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April 12, 2023 - Laurent Therivel

The leader of one of America’s largest wireless communications companies, Laurent Therivel is the CEO of UScellular, where he oversees a business that serves more than 5 million customers and generates more than $4 billion annually. Laurent joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons learned along the way. Laurent and Adam discuss leadership and management; personal discovery and development; career development; overcoming failures, setbacks, and challenges; and much more.

The leader of one of America’s largest wireless communications companies, Laurent Therivel is the CEO of UScellular, where he oversees a business that serves more than 5 million customers and generates more than $4 billion annually. Laurent joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons learned along the way. Laurent and Adam discuss leadership and management; personal discovery and development; career development; overcoming failures, setbacks, and challenges; and much more.

Episode 132: UScellular CEO Laurent Therivel

US Cellular is leading the way in building purposeful culture, requiring managers to design time for their teams to be together that is built around purposeful events — training sessions, staff meetings, innovation breakfasts, happy hours, etc — and not simply because it's a specific day of the week About Laurent Therivel As president and chief executive officer, LT is focused on growing U.S. Cellular’s business and positioning the company for future success. He is highly customer and associate focused and is committed to U.S. Cellular’s culture of providing an exceptional wireless experience for customers. He is also on the board of directors of both TDS (U.S. Cellular’s parent company) and U.S. Cellular. LT joined U.S. Cellular as president and CEO in July 2020, bringing 15+ years of experience in the wireless industry, including more than 10 years at AT&amp;T, where he held roles as chief financial officer of AT&amp;T Business Solutions, senior vice president of AT&amp;T Small Business Solutions, and his most recent position as CEO of AT&amp;T Mexico. Prior to his career at AT&amp;T, LT was chief operating officer at IPcelerate, Inc., and he began his career at Bain &amp; Company, leading several high impact assignments related to operational redesign and cost structure. He also completed four and a half years with the U.S. Marine Corps, earning the rank of Captain and serving as a telecommunications operations officer in San Diego, Calif., and a communications officer in Southeast Asia. LT earned bachelor’s degrees in business administration and marketing from Texas A&amp;M University in College Station, Texas and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School in Boston, Mass. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife and two children. Resources:  Laurent Therivel on  LinkedIn  A New Way of Working: On Purpose for a Purpose  USCellular.com Kristin Deutmeyer — Heidrick Kristin Deutmeyer — LinkedIn  Follow or subscribe to On the Horizon with Kristin Deutmeyer on your favorite podcast listening platform!

US Cellular is leading the way in building purposeful culture, requiring managers to design time for their teams to be together that is built around purposeful events — training sessions, staff meetings, innovation breakfasts, happy hours, etc — and not simply because it's a specific day of the week About Laurent Therivel As president and chief executive officer, LT is focused on growing U.S. Cellular’s business and positioning the company for future success. He is highly customer and associate focused and is committed to U.S. Cellular’s culture of providing an exceptional wireless experience for customers. He is also on the board of directors of both TDS (U.S. Cellular’s parent company) and U.S. Cellular. LT joined U.S. Cellular as president and CEO in July 2020, bringing 15+ years of experience in the wireless industry, including more than 10 years at AT&amp;T, where he held roles as chief financial officer of AT&amp;T Business Solutions, senior vice president of AT&amp;T Small Business Solutions, and his most recent position as CEO of AT&amp;T Mexico. Prior to his career at AT&amp;T, LT was chief operating officer at IPcelerate, Inc., and he began his career at Bain &amp; Company, leading several high impact assignments related to operational redesign and cost structure. He also completed four and a half years with the U.S. Marine Corps, earning the rank of Captain and serving as a telecommunications operations officer in San Diego, Calif., and a communications officer in Southeast Asia. LT earned bachelor’s degrees in business administration and marketing from Texas A&amp;M University in College Station, Texas and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School in Boston, Mass. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife and two children. Resources: <ul> <li>Laurent Therivel on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenttherivel/?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAABO8TKEBN7Zk9j9W47C6xvR1AVgg_gOrqTc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/laurenttherivel_talent-futureofwork-uscellular-activity-6827967006571020288-4EOJ/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A New Way of Working: On Purpose for a Purpose</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.uscellular.com/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=us%20cellular&amp;utm_campaign=B_ENT_Enterprise_NATL_Exact&amp;utm_content=core+brand&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl73A3Pvv8gIVymtvBB2wPAQuEAAYASAAEgKeqfD_BwE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> USCellular.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.heidrick.com/en/people/d/kristin_deutmeyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kristin Deutmeyer — Heidrick</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristindeutmeyer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kristin Deutmeyer — LinkedIn</a></li> </ul> Follow or subscribe to On the Horizon with Kristin Deutmeyer on your favorite podcast listening platform!