Microsoft Inspire 2018, co-located for the first time with Microsoft Ready (MSFT’s annual sales, marketing, and technical conference), offers community members more opportunities than ever before to network and cultivate relationships with people who can have a significant impact on their success.
Whether you plan to attend the conference in person or remotely, it’s equally important to follow up and nurture relationships with key decision-makers and the people who influence them.
We’ve compiled a group of 60 socially active thought leaders and subject matter experts who will be attending #MSInspire that help you get the most out of your Inspire experience. This list of social insiders is comprised of Microsoft executives and managers as well as a collection of community voices, including channel executives, Microsoft MVPs, keynote speakers, and subject matter experts.
We believe their tweets, comments, and posts provide a roadmap of the business and technology topics of greatest importance to Microsoft partners, including emerging technologies that are driving digital transformation, marketplaces, and sales opportunities, as well as new collaboration tools that are changing how people work together.
Import your new contacts into Nimble to discover their complete contact details, including their business email addresses, phone numbers, their areas of interest, and company background. Click on their social profiles to quickly discover common areas of interest so you can connect with them authentically on social media and set the stage for effective face-to-face meetings during Inspire.
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Methodology – How We Built The #MSInspire List
The list was compiled on June 30th, 2018 using Nimble, the simple CRM for Microsoft 365. Nimble enables small business teams to manage relationships more effectively and at scale within a single, socially enriched system of record.
We started by using LittleBird, which has since been acquired by Sprinklr, to develop an initial list of more than 1,000 people talking about Microsoft Inspire using the hashtags #MSInspire or #MSInspire18.
Next, we used the Nimble Smart Contacts app to import the Twitter lists into Nimble. This automatically enriched each contact with their personal and company details. We then tagged them as “InspireSocialInsiders.”
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We used Nimble’s auto-enrichment details and data to whittle our list down to 150 people with a minimum of 1,000 social reach. Next, we cross-referenced the list with MyInspire Connections and the Meeting Request Tool to identify top people to potentially meet in person during the conference.
We also included a number of keynote speakers who are not yet talking about #MSInspire, but we are confident these socially influential people will be soon.
While we have not captured all MS Inspire social insiders, these individuals certainly caught our attention. We kick off the list with Microsoft employees below, followed by the collection of community voices. People are listed in alphabetical order by first name.
Microsoft Employees
(In alphabetical order by first name)
Alyssa FitzpatrickGeneral Manager, Worldwide Partner Sales
Seattle, WA, United States
Twitter: @alysfitz
Anand Eswaran
Brian Galicia
World Wide Sales Leader – Sales Automation & LinkedIn
Redmond, WA, United States
Twitter: @briangalicia
Colin MassonGlobal Industry Director, Manufacturing at Microsoft Business Solutions
Seattle, WA, United States
Twitter: @colinmasson
David Smith
Diana IshakSenior Manager – One Commercial Partner US
Bellevue, WA, United States
Twitter: @emleila2000
Eduardo KassnerChief Technology Officer, Worldwide Channels & Programs
Seattle, WA, United States
Twitter: @ekassner
Gavriella Schuster Corporate Vice President, Commercial Partner Channels & Programs
Redmond, WA, United States
Twitter: @gavriels1
Gretchen O’Hara VP, Go-To-Market Strategy, One Commercial Partner
Redmond, WA, United States
Twitter: @GretchenOHara
Jenny Kordell Global Partner Audience Marketing Lead, One Commercial Partner
Redmond, WA, United States
Twitter: @jennykordell
Julia WhiteCorporate Vice President
Redmond, WA, United States
Twitter: @julwhite
Justin SlaglePartner Channel Development Manager – Southwest area
Irvine, CA, United States
Twitter: @JustinSlagle
Patama ChantaruckGM WW Software Asset Management & Compliance
Redmond, WA, United States
Twitter: @patamach
Paul MaherPartner, General Manager- Industry Experiences
Seattle, WA, United States
Twitter: @PaulJFMaher
Ryan Lowdermilk Senior Technology Evangelist- US ISV (OCP)
Dallas, TX, United States
Twitter: @RyanLowdermilk
Senior Sales Executive & Strategy Lead
Seattle, WA, United States
Twitter: @SandeepMisra1
Toby Richards General Manager, Partner Programs and Marketing
Seattle, WA, United States
Twitter: @tobyrichards
Tracy Pretorius Director of Global Partner Business Strategy
Seattle, WA, United States
Twitter: @traceypretorius
Microsoft Inspire Insiders
Adam Gray
Co-Founder, Digital Leadership Association
London, UK
Twitter: @agsocialmedia
Beatrice Oliviera
CEO and Founder, BindTuning
Porto, Portugal
Twitter: @beatrizoliveira
Beth Burrell Director- Dynamics Business Operation, Andosi
Tampa, FL, United States
Twitter: @bcohen26
Christian Buckley
Founder and CEO
Greater Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Twitter: @buckleyplanet
Christine Bongard
MS Partner, Director Partner Channel and Alliances, ATSG
Parsippany, NJ, United States
Twitter: @cdbongard
David Gersten
MS Partner, VP of Sales, Bond Consulting Services
Orange County, CA, United States
Twitter: @dsgersten
David Huth
Director, U.S MSP Sales, Drop Suite
Portland, OR, United States
Twitter: @davidahuth
David Meerman Scott
Keynote Speaker and Author, Freshspot Marketing
Boston, MA, United States
Twitter: @dmscott
Dominik Halpin
Founder, Tech Nativ TV
London, UK
Twitter: @domhalps
Dux Raymond Sy
Chief Marketing Officer, AvePoint
Washington, DC, United States
Eric KlaussPartner, PartnerSource Solutions
Orange County, CA, United States
Twitter: @eklaussmentor
Jon RiversPresident and Social Media Disruption Expert, Marketing Monarchs
Tampa, FL, United States
Twitter: @jon_rivers
Julie SimpsonCEO, ResourceiT Consulting Ltd.
Bramley, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Twitter: @Julie_Simpson
Karen Chastain Senior Director Global Alliance and Partners, Episerver
Orange County, CA, United States
Twitter: @karenchastain
Nikkia T. CarterDirector of Collaboration and Training, C3 Integrated Solutions
Arlington, VA, United States
Twitter: @ladygwenavear
Tim HughesCEO and Co-Founder, Digital Leadership Associates
Twickenham, United Kingdom
Twitter: @Timothy_Hughes
Vince Menzione
CEO, Cloudwave Partners
Florida, USA
Twitter: @vincemenzione
Robert RoseChief Strategy Officer, Content Marketing Institute
Los Angeles, CA, Unites States
Twitter: @Robert_Rose
