About us
Brad McLaughlin
Brad is a seasoned IT infrastructure and telecommunications strategist with over 15 years of experience spanning startups, public companies, and global tech leaders. He specializes in procurement, operations, and strategic finance—delivering cost savings, scalable vendor ecosystems, and infrastructure that supports rapid growth.
Most recently, Brad led telecom sourcing for TikTok’s U.S. and Canadian operations as part of ByteDance’s Infrastructure Engineering team, driving agility and cost efficiency amid complex geopolitical dynamics.
Previously, he served as Global Supply Manager for IT Infrastructure at Cruise (a GM subsidiary), and led procurement and vendor management for edge data center deployments at Vapor IO. Earlier, Brad launched a data center and network advisory practice at CBRE and helped scale NEF, Inc. through strategic partnerships and its SaaS platform, FiberLocator.
Brad holds a B.A. in Journalism from Elon University and resides in Los Angeles.
Patrick Ellis
Patrick has been in tech since 2011, starting out in telecom. He ventured into the indirect channel and helped grow a telecom advisor’s practice via systems, processes and continued education that resulted in lower churn and overall revenue growth. He then grew out a region for a provider by helping develop a multi-faceted go-to market approach.