{"podcast":{"title":"AV/IT Amplifier","slug":"av-it-amplifier-6369183","podcast_index_feed_id":6369183,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5852785/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier--5852785","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5aef038415b10e89f1ad3f15195eaf45.jpg","author":"Ryan Gray","episode_count":139,"summary":"Higher education institutions rely on audio-visual (AV) and information technology (IT) solutions as a key backbone for modern teaching and learning. The AV/IT industry plays a critical role in providing these solutions, and it is important to highlight the latest trends, innovations, and perspectives in this sector. The podcast “The AV/IT Amplifier” aims to fill this gap by featuring interviews with people from Higher Education Institutions and the AV/IT Industry who have an idea, concept, perspective, event or product that would be helpful or interesting to the target audience of higher education technology managers. The host of the podcast is Ryan Gray, Assistant Director of IT at Yavapai College. “The AV/IT Amplifier” podcast will have a bi-monthly schedule with two recordings per month, each being split in half to provide for weekly episodes. Each episode will be targeted for 30 minutes to be about the length of an average commute. The first half of each recording will focus on the primary topic for that guest, while the second half will be a profile of the person. The podcast will not only focus on technical topics but also on non-technical ones such as effective people mana…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T06:21:32.404147+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier-6369183"},"episode":{"title":"122: The Godfather with BC Hatchett","slug":"122-the-godfather-with-bc-hatchett","published_at":"2025-10-01T08:00:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier-6369183/122-the-godfather-with-bc-hatchett","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier-6369183","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/122-the-godfather-with-bc-hatchett--67932368","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67932368/episode_122.mp3","summary":"This week, Ryan catches up with BC Hatchett, Director of Classroom Technology at Vanderbilt University and co-founder of HETMA. They talk about shifting from “manager” to “leader,” handing the reins to the next crew, and why letting go (and then cheering from the sideline) is a healthy sign of organizational growth. BC also keeps it real about the pace of higher ed—no more “quiet summers”—and how to stay sane by breaking big things into small, winnable pieces. Then they pivot to Nashville: HETMA’s Roadshow lands at Vanderbilt on Monday, October 27 , perfectly teeing up EDUCAUSE (Oct 28–30) across town. Expect a campus tour (Garland Hall’s renovation is a highlight), a compact vendor experience tailored to higher ed, and a downtown happy hour to keep the conversations going. HETMA will also bring its curated show-floor tour to EDUCAUSE and anchor in the Teaching & Learning “neighborhood” so higher-ed AV folks have a home base all week. Registration for the Roadshow is (gloriously) free—link in the show notes. Topics Discussed From vice chair to emeritus: leading by influence, not tasking Handing off the wheel: why other people’s improvements are the point The new reality: no dead periods, tighter cycles, same (or fewer) resources Morale by momentum: chip away to free up bandwidth Nashville preview: Vanderbilt’s Garland Hall and campus tour plans What makes Roadshows different: regional, targeted, and human-scale conversations EDUCAUSE in Nashville: who it serves and how AV fits in HETMA’s curated show-floor tour: maximizing limited exhibit time Teaching & Learning “neighborhood” at EDUCAUSE as a community hub Practical travel + weather notes for late-October Nashville (layers!) Connect with BC BC.Hatchett@hetma.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/bc-hatchett-8874631…","meta_description":"This week, Ryan catches up with BC Hatchett, Director of Classroom Technology at Vanderbilt University and co-founder of HETMA. They talk about shifting f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1630,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/av-it-amplifier-6369183/episodes/122-the-godfather-with-bc-hatchett/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier-6369183/122-the-godfather-with-bc-hatchett.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}