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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.
Featured episode
Marc Sumner and Steve Rigby: From 10 Downing Street to 35 New Broad Street
In this episode of Channel Chat, Marc Sumner sits down with Steve Rigby – Co-CEO of Rigby Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful family-owned businesses.
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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.”
Mike Norris, CEO at Computacenter (Channel Chat LIVE 2024)
