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The go-to podcast for IT Channel professionals.

Hosted by Marc Sumner, CEO of Robertson Sumner, Channel Chat brings you real, unfiltered conversations with the biggest names in the Channel.

Whether you’re in sales, marketing, leadership, or just starting out - tune in for honest insights, career journeys, industry predictions, and the conversations you won’t hear anywhere else.

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New episodes weekly on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts

Latest Episodes

Craig Gordon

On this episode, we had Craig Gordon CRN Sales Director at Vuzion on the Channel Chat podcast. Vuzion is an innovative cloud aggregator, born from Cobweb, one of the UK’s leading managed cloud solutions providers. […]

Andrew Harman

On this episode, we had Andrew Harman Co-Founder of Annodata on the Channel Chat podcast. Annodata is one of the UK’s leading independent providers of Unified Communications and Managed Print Services. In an age of […]

Richard Wyn-Griffith

On this episode, we had Richard Wyn-Griffith, MD at Softcat on the Channel Chat podcast. Softcats’ goal as a business is simple, to be the leading voice in the IT infrastructure, product, and services industry […]

Alanzo Blackstock

On this episode, we had Alanzo Blackstock, Channel Director at ServiceNow on the Channel Chat podcast. ServiceNow delivers digital workflows that create great experiences and unlock productivity. This is the future of work. They believe […]

Tim Griffin

On this episode, we had Tim Griffin MD at Exertis /DCC on the Channel Chat podcast. Exertis is an industry-leading distributor of technology products and specialist services. Their customers are retailers and companies that resell […]

Richard Blanford

On this episode, we had Richard Blanford CEO at Fordway on the Channel Chat podcast. Based in Godalming, Surrey, Fordway was founded in 1991 by CEO Richard Blanford. Whilst we have grown and the technology […]

Jay McBain

On this episode, we had Jay McBain CEO, Channel Influencer at Forrester on the Channel Chat podcast. Forrester helps business and technology leaders use customer obsession to accelerate growth. That means empowering you to put […]

Matt Parker

On this episode, we had Matt Parker CEO at Babble on the Channel Chat podcast. Babble deploys the very best cloud solutions that deliver efficiency, customer engagement, and increased profitability, whilst protecting your business. Building […]

Pete Tomlinson

On this episode, we had Pete Tomlinson CEO at Windsor Telecom on the Channel Chat podcast. Windsor Telecom started out in 1999 and soon became the leading provider of memorable phone numbers and services that […]

Scott Haddow

On this episode, we had Scott Haddow CEO at MTI on the Channel Chat podcast. MTI Technology is a highly experienced and multi-award-winning technology services and solutions provider. We operate across Europe with offices in […]

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You have leaders, MDs, CIOs, CEOs of some of the biggest Channel partners here tonight in the audience. I think it's remarkable. I don't know whether you should come — you might be lucky enough to get a ticket.”

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