"The usefulness of technology – smart or otherwise – is always relevant to the stage of life you’re in" with John Bradford

The Smart Life

Having been our first ever guest on The Smart Life back in 2019, Delta Dore’s Senior Area Manager John Bradford is back to chat with us in the final episode of Season III. He reflects on how much the industry has changed since he last appeared on our podcast, when we were still pre-pandemic, pre-energy crisis, pre-cost of living crisis…

Against this backdrop, John discusses how much our attitudes towards technology are shaped by the stages of life we find ourselves in, which means as a result, the industry is growing up seemingly at the same time as the consumer.

Maybe it’s because they’re both sleep-deprived parents of young children, or maybe they’re onto something. But in our latest episode, it’s safe to say John and Sophie really took this metaphor of watching the smart home age in real time, and ran with it. They discuss the challenges for an industry still relatively in its infancy, and if it's ageing in real time, how do we coach it now to ensure a smooth transition into adolescence and adulthood beyond?

This and much more was the topic of conversation in our latest episode of The Smart Life, a smart home and internet of things podcast from Beacon Agency.