Granite Telecommunications CEO and President Rob Hale on surviving corporate devastation and orchestrating resurgence in the telecom space

C-Speak: The Language of Executives

English - February 20, 2024 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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If you’re in need of advice on how to emerge from corporate devastation, Rob Hale, CEO and president of Granite Telecommunications, has plenty to share.

In 2002, Hale’s thriving company, Network Plus, went bankrupt during the stock market crash. “That morning (Feb. 4) when we went bankrupt, that equity, which was $1.4 billion, officially finally became zero, never to return,” he recalls.

In this episode of the PNC C-Speak podcast, Hale details how he – with the unwavering support of his family – went about building Granite Telecommunications, a company with $1.85 billion in sales as of 2024.

Listen to the episode to hear more from Hale about:

Mentors including his entrepreneurial father and titans Robert and John Kraft.His family’s history of philanthropy.DEI and creating “a platform where leaders excel” at Granite Telecommunications.The key ingredient to innovation.

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