 Welcome to a very special edition of Fast Forward, where we have some exciting and we'll call it breaking news to talk to you about today. Jamie, do you want to kick us off? Yes, absolutely, Dino. I am so incredibly proud to announce that JSA, our scrappy, amazing little company here that focuses on public relations and marketing for telecom and data centers, our critical network infrastructure industry, we have been ranked. Are you ready, guys? Number 3700 on the Inc 2022 fastest growing private companies list. That's the Inc 5000 list, making it, oh, the second year in a row, which is incredible. This is such a prestigious list to be recognized and part of this. It's two times over, just incredible, amazing. Yeah, absolutely amazing and congratulations, Captain. We did it again, two years on a row and on behalf of the entire JSA team, I want to say that we are very, very proud to be part of the Inc 5000 list. So to tell us a little bit more about how we got here and what we're up to, I'm going to pass it over to Jamie. We're going to do a little bit of Q&A for you today. So Jamie, why don't you start by telling us how you felt when you heard the news today? Oh my goodness. Well, one word would be blessed. I really think about this. We got here to this level of distinction really because of our JSA family, as well as our clients and our industry, all three tiers supporting us, believing in us and us believing in ourselves, us supporting one another, our creativity, our passions, our new ideas, our tools, just keep pushing the envelope, something I feel like we're known for. I think when I often sit in and listen to our brainstorming sessions, there's just this feeling of we can accomplish anything that, hey, guys, this is what is needed. Our industry needs this. For example, a new type of one-on-one networking format during COVID or a way to break down all of our country borders and share ideas on sustainability. But how can we do it? How can we break down walls? How can we provide networking opportunities during a pandemic? Well, these questions, tough questions, by the way, have always led us to creative, innovative solutions like our virtual networking roundtables and of course greener data. And this is the essence of JSA. And then to have an industry, a community that turns around and says, yeah, let's do it. Let's go ahead and write a book. Let's host these virtual networking events and be able to network with one another and the speakers and the attendees. And let's do it. Let's try a new platform. Let's go explore together and see what we can do together. It's incredible. Yeah, so Jay, I've been here 11 years. So even back before I joined the team, could you ever imagine JSA being where we are today? Where there's literally a waiting list to come and partner and collaborate with JSA? Could you imagine that some 20 years ago? I know. I hate these types of questions because I want to be like that insightful person who's seen it all been there and done it. Oh, I knew 20 years ago that, yeah. No, honestly, at first, honestly, I didn't even know that there would be an and associates. It's crazy. What do you mean and associates? I'm one of those associates. I know, but the day I decided, I'm going to create a company. I'm going to do it. I sat down with my friend Todd and you know Todd. Now, I've known you a long time, Jay, and I think I might know who you're talking about, who are we talking about? Well, Todd's around. Well, Todd Raymond, he now heads up 1547, Critical Systems Realty. But back then he was, gosh, now we're talking over 18 years ago, right? But he was my chief counsel over at Telex and I was head of marketing in PR there. And what I told him, I mean, I remember this conversation so distinctly, but I told him, you know what, Todd, like the industry needs a PR firm that's of four by our industry. That's what I was on the hunt for at Telex. And sadly, I never found an agency back then that got us, that knew our language, that knew other cool influencers, what our industry impact was, our global local communications, how it would help us as humans grow. And so at the time, you know, I brought it in-house and built up their marketing in PR department. But at this time, Telex was going through its first sale and so, you know, we had to keep PR sort of quiet, if you will. And so I thought it was a good time for me to tiptoe out on my own and represent maybe two or three more companies. And so I was thinking, okay, well, I need a name to put on this business certificate. And Todd said, well, how about Jamie Scato and Associates? It's what agencies, a lot of lawyers, a lot of you know, principals name and associates. And I said, I'm like, goodness, but would that be like starting on a line? It's just me and my computer. Like there's no and associates. And I'll never forget like his look back at me kind of like the look a mom gives a kid on their first day off to school. They're so nervous about new teachers, new friends and they're like, you've got this. Todd sort of had that same maternal look. He's gonna love that I said that. But he really, he said, Jay, have faith, it'll come. And now fast forward, 18 years later, January one, we become official adults, 18 years old. But we are Jamie Scato and Associates, about 50 teams, members strong and a second-time lister on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the US. Wow, something that's about all of this, you know? Well, hot dog, Jay. I mean, for one, I'm very, very happy that Todd recommended you have associates. Yes. But so Jay, you know, I've known you a long time and I do feel like many of the 50 plus JSAers are inspired by you every day. But what, tell us a little bit about what inspires you, what inspires you to get up and keep hard charging the way that you do every day. Gosh, you and each of us here at JSA, honestly, we were just on a chat with a team member who just completed her first 120 days here at JSA and she inspired me. You know, like you said, you've been with me over 11 years now and each year, you know, we've seen it together. There's a new level of talent that we are able to attract much due to being on lists like Inc. 5000, you know? It's a really notable accomplishment and it allows us to attract the best of the best, but also the new businesses that we're so fortunate to represent. I mean, the companies that we call our clients, our friends, doing incredible things to change the landscape of our industry and the fact that we get to creatively promote their news and share that with everyone. And it's just, we're so fortunate. And again, you know, the community, the industry itself letting us be so creative and passionate, you know, and saying, yeah, all right, I'll listen to that. I'll watch that. I'll watch JSA fast forward. They're on LinkedIn Live, you know, blabbering, what? But, you know, honestly, it's so extraordinary that it makes it hard to sleep at night. I get so excited. I wake up and write notes down like, oh, what else can we do? And it's, you know, I couldn't imagine doing anything else but this and being so honored and excited every day, that's, you know, amazing. Yeah, it's funny, Jay, because your enthusiasm and your leadership is quite infectious. And I think that I think I probably speak for everyone who works here today and probably everyone who's ever worked at JSA. But that's where we are today. And a question that you like to ask during our JSA TVs is to pull out the crystal ball and to predict and to talk, excuse me, a little bit about what the company looks like six months down the road. Six years, maybe 10 years down the road. What predictions do you have for us? Gosh, I really feel like anything is possible. If we dream it, we can do it. And it's an empowering feeling. Who gets that feeling? So the question then becomes for us, for us JSAers, what is worthy of our time and our industry's time? You know, we have to choose carefully because we have so many channels at our disposal, so many listeners. You have to choose your words carefully at that moment. And so about a year ago, we collectively voted here at JSA and said, what is our spiritual? Why are we doing this? We have such trust behind us. So many great industry peers listening. What can we do? How can we really move the needle here? How can we leverage all this influence and channels to do something better? So we collectively decided we're going to save the world, essentially. And you know, that might sound crazy, but really we came across a statistic that was staggering that data centers and data networks are responsible currently for about two to 3% of global energy consumption. And if you think about that, that is one large carbon footprint globally. We're talking global energy consumption. So that's me, that's you, that's us, that's our friends, our community, you know? And where I see problems, you know, when warranted when possible, they can be turned into opportunities. And this is an example here guys, if we work together and right now, not yesterday, not tomorrow, now, right now, we can do this, we can move that needle. We can start chipping away at that carbon footprint and we can teach our own data centers and data networks how to be just more greener, more sustainable in our practices and our policies. We can attract more clients who are looking for more sustainable solutions. We can teach our existing clients, the businesses that are in our area how to be more greener and we can quickly, virally start sharing the business expertise that we have so much of between our clients and peers and leaders and inspire one another and get to it. Start getting that clock to turn backwards because we need to, it's dire. And so how did we do it? Well, we created a book called Greener Data. Just so happen to have a copy right here. Woo-hoo-hoo. Oh, shoot. I think, ooh. And it is amazing, 24 of our industry thought leaders each contributed a chapter of how they are being sustainable, a little bit more sustainable in their neck of the woods. We got a global author base and a global reader base. When we launched this on Earth Day, it became an Amazon best seller. That's incredible. That's incredible, but we can't stop there guys. This is not a one and done thing. This is a continual educational push here. And so we created greenerdata.net to really house all the current conversations, the education, the infographics, the white papers, the blogs, the articles, the educational pieces out there in our industry, success stories happening today to continuously push this positive news out the door so we can all again inspire one another, see who the movers and shakers collaborate and get there together faster. So yeah, when I think about what is the next six months for JSA and TAIL, it is more, more, more. We need more virtual networking roundtables talking about sustainability, which we will deliver upon. We need more in-person discussions at key industry events like platform Congress in Anteeds as well as Data Cloud in Austin. We will be there, we will be live broadcasting, JSA TV live, talking to the leaders who are pushing that needle and asking them, what else can we do? How can we do this together? How can we further our efforts? We're gonna have more podcasts, more blogs, more live streaming video, more education from these key thought leaders who offer creative solutions. We wanna hear from you guys. Think of JSA as your stage, your waiting audience, your microphone, we want you, your voice, your ideas, your inspiration. Together, we can truly change the world for better and now. Yeah, together, I don't ever doubt you. So, if I get nothing from everything that we have accomplished together over these years, it is that you just don't doubt the captain. So, you're right. Together, changing the world for the better, we need that right now and it's a great way for us to end this very broadcast. So thank you everyone for tuning in and celebrating this milestone with us. We certainly would not be on this journey if it weren't for the trust and support of our network infrastructure community and that means you. So big thank you to each and every one of you and captain, again, congratulations. Thank you, congratulations to you as well, all of our JSA's clients, industry. We look forward to joining all at the end of the month as well for our regularly scheduled programming, fast forward, broadcast here at LinkedIn Live and in multiple social platforms, SimaCasting and on greenerdata.net, we should say. So see you guys there, if not sooner and thank you for sharing, for listening, for caring. These are your latest industry headlines and happenings. We are proud to offer them up and we're proud to be part of this amazing community. Everybody happy networking, stay safe and thank you all. See you soon.