Thought leadership and industry expertise are only obtained through years of listening and learning from others. I've spent the better part of the last 20 years doing just that and this past week at Distributech 2020, I was honored to be described as such in the utility telecommunications and smart cities arena. However, this only means I must continue to listen and learn. If I am to maintain my edge and serve my clients to the high levels they have some to expect, I better keep studying. The utility telecom industry changes quickly and while technologies like AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) have been around for many years, the new communications networks, modules, applications and de

I recently received my 2019 frequent flier summary from American Airlines, and was shocked with all my travel in a year of great personal and professional transitions. I take it as a very positive note that as a small business owner, I took flights to so many different destinations, and flew what equated to 2.5 times around the world! But what does it all mean? 2019 was full of challenges for my professional life, but through it all I kept a positive attitude and believed that forward was the direction I was going... always forward. I focused on planting seeds around the world for work that could bear fruit in 2020 and beyond. I focused on the future growth possibilities, and said YES to eve