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New Technologies for B2B Sales Excellence

We're assembling a virtual advisory panel to explore how new sales technologies are enabling B2B teams to climb towards sales excellence. We will discuss a range of relevant topics such as repeated success; painful sales lessons along the journey; best-in-class examples & organizations; technology trends; etc.

A professional facilitator will lead an open & honest discussion. In this collaborative engagement, you will be one of 15-20 top experts in your field. You will have the unique opportunity to gain and share insights on the subject as you advance innovation with top B2B leaders like you from around the world. This engagement will be promoted, so you will enjoy visibility & thought-leadership

Activities include:
1. Explore a variety of themes
2. Map the competitive landscape (i.e. emerging trends, disruptive tech, etc.)
3. React to the latest media/reports in this space
4. One-to-one engagement with other panelists

Participation is 100% online and at your convenience. By applying here, you are committing to participate once per week or as inspired, at your convenience.

peopleExpert participation

- Chief Revenue Officers
- Sales-minded CEOs
- VP Sales
- VP Sales Operations

Applicants
George Bronté
CEO of Membrain - Increasing Sales Effectiveness for Complex B2B Sales
Developing sales technology for the b2b sales profession
Don Barefo
Principal/CEO of Integrity CEO Advisors
Have served as CEO or COO of several mid-sized to major companies, both B2B and B2C, ranging from $60M to $2+B in annual revenue. In these situations, have often expanded overall target market penetration while improving sales performance, from both top-line and bottom-line perspective by clarifying focus, modifying incentives, and improving marketing and product line management support. Able to coalesce cross-functional teams to collaborate on strategy development, operational execution, and increasing penetration in the company's sweet spots (in both long-term growth and turnaround situations).
Joe Boglin
VP of Strategic Alliance
I have over 20 years experience in the IT VAR community. I started out as an Account Executive selling IT to the public sector including K12, Higher Ed, State and Local agencies and the Federal government. From "carrying a bag" to managing inside and outside IT solution selling teams as a VP of Strategic Alliance for over 16 years, I was deeply involved in building teams, developing IT sales initiatives and developing go to market strategies around incorporating IT, especially IoT, into an organization's business ecosystem.
James Donnel
UNDERground Villas & Hotels / Lusso Capital / CelebSocially / Starsona / SWAG'R / Polymath Apparel / Yacht Stayz
I have 18 years of B2B sales experience and launched a variety of new products and services in several different markets. Believe technology and analytics and understanding your customers needs by providing value bringing solution based sales to them.
Frank Toy
Director of Sales Operations & Enablement at Advent Software
I believe my experience at a company that evolved from a primarily on-premise software vendor to offering cloud and hosted offerings (both via in-house build and via acquisition) has giving me good perspectives into the evolution of the technology marketplace. Also, seeing the evolution of our business over my 9+ years - from a BU focus, to a more centralized strategy, to now a Market Segment focus has given me unique perspectives on how the Sales organization has needed to adapt and succeed. In addition to organic growth, we have made multiple acquisitions and have subsequently been acquired, and leading the integrations from a business systems, process, and Sales perspective has been very enlightening. From a technology perspective, we were early adopters of Enterprise BI, Salesforce and Sale Enablement technologies and have experienced the Sales benefits of utilizing these solutions. We have worked closely with various partners and consultants to learn and implement industry best practices, and continue to look for opportunities to improve our effectiveness.
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“I like that I can do this when I have time,
and there is no set schedule.”


Eric Allen, Senior Manager, Supply Chain at EY

“I find the topics engaging and I love the
flexibility of checking in and providing insights
at my convenience.”

Kimberly Underwood, Consultant at Underwood Consulting

“Great platform, great questions and topics.
The potential to earn a little more money for
participating is nice as well.”

Oren Birks, Sr. Director of IT at PBI-Gordon

“I really enjoy being on the panels, sharing
information and reading the perspective of the
other panelists. It is quite intriguing and most
all of the panelists are quite bright.”

Patty Soltis, CX Strategist at Kinetic Edge Consultants

“Very interactive, informative and without
any inherent bias. This is as good a collaborative
platform as you can get.”

Pinaki Banerjee, Program Director at ITC InfoTech

“It is a perfect platform not just to share
but to learn and stay updated.”


Armando Leyva, HR Director at 360º HC

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  • add remove What is Currnt?
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    The panel is like a facilitated forum of hand selected experts on a topic sponsored by a company that wants to learn fast. Panels are organized in chapters called Themes that focus on one subtopic at a time. In some panels Themes are only 24 hours in duration, in others they are a week long, and in some they are two weeks long. When one Theme closes, a new one begins. You come in when you feel like it, but try to come in twice per Theme. You earn points from your peers and the facilitator when they react to your ideas. Likewise, others earn points when you interact on their posts. The more we discuss and debate, the better the insights, the more points earned by all.

  • add remove Why should I apply? Do I get paid?
    Professionals join Currnt because they want to remain relevant on subjects they’re passionate about and subjects that are shaping the future of their industry. They also:

    • Engage and connect with equal caliber peers in their industry
    • Learn and enhance their knowledge
    • Get recognized and rewarded for providing their inputs and thought-leadership
    • When specified above in the project description, you can earn honorarium payments and/or recognition points redeemable for cash. Learn more here.
  • add remove Are there specific times I need to participate?
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  • add remove How do KnowledgeStreams and DesignSprints work?
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  • add remove I’ve applied. Now what?
    Your application will be internally reviewed in the following 24-48hrs and screened for any conflict of interest, and general fit. Next your application will be shortlisted for the sponsor to accept, bookmark or reject. You will receive a notification each step of the way, but expect this may take a couple of days, or even weeks if the panel is new. Nevertheless, in addition to the notifications, you can always go back to the Apply page to view the status of your application.

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New Technologies for B2B Sales Excellence