Geez. I just saw this.
Back in the heyday of Sage CRM / Saleslogix, Bob and his team at MBSG were a feared competitor in the CRM space. It seemed like every time I turned around, I would hear his or his company name.
About four years back, I reached out to him to say "hi" and to see what he had been up and we started a great relationship. We shared quite a few "back in the day" war stories about the Scottsdale Saleslogix / Sage CRM / Act days.
He was no longer in the CRM space although had some customers that needed some help from time to time and some prospects that he needed to serve. We had many great conversations around CRM and serving customers. I don't think we closed any business together necessarily but I always appreciate the opportunities that he offered.
In my experience, Bob was practical minded and easy going and operated under a "customer first" mentality which I align with very well.
I always wish there were more hours in the day to get to know some of the partners that I work with regularly. Bob was definitely in that camp.
I'm sure he wasn't a perfect person - who among us is? - but in my book, he was pretty darn great and I'm glad I had a chance to get to know him to the extent that I did.
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Peter Wolf
Azamba Consulting Group
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