How Jimmy Todd Built a Strong Team to Become a Leader in Broadband | Jimmy Todd Ep 15

In this episode of Power of the Network, host Tim Locker interviews Jimmy Todd, CEO of Nex-Tech and industry leader. They discuss Jimmy's journey from wanting to be a doctor to serving in the Navy and finding his passion for technology. Jimmy took over as CEO of Nex-Tech 10 years ago and focused on learning the operations, culture and finances to determine how he could best support the strong team already in place. He believes in making changes and seeing the results rather than staying stagnant. Jimmy spends significant time advocating for legislation to get  providers to contribute to infrastructure costs, especially in high-cost rural areas where streaming video is consuming more and more network capacity.

He serves on multiple industry boards to stay engaged and influence positive changes. Jimmy enjoys continuous learning and self-improvement. He discusses the importance of taking concepts from training and implementing them into habits and processes. Jimmy stresses the significance of doing what's right for customers and communities through economic development, workforce training and more. He talks about the misperception that his frequent travel is glamorous when it's truly focused on participating in board meetings and advancing his mission.

  • Jimmy took time early on as CEO of Nex-Tech to learn operations, culture and finances before making changes.
  • He advocates tirelessly for legislation to get contribution from  providers to help with rural broadband infrastructure costs.
  • Jimmy serves on industry boards to stay engaged and influence positive changes.
  • He enjoys continuous learning and implementing training concepts into habits.
  • Doing what's right for customers and communities is crucial through economic development, workforce training, etc.
  • Frequent travel for board meetings and advocacy is not glamorous but critical to advance his mission.
  • Developing a strong team enabled Jimmy to expand his industry leadership bandwidth.
  • Revamping a telecom program at a technical college is helping develop a talent pipeline.
Episode Transcription

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