CALWA Podcast

Ever wondered the ins and outs of the workings of a tower company?  Our host, John Koos, interviews tower industry veteran Todd Boyer, President and CEO at TowerCo.  Todd simply describes tower real estate economics and the opportunities and challenges of being in the tower business.

Our host, John Koos, interviews industry veteran Lisa White.  They discuss Lisa's new endeavor, Executive Director of Business Development for BROADSTAFF GLOBAL, as well as her long tenure as both a co-founder/leader at Wes-Tec and a mainstay of the CALWA Board of Directors.  

When our host, John Koos, moderated a panel at Wireless West in April, 2022, he knew that one of his panelists was a must for this podcast--industry veteran Monnie McGaffigan, Chief Revenue Officer at ExteNet Systems.  Monnie discusses ExteNet's varied portfolio and approach.  

John Koos interviews the ever dynamic Stella Bezabeh about her wireless career.  Stella is an In-Building and Venue leader at Verizon Wireless and a Director at the Women in Wireless Leadership Forum (WWLF).  Stella is a true cheerleader for the wireless industry.  She talks about how she grew from a building permit expediter to the leader she is today.

John Koos chats with Jeff Luong,  AT&T's President for Broadband Access and Adoption, sits down to chat about his company's commitment to grow their fiber penetration across the United States.  Jeff is well known to CALWA podcast listeners.  He was formerly ATT's Vice President of Access Construction and Engineering in the Greater Los Angeles Market.  His unique leadership in wi...

Ever wonder how telecom legislation gets in place?  Is it simply a telecom-friendly elected official believes in what the industry is trying to accomplish?  It's a bit more complicated than that.  Our host, John Koos, interviews a real life Sacramento lobbyist, Nate Solov of Nossaman LLP.  Nate goes through the process of how legislation ends up on the Governor's desk in an easily unders...

Industry veteran Kari Willis has been CALWA's Executive Director for ten years.  Our host, John Koos, chats with Kari about her tenure, what's going on at CALWA, and the upcoming Wireless West event in San Diego.

Host John Koos chats with Andrew Alm, CEO of Advanced Wireless & Logistics (AWAL), about starting his construction company.  We cover what it's like to "make it" in the wireless business through a servant leader mentality.

The CALWA Podcast is back for another season with host John Koos, Senior Vice President at Butler America Telecom and a CALWA board member.  John's host is Verizon Wireless' West Area Vice President Phillip French.  Phillip discusses all that goes into the network planning and implementation of Super Bowl LVI held in Los Angeles.   We are looking for feedback!  Please consider suggesting...

John Koos (our humble host) talks with Douglas Patterson of Crown Castle about their fiber network (80,000 miles and growing).  Particularly, Doug talks about why Crown got in the fiber game and one of the key ways they are now implementing it - microtrenching.

SCE Carrier Solutions has been a key partner of the wireless industry for over twenty years.   John Koos chats with Brian Ryan about its dynamic impact on the wireless space in Southern California.

John chats with SiFi Networks' Co-Founder Mike Harris about their FiberCity model, creating broadband competition, and minimizing the "digital divide."

 Our host, John Koos, has the privilege of interviewing Mark Sika of DISH Wireless.  Mark is responsible for leading the design and deployment of the nation's true cloud-native oRAN 5G wireless network in the San Francisco market. Listen as they discuss DISH's exciting new network launch. 

This is Part 2 of our interview with Jonathan Kramer.

Our host, John Koos, chats with Dr. Jonathan Kramer, Founder at Telecom Law Firm.   They discuss a wide variety of topics focused on wireless siting regulation.  The episode ran a bit long, so this is part 1 of 2.  

Our host, John Koos (Butler America Telecom), talks with Mastec's West Region Business Development Director, Mani Kontokanis about the labor shortage in one of the busiest times in the history of wireless site development.

Our host, John Koos, speaks with Steve PonTell, renown Southern California regional planner, community development expert, and leader of a regional effort to crush the "Digital Divide" regarding broadband access to our most vulnerable communities. 

On this episode of the CALWA Podcast, our host, John Koos, talks with Brian Baldwin, Director of Wireless Solutions at Motive Infrastructure Solutions.  Listen as they discuss the primary focus at Motive and how they develop new opportunities for their Special and Alternative Site Solutions Division. Motive has been an annual sponsor of CALWA's for many years! For more information on Motive,...

On this week's episode of the CALWA "Rodcast," John Koos sits down with Rod de la Rosa. Rod is the Senior Siting Advocacy Manager of the Western Region at T-mobile and teaches organizational communication at Cal State East Bay. Listen as he shares more about how he got started in the industry, his core values, and how they've contributed to his success. He also gives us insight...

On this week's episode of the CALWA Podcast, John Koos sits down with Amanda Cahill, WWLF President and National Director of Business Development at SQUAN. Amanda has been a part of WWLF since 2014 and was elected President in January of 2021. Involvement in women's empowerment and leadership has always been important to her even prior to joining WWLF. She is also the Co-Founder of Bold...

John Koos interviews Crown Castle's Government Affairs Manager and CALWA Board Member,  Rochelle Swanson. Listen as she shares her 20 years of experience and passion for working collaboratively to solve issues in the wireless industry. 

Tune in as John Koos of Butler America Telecom interviews, President and CEO of NATE, Todd Schlekaway. Listen as they discuss the origins of NATE, progress they’re making to encourage workforce development legislation, safety and health manual standardization, and much more! 

Experience the premiere episode of CALWA Podcast hosted by John Koos as he speaks with CALWA President, Scott Longhurst. Listen as they summarize the history of the wireless industry, discuss the importance of networking and making personal connections, and project outlets of promising growth within the industry.