Founder/CEO - Phobio
Stephen Wakeling is an entrepreneur with a track record of developing disruptive, experience oriented technology-powered services.
Phobio (founded 2010) builds and markets premier software powered services for electronics retailers. Phobio’s software and services power trade-in programs for Apple and Costco.
Stephen is a journalist by education and a technologist at heart. He thrives on start-up culture and enjoys working as a mentor with early stage entrepreneurs through his work with Central MIchigan University and various boards. Stephen is an avid pilot and lives with his wife and sons in Atlanta.
Co-founder, Mobile Disrupt and Co-founder & Managing Partner, Capital Growth Partners
Bob is a wireless industry veteran of more than 35 years. His experience includes management roles with regional, national, and international wireless carriers. In addition, he’s held senior executive roles with an award-winning regional wireless retailer, an accessory manufacturer, and provided consulting services to numerous companies in a variety of wireless industry segments.
CEO & Co-Founder Prolog Mobile
Seth has been in the device recycling and reuse industry since it began in the late nineteen-nineties. He has built several successful companies in this space, including CollectiveGood, Mobile Capital Management, ecoATM, and now PrologMobile. Seth helped write early versions of the R2 Standard, which is now the global standard for environmental practices for the mobile device recycling industry.
CEO at Rivervista Partners
Rike Sandlin advises organizations across the IT Asset Disposition and Electronics Recycling industry on Operational Excellence – the business strategies, go-to-market plans, processing best practices, sustainability initiatives, and continuous improvement – to enable scale and empower growth.
Before founding his consulting business, Rike was Chief Operating Officer of HiTech Assets, a leading IT asset recovery company. He has also supported several M/A transactions, including evaluation, due diligence, and post-transaction integration. As an advocate for best practices and high standards, Rike has been recognized throughout the industry by his appointments as Co-Chair of the R2 Technical Advisory Committee, Chairman of the RIOS Board of Directors, and Chair of ISRI’s Certification & Standards Committee. Rike frequently speaks on best practices and standards for the IT, ITAD, and recycling industries.
VP of Advanced Solutions - IoT and Wireless -Telarus
Channel executive that has been on the front edge of launching three Telecom channel teams. Now working at an international technology solution brokerage, Telarus. Years of experience hiring and training channel managers and support team members. I love encouraging others to achieve their goals and grow into their top potential. Helping others understand how we can leverage technology to increase efficiencies and effectiveness is my passion. Enabling team members and partners to grow our mutual business and having fun doing it is my reason for going to work each day. I have found we all have similar goals. Success, safety and being respected. There is immense satisfaction in helping others achieve their goals.
I also host my podcast, The Wireless Way, learn more at www.thewirelessway.net.
CRO at COS Phones Inc.
Sandra is a veteran of the wireless industry with over 10 years of valuable experience. In that time, I have worked with a range of clients and customers from carrier level to the individual retail operations. In my tenure I have done carrier level refurbishing, supply channels, reverse logistics, company purchasing, e-commerce, and re-commerce.
Senior Vice President - Strategy Analytics
Mr. Kerr has 30 years of experience in the mobility space and has worked with leading operators, device vendors, and solutions providers to translate technology capabilities into effective customer value propositions.
He is responsible for the Global Wireless, Intelligent Home and Teligen Tariff practices at Strategy Analytics. Mr. Kerr is responsible for setting the research agenda across networks, applications and devices in the wireless space and for developing new syndicated research programs which extend our leadership in the connected consumer and connected business segments.
Mr. Kerr has spoken at dozens of industry conferences and has completed numerous custom consulting projects centering on opportunity assessment, market segmentation, portfolio analysis, and competitive assessment.
David holds an Executive MBA degree from Suffolk University, Boston, and a BA Marketing from Thames University London.
Vice President, Sales and Partnerships - Service Central Technologies
Prior to joining ServiceCentral Technologies, Chris has spent over 20 years in the wireless and telecommunications industry with Samsung, BlackBerry, iQor, Teleplan, BroadTech and Celestica. Positions include roles and responsibilities for running repair operations, Account and Supplier Management and sales, driving sell in and sell through supporting such wireless carriers as AT&T, Sprint, T Mobile and insurance providers as Assurant and Asurion.
Specialties: Contract Compliance, Account Management, Vendor/Customer relationships, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Program Management, P&L Management, Operations, New Product Introduction, Strategic and Capacity Planning, Cost Control.
Founder/CEO - Mobile reCell
Ben Jones is the Founder and CEO of Mobile reCell, a software-driven solution for corporate-owned IT asset recovery, designed to help organizations ensure data security, recover maximum value, automate manual processes, and deliver a sustainable solution.
Through more than a decade of industry experience, Ben has seen first-hand the need for added trust and transparency in IT asset recovery, which is why Mobile reCell is on a mission to reshape how companies manage corporate-owned IT asset recovery by providing a transparent, secure, and sustainable software-driven solution.
COO - Mobile reCell
Mobile reCell enables enterprises to recover their corporate-liable devices from the field, capturing maximum value and driving down the total cost of ownership for their devices. With industry-leading software, Mobile reCell enables automated recovery options through robust API connectivity and strategic partnerships with leading mobile management services and logistics providers.
Director Of Business Development - Nocell Technologies
Over the course of my career, I have always been a top sales producer, but for problems that were not life changing. I have waited and worked my whole life to finally be in a spot to provide a solution to a real life problem. I am energized every day by the possibility of saving people's lives with the solution I am providing. Distracted Driving is an epidemic and it affects everyone in some way, shape, or form. Everyday I read new articles or hear horrific stories about someone that has lost a loved one to a Distracted Driver. My team and I are putting an end to that, one install at a time! This is the right solution, at the right time, created and engineered by the right company. Thank you God for putting me in the right spot to make a huge difference! Contact me for an online demo.
CEO - Securaze US
Andrew brings an entrepreneurial and strategic perspective to his role as a trusted advisor to his customers, partners and teammates. He is well-versed in market trends and their application to contemporary business, sharing the latest insights, providing thought leadership and facilitating key connections across the industry. As Chief Executive Officer of Securaze US, he leads North America operations and is a Board Member collaborating on global strategy for the business. Andrew is an accomplished golfer, a polished communicator and a senior leader with over 20 years’ experience translating business strategies into top-line results.
Director of Mobile Sales North America - Blancco
George Abdelmalak is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of proven success in the field of consumer electronics and telecommunications industries. Diversity of his experience makes him unique, holding senior level positions at Helio, Hyla Mobile, Blackbelt Defence Software, and P4C Global.
George currently leads the North America mobile team for Blancco technology and continues to be innovate in the product offering and partnerships that will change mobile processing.
Founder & CEO - Recommerce Expo
Senior sales leader with a trusted reputation for delivering results. Specialized in selling & managing innovative IT products and services for the technology, wireless, warranty and repair industry. A skilled executive leader, relationship builder and management professional with entrepreneurial spark.
Career success includes extensive sales and management with Wireless Carriers, Global and National Warranty Providers, Technology Startups, Affinity Partnerships, Enterprise, Retail, and Public Sector entities including Federal, State/Local and Education.
Specialties: Individual Contributor to Sales, Account Management, Business Development, Client & Contract Negotiations, Project Management, Consulting, Strategic Planning, Crafted Implementation Plans and Team Management & Leadership
Vice President of Sales & Marketing - RELECTRO
Senior sales leader with a trusted reputation for delivering results. Specialized in selling & managing innovative IT products and services for the technology, wireless, warranty and repair industry. A skilled executive leader, relationship builder and management professional with entrepreneurial spark.
Career success includes extensive sales and management with Wireless Carriers, Global and National Warranty Providers, Technology Startups, Affinity Partnerships, Enterprise, Retail, and Public Sector entities including Federal, State/Local and Education.
Specialties: Individual Contributor to Sales, Account Management, Business Development, Client & Contract Negotiations, Project Management, Consulting, Strategic Planning, Crafted Implementation Plans and Team Management & Leadership
VP / GM - Global Trade-In - Allstate
As an intrapreneur, I create capabilities, build teams and scale programs...
At Samsung, my teams & I built Trade-In programs + scaled to hundreds of millions of dollars of incremental annual revenue. Now at SquareTrade, my job is to do that but on (legal) steroids and on a global scale
Specialties:
- Thought leadership
- Trade-In & used Consumer Electronics
- Asset Monetization, 2nd life of the device
- Reverse Logistics
- Business Strategy & Development
- Product Sales & Marketing (Omni-channel, B2B, B2C)
- Contract & Account Management
Other:
- P&L management
- Pricing/Ops, FP&A
- Campaign Management
- Customer Experience & Retention
- Process Improvement & Lean Services / Lean Six Sigma
Director of Marketing & Strategic DevelopmentDirector of Marketing & Strategic Development - Vertex Wireless
A highly accomplished, innovative MARKETING, SALES, AND OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE with broadly diverse expertise, encompassing business development, brand management, key accounts, category management, product launch/management, profit and loss, operations analysis, as well as strategic planning. Able to craft marketing and sales strategy as well as deploy resources to achieve company revenues. Leads strong teams to secure the alignment and achievement of long-term corporate goals. An integral leader who lays the foundation for the long-term success and profitability of a company.
VP of Sales, Channels & Business Development - Efani
- High level of achievements and expertise in the Service Provider Alliance/Partner space
- Positioned at senior levels with SPs/Resellers such as AT&T, Verizon, Cisco Systems and many others
- Deep experience in SaaS, cybersecurity, telecom, mobile & blockchain
- Major contributor to acquisition in the security space by Microsoft & Cisco Systems
- Excelled in executing go-to-market plans in the early adoption stage
- Member of Silicon Valley Telecom Council
CEO - HOBI International, Inc.
Craig Boswell is co-founder and President of HOBI International, Inc. In this capacity, Craig has been extensively involved in the design, development, and deployment of electronics demanufacturing and recycling techniques. Craig’s background includes nine years experience as an electrical engineer for Texas Instruments, Inc. As a member of Texas Instrument’s engineering staff, Craig managed electronics design projects and was extensively involved in development and deployment of electronics manufacturing techniques. Craig holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. In addition to his managerial duties, Craig is HOBI’s chief industry consultant on demanufacturing, design for disassembly, and reverse logistics programs. Craig has published and presented numerous papers on the recycling of electronic products and the keys to designing more recyclable products.
COO - Ncentiva
As Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Ncentiva, Todd is building a world-class platform enabling consumers to trade-in unneeded electronics devices in exchange for alternative payouts that are meaningful to their everyday lives. Consumers are rewarded through bonus value received from gift card brands or the intrinsic reward of donating to meaningful charity causes.
Vice President of Sales - Fortegra
I am a sales and account management professional, dedicated to initiating and developing relationships with my clients and partners to bring best-in-class warranty programs to market by ensuring they have the training, support and strategic recommendations to maximize customer experience/retention and revenue through excellence in people, product, and process.
Director of Strategic Partnerships - Scalefusion
I'm passionate about helping leaders develop themselves and their businesses. I've done it for myself, in partnerships, for Fortune 500 companies and everywhere in between.
Experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of success in the telecommunications industry.
Skilled in Strategic Partnerships, Business Development, Program Management, Organizational Development, and Social Media. Collaborative team player with a Master's degree in Organizational Management.
My mission is to know what matters, share it effectively, and live free.
CEO, Chairman - ERI
John Shegerian creates profitable impact companies that make the world a better place.
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