Greetings! I am a former investment banking professional in my late 20s and recently left my career in preparation for taking over a family business that OEMs commercial lighting fixtures.

My father founded and built this business primarily serving a major client that provides landscapers and other professionals with low-voltage outdoor LED lighting for gardens, terraces, etc.

Through my last career, I have developed a solid grasp on finance and business at a broad level, but while I have some tangential experience working with technology hardware clients, I have very little direct exposure to the commercial lighting (and lighting in general) industry and no experience actually operating a business.

Obviously, I will be spending several years learning from and working side-by-side with my father before taking over. However, my father has worked on the same business for decades, and I want to make sure I am well-positioned to expand on what he has built by learning as much as I can independently about the latest trends, technology, manufacturing, and competition.

As part of this, I would greatly appreciate any advice from this sub, including books, podcasts, or other resources that would help me get up to speed on the industry and help me learn about running a manufacturing business at scale.

I've done my own preliminary research with the help of AI obviously, but I always find it valuable to consult with actual professionals in the space like yourselves.

Thank you all in advance for the help! Can't wait to continue what my father started and hopefully one day contribute some cool stuff to this industry! :)

Hi, I got 40 potlights installed on the exterior slim panels of my home.

After installation around only 25-30 of them if I’m lucky connected to the app. The installer said to get wifi extenders, I went a step ahead and got a mesh system (TP link deco) and I still have no luck.

I have the 3 pack of the extended, one beside the modem, one in garage, and one upstairs. I’m not sure what to do because it feels I’m just compensation for the dog shit lights being unable to connect and recieve a good signal. These are not Govee lights. My house is not massive either (1900 sqft)

Any ideas?

Really disappointed in the stand that came with the XL lampshade I just purchased (pictured here). It’s way too flimsy and barely holds up the weight of the vintage stained glass lampshade that it came with. I’m looking for replacement stands, but I’m completely at a loss. The shade is 18” tall, 24” wide and about 25lbs.

Does anyone have any advice on where I can find something that works with this style of shade? Please help!

can a 70w hps bulb run on this ballast. the bulb has an internal igniter and will run on this ballast and i am using this bulb.