Tessley Smith Vice President of Channel at Broadvoice Recognized as 2019 CRN® Channel Chief
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Broadvoice®, an award-winning provider of hosted voice, unified communications (UC) and SIP Trunking services for businesses, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Tessley Smith vice president of channel at Broadvoice, to its prestigious list of 2019 Channel Chiefs for the second year in a row. The top IT channel leaders included on this list continually strive to drive growth and revenue in their organization through their channel partners.
Each of the 2019 Channel Chiefs has demonstrated exceptional leadership, vision, and commitment to their channel partner programs. Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN's editorial staff as a result of their professional achievements, standing in the industry, dedication to the channel partner community, and strategies for driving future growth and innovation.
"The individuals on CRN's 2019 Channel Chiefs list deserve special recognition for their contribution and support in the development of robust partner programs, innovative business strategies, and significant influence to the overall health of the IT channel," said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. "We applaud each Channel Chief's remarkable record of accomplishments and look forward to following their continued success."
An industry veteran with two decades of sales management experience, Smith was honored by CRN for his role in the impressive growth of Broadvoice's channel nationwide. The channel and its support teams grew 50 percent year over year in 2018. Broadvoice also experienced tremendous growth of its major strategic partnerships. Year over year, Broadvoice partners have increased MRR 155 percent.
"Smith has worked steadily to expand the company's channel sales strategy and its business customer base," said Sam Ghahremanpour, president of Broadvoice. "His recent focus on putting current partners in a strong position to develop, transition and grow cloud-based business strategies for their customers has been instrumental in the growth of our partner program."
The 2019 CRN Channel Chiefs list, including the 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs, is featured online at http://www.crn.com/channelchiefs and will appear in the February 2019 issue of CRN.
Broadvoice offers a flexible, smart portfolio of IP-based voice and data offerings, backed by its enterprise-class, geo-redundant IP telephony platform. This includes its flagship cloud PBX and UC services, which features unlimited voice calling plans throughout the continental United States and Canada. For more information on the Broadvoice Partner Program, please call 866.697.9112, or visit http://www.broadvoice.com/partners.
About Broadvoice
Broadvoice simplifies communications for small and medium businesses (SMBs) by combining powerful cloud PBX, UC and collaboration features with virtual call center in one award-winning Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) platform that delivers enterprise-class features at affordable rates. The platform is connected to Broadvoice's secure, redundant network and hosting infrastructure, enabling SMBs to connect with customers securely anytime, anywhere and with any device. Broadvoice is ranked in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.
About The Channel Company
The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequalled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. http://www.thechannelco.com
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