Ron and Laura Robey are back with another Christmas Light Installers Mastermind Podcast covering the latest news, conversations, and lessons from inside the professional Christmas lighting industry.

In this episode, we discuss the latest Christmas Expo 2026 news, our dinner meeting with Mike Marlow, and Ron’s recent conversation with Heather Lundervold. We share what we are hearing across the industry, the value of building strong professional relationships, and how these conversations could help Christmas light installation companies prepare for the upcoming season.

We also step away from business to celebrate Stella’s 14th birthday and share highlights from our family trip to the zoo. Growing a business is important, but successful business owners also need to make time to celebrate their families, relationships, and personal wins.

In This Episode

• Christmas Expo 2026 news and upcoming plans
• Our meeting and industry conversation with Mike Marlow
• Ron’s conversation with Heather Lundervold
• Preparing a Christmas light installation business for the season
• Networking and relationship-building within the holiday lighting industry
• Balancing business growth, family, and personal celebrations
• Stella’s 14th birthday and our Kingdom Zoo adventure

The Christmas Light Installers Mastermind Podcast features real conversations about Christmas light installation, commercial holiday lighting, permanent lighting, leadership, marketing, operations, and growing a profitable seasonal business.

Hosted by Ron Robey and Laura Robey of Kingdom Christmas Lights and ChristmasContractor.com.

New episodes and live conversations every Wednesday at 3:00 PM Central.