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Shirley Bloomfield is the CEO of NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association, and a huge fan of collaboration, partnerships, and getting broadband to all Americans.
What we talked about...
- What is the NTCA?
- Eight-hundred and fifty community-based providers who bring essential services across the country.
- NTCA members are small businesses that serve from 1,000 to 100,000 people.
- Shirley is the “Master Dot Connector.”
- To run an association for so many people, she has created special interest groups (SIGs) to serve them.
- Approximately 17 M - 33 M Americans still do not have broadband access. However, they are changing this with help from the White House’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal.
- Infrastructure Week finally included broadband thanks to the NTCA and the pandemic proving Americans’ need for adequate broadband.
- Leading and communicating with transparency and humor using the NTCA blog’s “Thoughts From Shirley.”
- Employee retention is greatly improved when teams are mission based.
- The White House Talent Pipeline Challenge.
- NTCA programs help rural employers retain talent by providing benefits.
- The power of mentorship.
- A Chief Storyteller.
- Dave’s Nice Method Presentation Skills workshop he delivered for NTCA.
- Get in touch. [email protected]
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