Are long quoting and submittal hours draining your margins?

In this #episode of The Project Advantage, Cory Peterson, VP of Marketing & Sales Ops at LED Lighting Supply, talks with Forest Flager, CEO of Parspec, about how AI-powered software is helping distributors maximize productivity and boost profitability.

Topics we cover:

00:00 – From architecture & engineering to AI-powered product selection, quoting, and submittals

02:30 – Why quotes cost 30+ hours (and how to cut it in half)

07:15 – Product recommendations & margins that boost profitability

12:00 – Project management benefits: order status, lead times, visibility

18:20 – Tariffs: pricing pressure & sourcing “U.S.-made” alternatives

24:00 – The future of software for distributors & AI-native tools

Links from the show:

Parspec: https://www.parspec.io/

Forest Flager | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/forestflager/

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