CommsDay Live

#118 Corning's Kim Hartwell | Yomojo's James Linton | Optus CEO Stephen Rue

CommsDay Live

Show Notes

Three great interviewees this weekFirst, we hear from Kim Hartwell, Chief Commercial Officer at Corning Optical, about a groundbreaking partnership with Australia's FibreSense. Next, we catch up with James Linton, the new owner of Yomojo, about his plans to expand its service offering. Finally, Stephen Rue, the new CEO of Optus, shares his vision for revitalising the company by embracing the challenger ethos that once defined it.

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