Business View Magazine | July 2022

85 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7 MILLENNIUM “I started in 2004 as a manufacturer’s rep in the telecom space and found myself in front of a lot of contractors just repeating what our manufacturers would say in terms of lead time and when they should expect the product,” Kyle says. “I’d receive a lot of angry phone calls when the manufacturer wasn’t able to deliver.” Deciding that his integrity and reputation was on the line, Kyle spoke with his father-in-law, F iber optic broadband networks may be a long-established sector but it still needs innovators to ensure it doesn’t remain satisfied with the status quo. One of those innovators is James Kyle, founder and CEO of Millennium, and a recently announced finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Midwest Award. It’s an honor that is certainly no flash in the pan. INNOVATING BROADBAND NETWORKS