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Let's Get Digital with Carrie CharlesLet's Get Digital is your gateway to the innovators and ideas transforming the digital infrastructure industry. Author: Broadstaff
Let's Get Digital is your gateway to the innovators and ideas transforming the digital infrastructure industry. From wireless telecom to fiber networks and data centers, this podcast explores all things digital infrastructurediving into the trends, technologies, and people shaping the future of connectivity. Hosted by Broadstaff CEO Carrie Charles, each episode features candid conversations with top industry leaders, uncovering the intersection of technology, talent, and transformation. Discover the innovations, leadership strategies, and company cultures driving success in this rapidly evolving landscape. Whether youre a business leader, a professional aiming to grow, or simply passionate about digital innovation, Let's Get Digital is your go-to resource for staying ahead in this dynamic industry. Tune in and lets get digital. -- Previously known as 5G Talent Talk with Carrie Charles, the Lets Get Digital podcast is sponsored by Broadstaff in partnership with RCR Wireless News. Broadstaff is a full-service national staffing firm specializing in all areas of digital infrastructure. Since 1982, RCR Wireless News has been the leading media source for unparalleled news coverage, in-depth insights, and comprehensive analysis of the wireless and mobile technology industry. Language: en-us Genres: Business, Management, Technology Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Inside Applied Digital: Speed, Scale, and the 600-MW Leap Forward with Wes Cummins
Wednesday, 10 December, 2025
In this episode, Wes Cummins, Founder and CEO of Applied Digital, shares how a journey that began on a 200-person Idaho potato farm led to building some of the largest AI-optimized data center campuses in the world. From early days as a tech investor to pioneering high-density infrastructure in America’s rural heartland, Wes offers an inside look at the speed, scale, and conviction required to stay ahead in the AI era.Today’s guest, Wes Cummins, leads Applied Digital—a company transforming small agricultural towns into next-generation digital infrastructure hubs. His path from semiconductor investing to deploying hundreds of megawatts of high-performance compute shows a rare blend of foresight, grit, and relentless execution.Wes explains how Applied Digital’s early bet on AI-class data centers, tight partnerships with Nvidia and hyperscalers, and rapid-build design cycles created a true competitive edge. He breaks down why the industry underestimated the real bottleneck—not GPUs, but power-dense data center capacity—and how Applied Digital moved years ahead of the curve by securing supply chain, power, cooling, and land long before demand went parabolic. Wes also pulls back the curtain on building in rural America, highlighting how these projects create high-quality jobs, transform school districts, and generate new economic engines for communities long overlooked by the digital economy.With a passion for innovation, Wes shares what excites him most—from liquid cooling and 800-volt power distribution to 5+ gigawatt campuses and the push toward 100% GPU utilization across training and inference. His underdog culture, obsession with solving hard problems, and commitment to future-proof engineering reveal the mindset behind Applied Digital’s rapid ascent.From massive-scale buildouts to leadership lessons, this episode is packed with insight for anyone building, investing in, or simply fascinated by the infrastructure powering the AI revolution. Subscribe, leave a review, and stay connected.Visit Broadstaff at broadstaffglobal.comFollow Broadstaff on InstagramFollow Broadstaff on LinkedInConnect with Carrie Charles on LinkedInFollow Let's Get Digital with Carrie Charles on LinkedInWatch full episodes of Let's Get Digital on YouTube
