About Josephine Bernson

Josephine Bernson is a business leader and the founder of Jo's Pilates in Lake Wylie, South Carolina. Her background includes senior roles in telecommunications and technology, with experience across sales, marketing, customer relationships, and commercial growth.

Business experience

Josephine spent two decades in telecommunications and technology, at companies including Level 3, Conterra Networks, Great Plains Communications, Palladin Technologies, and Brightspeed. As Chief Revenue Officer at Great Plains Communications, she was responsible for revenue and growth across the company's enterprise and wholesale business, including sales, marketing, customer experience, and product strategy.

Her published writing has explored the importance of listening to customers, supporting employees, and participating in the communities a business serves. Those ideas offer a useful way to understand the different chapters of her work.

Founding Jo's Pilates

Focused on career and family, Josephine found that Pilates helped her make room for herself again. She chose to teach as well as practice: at Jo's Pilates she is both founder and a 500-hour comprehensively certified Pilates instructor. She opened the studio in Lake Wylie in 2026 as a calm, intentional space where people at any level can practice mindful movement.

Community

Her community involvement has included service as secretary of Tega Cay Forever.

Her full professional name is Josephine Cusati Bernson.