New JSA Podcast series “Data Movers” hosted by JSA CEO Jaymie Scotto Cutaia and B2B Marketing Influencer Evan Kirstel has released a special edition episode in honor of Veterans Day. The episode features Lee Kirby, the co-founder and chairman of Salute Mission Critical. Kirby has served 36 years in the United States military, and has worked in the telecom and data center industry for over 30 years as well in a variety of positions. As both an industry and military veteran, we are honored to have him as a guest; offering his unique industry perspective and explaining Salute Mission Critical’s mission to support veterans.

Kirby’s impressive career in telecom includes experience in almost every aspect of business including information systems, business development, finance and beyond. He is also a consultant and advisor for data centers throughout the industry, and acts as a mentor for startups and emerging businesses. When he co-founded Salute Mission Critical in 2013, his mission was to provide military veterans job opportunities. Now, seven years later, Salute Mission Critical has helped jumpstart the career of many military veterans by providing them an introduction to the data center sector and allowing them to develop their professional skills. 

Data Movers is JSA’s newest podcast series that gives the most prominent men and women in telecom and data centers a platform to discuss their backgrounds, career highs and lows and unique perspectives on the industry in the past, present and future. Stay tuned for the following episodes of Data Movers coming up in 2020:

• November 18 – Phillip Marangella, Chief Marketing Office of EdgeConneX
• December 2 – Dr. Julie Albright, Lecturer at the University of Southern California and Board Member of iMasons
• December 16 – Raul K. Martynek, CEO of DataBank
• December 30 – Dave Johnson, President of Comstar Technologies

Make sure to tune in and listen to Lee’s interview today, and don’t forget to subscribe to JSA Podcasts so you don’t miss any upcoming episodes!