{"id":63,"date":"2016-08-04T10:04:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T15:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/home"},"modified":"2024-01-11T23:47:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T23:47:16","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e63-e1 m1r-0 m1r-1\"><div class=\"x-row e63-e2 m1r-4 m1r-5 m1r-7\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e63-e3 m1r-9 m1r-a m1r-b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e63-e4 m1r-e m1r-f m1r-g m1r-h\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Brent Messer<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e63-e5 m1r-p\"><\/hr><span class=\"x-image e63-e6 m1r-q\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Messer_Brent.webp\" width=\"499\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e63-e7 m1r-9 m1r-b m1r-c\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e63-e8 m1r-f m1r-g m1r-i m1r-j\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><small>Efficiency Expert<\/small>Breaking<strong>&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #003366;\">barriers<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul  class=\"x-feature-list man\"  data-x-element=\"feature_list\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;animationOffset&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;animationDelayInitial&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;animationDelayBetween&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\"><li  class=\"x-feature-box left-text top-text cf\" style=\" max-width: none;\" data-x-element=\"feature_box\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;child&quot;:true,&quot;graphicAnimation&quot;:&quot;tada&quot;,&quot;connectorAnimation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;,&quot;alignH&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;alignV&quot;:&quot;top&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-feature-box-connector full\" style=\"font-size: 40px; left: 0; right: calc(100% - 40px); border-left: 1px dashed hsla(0, 0%, 36%, 0.25);\"><\/span><div class=\"x-feature-box-graphic badge \"><div class=\"x-feature-box-graphic-outer badge\" style=\" margin-right: 20px;\"><div class=\"x-feature-box-graphic-inner badge\" style=\"font-size: 40px; border-color: #0086bf;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"badge\" src=\"\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-feature-box-content \"><h4 class=\"x-feature-box-title\" style=\"color: hsl(0, 0%, 36%);\">Innovator & Futurist<\/h4><p class=\"x-feature-box-text\" style=\"color: hsla(0, 0%, 36%, 0.5);\">Recognized as one of the most successful government innovators in the world and one of the most influential CIOs in North America. Always looking to displace and solve problems that have yet to be thought of and disrupt the status quo..<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"x-feature-box left-text top-text cf\" style=\" max-width: none;\" data-x-element=\"feature_box\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;child&quot;:true,&quot;graphicAnimation&quot;:&quot;tada&quot;,&quot;connectorAnimation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;,&quot;alignH&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;alignV&quot;:&quot;top&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-feature-box-connector full\" style=\"font-size: 40px; left: 0; right: calc(100% - 40px); border-left: 1px dashed hsla(0, 0%, 36%, 0.25);\"><\/span><div class=\"x-feature-box-graphic badge \"><div class=\"x-feature-box-graphic-outer badge\" style=\" margin-right: 20px;\"><div class=\"x-feature-box-graphic-inner badge\" style=\"font-size: 40px; border-color: #0086bf;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"badge\" src=\"\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-feature-box-content \"><h4 class=\"x-feature-box-title\" style=\"color: hsl(0, 0%, 36%);\">Former CIO<\/h4><p class=\"x-feature-box-text\" style=\"color: hsla(0, 0%, 36%, 0.5);\">As CIO of the City of Chattanooga, Brent helped create one of the smartest most innovative cities in North America. Known as \"Gig-City\" for its 25 Gigabit municipally owned fiber optic network.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"x-feature-box left-text top-text cf\" style=\" max-width: none;\" data-x-element=\"feature_box\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;child&quot;:true,&quot;graphicAnimation&quot;:&quot;tada&quot;,&quot;connectorAnimation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;,&quot;alignH&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;alignV&quot;:&quot;top&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-feature-box-connector full\" style=\"font-size: 40px; left: 0; right: calc(100% - 40px); border-left: 1px dashed hsla(0, 0%, 36%, 0.25);\"><\/span><div class=\"x-feature-box-graphic badge \"><div class=\"x-feature-box-graphic-outer badge\" style=\" margin-right: 20px;\"><div class=\"x-feature-box-graphic-inner badge\" style=\"font-size: 40px; border-color: #0086bf;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"badge\" src=\"\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-feature-box-content \"><h4 class=\"x-feature-box-title\" style=\"color: hsl(0, 0%, 36%);\">Best Selling Author<\/h4><p class=\"x-feature-box-text\" style=\"color: hsla(0, 0%, 36%, 0.5);\"><\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e63-e13 m1r-0 m1r-2\"><span class=\"x-separator-top-angle-in\" style=\"top: 0px; height: 30px; color: rgb(2, 77, 109);\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg class=\"angle-top-in\" style=\"fill: currentColor;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><polygon points=\"0,100 50,100 0,0\"\/><polygon points=\"50,100 100,100 100,0\"\/><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e63-e14 m1r-4 m1r-6 m1r-8\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e63-e15 m1r-b m1r-d\"><div class=\"x-card is-flip-left has-not-flipped e63-e16 m1r-r m1r-3\" data-x-element-card=\"\"><div class=\"x-card-faces\"><div class=\"x-card-face is-front\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic m1r-e m1r-f m1r-j m1r-k m1r-l m1r-m\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf672;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Executive Counselor<\/h1><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Counseling, advising, and mentoring CIOs and their staff to create the best IT groups and be the best they can be.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-card-face is-back\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline m1r-e m1r-f m1r-j m1r-k m1r-n\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Info-Tech <br\/>Research Group<\/h1><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Research, diagnostics, & workshops to systematically improve your IT department.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button m1r-s m1r-t\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.infotech.com\/profiles\/brent-messer\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Learn More<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e63-e17 m1r-b m1r-d\"><div class=\"x-card is-flip-left has-not-flipped e63-e18 m1r-r m1r-3\" data-x-element-card=\"\"><div class=\"x-card-faces\"><div class=\"x-card-face is-front\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic m1r-e m1r-f m1r-j m1r-k m1r-l m1r-o\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf64f;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Broadband, Smart Cities, IoT, and Agile Expert<\/h1><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">All things related to innovation in the public sector.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-card-face is-back\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline m1r-e m1r-f m1r-j m1r-k m1r-n\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><\/h1><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Brent speaks internationally on these topics and more.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button m1r-s m1r-u\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/messerinc.atlassian.net\/servicedesk\/customer\/portal\/3\/group\/8\/create\/34\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Learn More<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brent MesserEfficiency ExpertBreaking&nbsp;barriersInnovator &#038; FuturistRecognized as one of the most successful government innovators in the world and one of the most influential CIOs in North America. 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