q 2024 and the hottest segments of the construction market. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Episode #98 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast series explores some of the largest construction projects underway and in the planning stages. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.