CAL SMACNA Convention
More than 100 Bay Area SMACNA members and their families attended the 57th annual CAL SMACNA Convention in Dana Point from April 12-15.
The annual business meeting was well-attended and provided updates on our industry. This year’s top priorities remain in keeping our associations strong, education and finding consistent man hours in areas such as IAQ for public schools and enforcement of the fire code with Fire Life Safety.
Join us in congratulating current Bay Area SMACNA Treasurer Brian Pyle of SVM, who was elected as the CAL SMACNA 2023-2024 Secretary! We also extend a big thank you to Mitch Hoppe for his service this past year as CAL SMACNA President.
This year’s convention featured motivating sessions across a range of topics, including:
- Jake Appelman’s “Mastering Succession: 5 Key Points to Successful Succession & Ownership Transfer” broke attendees into groups, who had insightful conversations about obstacles that get in the way of succession planning and ways to overcome them.
- Nick Espinosa’s workshop on the future of business security highlighted the evolution of cybersecurity and the challenges businesses face regarding cybersecurity, employment and growth strategies.
- Keynote speaker Steve Rizzo’s “Motivate This! How to Start Each Day with an Unstoppable Attitude to Succeed Regardless of Your Circumstances” combined humor with mind-altering strategies to elevate your motivation. The overall theme was that you’re the creator of your success and happiness. Your attitude and thoughts contribute to the actions you take and the outcome of any challenge you face. Shifting your focus to the positive helps create an attitude of gratitude. He ended with telling attendees to never put your happiness on hold, but rather be happy with where you are.
