Stealth Startup

Commanding presence in a world full of noise.

Co-Founder

Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA)

Advisory Council Member - SaaS Ecosystem

Luminary

The MSP channel speaks its own language—and after a decade of translating tech innovations into compelling stories, I created Luminary as a strategic partner for SaaS founders ready to be understood.

I'm not an agency selling deliverables. I'm an advisor who helps founders create straightforward go-to-market strategies that connect with MSP decision-makers. No vanity metrics or complex campaigns—just clear positioning and channel-focused tactics that drive real growth.

After years in this ecosystem, I've learned that MSPs have specific buying behaviors that generic marketing approaches simply don't address. The problem isn't your product—it's how you talk about it.

Whether you're launching, struggling with adoption, or scaling your MSP relationships, I'll help you simplify your narrative and develop a GTM strategy that speaks directly to this unique market.

Founder

CompTIA

It's a privilege to join a team that's at the forefront of exploring the vast potential of SaaS, applications, and cloud solutions. In this rapidly evolving digital era, understanding and leveraging these technologies is pivotal for businesses, innovators, and learners alike.

CompTIA is the largest non-profit global tech industry trade association in the world in business for over 40 years as well as the largest provider of vendor agnostic certifications in the IT industry.

Advisory Council Member

FlexPoint

Head of Marketing

Thread

Head of Marketing Consultant

MSPbots.ai

vcpi, a DAS Health Company

Spectrum Health Companies

Head of Sales and Marketing

The MSP channel speaks its own language and I've spent years learning its unique dialect to help SaaS founders get their message across. I created Luminary as a strategic partner for tech innovators who are ready to be understood in this specialized ecosystem.

I've watched brilliant SaaS startups struggle in the MSP space despite having rock-solid products. The issue wasn't their solution, but their story. MSPs don't buy fancy tech, they buy solutions to specific business problems. Without that translation, even groundbreaking platforms collect dust instead of customers.

With my background in building marketing strategies for MSP's and SaaS, I now help founders cut through the noise with messaging that actually connects. No jargon, no buzzwords, just clear narratives that move sales conversations forward. 

I specialize in three things that matter most to MSP-focused startups: crafting channel-friendly go-to-market strategies, developing growth plans that acknowledge the reality of partner relationships, and creating messaging that resonates with MSP owners who are juggling fifty other priorities.
Here's my simple offer: If MSPs aren't getting why your solution matters, I can help. No fillers, no BS, just messaging that actually converts.

Katie Vreeland

Vanity metrics don't build companies. Impact and growth do.


After years in SaaS marketing, I’ve seen teams get lost in dashboards. Revenue goals. Chart after chart. Numbers everywhere.

But behind every number, there’s a person. A partner. A story.

Let's ask a few different questions:
• Did a client share a win?
• Did a referral come from genuine trust?
• Did someone say, “Now I get why you matter”?

Those moments count more than any spreadsheet.

Because real growth isn’t just about hitting targets. It’s about helping people and partners thrive. When you focus on impact, everything else follows.

Here’s what I’ve learned:
→ Stories matter. Referrals matter. Moments of connection matter.
→ Sustainable growth starts with serving others, not chasing numbers.
→ If your team and partners grow, your company grows.

I’ve watched SaaS founders struggle in the MSP channel. Not because their products failed, but because their story didn’t connect. The market wants solutions to real problems, not fancy dashboards.

If you lead a team, ask yourself:
• Are you measuring what matters?
• Are you building impact, or just counting wins?

I’m grateful to work with people who see past the numbers. Who care about the human side. Who build companies that last.

What’s your metric for real impact?

Entrepreneur & Strategist | Building Companies That Power SaaS & MSP Market Leaders

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UKON

Creating and maintaining relevancy and implementing strategies to effectively engage and collaborate with MSPs and Insurance Agents, ensuring successful partnerships, driving business growth through them and developing an ecosystem that allows all cyber risk parties to interact.

Channel Chief

Crafting "cyber-readiness" solutions utilizing walkthroughs, education, content creation and webinars concerning technology, breach stats & stories, and security control trends in the cyber insurance industry.

Account Executive

Edward Jones

Financial Advisor

Edward Jones Associate

New Life Community Church

Pastor of Youth and Young Adult Discipleship

The Stony Brook School

Teaching Faculty

Massapequa Reformed Church

Pastor of Worship and Outreach

Pastor of Worship and Music

The Budde Agency Inc.

Property and Casualty Broker

Personal Lines Assistant

My Brother's Workshop Cafe and Bakery

Non-profit organization with the express purpose of empowering at risk youth staff to believe in themselves and teaching them the skills they need to be successful in their endeavors.

Front of Store Trainer and Barista

St. Thomas Reformed Church

‐ Improving the lives of individual congregation members
‐ Proactively envisioning the needs of the community before they present themselves.
‐ Coordinating finances for annual mission trip and planning ahead so as to meet deposit and balance deadlines.
‐ Broadening the views and understanding of the youth and young adults of the church via mission work and service around the island.
‐ Resolving conflict between families and peers through open communication mediation.

Associate Pastor

Harlem Reformed Church

Preaching
Pastoral Care
Relational Ministry
High School Christian Education

Student/Pastoral Intern

Western Theological Seminary

Painting, landscaping, repairing, and maintaining the buildings and grounds of Western Theological Seminary.

Grounds and Maintenance Crew

I make cyber insurance make sense to cyber security people and cyber security make sense to insurance people.

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