{"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":"130: Catch You On The Flipside with Issac Abbs","slug":"130-catch-you-on-the-flipside-with-issac-abbs","published_at":"2026-01-28T12:36:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier-6369183/130-catch-you-on-the-flipside-with-issac-abbs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier-6369183","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/130-catch-you-on-the-flipside-with-issac-abbs--69643345","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69643345/episode_130.mp3","summary":"Isaac Abbs returns for week two and the conversation leans hard into the human side of senior leadership: how an introvert survives a job that demands constant presence, how you build buy in like a coach building a locker room, and how you create real moments of recognition when your team is the one taking the calls and absorbing the heat. Along the way, Isaac shares what he has learned about getting comfortable being uncomfortable, why delivery matters more than content when you are on stage, and why storytelling is the skill that makes the message land. It is also a Tucson flavored episode in the best way: Isaac’s path from California to Maine to the University of Arizona, a love letter to Fourth Avenue, and an extremely specific answer to the best sandwich question that will make every Tucson listener nod instantly. The wrap up lands with a leadership gut punch that comes up again and again on this show: the question people almost never ask leaders, even though it might be the one that matters most. Topics Discussed Introversion in extroverted leadership roles, and building the muscle to show up anyway Practice as the real unlock for public speaking and high visibility leadership Coaching mindset in IT leadership: vision, mission, trust, and buy in Defining wins in IT when the impact is often on everyone else, not you Creating intentional celebration rhythms: strategic plan reviews, win stories, and acknowledging the grind Customer service as a frontline reality, and why recognition needs to be specific and frequent Changing perspective on AI: from caution to strategic momentum, and the risk of falling behind Tucson culture check: Fourth Avenue, Bison Witches, and the U of A tournament memory lane The underrated power of storytelling in leadership communication The…","meta_description":"Isaac Abbs returns for week two and the conversation leans hard into the human side of senior leadership: how an introvert survives a job that demands con…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1690,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/av-it-amplifier-6369183/episodes/130-catch-you-on-the-flipside-with-issac-abbs/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-6369183/130-catch-you-on-the-flipside-with-issac-abbs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}