{"id":24646662,"date":"2020-07-15T20:16:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T20:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/airespring.com\/stagin-v2\/?p=24646662"},"modified":"2023-10-06T20:16:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:16:56","slug":"airespring-expands-its-award-winning-channel-sales-team-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airespring.com\/stagin-v2\/airespring-expands-its-award-winning-channel-sales-team-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AireSpring Expands its Award-Winning Channel Sales Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
AireSpring Expands its Award-Winning Channel Sales Team<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Four New Regional Channel Managers Added to AireSpring\u2019s All Star Lineup<\/em><\/em><\/h5>\n

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LOS ANGELES, CA \u2013 July 15, 2020 \u2013 <\/strong><\/strong>AireSpring, a leading Managed Services Provider specializing in Unified Communications, Managed Network, and IT Services, has announced the expansion of its award-winning Channel Sales team with the addition of four(4) new telecom professionals. At a time when many companies \u00a0are downsizing, AireSpring is expanding and actively hiring to meet increased demand for its managed services. \u00a0\u00a0AireSpring is making \u00a0significant investments across its organization but especially on the channel sales team. As a 100% channel focused company, AireSpring wants \u00a0to ensure their \u00a0channel partners receive more attention and support in the field by expanding its team of professionals at the local and regional levels.<\/p>\n

Patrick Harrison joins AireSpring as Regional Channel Manager \u2013 Midwest, bringing a new, deeper level of support to the expanding footprint of partners and customers in the region covering Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. Pat has an outstanding record with 15 years of experience in telecom, including as a top producer at Time Warner Cable where he served as an Account Executive, achieving sales in the top three percent of the company, then serving as a Channel Sales Manager, attracting two of the company\u2019s largest accounts. Pat moved on to join IDT Corporation\/Net2Phone, where he was most recently Senior National Channel Manager, securing deals for some of the largest enterprise accounts worldwide.<\/p>\n

Rod Nichols has been appointed to the Regional Channel Manager position for Houston, Southeast Texas, and Louisiana. Rod brings a 24-year record as an accomplished telecom veteran to AireSpring, most of that time devoted to the Channel.\u00a0He \u00a0recently served as a Global Channel Manager for Masergy. Previously, he was a Partner Sales Manager at Alpheus Communications where he was named as a President\u2019s Club Winner in multiple years.\u00a0Rod has held channel sales positions with some of telecom\u2019s top channel players, including Comcast Business, XO Communications and MCI WorldCom.<\/p>\n

Fredric Worthy has taken on the role of Regional Channel Manager for Florida. A top performer in telecom business development, Fred has joined the AireSpring team to further develop channel partner relationships and expand the company\u2019s presence in \u00a0the state of Florida. A 20-year veteran of the telecom industry, Fred brings a rich understanding of AireSpring\u2019s solutions portfolio and today\u2019s key emerging technologies, as well as the needs and concerns of channel partners and customers across a broad range of industries. Before joining\u00a0AireSpring, Fred served as Lead Commercial Account Executive at CenturyLink, developing new business, networking, and managing customer relationships to maximize revenue. Previously, he was National Account Manager\/Team Lead at Votacall in South Florida. Prior to Votacall, Fred held channel and business development positions with Mayatel Systems, Avaya, and Comcast.<\/p>\n

Grant Whyard joins \u00a0the AireSpring Channel team as Regional Channel Manager for Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and Eastern Pennsylvania. Grant will focus on expanding \u00a0AireSpring\u2019s channel presence and support \u00a0in the mid-Atlantic region, leveraging his existing relationships across the area \u00a0and introducing new partners to AireSpring\u2019s expansive solutions portfolio. Prior to joining AireSpring, Grant served as National Channel Sales Manager for IDT Corporation\/Net2Phone. Previously, Grant served as a Senior Account Manager with Logix Fiber Networks, an ISP CLEC providing long-haul fiber and phone lines for voice, data, cloud solutions, MPLS and private networking.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to welcome this amazing new group of telecom high achievers to Team AireSpring,\u201d stated Daniel Lonstein, AireSpring president and CRO. \u201c\u00a0In an economic environment where reducing network spend is top-of-mind, without sacrificing quality, speed, and efficiency, more partners are guiding their clients to AireSpring,\u201d added Lonstein. \u201cGood sales professionals go where the opportunity is and the current economic environment has opened up new opportunities in managed services and product categories where AireSpring excels.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the needs of businesses across the U.S. and around the world evolve in this new environment, AireSpring\u2019s one-stop-shop of solutions helps partners and customers navigate their changing needs for digital transformation via Global Managed SD-WAN; UCaaS; \u00a0data; internet and voice services. AireSpring\u2019s reputation and expertise in \u00a0managed services and superior white glove customer service provide a mutual framework for growth and success.<\/p>\n

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About AireSpring<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Founded in 2001, AireSpring is an award-winning Managed Services Provider specializing in Unified Communications, Managed Network, and IT Services, serving thousands of businesses nationwide. AireSpring provides fully managed and connected end-to-end, next-generation solutions for multi-location enterprise customers. Services include: Global Managed SD-WAN, AirePBX UCaaS, AireContact\u00ae CCaaS, SIP Trunking, MPLS, Disaster Recovery, Managed Security, and Business Internet. AireSpring\u2019s solutions are offered through a diversified network of channel partners that includes distributors, master agents, managed service providers (MSPs), and value-added resellers (VARs). AireSpring\u2019s services are delivered over its fully managed, highly reliable Global Network, providing customers with an integrated, complete end-to-end solution.<\/p>\n

AireSpring has received numerous industry awards for \u201cExcellence in Customer Service,\u201d \u201cNext-Gen Solution Provider,\u201d \u201cTop Midmarket Vendor Executive,\u201d \u201cUCaaS and SD-WAN Product of the Year,\u201d \u201cBest Telecom Deal,\u201d \u201cBest in Show,\u201d and \u201cTop Channel Program.\u201d AireSpring is privately held, diversified, debt-free, and renowned in the industry for delivering a broad range of innovative cloud communications, networking, security, and connectivity solutions, with white glove service that extends throughout the entire customer lifecycle. For product information, or to become an AireSpring partner or agent, please visit www.airespring.com or contact us at 888-389-2899.<\/p>\n

AireSpring Contact<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellen Cahill
\nSenior VP, Marketing
\nellen.cahill@airespring.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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