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.

How do successful Christmas light contractors approach large commercial estimates—and what separates a profitable project from an expensive mistake?

In this episode of the Christmas Light Installers Mastermind Podcast, Ron and Laura Robey sit down with Joey and Chelsea Murphy of Murphy Christmas Lighting for a wide-ranging conversation about commercial holiday lighting, business growth, industry changes, and preparing for the upcoming Christmas season.

The group discusses:

• Strategies for estimating commercial Christmas light installations • What contractors should evaluate before bidding a large project • Lessons and business takeaways from the recent Las Vegas trip • Fourth of July stories and updates from Texas • Working together as couples and business partners • Changes happening across the Christmas lighting marketplace • New opportunities for installers, distributors, and service providers • The importance of systems, preparation, relationships, and taking action

Whether you are building your first Christmas light installation company or managing crews, commercial projects, permanent lighting, inventory, and multiple markets, this episode offers practical insight from four people actively working inside the industry.

The Christmas Light Installers Mastermind Podcast brings together contractors, vendors, distributors, manufacturers, trainers, salespeople, office teams, and business owners who are helping shape the future of professional holiday lighting.

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In this episode of the Christmas Light Installers Mastermind, Ron Robey and Laura Robey sit down with Joyce Perhac, owner of Christmas Expo, and Michael Simmons, RGB expert and Christmas Expo committee member, to talk about the power of networking, education, and showing up for industry events.

With Christmas Expo coming to the Dallas / Fort Worth area in July, this conversation looks at how the event started, how it has grown, and why installers, vendors, decorators, and business owners should make time to attend events that help them grow.

You can learn a lot from YouTube, Facebook groups, and online training, but there is something different about being in the room. Events give you the chance to meet other contractors, ask better questions, see products in person, build relationships with vendors, and get around people who are serious about growing their business.

In this episode, we talk about:

• How Christmas Expo began and how it became a major industry event
• Why in-person networking still matters
• The value of continuing education for Christmas light installers
• How events can help contractors find new ideas, products, and partnerships
• Why surrounding yourself with other business owners can change the way you think
• What installers can expect from Christmas Expo in the Dallas / Fort Worth area

Whether you are brand new to the Christmas light industry or have been installing for years, this episode is a reminder that growth often happens when you step away from the day-to-day work and get around people who are building, learning, and pushing the industry forward.

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Artificial intelligence is moving fast, and Christmas light contractors need to understand what it means for their business before the season gets away from them.

In this episode of the Christmas Light Installers Mastermind Podcast, Ron Robey sits down with Joey Murphy to talk about AI, business systems, contractor operations, and how Christmas light installers can use technology to get better organized, move faster, and build stronger companies.

This conversation is not just about AI tools. It is about process, leadership, customer communication, estimating, marketing, training, and using technology to remove unnecessary steps inside a Christmas light installation business.

Watch the full episode

YouTube Live Replay: https://www.youtube.com/live/HcFIP4GtEyM?si=XdOeG0XhtyGg5RlM

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About the Podcast

The Christmas Light Installers Mastermind Podcast covers the real work of building and scaling a Christmas light installation business. Topics include sales, estimating, pricing, hiring, training, safety, customer experience, marketing, websites, lead generation, service area growth, inventory planning, job costing, profit margins, vendor relationships, permanent lighting, and the future of the holiday lighting industry.

Presented by Kingdom Radio and ChristmasContractor.com.

In this live episode of the Christmas Light Installers Mastermind Podcast, Ron Robey and Laura Robey catch everyone up on what they are currently building, why it matters for the Christmas light installation industry, and how contractors, vendors, manufacturers, installers, salespeople, office teams, trainers, and industry talent can get connected during the development process.

This episode is focused on the future of the Christmas light installation industry, including contractor visibility, homeowner lead generation, vendor connections, permanent lighting, holiday lighting business tools, design previews, estimate workflows, training, and industry-wide networking.

Ron and Laura discuss the vision behind ChristmasContractor.com, the national Christmas light contractor directory, the North Pole Design Studio, Santa AI, vendor and manufacturer listings, talent profiles, and future ways to feature the people and companies helping move the holiday lighting industry forward.

They also answer live questions from contractors and industry friends across the country about getting listed, being found by homeowners, sending estimates, building trust, ranking in a contractor directory, permanent lighting opportunities, vendor participation, and what this platform can become long term.

Connect and Get Involved

If you are a contractor, vendor, manufacturer, installer, salesperson, office admin, trainer, or someone with talent in the Christmas light industry, this is the time to get connected.

Comment or message:

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• VENDOR if you are a vendor or manufacturer
• TALENT if you want to be featured as industry talent
• BETA TEAM if you want to test tools during development
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In this episode of the Christmas Light Installers Mastermind Podcast, Ron and Laura Robey continue the conversation on what it really means to build a better business in today’s world.

The focus of this episode is process — how contractors, business owners, and Christmas light installers can use systems, structure, and AI to remove unnecessary steps, stay organized, and make better decisions faster.

Ron and Laura also bring back the segment “What’s Happening on the Internet”, covering current conversations, industry observations, and business lessons from across the web. They also continue answering questions from contractors and business owners around the country.

This episode is about more than just AI tools. It is about learning how to think through your business, simplify your workflow, improve communication, and build a stronger foundation for the future.

In this episode, we talk about:

How AI is changing the way business owners think and operate Why process matters before growth How to remove unnecessary steps inside your business Questions from Christmas light contractors across the country What’s happening online and how it affects the industry Building systems that help your business move faster and more accurately How contractors can prepare for the future instead of reacting to it

Watch the episode

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/wwX-JB8rslQ?si=1EYkfhTzU5C0f-yr

Links

ChristmasContractor.com https://www.christmascontractor.com

Join the Christmas Light Installers Mastermind community and connect with other contractors who are building, learning, and growing in the holiday lighting industry.

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Ron Robey and Laura Robey are back for Season 3, Episode 11 of the Christmas Light Installers Mastermind Podcast.

In this episode, Ron and Laura talk about the Christmas light installation industry, contractor life, business growth, and what it takes to keep building a stronger holiday lighting company. Whether you are brand new to Christmas lights or already running crews, this episode is for installers who want to grow, learn, and stay connected with the industry.

The Christmas light business is more than hanging lights. It is sales, systems, office processes, customer service, marketing, crews, products, leadership, and staying ready before the season hits.

For Christmas light supplies, contractor resources, training, and industry updates, visit ChristmasContractor.com.

Join the Christmas Light Installers Mastermind Group to connect with other installers across the country.

Watch the video episode here: https://youtube.com/live/ghnDMwITUVQ

Watch more Mastermind Podcast episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3WBHHXeK1BcYWpMV21flCEndH6Z22RUJ

Hosted by Ron Robey and Laura Robey Presented by Kingdom Radio and ChristmasContractor.com

In this episode of the Christmas Light Installers Mastermind Podcast, Ron Robey interviews Matt Staton from Strandr for a conversation about business growth, contractor technology, and the future of the Christmas light installation industry.

The Christmas light business is changing fast. Customers expect better communication, better visuals, easier quoting, smoother scheduling, and a more professional experience from start to finish. Contractors who build systems now will have a major advantage as the industry becomes more competitive.

Ron and Matt talk through what installers should be paying attention to, how technology can help contractors scale, and why the companies that win long term will be the ones that create a better process for both the customer and the crew.

This episode is especially valuable for installers who want to stop guessing, get organized, and build a business that can grow beyond the owner doing everything.