Presenters
Josh Peterson is the co-founder Bering McKinley, a consulting firm for MSPs and IT solution providers. Josh has been in the IT Solution Provider arena for the last 15 years. First as an owner, then as a management consultant with Taylor Business Group for 8 years, and now as founder of Bering McKinley. Josh’s track record of developing management solutions for 100s of MSPs, VARs, and in...
Josh Weiss, an IT expert and business leader with specialties in cybersecurity, digital transformation, and automation, is president of LA Creative Technologies. His first tech job was as an 8-year-old, helping to promote a local children's software store. The three-plus decades since then have included running his own online bulletin board in the early 90s, selling books and records online...
Joshua Liberman is president and founder of Net Sciences. He started PC Services in 1990, providing Novell networking and becoming a Master CNE. Since starting Net Sciences in 1996, Joshua has built and secured hundreds of networks in New Mexico and the area. Joshua has been a rock and ice climber, martial artist, and lifelong photographer. He speaks five languages and has traveled...
Joy Beland joined Edwards Performance Solutions in 2020 as the CMMC training program manager. In addition to actively participating in multiple concurrent NIST 800-171 cybersecurity assessments, Joy oversees the curriculum development and live instructor training for the CMMC-AB Approved certification courses, as well as customized security awareness training for worldwide enterprise clients. Prio...
Juan Fernandez AKA The Chief Encouragement Officer has been invested in improving process and procedure, and empowering individuals to be successful while delivering business outcomes via technology his whole career. He is an early-stage investor in software startups as well asco-founder and CEO of the MSP Growth Coalition that has built a scalable framework to empower business owners with the abi...
Justin Hampton is the Microsoft Azure Strategic Account Executive at Tech Data. He is an 8-year veteran and ambassador for Tech Data’s Microsoft and all-up cloud teams. Justin carries various certifications with Microsoft as well as other vendor lines. He has a passion and proven track record for leveraging his expert knowledge and experience with products, programs, processes and skill developmen...
Justin Reinmuth is the founder, CEO, and president of Techrug, a risk management and insurance firm that specializes in the IT and MSP/MSSP space. Techrug's TechMal (Technology Malpractice) Cyber Liability Errors & Omissions Insurance Policy is a one-of-a kind, first- and third-party policy geared toward IT service providers via the creation of policy language granted to us by the carrier. Sin...
Karen Lindquist is co-founder of Green Stream Technologies, an environmental IoT firm based in Wake Forest, N.C.Green Stream’s real-time flood monitoring system provides ground truth on water levels and rainfall for environmental and public safety professionals. Situational awareness allows customers to respond quickly to protect property and improve safety and mobility, and improves their ability...
Having spent 20+ years in the managed services space, Karen uses her passion for helping others as she guides companies in reaching their own growth goals. Karen specializes in helping companies seeking a systematic approach for prospecting, qualifying, and closing new business without giving away "unpaid consulting" to prospects who say they want to "think it over" then stop returning phone calls...
Karl Bickmore currently serves as the CEO of Snap Tech IT, with locations in Atlanta, Phoenix, and San Francisco. He is a longtime partner advisory council member for ConnectWise and Sophos. Karl has served as the facilitator of the Aftershock regional IT user's group with over 1,000 IT companies in membership. He has spoken at industry events on business leadership, cybersecurity, and how to sell...
Karl W. Palachuk has built and sold two successful managed service business in Sacramento, Calif. He is a business coach, and the author of seventeen books. His books include "Managed Services in a Month," "The Network Documentation Workbook," and the 4-volume set, "The Managed Services Operations Manual." In fact, Karl has written and produced more training materials for SMB IT consultants t...
Keith Lubner acts as an advisor, mentor, and executive coach to several of today’s leading sales and channel focused organizations on strategies, tactics, and programs to accelerate growth. He is a world-wide recognized expert on sales, sales enablement, channels, marketing, and leadership. His training programs and workshops have been delivered across the globe to several start-up and multi-natio...
Keith has been an IT channel pro for over 25 years and brings all his experience together to lead the charge for ChannelOnline. To break away from the day to day demands of work, he likes to hike, garden, rock climb, sail, or hide with a good book.
Kelly Borkowski is a Senior National Account Manager for Belkin International, which includes the Belkin, Linksys and Wemo brands. Most recently, Kelly leads the commercial sales team supporting National Solutions Providers, where she manages full strategic planning for the networking division.With over ten years of experience, Kelly has demonstrated an exceptional record of accomplishments drivin...
Kelly Stone, Chief Marketing Officer at Channel Program, is a dynamic marketing executive with more than 15 years of experience driving success through strategic digital marketing, event organization, social media campaigns, and brand enhancement. Known for her passion and results-driven approach, Kelly has consistently aligned go-to-market plans with corporate growth goals, maximizing both B2B an...
Kelly White is the President of Silvertail Software, a software consultancy specializing in XAML solutions for the Windows Phone and Windows 8 App Stores. He has more than 13 years of industry experience building Web applications, and has a passion for startups as a serial entrepreneur. Kelly has served on the organizing boards for the Portland Code Camp, Portland Startup Weekend, and the Oregon...
Ken Thoreson, Acumen Management Group, Ltd. President, is a sales leadership professional who “operationalizes” sales management systems and processes to pull sales results out of the doldrums into the fresh zone of predictable revenue. He is a thought leader and recognized as an expert in sales execution, channel management, revenue generation, sales analysis, compensation, forecasting, recruitme...
Kendra Lee is a prospect attraction authority, founder, and president of KLA Group, and author of The Sales Magnet. She guides MSPs to get more customers and grow their businesses with sales and lead-generation strategies that work in today’s competitive, over-communicative market. Her company helps MSPs build effective sales and marketing to realize their growth goals. After working with KLA Grou...
Kevin Beaver, CISSP, is an independent information security consultant, writer, and professional speaker with Atlanta-based Principle Logic. With over 34 years in IT and 28 years in security, Kevin specializes in vulnerability and penetration testing, security program reviews, and virtual CISO consulting work to help businesses uncheck the boxes that keep creating a false sense of security.He has...
Kevin Taylor is the segment development manager for smart cities at Axis Communications. In this capacity, he is responsible for developing strategies and building channel relationships to expand Axis’ presence as a thought leader and facilitator in the rapidly emerging smart cities space in North America. Kevin has more than 18 years of experience building market share in the low...
Kris Blackmon is the chief channel officer of industry consultancy JS Group. A veteran of the indirect sales channel, Kris has extensive experience in event programming, editorial and content creation, research and analysis, and community building. At JS Group, she consults on go-to-market strategies for organizations in the indirect channel, including marketing, program framework, recruitment, an...
As a strategic business development manager at Trend Micro, Kyle McCaffrey works with strategic MSPs and helps them build out successful lines of business focused on managed security services. With more than six years of industry experience, he is especially keen on business development with both experienced managed service providers or those just making the business transformation.
Larry Meador is the channel manager of GreenLink Networks, a channel-only business VoIP services company. Larry is a veteran of both the retail and the reseller/MSP channels. From a retail perspective, Larry has experience on “both sides of the table,” having managed a $100 million computer peripherals category for a national retailer and then moved onto the sales side of the table calling on all...
Lauren has had a distinguished career as a leader in business in the tech industry. A lover of all thing’s tech, Lauren joined Datto after 5+ years at Red Hat. At Red Hat, Lauren managed all North American Enterprise Telco accounts with a focus on technical training solutions. Today, Lauren serves as a Channel Development Manager for Datto, representing Datto at numerous trade shows and technology...