Corporate Governance & Ethics
BTI Communications Group believes in leadership by example. We strive to be better every day and to instill in our staff the importance of uncompromised integrity, business ethics and social responsibility. With this being our Code of Conduct, we believe that an environment filled with respect and dignity produces every day successes that are inevitable and beyond measure.
Executive Council
Eric Brackett, Founder and CEO
BTI Communications Group was founded by Mr. Brackett in 1985.
As a young man Eric Brackett, armed with determination and a true entrepreneurial spirit, started his first business at the age of 20. While attending college, Mr. Brackett founded Brackett Telecom out of his dorm room. The idea came about as a result of listening in on an investment pitch to his dad touting privately owned payphones. Eric immediately related this emerging industry to his economics coursework and it clicked. He immediately knew what a great advantage it would be for businesses to control their own telephone costs. That has remained the constant credo of BTI Communications Group to this day.
With a continued vision of providing quality products and services for businesses, Mr. Brackett set out to establish a telecommunications company that would bring high technology to every business. “My goal," says Brackett, "is to build companies delivering the world’s best bundled voice, data, and collaboration solutions for businesses. In particular, I’m interested in providing our customers with managed solutions to business problems that reduce operating costs, streamline operations, and improve productivity. “
Brackett Telecom is now BTI Communications Group, with 5 offices nationwide.
Eric Brackett believes in the power of one individual making a difference. Over the past five years, Mr. Brackett has personally donated over one million dollars to various educational programs, social betterment programs and drug education and rehabilitation programs. Through his group of companies, Mr. Brackett endeavors to inspire his employees into giving back and living a life in service to others.
Eric Brackett holds a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and a JD from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Mr. Brackett originally hails from Chicago, Illinois and now resides in Los Angeles with his wife and children.
Scott Staver, Chief Operating Officer
Scott Staver joined BTI Communications Group in May 2007 as a regional Vice-President and Partner responsible for the Group’s Midwest Sales and Operations and in September 2008, was tapped for the Executive post of Chief Operating Officer.
As a 20+ year veteran of the telecommunications industry, Scott Staver has played an integral part in the evolution of business communications. Holding positions ranging from sales, operations and finance, Scott has overseen the growth of companies and played a pivotal role in their product portfolio decisions. While in college, Scott was selected as an intern in the prestigious sales division of The Lead Group. This experience ingrained in Scott the tenets of business ethics, solid networking and certitude. He brought with him these ideals when he set off to work for various enterprise public companies. Hired in 1997 by Eschelon Telecom as a Sales Representative, over the next seven years, Scott became the Top Sales Person and was promoted to Sales Manager of Eschelon’s Top Branch which then vaulted him a few years later to the post of National Director of Sales over their 5 Branch offices selling Business Telephone Systems. This momentum steadily grew their success landing the company the respected status of Inter-Tel Top Dealer in the World. In 2004, Mr. Staver was recruited by GreatAmerica Leasing for the position of Telecom Business Strategist, where he served in that role until 2007.
Scott Staver is a member of the Gerson Lehrman Group Counsel and the Accomplished Axiom Professionals Group. Highly respected in the telecommunications industry, Mr. Staver is often requested as a guest speaker for various industry events, conferences and consulting engagements.
Originally from Bloomington, Indiana, Mr. Staver now divides his time between Chicago and Phoenix where he resides with his family.
Mr. Staver holds a BS in Business from Drake University.
Management
Leadership is not rank, it is responsibility. It is the lifting of a subordinate’s vision to higher sights – Performance Management - the raising of a subordinate’s performance to a higher standard. A leader must set strict principles of conduct and responsibility, high standards of performance, and respect for the individual and his work.
Our management team are selected to provide a range of knowledge and skills. The team consists of strategic thinkers and professionals with diverse enterprise experience. They are technically savvy, with keen business insight, a common vision of the future and are good team players who are committed to creating superior value for all by getting the best from their people and leading continuous innovation.
They are individuals who make business decisions based on a clear understanding of the market and the competition. They keep on top of best business practices by surrounding themselves with knowledgeable people, remaining open to advice and ideas and being willing and ready to make changes based on new information.
