The VAR Guy's Top 50 Channel Influencers List, 2015: 31-40
Welcome to The VAR Guy's Top 50 Channel Influencers list. Here you'll find honorees 31-40.
April 6, 2015
Name: Shannon Mayer
Title/Company: Senior Marketing Programs Manager, Continuum
Why She Made the List: Mayer joined Continuum in January, managing Continuum’s strategic partnerships and events, building relationships with MSP partners and building out the EMEA partner program. In her short time at Continuum, Mayer has launched “Countdown,” a webisode series featuring various guests leading up to Continuum’s Navigate conference. She is making headway in increasing lead volume and brand awareness in the U.K. market and building on Continuum’s Online Marketing Academy for HTG Peer Group members, working closely with the HTG and Robin Robins communities to develop deeper relationships between their members and Continuum. Shannon’s industry accolades are extensive, including being named to the MSPmentor 250 and CRN’s 2013 Channel Chiefs, Top 100 People You Don’t Know but Should and Women of the Channel.
Social Handles:
Twitter: @shannonjmayer
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shannonkohn/en
Name: Jay McBain
Title/Company: CEO, ChannelEyes
Why He Made the List: McBain has been a leader in the channel for more than 20 years. He has served in various roles at channel companies including Lenovo and Autotask. Today now works with hundreds of leading global channel programs delivering a mobile-enabled SaaS platform to drive better communication, tools and loyalty. A frequent contributor to The VAR Guy, McBain has been named to the Top 40 Under Forty list by the Business Review, Top 25 Newsmaker by CDN Magazine, Top 100 Most Respected Thought Leaders by Vertical Systems Reseller Magazine, a member of Global Power 150 by SMB Magazine and the MSPmentor 250.
Social Handles:
Twitter: @jmcbain
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jaymcbain/en
Name: Brooks McCorcle
Title/Company: President, AT&T Partner Solutions
Why She Made the List: Brooks McCorcle launched AT&T Partner Exchange two years ago. Since then, she and her team have opened the AT&T API platform, enabling direct access to AT&T’s core systems and capabilities and automating the sales process, reducing cycle times by more than 50 percent for certain services. In addition, McCorcle and her team secured a $300 million investment for AT&T Partner Exchange to help solution providers get the resources, tools and programs they need to compete and win in the marketplace, and released 26 new training courses and certifications for solution providers. In October McCorcle hosted the inaugural AT&T Partner Exchange Summit, providing the 250-plus attendees with an opportunity to connect, collaborate and learn about channel trends as well as strategic opportunities and services to enhance their business.
Social Handles:
Twitter: @attbusiness
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/brooks-mccorcle/8/540/67/en
Name: Ken Mercer
Title/Company: Vice President, TBI
Why He Made the List: In 12 years with TBI, Mercer has played a key role in helping the company secure a leadership position in the Master Agency business. He is a sought-after speaker and media/analyst resource for analysis of the ever-changing technology and third-party distribution arenas. He serves on the advisory boards of 15 service providers, including Verizon, CenturyLink, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Charter, XO, Windstream, MegaPath, ACC, Level 3 and TWT, offering candid advice and counsel on how these companies can improve their respective businesses to better serve the channel community and end-user customers. He also provides his unique perspective to channel sales as a regular contributor to The VAR Guy.
Social Handles:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/kenneth-mercer/20/98a/a50/en
Name: Gavin Miller
Title/Company: Vice President and General Manager, Marketing and Sales Solutions, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas
Why He Made the List: Miller leads Avnet Technology Solutions’ marketing, branding and demand generation activities; vertical and technology market strategies; and financial services organization. He also plays a pivotal role in recruiting and onboarding of new suppliers and partners. He led the development of Avnet Government Solutions, focused on helping partners capitalize on a $148+ billion market opportunity in the U.S. public sector. He revamped Avnet’s marketing approach to encompass and support the specific needs and market opportunities of different customer types, including OEMs, SIs and ISVs as well as VARs. He also fine-tuned Avnet’s SolutionsPath methodology to focus on specific high-growth market segments to drive more opportunities and great success for Avnet partners. Miller serves on the board of directors for the Arizona Technology Council, a trade association focused on advancing technology in Arizona.
Social Handles:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/gavin-miller/2/495/51b/en
Name: Dina Moskowitz
Title/Company: CEO, SaaSMAX Corp.
Why She Made the List: Moskowitz is leading the charge to bring the SaaS sector to the channel, and the channel to the SaaS sector. The SaaSMAX Marketplace has experienced exponential growth since its commercial launch in the Fall of 2013, providing hundreds of SaaS providers with access and "matchmaking" to thousands of prospective resellers. An advocate for women in technology, Moskowitz has spoken and moderated discussions on women in the channel. She regularly judges and is a contributing member to the Cal State San Marcos Women's Hackathon for teenage girls in tech and serves on the CompTIA Vendor Advisory Council.
Social Handles:
Twitter: @DinaDinaDina
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dinamoskowitz/en
Name: Dave O’Callaghan
Title/Company: Senior Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances, VMware
Why He Made the List: O’Callaghan joined VMware in June 2013, co-leading the VMware Partner Organization with Todd Surdey. At VMware, he has implemented the Value Channel, where solution providers are rewarded for investments in building their capabilities, technology partners are rewarded for integrating solutions, and services providers are rewarded for consultative and implementation services on VMware solutions. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business and a board member of Adoption Dreams Come True in Fort Collins, Colorado. Gov. Bill Owens previously named O’Callaghan to the Governor’s Commission on Science and Technology, which is responsible for assisting the governor in leading Colorado’s technology vision for the 21st century. The work includes driving up educational capability within Colorado, and rolling out technology initiatives to benefit the general public. He has also has been a member of the Board of Directors for Volunteers of America in Denver assisting VOA to support the underprivileged in Colorado for more than five years.
Social Handles:
Twitter: @CoachO14
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/dave-o-callaghan/3/923/522/en
Name: Rob Rae
Title/Company: Vice President of Business Development, Datto
Why He Made the List: As a respected and leading voice in the channel, Rae has helped lead Datto to further prominence in only two years with the company. Under his tutelage, the Datto partner base has doubled in size thanks in part to a revamped Datto Partner Program that helps MSPs grow their businesses through educational opportunities and comprehensive resources, and serves as an aspirational platform for greater partner growth and incentives. He oversees all roadshow initiatives and events including the annual Datto Partner Conference, and can be seen evangelizing at most channel and IT events.
Social Handles:
Twitter: @RobTRae
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robtrae/en
Name: Ted Roller
Title/Company: Vice President of Channels, LogMeIn
Why He Made the List: Roller understands channel issues from both the vendor's and solution provider's perspective. He knows what it takes to build and manage a successful managed services company, and he’s leveraged that insight on the vendor side, building three separate industry-recognized channel programs. Roller has been recognized by numerous media outlets for his contributions to the channel, and his channel programs have won a multitude of awards including “Best of Show” at CompTIA Breakaway 2009, Best Service Solution at CompTIA ChannelCon 2013, and the 2011 ASCII Cup, awarded to the top vendor company of the year. Roller served as a volunteer member of the CompTIA Board of Directors from 2004-2007. Currently, Roller chairs the CompTIA Cloud Community, writes a blog for MSPmentor, and is part of the CompTIA authorized faculty.
Social Handles:
Twitter: @TedRoller
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/ted-roller/1/a05/891/en
Name: Marie Rourke
Title/Company: Owner and President, White Fox Marketing & Communications
Why She Made the List: Rourke is the creative force behind many of the channel’s best marketing programs. She launched WhiteFox Marketing & Communications with the vision of bringing channel relations to the forefront of today’s business growth strategies and tactics, and today her company lists among its clients CompTIA, Ingram Micro, Intronis Cloud Backup & Recovery, N-able by SolarWinds, PlanetOne Communications and Prevalent, to name a few. Rourke is a regular contributor to Talkin’ Cloud, The VAR Guy’s sister site, and serves as a board member of the Santa Ana Zoo.
Social Handles:
Twitter: @ChannelPR
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/marie-rourke/1/1a5/700/en
Name: Marie Rourke
Title/Company: Owner and President, White Fox Marketing & Communications
Why She Made the List: Rourke is the creative force behind many of the channel’s best marketing programs. She launched WhiteFox Marketing & Communications with the vision of bringing channel relations to the forefront of today’s business growth strategies and tactics, and today her company lists among its clients CompTIA, Ingram Micro, Intronis Cloud Backup & Recovery, N-able by SolarWinds, PlanetOne Communications and Prevalent, to name a few. Rourke is a regular contributor to Talkin’ Cloud, The VAR Guy’s sister site, and serves as a board member of the Santa Ana Zoo.
Social Handles:
Twitter: @ChannelPR
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/marie-rourke/1/1a5/700/en
Welcome to The VAR Guy's Top 50 Channel Influencers list. Here you'll find honorees 31-40.
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