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Associate Director of Operations

nearbound.com

I'm the Chief of Staff to the Chief Ecosystem Officer here at nearbound.com where our # 1 goal is to build a world where everyone can win, together. Time to buckle up for the Nearbound era where community, sustainability, and partnerships are the focus.

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Builtfirst

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Chief of Staff, Apprentice

Freelance Contractor

I worked as a Festival Security Operations Manager for Music Festivals like Coachella and EDC. I learned how to operate under pressure in the face of hundreds of thousands of people. Utilizing de-escalation skills, people management, and efficiency skills.

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American Medical Response

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Alex Hernandez

Jay McBain

Jay McBain is an accomplished speaker, author and innovator in the IT industry. Named Channel Influencer of the Year by Channel Partners Magazine, Top 40 Under Forty by the Business Review, Channel A-List by CRN, Top 8 Thought Leader by Channel Marketing Journal, Top 20 Visionary by ChannelPro, Top 25 Newsmaker by CDN Magazine, Top 50 Channel Influencer by Penton, Top 100 Most Respected Thought Leader by VSR Magazine, Global Power 150 by SMB Magazine, and Top 250 Managed Services Executives by MSPmentor. 

Jay is often sought out for keynotes, thought leadership and future industry guidance. He has spent his 30-year career in various executive channel sales, marketing, strategy roles within IBM, Lenovo, Autotask, ChannelEyes, Forrester, and now Canalys. Jay is the chief analyst for global channels at Canalys - the world's leading analyst firm with a distinct focus on channels, partnerships, alliances, and ecosystems.

Jay has led several communities at CompTIA including Vendor Advisory Council, Managed Services Community, Advancing Women in Tech and Emerging Tech. He is also a board member of Channel Partners, Channel Vanguard Council, Ziff Davis Leadership Council, and CRN Channel Intelligence Council.

As a futurist, and long standing member of the World Future Society, Jay is a recognized expert in the future of channels, alliances, partnering ecosystems and the study of emerging go-to-market models. An avid blogger, community, and social media expert, he has developed an innovative channel tech stack highlighting the importance of channel data and automation.

Jay has lived in Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Raleigh, Albany & Boynton Beach. He actively gives back to the community and been on the board of the United Way, National Cristina Foundation, and Junior Achievement.

Visit his blogs about the IT industry, channel management, and some of his own life sprinkled in:
https://canalys.com/insights
http://jaymcbain.com/

Chief Analyst

Canalys is the world's leading analyst firm with a distinct focus on channels, partnerships, alliances, and ecosystems. The 26-year-old market analysis firm strives to guide clients on the  technology industry's future and to think beyond the business models of the past - delivering smart, timely, and actionable market insights to IT, channel and service provider professionals. 

In addition to research, the Canalys Forums deliver the industry's largest and most valuable channels events in North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM. The firm also offers Candefero, a powerful online channel community delivering a unique blend of real-time feedback, sentiment trackers, polls, and opinion surveys for thousands of technology vendors and distributors.

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