Ecosystem Aces Workspan

Leaps in innovation in AI and a dramatic shift towards cloud and digital have propelled a community-centered approach in partnerships and business ecosystems. While relationships were once somewhat limited geographically or to those within immediate circles, the world of modern business and tech has exploded with opportunities.

On this episode, we’re joined by ecosystem expert Manish Harsh, MLOps Partner Ecosystem & Tech Integrations at NVIDIA. With a knack for enabling businesses to build genuine relationships and partnerships, Manish shares the ins and outs of building a successful ecosystem with all the right tools to push your business forward.

Join us as we discuss:How NVIDIA’s platform is changing the game for innovative technology implementationVertical solutions in AI/ML and cybersecurityNavigating and building partnerships with joint road-mapping for mutually beneficial collaboration
Here are some additional episodes featuring other ecosystem leaders that might interest you:
#164 Jason Eichenholz: How Wipro Accelerated Revenue Growth with Their Ecosystem#156 Libby Greco: Get Out There and Break The Glass#154 Suresh Kumar Tulluri: Is Your Roadmap Future Proof?#152 David La Rose: Strengthening Partner Commitments In The Ecosystem Era#151 Mike Stocker: Close 40% More Deals with Partner Influence
Links & Resources
Learn more about how WorkSpan helps customers accelerate their ecosystem flywheel through Co-selling, Co-innovating, Co-investing, and Co-marketing.Download The Ultimate Guide to Drive Co-sell Partnerships!Subscribe to the Ecosystem Aces Podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast.Join the WorkSpan Community to engage with other partner ecosystem leaders on best practices, news, events, jobs, and other tips to advance your career in partnering.Find insightful articles on how to lead and get the most out of your partner ecosystem on a...

Partnering with the right organizations can set you up for success, but only if both parties are in alignment. In a great partnership, both partners receive the benefits of genuine value from one another.

On this episode, we’re joined by Kim Sterkendries, Global Strategic Partner Ecosystem Enablement - Commercial Client Division at Intel Corporation. With a long career in assorted go-to-market roles at Intel, Kim works with various partners to ensure they are ready to enter the market, both internally and in regards to partners. He’s discovered the importance of integrating education and communication on both ends to ensure overall success.

Join us as we discuss:Creating business value for solution partnersThe role of partner feedback in product development and strategyThe benefits and process of educating service partners and teams
Here are some additional episodes featuring other ecosystem leaders that might interest you:
#164 Jason Eichenholz: How Wipro Accelerated Revenue Growth with Their Ecosystem#156 Libby Greco: Get Out There and Break The Glass#154 Suresh Kumar Tulluri: Is Your Roadmap Future Proof?#152 David La Rose: Strengthening Partner Commitments In The Ecosystem Era#151 Mike Stocker: Close 40% More Deals with Partner Influence
Links & Resources
Learn more about how WorkSpan helps customers accelerate their ecosystem flywheel through Co-selling, Co-innovating, Co-investing, and Co-marketing.Download The Ultimate Guide to Drive Co-sell Partnerships!Subscribe to the Ecosystem Aces Podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast.Join the WorkSpan Community to engage with other partner ecosystem leaders on best practices, news, events, jobs, and other tips to advance your career in partnering.Find insightful articles on how to lead and get the most out of your partner ecosystem on a href="https://www.workspan.com/blog/"...

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are changing. Worldwide, MSPs are modernizing and becoming increasingly interwoven with the cloud — and bringing their customers on the journey.In this episode, I’m speaking with Joseph Landes, Chief Revenue Officer at Nerdio, about all the ways he’s helping MSPs modernize.

Join us as we discuss:The evolution of MSPs in the era of modern partneringHow Nerdio is managing its more than a thousand MSP partnersJoseph’s advice for partner managers
Here are some additional episodes featuring other ecosystem leaders that might interest you:
#164 Jason Eichenholz: How Wipro Accelerated Revenue Growth with Their Ecosystem#156 Libby Greco: Get Out There and Break The Glass#154 Suresh Kumar Tulluri: Is Your Roadmap Future Proof?#152 David La Rose: Strengthening Partner Commitments In The Ecosystem Era#151 Mike Stocker: Close 40% More Deals with Partner Influence
Links & Resources
Learn more about how WorkSpan helps customers accelerate their ecosystem flywheel through Co-selling, Co-innovating, Co-investing, and Co-marketing.Download The Ultimate Guide to Drive Co-sell Partnerships!Subscribe to the Ecosystem Aces Podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast.Join the WorkSpan Community to engage with other partner ecosystem leaders on best practices, news, events, jobs, and other tips to advance your career in partnering.Find insightful articles on how to lead and get the most out of your partner ecosystem on the WorkSpan blog.To contact the host, Chip Rodgers, with topic ideas, suggest a guest, or join the conversation about modern partnering, he can be reached on Twitter, a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiprodgers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...

Customers don’t want to simply buy products, Cloud, or ERP. They want to solve their problems in the least complicated way possible and trust the company they're working with. For that to happen, intentional partnerships and value-based initiatives are essential.

On this episode, we’re joined by Doug Smith, Senior Vice President, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Global Partner Ecosystem at Oracle. With his passion for building partnerships and solving customer pain points, Doug knows the name of the game regarding solution-focused systems and what that looks like at the ground level. He drives company wide value to ensure successful cross-selling and channel relationships.

Join us as we discuss:
Three primary ways to gain value through partnershipsHow to ensure value flows throughout the entire companyHow Oracle collaborates with partners across multiple industries
Here are some additional episodes featuring other ecosystem leaders that might interest you:
#164 Jason Eichenholz: How Wipro Accelerated Revenue Growth with Their Ecosystem#156 Libby Greco: Get Out There and Break The Glass#154 Suresh Kumar Tulluri: Is Your Roadmap Future Proof?#152 David La Rose: Strengthening Partner Commitments In The Ecosystem Era#151 Mike Stocker: Close 40% More Deals with Partner Influence
Links & Resources
Learn more about how WorkSpan helps customers accelerate their ecosystem flywheel through Co-selling, Co-innovating, Co-investing, and Co-marketing.Download The Ultimate Guide to Drive Co-sell Partnerships!Subscribe to the Ecosystem Aces Podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast.Join the WorkSpan Community to engage with other partner ecosystem leaders on best practices, news, events, jobs, and other tips to advance your career in partnering.Find insightful articles on how to lead and get the most out of your partner ecosystem on a href="https://www.workspan.com/blog/"...

Partner organizations can be the key to genuinely succeeding in today’s market. But partnerships have to be carefully integrated with well-thought-out strategies and communications.

On this episode, we’re joined by Darren Blue, Director of Industrial Internet of Things Strategy at Intel Corporation. With over 25 years at Intel with experience from all things engineering to business, Darren knows what it takes to build partnerships that enable ecosystems to actually flourish. He offers insight into the complexities of partnerships and working with other top manufacturers to take concepts and shape them into real, viable market-ready solutions.

Join us as we discuss: How partnerships play a role in the ecosystem Choosing partnerships and determining IP ownership Shared marketing, enablement and go-to-market strategies
Here are some additional episodes featuring other ecosystem leaders that might interest you:
#164 Jason Eichenholz: How Wipro Accelerated Revenue Growth with Their Ecosystem#156 Libby Greco: Get Out There and Break The Glass#154 Suresh Kumar Tulluri: Is Your Roadmap Future Proof?#152 David La Rose: Strengthening Partner Commitments In The Ecosystem Era#151 Mike Stocker: Close 40% More Deals with Partner Influence
Links & Resources
Learn more about how WorkSpan helps customers accelerate their ecosystem flywheel through Co-selling, Co-innovating, Co-investing, and Co-marketing.Download The Ultimate Guide to Drive Co-sell Partnerships!Subscribe to the Ecosystem Aces Podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast.Join the WorkSpan Community to engage with other partner ecosystem leaders on best practices, news, events, jobs, and other tips to advance your career in partnering.Find insightful articles on how to lead and get the most out of your partner ecosystem on a href="https://www.workspan.com/blog/" target="_blank"...

Your customers want everything to just work. No hassle. No fuss. Just simplicity.

Yet, delivering simplicity in the customer experience takes learning to manage a whole host of complexity behind the scenes your customer never sees.

In this episode, we’re speaking with Marc Monday, Vice President, Global Strategic Partnerships at Sage, about the best ways to manage — and reasons to introduce more — complexities in your partnership program.
Join us as we discuss:The importance of understanding your customers’ needs to meet them where they areHow to deliver value as quickly as possible to your customersThe best tools and systems for keeping tracking your partner network in a complex ecosystem
Here are some additional episodes featuring other ecosystem leaders that might interest you:
#164 Jason Eichenholz: How Wipro Accelerated Revenue Growth with Their Ecosystem#156 Libby Greco: Get Out There and Break The Glass#154 Suresh Kumar Tulluri: Is Your Roadmap Future Proof?#152 David La Rose: Strengthening Partner Commitments In The Ecosystem Era#151 Mike Stocker: Close 40% More Deals with Partner Influence
Links & Resources
Learn more about how WorkSpan helps customers accelerate their ecosystem flywheel through Co-selling, Co-innovating, Co-investing, and Co-marketing.Download The Ultimate Guide to Drive Co-sell Partnerships!Subscribe to the Ecosystem Aces Podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast.Join the WorkSpan Community to engage with other partner ecosystem leaders on best practices, news, events, jobs, and other tips to advance your career in partnering.Find insightful articles on how to lead and get the most out of your partner ecosystem on the WorkSpan blog.To contact the host, Chip Rodgers, with topic ideas, suggest a guest, or join the...