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The 2018 class of SCN’s The Nine features young AV professionals who are leading the way into the next iteration of the AV industry.

SCN caught up with nine leading young talents in AV to learn what has drawn them to the industry, and what’s motivating them to excel beyond their peers in their pursuit of audiovisual innovation.

Don’t be fooled the first time you meet Hailey Klein. Underneath that genuinely low-key and modest persona is a consummate professional determined to see her clients succeed.

Kaleo Lee's strong family background combined with his energetic vision for the future and strong leadership skills means Lee is primed for success in the AV world.

With a positive, energetic spirit that’s contagious and motivating, Barron is the literal personification of next-generation leadership at HB Communications.

This go-getter started his career moving tables and chairs on a night shift, and he found that when more help was needed during the day, volunteers were rewarded.

Skewmorphism and visual noise aren’t just part of Mark Lozano’s vocabulary, but they encapsulate a unique and wholly modern vision for what a GUI should look like today.

They have seen the way you hear, and they are building new works accordingly.

Kirby’s portfolio takes the term "creative design" to a new level with projects like the Warner Brothers Studio Tour The Making of Harry Potter and Cirque du Soleil’s IRIS.

Helms’ newly developed skills in audio and video display technology have led him to see the importance of proper AV design, and the practical uses for each product.

Gregório is now immersed in some of the industry’s most engaging research in VR, paving the future of AV systems design.

TJ DiQuollo speaks with amiable conviction about where we’re headed because he has actually worked on the types of projects we weren’t sure would ever happen.