Podcast appearances and mentions of Stephen V Smith

In the third episode of this special four-part series sponsored by Corning, Laura Withers (VP of strategic communications at NTCA) and host Stephen V. Smith conclude their discussion of several informative sessions from the 2021 NTCA RTIME Online event. Part 1 (0:42 - 4:25) “Tips on Living in Isolation from the Man Who Spent a Year in Space” with Captain Scott Kelly Part 2 (4:26 - 10:17) “Impacts of a Cyber Breach” with Fayyaz Patwa, Kevin Beyer and Gary Owen Part 3 (10:18 - 15:58) “Rural Communities Redefined” with Matt Dunne

Stephen V. Smith built WordSouth, a marketing communication agency to 30 employees before a rare condition landed him in the Intensive Care Unit of his local hospital for seven weeks. Close to death, Smith gathered his team and began the heart-wrenching process of delegating his business's critical pieces to trusted employees. Little did he know at the time, that decision would be an essential element of building a sellable company.

Following the news that Oregon-based Pioneer Utility Resources had acquired WordSouth, Pioneer CEO Mike Shepard and WordSouth founder Stephen V. Smith joined the podcast to discuss what this means for the two companies and the industries they serve.

WordSouth developed the industry's first COVID-19 resource kit for utility communicators. CEO Stephen V. Smith joins the show to discuss the free kit and strategies for communicating in this unprecedented time.

WordSouth had the honor of being asked to present at the 2016 RTIME, the Rural Telecom Industry Meeting & EXPO presented by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. VP of Telecom Andy Johns and Managing Editor Noble Sprayberry traveled to Orlando in February to present “Sharing Your Story” f0r RTIME attendees. Before they left, WordSouth President & CEO Stephen V. Smith interviewed Andy and Noble about their presentation. He learned that they would be sharing three important concepts at RTIME: Leading with your story Selling with your story Telling your story the right way Join Stephen, Andy and Noble as they offer a preview of the RTIME presentation.