CALWA Podcast

John chats with two of the newest board members, Tony Magro and Jennifer Winters. In less than a year, these two energetic board members have brought new ideas and energy to the CALWA Board. John chats with them about their careers and why they've decided to "give back" to the industry through vocational service on the CALWA Board.

John Koos chats with longtime CALWA supporter, Michael Gianni. Michael is the Founder/CEO of MD7, founded in 2003. John chats with Michael about his 30+ years in wireless and the 20+ history of MD7.

John Koos chats with Tripp May, Managing Partner of Telecom Law Firm, about his representation of California cities against aspects of the FCC's rulemaking with respect to Government Code Section 6409.

John Koos chats with CALWA President Rodrigo De La Rosa. Rod is beginning his second year of a two-year term as CALWA President. John and Rod talk about the successes of 2023 and discuss what's in store for CALWA in 2024.

Whalen & Company has been mentioned many times on the CALWA Podcast. John Koos interviews four, yes, FOUR, Whalen legends to talk about what made this pioneering company so special. Guests: John Beke, Patty Mejia Fugit, Rodrigo de la Rosa, and Stephanie Whitlock.

John Koos interviews T-Mobile's VP of California, Martha Ventura. They discuss her 30+ years in telecommunications, the last 15 of which has been at T-Mobile. It is a bittersweet interview because Martha has just announced her retirement. CALWA thanks Martha for all her service to the industry and congratulates her on an amazing career!

Season 3 resumes after a short Summer break with an interview with Robert (Bob) Jystad from Crown Castle. Bob has been in the industry for years and is a Co-Founder of CALWA and a previous CALWA President. Our host, John Koos, chats with Bob about the founding of CALWA and his career in wireless telecommunications.

Also! Bob is a novelist!

Check out his books on Amazon, here.

CALWA has a number of upcoming events:

SoCal Summer Mixer: August 23. Brio Italian Grille. 774 Spectrum Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618

SoCal Charity Golf Tournament: October 26. Arroyo Trabuco Golf Course

The DSA process has often been at best a "black box" and at worst a "black hole" for the California wireless industry. John chats with a DSA process expert, Natassia Melendrez-Knutson, in this episode. Natassia is the President & CEO of Project Support Services, a firm that specializes in project management and regulatory compliance for capital projects at California public schools.

You can reach Natassia for all your DSA questions at [email protected].

John Koos interviews the Founder/Principal of Lynx Consulting. After for working for years at services companies, Julei set off on her own and started Lynx in 2010. Starting with one $200 purchase order, Julei has grown Lynx to one of the most respected and sought after services firms on the west coast. John chats with Julei about her career and about why Lynx is such a special place.