Automation Unplugged Episode #136 feat. Josh Willits, President of Portal

Here are some of the topics Ron had the opportunity to discuss with Josh Willits:

• Josh experiences in the CI industry that ultimately led to his role as President of Portal.
• Portal’s turnaround strategy deployed in May 2019 that saved the company
• Proposal trends during that last 6 months including the amazing growth since June
• Josh’s thoughts on the rest of 2020 and the future of our industry

To get transcripts, resources of what was mentioned in the show, and more visit: onefirefly.com/au136

SHOW NOTES

Josh Willits got his start in AV by selling speakers online out of his college dorm room. He spent years running operations at an integration firm before taking on the role of  Director of Operations at Jetson Systems, a Crestron CSP. Later in 2012, he founded Invenshare, a website for dealers to buy, sell, and trade excess inventory, before merging his business with SupplyStream two years later. Josh helped rebrand the company that is now known as Portal where he currently serves as President of the company.

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.