Podcasts about avant communications

In this episode of Partnerships Unraveled, we dive deep into the transformative power of trusted advisors in the channel with Drew Lydecker, Co-founder and President of AVANT Communications. With a career spanning influential roles at WorldCom, AT&T, and CDW, Drew has firsthand insights into how technology adoption and partner ecosystems have evolved into indispensable drivers of enterprise success.Together, we explore:The shift from brand loyalty to best-of-breed solutions and its impact on decision-making.Why trusted advisors are becoming the cornerstone of IT strategy, navigating choice overload for CIOs and CTOs.The growing role of OpEx models in reshaping the market landscape.Predictions for the channel's evolution over the next five years, and how vendors can align with this seismic shift.Tune in for actionable strategies and Drew's unique perspective on building partnerships that truly last.Connect with Drew  :  https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-lydecker/_________________________Learn more about Channext

Our guest, Stephen Semmelroth has been through a lot in his journey as an entrepreneur. But he proved that with the right mindset, anything is possible. You just have to take the steps needed to succeed. Discover the story of one of the most successful cybersecurity professionals, tune in and take notes! Who is Stephen Semmelroth? Stephen is currently the senior director of security at Avant Communications. He has been working hard to make innovations in the cybersecurity technology niche. Stephen also worked as VP at Stratacore and is a US military veteran who worked in the Army's Cyber Corps department. He was well-disciplined as he was growing and earned his achieved so much in everything he does. Innermost Superpower According to Stephen, his superpower is never giving up. No matter how difficult the task is, Stephen knows he can overcome anything because he believes in himself. Despite setbacks and roadblocks, he managed to continue moving forward to reach his goals. Chapter Stamps: 00:00 Intro 01:45 Stephen Semmelroth and Cybersecurity 06:22 How Do You Add Value to People 10:00 What's the best persona to have when starting a cybersecurity business 17:10 What are the risks involved in cybersecurity? 20:18 Semmelroth's Advice on starting cybersecurity 25:22 Innermost Superpower 30:46 Final Words from Semmelroth   Pullout Quotes: “Know the podcast that you have and some of the other revenue dreams you're already out there solving problems one hundred percent already out there solving problems…” “One quarter to figure out what it is that you need to message another quarter to start messaging and get a bunch of good reps in and that's all planting seeds and those seeds bear fruit in two to three quarters…” “A company that got breached previously and they don't like they've got scar tissue they don't want more scar tissue so as we look at that scar tissue travels with them…” “Good security practices around code development actually mean less re-work…” “You know in this space I often say it's not necessarily the vendors that are competing against vendors it's really vendors competing against two things one the builder by decision and number two what happens if we do nothing and that's where like those board members change…” “If you're going to make a bet on you, you don't have to make just the bet on you…” “So all of that rollercoaster are in integration and leasing and then the secondary go-to marketing strategy and get knocked down then just having that faith and confidence in yourself and self-trust…” “So anybody out there that happens to be listening to this is thinking about taking the plunge you're going to do it you're gonna make it happen…”   Socials: Website: https://stephensemmelroth.com/ Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/semmelroth Website: https://goavant.net/

Shane Sullivan, Senior Accountant at Avant Communications, talks about his passion for watching films and how this passion helps him develop relationships in the office, why it's important to care about other people's passions, and much more!

We are joined by Avant Communications' Cyber VP, Stephen Semmelroth, a world-class security expert. In the Army, Stephen served in Afghanistan and the Army's Cyber Corps, where he led a team of cyberspace experts to defend US assets across an entire continent. Additionally, he co-authored the training doctrine that defines how cyber units defend the US. In Afghanistan, Stephen broke his back, leaving him paralyzed, and he had to relearn how to walk. In this fascinating discussion, we discuss military intelligence, code-breaking, how to think like a hacker, cyber security fear factors, and more.

Stephen Semmelroth is the Sr. Director of Security at Avant Communications. He's a graduate of West Point, and a former U.S. Army infantry officer who served in Afghanistan. Stephen also has experience leading cyber teams in the U.S. Army. After retiring from the Army Stephen founded and then sold a cyber recruiting company. He has led multiple cybersecurity practices and continues to lead clients through disaster and change at Avant Communications. In this episode of the Secure Talk Podcast, Stephen talks about cybersecurity in the military, how he transitioned from a platoon leader to a cyber security leader, and provides some great advice for members of the U.S. military that would like pursue a career in cybersecurity after separating from the military. Avant Communications https://goavant.net/ Hiring Our Heroes https://www.hiringourheroes.org/ DOD Skillbridge https://skillbridge.osd.mil/

In this episode, we sit down with Stephen Semmelroth, the VP of cyber at Avant Communications. Stephen was in the Army for 6+ years, and he served in Afghanistan and the Army's Cyber Corps, where he led a red team and a threat intelligence team defending US assets across an entire continent. He also co-wrote the training doctrine that defines how [cyber units](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/stratacore-announces-acquisition-rainier-cyber-geniece-mccolgan/) defend the US. Stephen broke his back while on a mission in Afghanistan, which left him paralyzed, and he had to relearn how to walk. After retiring from the Army, he founded Rainier Cyber, a cybersecurity recruiter that matches Cyber Vets with tech jobs across the county, which was acquired by StrataCore in 2020.PanelistsStephan Semmelroth, VP Cyber at StrataCore

On this episode, we had Drew Lydecker, CEO and CO-Founder Co-Founder and President at AVANT Communications on the Channel Chat podcast. AVANT's vision was and is still today to be the global leader in powering next-generation technology decisions. They built and proved our business model by being the distribution engine behind some of the largest Value Added Resellers (VARs) in the world selling telecom, cloud, and IT to their customers. Marc Sumner kicked this episode with Drew on the hot topics in the channel topics such as the story of AVANT and Drews journey & challenges he faced in the early years. The initiatives in place to celebrate women in the workforce and the value in the awards and how do we get people from outside the channel in if they have no experience? And SO much more!!! You won't want to miss this! Streaming on all platforms, follow Channel Chat Media for the latest podcasts and news! 

MNJ Technologies COO Ben Niernberg returns to the Light Reading podcast to discuss predictions for growth in the MPLS and SD-WAN markets. According to a recent Avant Communications report, over 60% of enterprises plan to increase or significantly increase their SD-WAN usage this year and 59% plan to increase MPLS usage in 2021. Niernberg shares his perspective on these results, explaining that enterprises' plan to increase SD-WAN usage wasn't a surprise to him since the technology is "well past the early adoption phase."

With the advancement of technology comes the rise of its applications to businesses. Joining us today is Ron Hayman, the COO & Chief Cloud Officer of AVANT Communications. Ron is an experienced global executive, having worked in 25 countries with a talent for managing turn arounds, start-ups, and growing departments to scale. He is here to talk about why the demand for “Cloud” is continuously increasing for large organizations and start-ups. Main Takeaways: ● What is a “Cloud” and why companies are moving towards this technology ● Ways that a Cloud allows for innovation Be sure to check out full show notes at or click the "Episode Website" below. You can connect with Ron on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronhayman/. These are proven solutions to advance your innovation process. Check out our website innovationmeetsleadership.com or connect with us on Instagram or Facebook @innovationmeetsleadership Don't forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review! Let's go transform something! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/natalie-born/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/natalie-born/support

In this episode, the TTT welcomes Bill Franklin from Avant Communications to discuss the state of the SD-WAN and SASE markets.We will discuss vendors such as Cisco, VMware, Cato Networks and the future of the SD-WAN and SASE.

According to Jennifer Gallego, the trusted adviser phenomenon is much more than a trend. Gallego says that it’s a movement. One of the founders of Avant, and currently heading up a sales team that works across the western US and EMEA, Gallego says, “… the trusted advisor sits on the same side of the table as the customer,” helping that customer make solid long term communications choices in a crowded, noisy and information rich environment. Avant recently announced the expansion of their partnership as part of Zoom’s Referral Partner Program to offer Zoom’s video-first unified communications platform through Avant’s network of Trusted Advisors in Europe. Avant Communications is a master agent and leader in channel sales enablement of next generation technology solutions. We learn how Avant is positioning itself to help their agents and partners to offer new experiences and services while forging the Trusted Adviser relationship that Gallego sees as critical to ongoing growth and success. “Avant enables the trusted adviser,” says Gallego. In this podcast, Gallego outlines what she describes as “business transformation” invoices puling together social media, real time communications and other UC into something that is responsive and alive to customers actions, comments, and questions. Jen Gallego Visit https://goavant.net/solutions/

Samantha Carfagnini of AVANT Communications and Kendra Karczewski of Stratosphere Networks join the podcast to talk about transforming a Chicago convention center into a makeshift hospital to treat coronavirus patients.

Samantha Carfagnini of AVANT Communications and Kendra Karczewski of Stratosphere Networks join the podcast to talk about transforming a Chicago convention center into a makeshift hospital to treat coronavirus patients.

Host Jonathan Blackwood speaks with Drew Lydecker, President and Co-Founder of AVANT Communications, about the new AVANT Analytics research initiative.

AVANT Communications co-founder and president Drew Lydecker joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to talk about what it takes to disrupt your marketplace. It's not about doing something new or coming up with a groundbreaking, history-making idea... it's about putting your head down, taking note of the competition, and doing what they do worst, best. This episode is sponsored by Bank of America and MB Real Estate.

ChannelPro Weekly #19 is here! This week Rich, Cecilia, and Matt discuss Sophos and its new encryption solution, Windows 10 Research from Spiceworks, the Hardware Hit Parade, and July's peer-to-peer story "Cloud or Bust." Also, Rich interviews Todd Schwartz from Skykick about their research into Office 365 market penetration, and a few other surprises, too! Download/subscribe and listen today! Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw, or in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/channelpro-weekly-podcast/id10955685... Show Information: Episode #: 019Title: Using Balloons for Cloud MigrationDuration: 1:34:24File size: 86.4MBRegulars: Rich Freeman - Senior News Editor, Cecilia Galvin - Editor in Chief, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor Topics and Related Links Mentioned: Sophos Introduces Always-On Encryption Solution Spiceworks Says Windows 10 Adoption is Right on Track Hardware Hit Parade Cloud or Bust Interview: Todd Schwartz of SkyKick on the company's recent, and interesting, research into Office 365 market penetration. Where's Joel? Interview: Drew Lydecker of AVANT Communications on their news with Acronis and general market strategy. Matt's Museum Pick: SmartMedia Card Matt's Tech Pick: Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB HD ICYMI/What’s Up This Week preview