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Elevate: Breaking Barriers for Women in AV and Live Production
Rachael Hamilton shares what the Elevate program is doing to address challenges and barriers women face across AV and live production, highlighting practical ways organizations and individuals can support more inclusive career pathways.
🎙️ At ISE 2026, Fira Grand Via Barcelona, Siya Fakher sits down with Rachael from RISE AV to have an honest and powerful conversation about leadership, burnout, and inclusion in the AV industry.
With over 20 years in AV, Rachael shares her personal journey, progressing into senior leadership, achieving commercial success, but ultimately experiencing severe burnout as a result of sustained pressure and inequality.
In this video, Rachael discusses:
💼 The hidden pressures women face in AV leadership
📈 Being held to different standards despite driving revenue
🔥 The personal impact of burnout and lack of support
🤝 Why RISE AV exists to create a more supportive, inclusive industry
This is more than a product interview, it’s an important conversation about culture, leadership, and the future of our industry.
📍 Filmed at ISE 2026, Fira Grand Via Barcelona 🎥 Interview by Siya Fakher
AVIXA TV at ISE 2026
We dive into technologies and strategies enabling more agile, secure, and collaborative AV environments. Conversations with Diversified explore how cloud-based production tools are transforming studios and content creation, while IABM examines the growing impact of the creator economy on broadcast AV. The episode also tackles one of the industry’s most pressing issues - cybersecurity - with expert perspectives from Barco and DNV on legislation, shared responsibility, and emerging threats like quantum computing. Product and platform innovation takes center stage with Ikan, Crestron, and Zoom, and the day closes with an inspiring RISE AV panel focused on mentoring, inclusion, and empowering the next generation of AV professionals.
What does it take to make progress on gender diversity in AV?
In this video we speak to Sadie Groom, CEO, and Rachael Hamilton, Managing Director of RISE AV, following the launch of this new organisation last month. We ask:
What does it actually take to make progress on gender diversity?
How has RISE Women in Broadcast paved the way for RISE AV?
How will the RISE AV mentoring programme work?
What do women need to understand about how the AV industry works?
What more can we expect from RISE AV beyond mentoring?
What do you make of the perception that there is a backlash against DEI initiatives?
How can people get in touch and help you?
Interview by: Guy Campos
Video prodution by: Conor Moody
Be Part of Rise AV
At Rise AV, inclusivity is at the heart of everything we do. While our professional development programmes are designed specifically for women, our community is open to all genders who want to champion a more diverse and equitable AV industry.
When you become part of Rise AV, you’re joining a network of peers who share ideas, support one another, and work together to shape the future of our industry.