There are a lot of things happening right now in the business of digital infrastructure. Tune in as Carrie Charles sits down with Jennifer Fritzsche as she breaks down how she foresees telecom and tech will intersect and what lies ahead for the future of the communications infrastructure. Jennifer is the Managing Director of North American telecom and communications infrastructure, Greenhill . She also shares what it's like to be a female leader in a male-dominated industry and just how diversit...
Jul 06, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Among other lessons, this pandemic has made us realize the need to bridge the existing digital divide that holds back a lot of people. Expanding the network is a lot of work, but it holds a lot of promise or the future of work, business, and even personal life. In this episode, Carrie Charles talks with Staffan Gojeryd , the CEO of Telia Carrier , who further elaborates about bridging the digital divide and expanding the network. Staffan also shares how the pandemic affected the telecom industry...
Jun 29, 2021•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Telecom has not been maximizing the power of 5G enough, and not because the technology is not ready. With digital innovation already set, telecom transformation must start with organizations and goals themselves. Carrie Charles brings back her first-ever guest, Kevin Shatzkamer of Google, to discuss how service operators must utilize 5G technology to elevate their industries. Kevin explains why this must start with huge shifts in workplace culture and employee development. He also talks about th...
Jun 22, 2021•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Simpson is the Chief Procurement Officer of T-Mobile and he believes that 5G for all is the best way to create an inclusive future. Being inclusive could mean several things both on the business side and in the culture side. Find out the work culture of T-Mobile post-merger with Sprint. Join your host, Carrie Charles as she sits down with Mike to talk about the 5G future, sustainable energy projects, work diversity, and much more. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://br...
Jun 08, 2021•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast To survive and succeed in business, you need to be ready to change. You need to be ready to start evolving your business, and Paul Fettucia knows the way. Paul, the President and General Manager of ANS Advanced Network Services, joins our Carrie Charles in this episode to talk about business change and transformations. Paul traces the beginnings of ANS, their pivots to different technologies on the market, and their use of work from home model, even before work from home became a necessity. Paul...
Jun 01, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Leading a group of employees while managing a company isn’t easy. But for Tom Leddo , Chief Strategy Officer at MD7 , it’s all about unlocking human potential, creating that connection and providing opportunities for growth. He tells Carrie Charles that the secret to maintaining their position at the top of the mobile world is the fact they focus on their employees. Through their core values, they have this visible guide that leads them to the direction they want to be, while bringing everyone o...
May 25, 2021•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast To you future great leaders, here’s advice from someone who knows what it means to have leadership built right. This show’s guest today is Phillip French, the Vice President of Network Engineering at Verizon Wireless. Phillip shares valuable insights with Carrie Charles on how to create a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. He reveals strategies that help make everyone feel valued and connected to reach their full potential. Listen ...
May 18, 2021•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Strategic growth for every company and industry is necessary for survival. When it comes to the telecom industry, while we have seen continuous improvement for the past couple of years, some hindrances are stopping it from reaching its full potential. Carrie Charles sits down with Michael Faraone and Michael Devine , Senior Managing Director and Managing Director of Skyway Capital Markets , respectively, as they share their thoughts on factors that drive the growth downwards. Offering solutions,...
May 11, 2021•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast The further advancements in technology can often alienate those who are not within the industry. As we are pushing for the future, it helps to learn how to bridge that gap among our end-users and customers so we can take the advancements to them and head on to what's next together. Only then can we achieve business excellence. With his way of making everything clear, Jason Inskeep , the Director of the 5G Center of Excellence for AT&T , sits down with Carrie Charles to talk about how they ar...
May 04, 2021•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast The quality of your service is only as good as the people you bring into your team. With this in mind, in-building wireless integration specialist M-Comm hires for the “who,” not for the “what.” This attitude towards people has allowed the company to build a team and culture that set it apart from the rest of the industry. Holding the reins is the company’s founder and CEO, Graham Ellison , who catches up with Carrie Charles in this conversation. Join in and learn about M-Comm’s vision for growt...
Apr 27, 2021•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast The future has already arrived, and it is in the form of 5G. But Oracle brings the cloud native future into the next level with the 5G Next Gen Core . Diving deep into this monumental invention with Carrie Charles is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Oracle , Andrew Morawski . He shares what this improved cloud means for both customers and operators, how to use it for network slicing, and how it impacts various 5G products today. Andrew also talks about his professional experience...
Apr 20, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Digital transformation seeps into every aspect of business nowadays, even in the field of telecom project management. This development is a reflection of the larger phenomenon of IT-telecom convergence that is happening today. Dan Zygmunt is in the forefront of this crucial development as the VP of Telecom for Sitetracker, a B2B SaaS project management platform. He joins Carrie Charles in this conversation to discuss what Sitetracker uniquely offers to the telecom industry and what sets it apart...
Apr 13, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Above every marketing strategy and brand building is an effective team that can work together towards a specific goal. And nothing can bring you closer to the results you've been targeting than instilling a culture of empowerment within your workplace. Carrie Charles talks with Kenny Blakeslee to share how he implemented such a culture that spelled success for both Apex Site Solutions and Pulse Signal Solutions . He explains how core values must always come into play in real life and helping emp...
Apr 06, 2021•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast What does diversity and inclusion have to do with the world of 5G technology? For Verizon Global Network and Technology Vice President Abby Knowles , equity, diversity and inclusion are going to allow companies to make better and stronger technological innovations. This point of view very much mirrors the telecommunication giant’s stance towards social justice, which serves as a model for the rest of the industry to follow. In the spirit of Women’s Month, Abby joins Carrie Charles to explain why...
Mar 16, 2021•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast The kind of culture a company has is reflective of the kind of leaders it has. When leaders walk their talk and get involved in the overall business processes, the company walks alongside it too. In this episode, Carrie Charles brings over someone who has shown tremendous passion, realness, and involvement to his company. She sits down with the President and CEO of Everstream , Brett Lindsey . Brett shares with us how he has built a culture around authenticity, inclusivity, and diversity. He tal...
Feb 22, 2021•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Every company must have a proper workplace culture in order to succeed. But for it to be truly effective, it must not only focus on hitting the goals but also give employees a chance to grow. Carrie Charles is joined by Timothy Biltz , CEO of Segra , to share the secrets of doing an extraordinary workplace culture shift. He explains how starting with the core values made everything fall into place, giving their people a clear idea of how their work impacts the target market and even the entire i...
Feb 08, 2021•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast The demands of the human race will only continue to grow as time passes, with technology continuously keeping up and evolving. And with 5G starting to rise in popularity, a surge in job growth is expected thanks to this innovation. Carrie Charles talks with Sal D'Itri , the Chairman of the National Spectrum Consortium and Vice President and General Manager of Federal for Federated Wireless . Together, they talk about how employment can be impacted by 5G in the future, how it will reach domestic ...
Jan 18, 2021•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast A fast and efficient wireless system is truly an excellent tool to use in today's digital world as it opens a lot of opportunities. With everything almost done digital, having a proper connection is a must. However, without a well-targeted plan and strategy, bridging the 5G skills gap would be impossible. Dr. Rikin Thakker saw this opening as an opportunity to help others through the smart use of technology. Carrie Charles interviews the Chief Technology Officer of the Wireless Infrastructure As...
Jan 11, 2021•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast At some point, wireless technology ends up in a network of wires somewhere. ZenFi Networks leads the way in this crucial part of 5G development as a disruptive force in fiber deployment in New York City and New Jersey. Even at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ZenFi team continues to tirelessly transform the metropolitan region’s connectivity landscape. Leading the charge in this massive undertaking is Pat O’Hare , the company’s Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering. Joining...
Jan 04, 2021•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast The challenges of building a virtualized, software-driven network from scratch are real. On today’s podcast, Carrie Charles is joined by Dave Mayo , the Executive Vice President of Network Deployment at DISH Network. Dave talks about some of the challenges they’re facing and how they plan on overcoming them. He also shares the secret sauce to building a network and improving the process of creating a smart, motivated team over time. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How »...
Dec 01, 2020•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast With the world thrust into going virtual by the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is no doubt that the data and technology space is seeing an uptick. In fact, they may probably be one of the industries seeing unbelievable growth now. So what does the future look for the data center industry from here on out? Carrie Charles sits down with none other than Tom Brown, the president and CEO of DataGryd —the single largest data center in New York City. Here, Tom shares with us how the COVID-19 pandemic is...
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Oct 20, 2020•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Diversity of thought breeds innovation. For many tech companies, it may not be unheard of that they’re mostly composed of a male workforce. Carrie Goetz defies the statistics by being one of the most successful women in tech. Carrie is the Principal and CTO of StrategITcom , a company covering a range of services from strategic planning to design and project implementation, technical writing, or just some help through a procurement cycle. She chats with host Carrie Charles on the show today to s...
Sep 28, 2020•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast For a tower company to be meaningful and to be at scale, it has to stay private and be permanent. Most of all, it has to partner with the customers, not squeeze them. One such tower company is Vertical Bridge , the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the US. Alex Gellman , its CEO and Cofounder, joins Carrie Charles on today’s show to share what Vertical Bridge is all about and what makes them different from everyone else. Alex also touches on his pers...
Sep 16, 2020•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nokia is one of the biggest 5G players, not only in the US but in the whole world. As it embraces the next generation of technology, it is going to need to upscale its talent pool to meet new challenges. How does Nokia replenish its talent well, externally and internally? Joining Carrie Charles to talk about this is Marianne Strobel , the tech giant’s Head of North America Customer Marketing and Communication. Marianne shares how the company chooses and accepts new hires and how it develops lead...
Sep 09, 2020•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast For the existing telecom workforce, there are many very dedicated men and women out there who are deploying 5G technology infrastructure. It's critical to the American public to have that and to be the first to achieve it, but also to make sure that those workers not only come to work but go home at night safe. Om today’s show, Duane MacEntee, the Executive Director of the NWSA (National Wireless Safety Alliance), joins Carrie Charles to talk about how NWSA is raising the bar for the telecom wor...
Sep 02, 2020•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Every now and then, someone comes along and transforms and disrupts an industry. On today’s show, Carrie Charles talks to one of those people, Iyad Tarazi . Iyad is the President and CEO of Federated Wireless , an American-based wireless communications company headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia. Federated Wireless is considered is a phenomenal place to call home by its employees. Today, Carrie chats with Iyad to find out how they create that special culture and the results it produces f...
Aug 12, 2020•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Culture is relative to being number one in any industry. After all, in order to provide the very best to your clients, you need to have people who also perform their jobs at their very best. Talking to someone who has brought that amazing employee culture to the telecommunications industry, Carrie Charles sits down with Thomas Kane , the President of the site development firm, Network Building + Consulting , otherwise known as NB+C. With a 500-person team behind, NB+C has one of the best human c...
Aug 05, 2020•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast In these times of the COVID-19 pandemic, where almost all industries and infrastructures are taking a hit, the digital space has undeniably stood its ground and even became the connective tissue that is holding things together today. Speaking about the power of digital in this episode, Carrie Charles interviews digital influencer and infrastructure visionary, Marc Ganzi . He is a Managing Partner at Digital Colony , CEO-elect of Colony Capital , and the founder and CEO of Digital Bridge Holdings...
Jul 31, 2020•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast The 4th Industrial Revolution merges physical and biological systems. It’s the next step in how society will interact with each other. And for it to work, we need to move data faster and more efficiently. Which is why 5G has a big role in how it plays out. And it’s become even more important as we shift to remote work in response to COVID-19. Our guest this week, Adam Zuckerman, is an expert in the 4th Industrial Revolution. In this episode, he discusses surprising outcomes—both good and bad—tha...
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