Work & Community

Leadership, entrepreneurship, and community

Selected leadership experience, the studio Josephine founded, and the community work she has taken on.

Selected leadership experience

Josephine's career has centered on commercial leadership in telecommunications and technology: understanding customers, building teams, and taking responsibility for growth.

  • Brightspeed

    Former Vice President, Wholesale Business

    Led Brightspeed's wholesale business, which serves carriers and other providers that build on its network.

    Brightspeed wholesale newsletter
  • Palladin Technologies

    Former Senior Vice President and General Manager, Communications Industry and Marketing

    Joined in 2023 to lead go-to-market work for the company's communications industry practice and its marketing.

    2023 appointment announcement
  • Great Plains Communications

    Former Chief Revenue Officer

    Joined in 2019 as the company's first Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for revenue and growth across the enterprise and wholesale business, including sales, marketing, customer experience, and product strategy.

    2019 appointment announcement (PDF)
  • Earlier roles

    Sales and marketing leadership

    Sales and marketing leadership at Conterra Networks, Level 3, and Spirit Communications.

Josephine Bernson at the front desk of Jo's Pilates

Jo's Pilates

Josephine founded Jo's Pilates in Lake Wylie, South Carolina, after Pilates helped her make room for herself while building a demanding career. She wanted the studio to feel calm, intentional, and welcoming to people at any level, with precise instruction and an environment designed with care.

She is both the studio's founder and a 500-hour comprehensively certified Pilates instructor.

Community

  • Tega Cay Forever

    Secretary · Appointed 2021

    Her community involvement has included service as secretary of Tega Cay Forever. Official records document her foundation appointment in 2021 and the secretary role in the organization's 2022 filing.

    Tega Cay City Council minutes, March 15, 2021