Episodes

Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
183 - Unveiling FrameWrx Capabilities at Sioux Valley High School
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
We recently implemented FrameWrx at Sioux Valley High School where its students are using this design platform to build their game-day experience and so much more. Justin and Matt visited with Tyler Bolstad, the school’s principal, to hear just how they are using this new offering and how it helps the students learn and grow with the technology at their fingertips.
FrameWrx Website: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/products/software-and-controllers/framewrx

Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
165 - Blending a Creative Background and Live Event Production with Jacob Parks
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
When Catawba College installed a new LED video display, they turned to an alumnus and creative design consultant, Jacob Parks, who currently works with Ricoh USA. He joins Justin and Matt to tell his story of building the layout and developing a game-day production for the school.
Links:
- Jacob’s Catawba Project Highlight Webpage: https://jacobparksdesign.myportfolio.com/catawba-college-video-scoreboard

Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
160 - Creative Services Update with Diane and Buddy
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Our Creative Services team has been cooking up some great content over the past few months and we wanted to catch up with Diane Gonzales, Executive Producer at Daktronics Creative Services to hear all about it. She joins Justin and Matt along with new team member Buddy Rose, Creative Account Manager at Daktronics. Buddy shares his new role with the company and some exciting things he’s already been able to work on.
Links:
- Diane’s previous episode: https://podcast.daktronics.com/e/122-getting-creative-using-digital-signage-with-diane-and-mark/
- Daktronics Creative Services Website: daktronics.com/creativeservices

Wednesday May 24, 2023
158 - Capturing and Learning from Live Event Audiences with CrowdIQ’s Rachel Goodger
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
If you’ve ever wondered what’s on the horizon for venues to learn from their audiences to improve the fan experience at live events, you might want to look into CrowdIQ. Or maybe you’re looking for a picture of yourself in the crowd at a specific event, in which case you could look up the FanCam and zoom in. To hear more about each of these scenarios, Justin and Matt spoke with Chief Revenue Officer for FanCam + CrowdIQ Rachel Goodger.
Justin's FanCam Picture

Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
140 - Daktronics Attending IDEA in Nashville
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
For a number of years, decades really, Daktronics has been involved with or attended the IDEA – Information Display and Entertainment Association conference. This year is no different. To hear about the show, our involvement and what we will have in the booth, Justin visited with Daktronics representatives Sarah Rose, Diane Gonzalez-Ferranti and Greg Fleischbein.
- Daktronics Webpage for IDEA: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/events/idea
- IDEA Website: ideaontheweb.org

Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
133 - Creative Services for High Schools with Alicia Bennett
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
To hear about bringing displays to life in high schools, Justin and Matt visit with Alicia Bennett, Daktronics Creative Services account manager for high schools. She shares information on available graphics packages including high school senior headshots, the process from requesting content to deliver, and trends she’s seeing in the industry.
- Daktronics High School Creative Services Contact Email: entertain@daktronics.com
- Graduation Headshots Blog: https://blog.daktronics.com/2022/02/10/celebrate-the-class-of-2021-with-your-led-display/
- Daktronics High School Creative Services Website: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/services/creative-services/schools

Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
122 - Getting Creative Using Digital Signage with Diane and Mark
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
As Daktronics continues to evolve and grow, the same is true for our Creative Services team. To hear about the changes and a few recent projects including Climate Pledge Arena and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), Justin and Matt are joined by Diane Gonzalez-Ferranti, Executive Producer of Daktronics Creative Services, and Mark Eisenstadt, Daktronics Professional Services Manager.
- Daktronics Creative Services Webpage: daktronics.com/creativeservices
- CCHA Podcast: http://podcast.daktronics.com/e/120-central-collegiate-hockey-association-and-live-book/
- Climate Pledge Arena: https://www.daktronics.com/news/daktronics-helps-climate-pledge-arena-release-the-event-day-excitement-for-seattle-kraken
- Forced Perspective Content: https://daktronics.widen.net/s/njm2pgk87m/cutsheet_forced-perspective

Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
70 - Engaging Fans at Live Events with Trish Schuver
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
To discuss how to engage fans when live events return, Justin and Matt talk with Trish Schuver, Daktronics Professional Services Manager. She shares information about creating content for college campuses and event venues, the new content catalog for teams to purchase and more.
- Webinars - https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/partners/innovate-webinars
- Gina/jess podcast - http://podcast.daktronics.com/e/55-businesses-using-digital-signage-during-covid-19-with-gina-and-jess/
- Catalog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/fvezqombfQo

Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
43 - Taking Production from MiLB to the Houston Astros with Garret Young
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Event production has some differences from MiLB to MLB. Justin and Matt sit down with Garret Young, production manager for the Houston Astros, to hear his journey into event production, some of the fun things he’s been able to create for his game days and his exciting first season with the Houston Astros.
Links:
- Astros content reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krIIgOwWK-w
- RoughRiders blog post 1: https://blog.daktronics.com/2018/05/03/roughriders-are-rockin-the-fan-races/
- RoughRiders blog post 2: https://blog.daktronics.com/2018/05/31/where-my-teddy-at-a-roughriders-original/

Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
9 - Preparing for the First Pitch of 2019 with Stephanie Walker
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Daktronics Services Manager Stephanie Walker joins Justin and Matt to talk about how LED display customers can prepare for the upcoming baseball season in 2019. Details are shared about getting displays up and running, control systems prepared, data and stats queued up, and more.
- View all baseball checklists under the “Maintenance” dropdown section on our baseball support page: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/support/sports/baseball
- For questions or service requests leading up to the season, complete a new case in your MySupport Account here: https://www.daktronics.com/MySupport/Pages/default.aspx
- Sign-up for our service emails here: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/services/professional-services/email-preferences
- View our Creative Services Baseball Branded Catalog here: https://p.widencdn.net/ee9t3h/CATALOG-ANIMATIONS-Baseball