{"id":20233,"date":"2016-09-14T14:18:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T21:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=20233"},"modified":"2016-09-16T08:21:59","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T15:21:59","slug":"top-industry-experts-convene-for-business-growth-panel-at-navigate-by-continuum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2016\/09\/top-industry-experts-convene-for-business-growth-panel-at-navigate-by-continuum\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Industry Experts Convene for Business Growth Panel at Navigate by Continuum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boston, MA (September 14, 2016) \u2013 Mark Connolly, VP of Sales at Continuum, the only channel-exclusive IT management platform company, is moderating the expert panel, \u201cTactics and Strategies for Successful Business Growth,\u201d at Navigate 2016, the company\u2019s third annual user conference. He is joined by panelists, Paul Chisholm, retired CEO of mindSHIFT Technologies and member of Continuum\u2019s Board of Directors, Ed McLaughlin, former president of Sharp Imaging and member of Continuum\u2019s Board of Advisors and Michael George, CEO at Continuum. Nearly 650 attendees are coming together at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston on Wednesday, September 28 \u2013 Friday, September 30, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, September 30, 2016 from 10:30 am \u2013 11:15 am EDT, these top industry panelists are discussing the tactics and strategies they have used throughout their careers to successfully grow businesses. Those in attendance will be encouraged to participate and will leave with a better understanding of how to take their own companies to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>With a career that spans more than four decades in the industry, Paul Chisholm presently invests in and serves as an advisor to a number of small businesses including Next Gen Golf, ANSWR, and Unified Office, as well as young entrepreneurs. He retired in 2013, having served for 10 years as the chairman and CEO of mindSHIFT Technologies, a provider of managed IT services to small and medium businesses throughout the U.S. Prior to joining mindSHIFT in 2003, Paul provided business and telecom consulting to various venture capital firms. Paul is also presenting, \u201cThe Revenue Challenge by Paul Chisholm,\u201d at Navigate on Friday, September 30, 2016, 11:30 am \u2013 12:30 pm EDT.<\/p>\n<p>Ed McLaughlin has more than 40 years of experience in the information and imaging industries. He was president of Sharp Imaging &amp; Information Company of America for more than nine years and executive advisor at Sharp Electronics for nearly two years. Ed served as vice president, direct operations for Savin\/Ricoh. He was president of Duplifax, a Canon USA Company and Director, National Accounts Division for Canon USA. He also served NeXT Object Channel Partner and Sperry Rand Corp. In September 2016, Ed was appointed Vice-Chairman of Innovolt, Inc., a provider of power-protection solutions and analytics. He is also CEO at Valderus. Also at Navigate, he is presenting, \u201cHow to Retain Accounts and Increase Sales through Account Alignment,\u201d on Thursday, September 29, 2016, 3:15 pm \u2013 4:00 pm EDT.<br \/>\nMichael George has over 25 years of experience in starting, building and leading world-class technology companies. He has served as CEO at Continuum since 2011. He previously served as CEO at OATSystems, Bowstreet and Interlynx, and held executive leadership positions at TALX Corporation and DEKA Corporation. Michael is also presenting the keynote address, \u201cTake Flight,\u201d on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 2:30 pm \u2013 3:30 pm EDT.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Connolly has been vice president of sales at Continuum since 2011. Bringing more than 20 years of sales and business development experience, he has served as the vice president ofsSales for several software companies including Bowstreet, Watchfire, HealthcareSource, and e-Credit. Mark was also a director of sales for IBM in the Lotus division, vice president of business development for Computer Associates and held several sales and leadership positions with Kronos, Inc. for nearly 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>To view a video of Michael George talking about Navigate 2016, visit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mkhNksJh8ss\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mkhNksJh8ss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To view a video of Paul Chisholm talking about Navigate 2016, visit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6x9uWWMKPRQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6x9uWWMKPRQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The annual industry event for Continuum\u2019s MSP partners, Navigate is reaching new heights by bringing together the very top in thought leadership, inspiration and best practices \u2013 all focused on the growth of MSPs and the success of the IT channel. Navigate\u2019s unique content is designed to help improve business strategies, increase sales and marketing efforts and gain a deeper understanding of Continuum\u2019s platform \u2013 enabling MSPs to change their business model and become the most successful in the industry. With 36 breakout sessions across six tracks and four keynote addresses, Navigate has become an unprecedented event, going beyond Continuum as a company and setting new standards for the industry. To learn more, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.continuum.net\/navigate2016\">https:\/\/www.continuum.net\/navigate2016<\/a>. For the latest updates, follow #nav16 on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Navigate 2016 registration is open to Continuum\u2019s MSP partners. The event is sold out. To join the waitlist to attend, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/page.continuum.net\/navigate2016-sold-out-waitlist\">https:\/\/page.continuum.net\/navigate2016-sold-out-waitlist<\/a>.<br \/>\nAbout Continuum:<br \/>\nContinuum is the only channel-exclusive IT management platform company that allows its managed services provider (MSP) partners to maintain both on premise and cloud-based servers, desktops, mobile devices and other endpoints for their small-and-medium-sized business clients. Continuum\u2019s SaaS platform enables MSPs to efficiently backup, monitor, troubleshoot and maintain clients\u2019 IT infrastructure from a single pane of glass, all backed by an industry\u2013leading network operations center (NOC) and help desk. The company employs more than 1,300 professionals worldwide, monitors 1 million endpoints for its 5,800 partners including MSPs servicing more than 55,000 SMB customers and web hosting providers protecting nearly 250,000 servers worldwide with Continuum\u2019s R1Soft product line. The company established the Continuum Veterans Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing financial support to charities focused on helping veterans find jobs in IT. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.continuum.net\/\">https:\/\/www.continuum.net\/<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.r1soft.com\/\">https:\/\/www.r1soft.com\/<\/a> and follow on LinkedIn and Twitter @FollowContinuum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston, MA (September 14, 2016) \u2013 Mark Connolly, VP of Sales at Continuum, the only channel-exclusive IT management platform company, is moderating the expert panel, \u201cTactics and Strategies for Successful Business Growth,\u201d at Navigate 2016, the company\u2019s third annual user conference. He is joined by panelists, Paul Chisholm, retired CEO of mindSHIFT Technologies and member of Continuum\u2019s Board of Directors, Ed McLaughlin, former president of Sharp Imaging and member of Continuum\u2019s Board of Advisors and Michael George, CEO at Continuum. Nearly 650 attendees are coming together at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston on Wednesday, September 28 \u2013 Friday, September 30, 2016. On Friday, September 30, 2016 from 10:30 am \u2013 11:15 am EDT, these top industry panelists are discussing the tactics and strategies they have used throughout their careers to successfully grow businesses. Those in attendance will be encouraged to participate and will leave with a better understanding of how to take their own companies to the next level. With a career that spans more than four decades in the industry, Paul Chisholm presently invests in and serves as an advisor to a number of small businesses including Next Gen Golf, ANSWR, and Unified Office, as well as young entrepreneurs. He retired in 2013, having served for 10 years as the chairman and CEO of mindSHIFT Technologies, a provider of managed IT services to small and medium businesses throughout the U.S. Prior to joining mindSHIFT in 2003, Paul provided business and telecom consulting to various venture capital firms. Paul is also presenting, \u201cThe Revenue Challenge by Paul Chisholm,\u201d at Navigate on Friday, September 30, 2016, 11:30 am \u2013 12:30 pm EDT. Ed McLaughlin has more than 40 years of experience in the information and imaging industries. He was president of Sharp Imaging &amp; Information Company of America for more than nine years and executive advisor at Sharp Electronics for nearly two years. Ed served as vice president, direct operations for Savin\/Ricoh. He was president of Duplifax, a Canon USA Company and Director, National Accounts Division for Canon USA. He also served NeXT Object Channel Partner and Sperry Rand Corp. In September 2016, Ed was appointed Vice-Chairman of Innovolt, Inc., a provider of power-protection solutions and analytics. He is also CEO at Valderus. Also at Navigate, he is presenting, \u201cHow to Retain Accounts and Increase Sales through Account Alignment,\u201d on Thursday, September 29, 2016, 3:15 pm \u2013 4:00 pm EDT. Michael George has over 25 years of experience in starting, building and leading world-class technology companies. He has served as CEO at Continuum since 2011. He previously served as CEO at OATSystems, Bowstreet and Interlynx, and held executive leadership positions at TALX Corporation and DEKA Corporation. Michael is also presenting the keynote address, \u201cTake Flight,\u201d on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 2:30 pm \u2013 3:30 pm EDT. Mark Connolly has been vice president of sales at Continuum since 2011. Bringing more than 20 years of sales and business development experience, he has served as the vice president ofsSales for several software companies including Bowstreet, Watchfire, HealthcareSource, and e-Credit. Mark was also a director of sales for IBM in the Lotus division, vice president of business development for Computer Associates and held several sales and leadership positions with Kronos, Inc. for nearly 13 years. To view a video of Michael George talking about Navigate 2016, visit: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mkhNksJh8ss To view a video of Paul Chisholm talking about Navigate 2016, visit: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6x9uWWMKPRQ The annual industry event for Continuum\u2019s MSP partners, Navigate is reaching new heights by bringing together the very top in thought leadership, inspiration and best practices \u2013 all focused on the growth of MSPs and the success of the IT channel. Navigate\u2019s unique content is designed to help improve business strategies, increase sales and marketing efforts and gain a deeper understanding of Continuum\u2019s platform \u2013 enabling MSPs to change their business model and become the most successful in the industry. With 36 breakout sessions across six tracks and four keynote addresses, Navigate has become an unprecedented event, going beyond Continuum as a company and setting new standards for the industry. To learn more, visit: https:\/\/www.continuum.net\/navigate2016. For the latest updates, follow #nav16 on Twitter. Navigate 2016 registration is open to Continuum\u2019s MSP partners. The event is sold out. To join the waitlist to attend, visit: https:\/\/page.continuum.net\/navigate2016-sold-out-waitlist. About Continuum: Continuum is the only channel-exclusive IT management platform company that allows its managed services provider (MSP) partners to maintain both on premise and cloud-based servers, desktops, mobile devices and other endpoints for their small-and-medium-sized business clients. Continuum\u2019s SaaS platform enables MSPs to efficiently backup, monitor, troubleshoot and maintain clients\u2019 IT infrastructure from a single pane of glass, all backed by an industry\u2013leading network operations center (NOC) and help desk. The company employs more than 1,300 professionals worldwide, monitors 1 million endpoints for its 5,800 partners including MSPs servicing more than 55,000 SMB customers and web hosting providers protecting nearly 250,000 servers worldwide with Continuum\u2019s R1Soft product line. The company established the Continuum Veterans Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing financial support to charities focused on helping veterans find jobs in IT. For more information, visit https:\/\/www.continuum.net\/ or https:\/\/www.r1soft.com\/ and follow on LinkedIn and Twitter @FollowContinuum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[1873,1977],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20233"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20275,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20233\/revisions\/20275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}