Sage Discussion Today
I just had an update call with Kerstin Demko, Joey Seymour and Scott Ehmen of Sage. Scott will definitely be at CEO Circle, so not available for presentations. They are strategizing on who would be best to present the Road Ahead and participate in the Town Hall. It may be more than one, but in terms of the messaging about the Partner Program and where it is going and Sage's commitment to the products and the channel, Dianna Lane - Director of Sales - they all agreed would be the best to communicate that, and I agree with that choice. I told them they may need a technical resource available on the product side, but they got the message that they cannot have a Linda Cade presentation. They totally understand that.
I recommended that Nicole Hardin - Director Product Management, Sage Live - be available to do a high level overview of Sage Live. Of all the presentations I have attended, she is the best. This would probably be a remote session, unless she wants to thaw out in San Diego. Perhaps Rhonda McNamara and I can briefly speak about our experiences with the training and product, since we are both in process of certification.
The Sage people will get back to me soon once they have identified the people.