 Welcome back to JSA TV live where we are coming to you once again from the expo floor here at channel partners 2023 in Las Vegas having a wonderful time I may say and we've snagged another great interview off the floor here We've got Timothy and as the president and CEO of light speed group. Thanks so much for stopping by Thanks for having me Keely. Yeah, so you've been having a wonderful show so far. Yeah, actually, it's great You know been to several of them and this particular show is able to connect with a lot of people That I haven't been able to in the past. So yeah, it's been great. Yeah, we're hearing just excellent feedback from everybody including yourself So glad it's ringing chair for you, too So let's talk just a little bit about light speed and the solutions that you provide for the telecom industry for those who don't know Yeah, so so light speed group when people ask us what we do primarily I my answer is we sell air and water on a commercial basis and Of course, they get the stare I just got from you and what that is is voice and data voice and data is air and water and a commercial level for any Fitness you need to have it. Yeah, that's our core competency But we do everything of this on as far as technology goes Absolutely, and you you have a unique specialty where you provide a lot of technology solutions for older people You know people who are in places like independent living facilities memory care spaces So how is technology changed in that space in particular? Well, that's it's been great with that So a light speed is one of the premier partners in the independent living assisted living in member care communities and That market has actually changed dramatically about five years ago It was basically you when you needed help in your life as you got older You went to assisted living then you went to memory care slash Elzheimer's and basically you passed, right? And that the the owners and operators of this particular industry, which is huge by the way More people are getting older that that group they decided hey How can we capture them earlier and the answer that was independent living? So now they're building independent living which is empty nesters and let me put this way you and I'd want to live there I mean the rooms are actually better than here at the Venetian. No, no kidding. I mean pools jacuzzi bars You know golf courses. I mean it's all there at gourmet food And so it's all inclusive so they move from that area of the community then to Assisted then to memory care. So there's a big change and when COVID hit. I'd actually accelerated our business Seniors typically were use some technology we were kind of afraid of it or not sure if they could handle it right and COVID they were forced to use it and I hate to use this word but after COVID it was actually like a Crack cocaine for for internet access they want more and more and more of a technology, you know what I mean? So so that's accelerated our business Dramatically now that they were forced to use it. They understand it. They want more That's crazy. Well, it's great that you're there meeting that demand That's such an important audience segment that does tend to get overlooked from time to time Absolutely, and I'll be 65 in June. So I've already picked out my room. Absolutely. Yeah, save save me a space Well, you sounds fantastic. So you guys have a no shortage of projects on the horizon. Can you give us a sneak peek? Sure? So lightspeed right now roughly has about 23 different projects in I believe seven states that are under under under being produced or Provisioned and we start with dirt when they're pushing dirt We're bringing into fiber optics for a primary and coax for secondary and all the technology that goes into the business into the Communities very good. And where can we go to keep tabs with what you have going on? Well? Glad you asked you can go to Lightspeed group tech comm or you can email me at T. Annas at lightspeed group tech comm Or you can call us at 561 455 37 77 We're based in Palm Beach, Florida But for a global company and we learned a little factoid about Timothy just before talking that he's got a Side hustle as a voiceover artist and that was coming through strong as you were giving the phone number All right, great. Yeah, it's just a natural. Thank you. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it Yeah, thank you so much for coming and I'm glad you're having such a wonderful time here at Channel Partners And thanks to our viewers for tuning in once again to JSA TV live. Happy networking