And an executive at a big carrier took home top channel chief honors.

James Anderson, Senior News Editor

September 15, 2021

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Broadvoice and RingCentral won big in Sandler Partners‘ latest partner awards.

Broadvoice claimed the service distributor’s MVP award at Sandler’s recent National Summit. In addition, Broadvoice took home an award for operational excellence.

RingCentral also doubled up on awards, earning the largest revenue growth with Sandler and winning best unified communications supplier. They joined 8×8, Zoom, Comcast, Spectrum, Broadvoice and Dyopath in the list of vendors winning awards.

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Sandler Partners’s Alan Sandler

“Our award-winning providers, who are in a very tough competition, also shared common themes. They aren’t satisfied with the way it’s always been done,” said Alan Sandler, Sandler Partners managing partner. “Instead, they are true partners and demonstrate tremendous channel leadership. They have spent time listening to feedback and actually moved to implement changes that benefit everyone in the ecosystem. They are deserving champions, and we appreciate our partnership.”

Be sure to read our recent compilation of “Top Partners: Best of the Best,” featuring channel partners and suppliers recognized for their achievements with numerous companies in the industry.

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AT&T’s Chris Jones

Furthermore, Chris Jones of AT&T won Most Influential Channel Leader.

Supplier Awards

  • Operational Excellence – Broadvoice

  • Top New Providers – 8×8 and Zoom

  • Largest Revenue Growth – RingCentral

  • Best of Cloud – Dyopath

  • Best of Cable – Comcast

  • Best of Fiber – Spectrum

  • Best of Unified Communications – RingCentral

  • Provider MVP – Broadvoice

Personnel Awards

  • Midwest Channel Manager of the Year – Jonathan Protass

  • New England Channel Manager of the Year – Scott Dragonetti

  • Metro New York Channel Manager of the Year – George Sountas

  • Mid-Atlantic Channel Manager of the Year – Bill Alessi

  • Great Lakes Channel Manager of the Year – Kirk Whitney

  • Southwest Channel Manager of the Year – Joyce Sherlock

  • West Coast Channel Manager of the Year – Hillary Corno

  • Southwest Channel Manager of the Year – Chris Simmons

  • National Channel Manager of the Year – Preston Carpenter

  • Most Influential Channel Leader – Chris Jones

The Event

Sandler hosted the event in Huntington Beach, California, and virtually, on Sept. 13. More than 800 people attended, including the remote attendees. Sandler executives said the activities largely took place outside for meals and networking. We wrote last week about the status of fall channel events.

Sandler earlier this year landed in the Inc. 5000 for the 12th consecutive time. The company reported a 40% three-year growth.

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James Anderson

Senior News Editor, Channel Futures

James Anderson is a news editor for Channel Futures. He interned with Informa while working toward his degree in journalism from Arizona State University, then joined the company after graduating. He writes about SD-WAN, telecom and cablecos, technology services distributors and carriers. He has served as a moderator for multiple panels at Channel Partners events.

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