Rich Freeman is one of the tech industry’s most experienced, respected authorities on the SMB channel.

He is both founding editor and former executive editor of The ChannelPro Network, where he covered every company, product announcement, partner program, market shift and revenue opportunity worth knowing about and interviewed every CEO, channel chief and thought leader who matters.

He is also founder of Channelholic, a weekly insider’s compilation of the most overlooked stories, most important announcements, most innovative products, most interesting vendors, and most significant trends in the worlds of managed services, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and tech M&A.

In addition, he is chief content officer for Channel Mastered, the channel chief’s go-to source for strategic MSP market research and analysis, consulting, custom content, and channel program optimization.

Rich has been writing about the SMB channel since 2007. He has spoken and moderated sessions at live and virtual industry events for Acronis, Auvik, Axcient, ChannelPro, IoT World, IT Glue, and SkyKick, among others, and has written for CIO, Computerworld, InfoWorld, Network World, and Redmond Channel Partner magazines. An experienced webinar host and editorial planner of in-person and online events, Rich has co-hosted hundreds of episodes for the ChannelPro Weekly and ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup podcasts.