Meet the Chiefs: Jim Tennant, UnitedLayer
This week we caught up with Jim Tennant, vice president of Channel Sales at UnitedLayer, a hybrid hosting service and disaster recovery provider.
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Jim Tennant, Vice President of Channel Sales at UnitedLayer.
Tennant: My very employment was with McDonald’s – I was a Mc D’s Quarter Pounder cooker extraordinaire!
The VAR Guy says: I'm lovin' it! In all seriousness though, at least you probably got some free fries everyone once in a while!
Tennant: Has to be a Black Maserati Ghibli.
The VAR Guy says: Wow. This car certainly looks expensive, that's for certain. But fun to drive? You bet.
Tennant: Anguilla, British Islands
The VAR Guy says: Ah, good old Anguilla. Sun, sand and surf makes for a wonderful time away from the office.
Tennant: "The Celestine Prophecy" by James Redfield
The VAR Guy says: Redfield's fictional story mixes adventure, mystery and traditional Eastern wisdom into a single tale. Readers responded well when the book released — "The Celestine Prophecy" spent three consecutive years on the New York Times bestseller list after its release in 1993!
Tennant: Does SF Giants Season tickets count as a splurge?
The VAR Guy says: Absolutely! That's a mighty good splurge item, if we do say so ourselves.
Tennant: I work too much, but always enjoy an episode of "Seinfeld" or "Game of Thrones."
The VAR Guy says: Those two shows couldn't be any different! But we suppose you can always use a laugh or two with Jerry and friends after witnessing some of the drama on "Game of Thrones."
Tennant: I wanted to be an architect (probably from watching "The Brady Bunch.")
The VAR Guy: But didn't Mike Brady only ever design one type of house? (That's a joke from "The Brady Bunch Movie," FYI).
Tennant: "Pretty Woman." Love Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in this show, the economic depiction of two individuals that find a bond and fall in love for the right reasons.
The VAR Guy says: A romantic comedy classic! But you can say that for basically any movie with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, to be honest.
Tennant: "Pretty Woman." Love Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in this show, the economic depiction of two individuals that find a bond and fall in love for the right reasons.
The VAR Guy says: A romantic comedy classic! But you can say that for basically any movie with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, to be honest.
This week we caught up with Jim Tennant, vice president of Channel Sales at UnitedLayer, a hybrid hosting service and disaster recovery provider. Tennant was appointed as channel chief last April and has been a member of the channel and telecommunications community for more than 25 years.
Prior to his appointment as channel chief, Tennant served as director of Distribution-US Channels at ShoreTel and also served in various leadership positions at Smoothstone IP Communications, Covad Communications and Verizon Wireless, among others.
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