Granite Telecommunications to Sponsor Women in the Channel’s WiCConnect Networking Event at Channel Partners Evolution on September 25

Source on 09/25/17

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Lauren Grenier
Channels Marketing Manager
Granite Telecommunications
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lgrenier@granitenet.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Granite Telecommunications to Sponsor Women in the Channel’s WiCConnect
Networking Event at Channel Partners Evolution on September 25

Quincy, MA – 9/14/2017– Granite Telecommunications announced that it is a Silver sponsor at the 14th Women in the Channel (WiC) Networking Event during Channel Partners Evolution. The WiCConnect event will be held from 5-8 p.m., September 25, in 18C & D on the 4th floor of the Austin Convention Center.

WiC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of female channel leaders in technology. Its signature events are a mix of peer networking, motivational remarks, professional development and progress report on WiC’s many initiatives.

WiCConnect Austin 2017’s theme, “Lead Through Change,” takes a page from the Channel Partners Evolution event, which is all about digital transformation for the channel and its customers. Our members are women in the channel that are either leading or looking for opportunities to lead their teams, departments, divisions or organizations through digital transformation.

Tech leader and best-selling author Sandy Carter, vice president of Amazon Web Services, will deliver the keynote address on “7 Ways to Lead Through Change.” Carter, a leading pioneer in the digital business revolution, has been a driving force of innovation at IBM for the last decade. After a celebrated career at IBM, she’s now a “newbie” at AWS. She’s no stranger to change and, in fact, embraces it as an “extreme innovator.”

“Women in the Channel’s networking event has become a must-attend for women interested in advancing their telecom and IT careers and businesses, and it would not be possible without the generosity of sponsors like Granite Telecommunications,” said WiC President Hilary Gadda, director of national channel development at TPx Communications. “Our organization relies on the support of companies like Granite Telecommunications that see the value in our educational, mentoring and community outreach programs aimed at empowering women in the channel.”

“Granite’s commitment to providing outstanding support to its customers cannot be realized without leveraging the contributions of our Channel Partners,” says Vice President Charlie Pagliazzo, Vice President of Granite Channels. “Simply, more and more frequently those contributions are made by professional women who have chosen telecommunications and associated services as their professional arena. Sponsoring Women in the Channel allows Granite to recognize those contributions, provides Granite access to productive, committed professionals who drive solutions, and reflects Granite’s values with regards to equal opportunity for talented individuals who wish to succeed in our industry.”

The Women in the Channel Networking Event is open to all women attending the Channel Partners Evolution. It is FREE to all WiC members and $20 for non-members.

Companies interested in sponsoring the event can find more information on the WiC website by clicking here.

About Granite Telecommunications

Granite provides voice, data and other related communications products and services to
multi-location businesses and governmental agencies throughout the United States and Canada. Granite furnishes services to more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100 companies in the United States, and 1.5 million voice and data lines under management. Granite employs over 1,800 people at the company’s headquarters in Quincy, MA, and offices in Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, West Palm Beach, FL, New York, NY, Orlando, FL, and Providence, RI. For more information, visit www.granitenet.com.

About Women in the Channel (WiC)

Established in 2010, Women in the Channel is a not-for-profit organization of women who are in leadership, ownership and revenue-generating roles in the indirect sales channel of the telecom and IT industry. WiC brings us together to empower and advance women’s careers and leadership roles in the technology channel. To learn more and to become a member, please visit www.womeninthechannel.org