Bill “PhoneBill” McClain

UponAI

As a Partner at Uponai.com, I will be responsible for a wide range of strategic and operational activities to drive the growth and success of the organization. Playing a key role in shaping the company's overall vision, strategy, and direction, collaborating closely with other partners and key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Planning: Contribute to the development of the company's long-term strategy, taking into account market trends, customer insights, and competitive landscape. Help identify growth opportunities and potential risks, working closely with the executive team to formulate effective strategies and action plans.

2. Business Development: Foster and maintain strong relationships with key clients, partners, and industry leaders. Identify and pursue new business opportunities, strategic partnerships, and alliances to expand Uponai.com's market presence and drive revenue growth.

3. Operational Excellence: Oversee and improve the company's operational efficiency, including but not limited to finance, HR, marketing, and technology. Continuously evaluate and optimize internal processes and systems to drive cost-effectiveness, scalability, and overall organizational effectiveness.

4. Team Leadership: Provide inspirational leadership and mentorship to the team, encouraging a positive and collaborative work culture. Foster talent development, attracting top talent, and promoting a high-performance culture throughout the organization.

5. Financial Management: Ensure the financial health and sustainability of the company by monitoring financial performance, establishing sound financial controls, and driving profitability. Collaborate with the finance team to develop and execute financial strategies and goals aligned with the company's overall objectives.

6. Industry and Market Analysis: Stay abreast of industry trends, technological advancements, and competitive intelligence. Conduct extensive market research and analysis.

CEO Founding Partner

StratusDial, LLC

Does the idea of switching phone providers for your business sound like a permanent migraine? Here’s what’s worse:

Turning your customers away because you’re unable to provide a good phone customer experience because of lousy support from your business phone provider.

When you entrust ☎️PhoneBill (& the team at StratusDial) with your company’s new voice, here’s what you get:

✔️ Pre-installation audit to locate savings (sometimes $9000!) & lower your operating costs
✔️ Take care of allllllllll the prep, installation, routing, testing… everything done-for-you
✔️ Hold your hand through set-up & advise you on phone experience best practices
✔️ Latest phone features for maximum efficiency (hello, Office365 integration!)
✔️ Custom set-up the big providers won’t do (e.g. overhead paging system)
✔️ 60-day and 90-day check-ins to make sure you love your new system
✔️ Eager-to-help technical support, 24/7

As a smaller (but mightier!) provider, we can deliver the type of boutique service that the large competitors wish they could deliver. 😉

Ready to have your business phone system work for you (not against you) in bringing more clients to your business?

Message ☎️PhoneBill on LinkedIn. I’ll sort you out.

Founder President & CEO

Networking Solutions, Inc.

I take care of your business’s networking connectivity needs in a done-for-you fashion so you and your team can efficiently work from anywhere, anytime.

Here are some of the things we can do for you:

✔️ Set up your network infrastructure (servers, routers, firewalls, etc.)
✔️ Bring internet connectivity to your network
✔️ Install a unified VoIP phone system
✔️ Make sure your business is protected via cybersecurity
✔️ Seamlessly connect your internal resources (servers, storage, printers, scanners, etc.)

The Cloud Voice Alliance

The President of the Cloud Voice Alliance (CVA) is responsible for leading and managing the organization, which is focused on advancing the use and development of cloud-based voice technology. The role involves overseeing the day-to-day operations of the CVA, setting strategic goals and objectives, representing the organization at industry forums and events, and collaborating with members and partners to promote innovation and best practices. The President must have a deep understanding of the voice technology space and be able to navigate complex industry dynamics while championing the interests of the CVA members. The role requires excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills, as well as the ability to drive consensus among diverse stakeholders.

President

Technology Advisor Alliance

As a member of the Technology Advisor Alliance, I am creating further value for our customers through critical discussions with industry leaders. The TAA is a peer community for solving problems, sharing best practices, & supporting each other

Advisory Board Member

Took a break fix company and created a Networking Services division that became profitable in less than one year and is still thriving today.

This position also gave me the motivation to start my own company with the following quote from one of the business owners: "If you think it is so easy, you should do it yourself"

Senior Networking Engineer

CMS IT Services

Assistant VP Lan Applications

Hunton & Williams LLP

Technology Support Services

You can call Gates, Joel, Murray, or Clinton…but only this Bill has the answer 💪 UCaaS Provider - VoIP- ☎️

Pioneering the intersection of AI and business communications as a 3X founder. 

Currently revolutionizing voice technology through UponAI while leading innovative UCaaS and CCaaS solutions at StratusDial, backed by extensive experience at Networking Solutions.

At StratusDial, I've transformed business communications by:
• Implementing cost-saving solutions that reduce operating expenses by up to $9,000
• Developing seamless Office365 integrations and advanced VoIP systems
• Building a 24/7 technical support infrastructure that maintains 99.9% uptime
• Creating custom UCaaS/CCaaS solutions for diverse enterprise needs

Through UponAI, I'm pushing the boundaries of:
• AI-powered voice recognition and natural language processing
• Intelligent call routing and automated customer service solutions
• Machine learning algorithms for enhanced communication efficiency
• Voice-enabled business intelligence and analytics

My entrepreneurial journey spans:
🔹 Advanced Telecommunications
🔹 Enterprise Network Architecture
🔹 Cloud Communications
🔹 AI/ML Implementation
🔹 Business Process Automation

Proud to be recognized by industry leaders, including Eric Hernaez, Founder & President of SkySwitch, for maintaining exceptional service standards and driving continuous innovation in business communications.

Specialties:
#AIVoice #UCaaS #CCaaS #CloudCommunications #NetworkingSolutions #VoIP #BusinessIntelligence #EnterpriseNetworking #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalTransformation

Looking to connect with:
• Business leaders seeking communication solutions
• Technology innovators in AI and voice tech
• Enterprise clients exploring digital transformation
• Fellow entrepreneurs in the tech space

Let's discuss how AI-powered voice solutions can transform your business communications. Open to partnerships, collaborations, and innovative ventures.


Founder -

Networking Solutions 29 years
StratusDial 13 years
UponAi 2 years

3X Founder - 0X Exits

Bill (PhoneBill) McClain

Boost Sales - LinkedIn Training | Social Selling Consulting | LinkedIn Content Creation

Fed up with LinkedIn feeling like a dead end?

Struggling to make it work for you?

Seriously, LinkedIn can be a nightmare. 

You know LinkedIn has the potential to boost your sales, but you're stuck. Tired of ineffective strategies and empty promises from overpriced courses? Hours wasted, no responses, a profile that doesn't convert...

Sound familiar?

I get it. I’ve been there.

That’s why I created Boost Sales. My mission is to turn LinkedIn into your ultimate sales engine.

With 24 years of experience growing startups and Fortune 500 companies, my training focuses on:

🔥 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Turn your LinkedIn profile into a client magnet.
🔥 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Learn exactly what to post and how to engage with prospects.
🔥 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Connect with decision-makers ready to buy.
🔥 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: Boost your sales without resorting to sleazy tactics.

Ready to turn LinkedIn from a burden into your secret weapon? 

Let's crush your sales goals together: https://link.fgfunnels.com/widget/bookings/boostsales-linkedin-training

1. LinkedIn Lead Generation Trainer | Beginner to Advanced | Bespoke and On Demand Options

There's nothing that fills my soul quite like speaking.

And I'm always so privileged to be invited on some of the most epic stages, programs and shows!

2. LinkedIn Lead Generation and Social Selling Speaker

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙒𝙚 𝘿𝙤:

LinkedIn Content Cure is the ideal solution for businesses looking for professionally written content that inspires engagement, builds thought leadership and credibility, and boosts overall brand awareness. 

If you don’t want to use LinkedIn for lead generation/client acquisition, or you simply prefer to do that side of things yourself, Content Cure is ideal as it takes care of all the heavy lifting when it comes to writing your profile and posts. 

Want to see if this is a fit for your business?

3. Outsourced LinkedIn Content Creation | LinkedIn Content Cure 

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻

Is your LinkedIn profile just a glorified CV?

Is your bio all about you and not enough about your dream clients?

Or maybe it’s just not converting?

You’re stuck in LinkedIn limbo—wasting time, missing opportunities, and seeing zero results.

Time to flip the script.

Perfect Profile is your way out of LinkedIn hell. We create profiles designed to make you money. 

Whether you're new to LinkedIn or a seasoned pro, we ensure your profile is optimised to turn views into cash.

Perfect Profile is for you if you want to:

🔥 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲: Turn every view into a potential deal.
🔥 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Highlight what makes you the best.
🔥 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀: Become the industry expert everyone turns to.
🔥 𝗖𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼-𝗧𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲: Dominate your niche.

📅   Ready to turn LinkedIn into your ultimate sales machine? 

Let’s make it happen. este@boostsales.co.za

P.S. We supercharge company pages too. Your company's LinkedIn page will be a client magnet, building massive credibility and pulling in top-tier clients.

4. The Perfect Profile and Page

Dimension Data Middle East and Africa

Execution of Global Dimension Data Security Partner strategies, initiatives and programmes resulting in Dimension Data being awarded Partner of the Year by 4 out of the 5 vendors.

MEA Security Alliance Manager

Developed and executed on Dimension Data’s Security Solution's Managed Services strategy. The primary focus was increasing the value of the Managed Services portfolio. During my tenure, the Managed Services number exhibited 72% growth YOY, and a profit movement from negative R1.7m to positive R7m.

Business Development Manager: Security Solutions

•	Implementation of Strategic Client Breakaways with more than 100% ROI
•	Conceptualisation and launch of Customer Interactive Forum with over 200
•	participants and ROI OF 150%
•	Establishment and maintenance of Security Solutions brand in ICT market
•	Negotiation of vendor funding in excess of R2 000 000

Solutions Marketing Manager

Is LinkedIn your #1 sales channel?

If not, why the heck not?

What's not working?

𝗗𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲?

"We have ZERO clue how LinkedIn works"
"We haven't made ANY sales with LinkedIn"
"We spend money on content and ads. YET..."

I feel you.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗳𝗶𝘅:

→ Content that gets seen by people who can actually buy
→ Profiles that attract, not repel
→ DMs that get replies (not ghosted)
→ Real conversations, not random connections
→ Tracking what matters—meetings, not likes

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁:

→ Training — The Connection-to-Conversion Framework™. Real examples. Zero fluff. Tailored to your business and sales cycle.
→ Consulting — Strategy that fits how you actually sell. We rebuild your positioning, messaging, and approach so LinkedIn supports your pipeline instead of draining your time.
→ Done-For-You — A system that just runs and you just close the sales...
 
My team handles the content, tools, and workflows so your people can focus on the conversations that close.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Most people treat AI like a shortcut.

I use it as a massive advantage.

Not cookie-cutter prompts. No 1000 prompts to use. Not “write me a post” tricks.

I deliver personalised prompts only for your business and your use cases that make the right actions faster, sharper, and easier to repeat.

No manner how long, no matter how many, no matter how in-depth. 

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀

Because it’s built on 24 years in real sales—leading teams, chasing targets, sitting in the meetings where results actually matter.

Everything I train, consult on, or build comes from that world, not from a marketing playbook.

LinkedIn isn’t the answer.

Your people are.

I just give them the tools and confidence to use it properly.

Let’s make it click → este@boostsales.co.za

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