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Inside the business of digital infrastructure.
Let's Get Digital follows leaders working inside digital infrastructure, from wireless towers and enterprise networks to data centers and personal AI. The conversations move quickly from career backstory into practical questions about scale, speed, talent, resilience, and what changes next.
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Let's Get Digital is a business interview show built around the infrastructure that keeps modern connectivity running. Its world is telecom, data centers, fiber, wireless towers, cloud infrastructure, AI, and the companies trying to make those systems faster, denser, and more resilient. The format is straightforward. A named industry leader comes on, explains the path that led to the current role, then talks through the company, the market, and the operational challenge in front of them. The show does not linger in small talk. It uses personal history as a doorway into strategy. Recent conversations include modular white space for data centers, the rise of personal AI, wireless platform building, data center growth for AI demand, telecom recovery and reinvention in the Caribbean, enterprise network automation, rooftop tower economics, and custom infrastructure manufacturing. Scale is a recurring concern. So is speed. Guests are often asked how an industry known for long lead times, legacy systems, and specialized labor can keep up with demand. The strongest moments come when technical concepts are translated into concrete business realities, such as why customizing a module can move faster than customizing a building, or why telecom workflows still depend on spreadsheets. The show also pays attention to careers and talent, especially how people enter infrastructure roles and learn to operate across engineering, sales, investment, and executive leadership. Its tone is warm, efficient, and practical. It is not a hype show, even when the subject is AI or rapid growth. It is better understood as a running field report from inside digital infrastructure, where leaders explain what is breaking, what is scaling, and what has to be built next.
Made for: Built for telecom, data center, wireless, AI infrastructure, and workforce leaders who want practical executive conversations. It also suits business listeners trying to understand how connectivity markets are changing from the inside.
What sets it apart: The show connects technical infrastructure topics to hiring, leadership, delivery speed, and market pressure. It keeps specialized conversations accessible without flattening the operational details.
Let's Get Digital is your gateway to the innovators and ideas transforming the digital infrastructure industry. From wireless telecom to fiber networks and data centers, this podcast explores all things digital infrastructure—diving into the trends, technologies, and people shaping the future of connectivity. Hosted by Broadstaff CEO Carrie Charles, each episode features candid conversations with top industry leaders, uncovering the intersection of technology, talent, and transformation. Discover the innovations, leadership strategies, and company cultures driving success in this rapidly evolving landscape. Whether you’re a business leader, a professional aiming to grow, or simply passionate…
Billion-dollar data-center promises meet the unfashionable question: can you actually build it?
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A practical look at modular data center builds under pressure from AI demand.
This episode focuses on data center delivery and the strain created by AI demand. Steve Altheiser, founder and CEO of CompuDynamics, makes the case for modular white-space builds that can be adapted for power distribution, water pipe size, and liquid cooling without waiting on a…
A grounded look at how digital infrastructure plans become real delivery.
Applied Digital comes through here as a story of execution more than hype. Wes Cummins talks through a practical route from a potato farm in Idaho to the harder job of building digital infrastructure, where promises have to become capacity on schedule.
A grounded look at why digital infrastructure shortages need more than training alone.
The episode keeps its attention on a real workforce bottleneck in digital infrastructure: open roles, an older labor pool, and a pipeline that still depends on people finding the field by chance.
Bryant Tam separates real data center opportunity from the hype around land, power, and hyperscaler spending.
Bryant Tam gives the data center market a useful reality check: an allocation can look promising long before any money actually moves. Drawing on his Google experience, the Hanwha Data Centers vice president explains why land near a power line is not enough to create a…
Practical HR conversations for changing workplaces.
Keri Charles interviews Doug Recker, CEO of Duos Technologies Group, about modular data centers, edge computing, and GPU deployment in smaller markets.
Steve opens with a scrappy path: struggling engineering student, contractor, then data center work.
This episode features an interview with Suman Kanuganti, CEO of Personal AI, discussing his background in engineering and robotics, his journey into AI startups, and how AI might impact organizational structures.
This episode features an interview with Bernard Borghei, founder and CEO of Connected Infra Group, discussing his 33-year career in wireless infrastructure, including insights on the tower industry and his entrepreneurial journey.
This episode features an interview with Raul Martynek, CEO of DataBank, discussing his journey in digital infrastructure and the company's role in powering the digital economy and AI advancements.
This episode features an interview with Marcelo Cataldo, CEO of Digicel, discussing his journey and the company's turnaround as the largest mobile provider in the Caribbean, emphasizing resilience and innovation in telecom.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Robert Bai about using data and automation to modernize enterprise network sourcing and management in the telecom industry.
Host Carrie Charles interviews David Bassino about his career in the tower industry and the role of towers in digital infrastructure.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Jeremy Pease, CEO of High Velocity, about his journey in technology and digital infrastructure.
Keri Charles sits down with Applied Digital CEO Wes Cummins for a sharp conversation about scale.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Bruno Berti, SVP of Global Product Management at NTT Global Data Centers, about his career journey and insights into the digital infrastructure industry.
Keri Charles records live from Infrastructure Summit in Las Vegas and sits down with Tanya McCleaf, founder and CEO of Innovorg, for a conversation about talent, training, and growth.
Keri Charles interviews Bryant Tam, vice president of Hanwha Data Centers, about building energy-backed data-center campuses and filtering hype from real development.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Yaz Kurjalich, VP of Market Development at Equus Compute Solutions, about high-performance computing and digital infrastructure.
Host Carrie Charles interviews retired Verizon RF engineer Dennis McCall about his career and the evolution of wireless technology.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Leighton Carroll, CEO of Phelan Technologies, about his career in RF technology and the digital infrastructure industry.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Sergey Buzmakio about his immigrant journey and career in the telecom industry, focusing on talent and workforce challenges.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Amir Abulhosan, CEO of Netlink, about his career journey and the digital infrastructure industry.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Angus Ward, CEO of Beyond Now, about his career journey and insights on talent in the 5G and digital infrastructure industry.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Ruby Koleski, CEO of Joyous, about her professional journey and background in the context of talent and workforce challenges in the 5G era.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Raghav Sehgal, President of Cloud and Network Services at Nokia, about his career journey and the intersection of technology and business impact.
Interview with Seth Buechle about his journey in telecom and digital infrastructure, discussing talent and leadership.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Michelle Boexley about her career journey in the telecom industry, discussing talent and technology trends.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Brian Stadding, CEO of Loomis Fiber, about his career journey in the telecom industry and the challenges of building digital infrastructure.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Kimberly McKinley, CMO of Utopia Fiber, about her career journey and the digital infrastructure industry.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Gary Irvin about his journey in cable construction and the talent challenges in the digital infrastructure industry.
Host Carrie Charles interviews Scott Woods about his career in telecommunications and broadband, focusing on digital infrastructure and workforce challenges.
Host Carrie Charles discusses workforce development in the digital infrastructure industry with leaders from fiber broadband and wireless associations.
This episode features an interview with Chad Tuttle, CEO of B&T Group, discussing his background in the telecom industry and how to foster a culture that drives growth.
This episode features an interview with Ken Schmidt, a wireless infrastructure thought leader, discussing his career journey in the telecom industry and insights on talent and 5G.
This episode features an interview with Jim Tracy, exploring his journey from rural welder to telecom leader and discussing strategies for bridging generational gaps in the 5G workforce.
This episode features an interview with Tonya Stopke, Senior Vice President at World Wide Technology, discussing her 18-year career journey in telecom and insights on talent strategies in the 5G era.