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Cheri Beranek

President/CEOClearfield

Minneapolis, MN

Member Since September 2021

Skills

Business Strategy
Branding
Entrepreunership

About

Cheri Beranek is the President and CEO of Clearfield and a 2021 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame inductee. Under her leadership, Clearfield has grown from a concept to a market cap of more than $500 million providing optical-fiber management and connectivity solutions across North America.

Published content

Satellite May Sound Like the Future, But It Could Stick Broadband Users in the Past

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When it comes to capability, fiber and satellite are on polar opposite sides of the scale, and this is where technology is headed.

Breeding Innovation: How Broadband Can Help Diversify the Workforce

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A broadband industry full of technicians from diverse backgrounds can become a future broadband industry with diverse leadership.

Being a Leader for the New “Next” Workforce

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Today's leaders must adapt to the next set of changes by building trust, collaboration, and a strong culture of belonging.

Sustaining Subsidies: How Can We Ensure Affordable Broadband Doesn't Get Politicized?

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If the future of the modern global economy is online, we need every American citizen capable of participating in it. 

Why We Need Baby Boomers Back In the Workforce And How Broadband And Remote Work Can Help

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Thanks to the surge in remote possibilities and the spread of universal broadband, we are more equipped than ever to engage the largest pool of potential workers and rejuvenate the workplace.

Universal Broadband: A Political Issue Or Social One?

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No matter how political it sounds, everyone should be aligned around universal broadband. 

Company details

Clearfield

Company bio

Clearfield, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber optic management products, helping our customers reduce the high costs associated with deploying, managing, protecting, and scaling a fiber-optic network to deliver mobile, residential, and business services. Based on the patented Clearview Cassette, our unique single-architected, modular fiber management platform lowers the cost of broadband deployment and maintenance while enabling our service provider customers to scale their operations as their subscriber revenues increase.

Industry

Technology

Area of focus

Fiber Optics
Broadband
Innovation

Company size

201 - 500