Do I Qualify?
Cheri Beranek's avatarPerson

Cheri Beranek

CEOClearfield Inc

Minneapolis, MN

Member Since October 2021

Skills

Business Strategy
Branding
Entrepreunership

About

Cheri Beranek is the President and CEO of Clearfield and a 2021 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame inductee. Under her leadership, Clearfield has grown from a concept to a market cap of more than $500 million providing optical-fiber management and connectivity solutions across North America.

Published content

Life is a balancing act: Managing personal struggles while leading effectively

article

Here are four ways leaders can mitigate the risks of personal struggles further impacting their professional lives.

The power of personal development: Invest in yourself and boost your career

article

By investing in yourself, you can become a better leader, colleague, and person capable of leading a better business.

The listening leader: Build a culture of open communication and trust

article

Not everyone is a natural listener; doing it well takes more time and effort than most people realize, but everyone can learn with practice. 

Trust and transparency: The two sides of building meaningful relationships

article

In today’s fast-paced business world, a strong culture keeps companies competitive, but trust and transparency are at the core of that culture.

Hybrid and remote are critical but don't forget the importance of one-on-one

article

If leaders want employees to believe their best work happens in person, they need to incentivize the office to be that place.

The biggest failure of a company is not preparing their future leaders

article

Preparing your leaders is a sound investment today to allow for long-term success and happiness in the future.

Company details

Clearfield Inc

Company bio

Clearfield, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber optic management products, helping our customers reduce the high costs associated with deploying, managing, protecting, and scaling a fiber-optic network to deliver mobile, residential, and business services. Based on the patented Clearview Cassette, our unique single-architected, modular fiber management platform lowers the cost of broadband deployment and maintenance while enabling our service provider customers to scale their operations as their subscriber revenues increase.

Industry

Technology

Area of focus

Fiber Optics
Broadband
Innovation

Company size

201 - 500

This member is no longer active.

Connect with innovative industry leaders in Fast Company Executive Board.

Click below to learn more about membership and publication opportunities on FastCompany.com.
See What We’re AboutDo I Qualify?
Fast Company Executive Board is a vetted professional network of company founders, executives, and leaders who are defining the future of business through innovation, creativity and design.