Starting out as a cable installer and working his way up to president and COO over the years, Parrott has earned a reputation as a hands-on executive, regularly out in the field and listening to customer feedback. He lives up to his own motto—“I work for you”—epitomizing the company’s inverted triangle organizational structure, with front-line employees at the top providing insight to customer needs. That mindset has helped drive double-digit EBITDA growth, double-digit increases in business-to-business revenue and continued growth of internet subscribers.
Business speak phrase or buzzword I find most annoying: “Harmonize.” The effort to match, not the effort to improve.
My prediction for the $42 billion BEAD program: Many of the new startups receiving awards will fall short of delivering the intended results due to the operational challenges to execute successfully.
What celebrity would you hire for your company? Brad Pitt to do some door-to-door sales
Favorite way to de-stress? Relaxing on a boat
What’s your position on Stanley cups (not the NHL kind)? I greatly respect their effort to shift to a new demographic to find wild success with the same cup, new colors.