1-3 November 2023
Directions EMEA 2023
Directions EMEA is the "Go To" place where Dynamics partners share the future. It's the preferred global community for collaborating and learning from Microsoft, MVPs, ISVs, VARs and their peers. The focus is on helping the SMB market unlock its full potential in technical, business development and strategy with ERP, CRM, and Cloud solutions, including the Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Azure.
14-04-2024
Company Financial Health - How Do I Measure Up? (Executive Owner Track)
Industry numbers - how do you size up to broader industry and also your Directions NA 2024 cohort? Complete the Partner Economics Benchmarking Study to participate in this session effectively! Email amyh@directionsna.com for information to participate in the study.
Speakers:
Dana Willmer
Co-Founder, Partner Economics
Dana has been a driving force behind Cloud adoption for both software publishers and their channel Partners for more than a decade.
In that time, he has provided strategic advice to scores of technology publishers and resellers, independent software vendors, managed services providers, hosters, and systems integrators on 4 continents. He is also the author or co-author of numerous assets, publications and financial models for Microsoft, which help resellers ensure they get “the right things right” in their critical business model transition. His work has been consistently regarded as best in class by executives, resellers, and industry analysts alike.
His proprietary research among early movers in the Cloud has chronicled the “best practices” that have been proven to accelerate business model transition, reduce the attendant risk, and build shareholder value.
Dana Willmer
Co-Founder, Partner Economics
Dana has been a driving force behind Cloud adoption for both software publishers and their channel Partners for more than a decade.
In that time, he has provided strategic advice to scores of technology publishers and resellers, independent software vendors, managed services providers, hosters, and systems integrators on 4 continents. He is also the author or co-author of numerous assets, publications and financial models for Microsoft, which help resellers ensure they get “the right things right” in their critical business model transition. His work has been consistently regarded as best in class by executives, resellers, and industry analysts alike.
His proprietary research among early movers in the Cloud has chronicled the “best practices” that have been proven to accelerate business model transition, reduce the attendant risk, and build shareholder value.
George Brown
Co-Founder
Consultant to Microsoft and the Eco system since 1986
Core business advisory
Co-Author Microsoft Cloud Partner Profitability Guide
Architect Global Road to Repeatability
Participated in the buy and sell of over 100 entities in Eco system over career
Board member and Executive in Microsoft Eco system
CRO for Jet Global until September 31, 2019
Core Advisory services
EMEA
North America
Asia
Australia / New Zealand
George Brown
Co-Founder
Consultant to Microsoft and the Eco system since 1986
Core business advisory
Co-Author Microsoft Cloud Partner Profitability Guide
Architect Global Road to Repeatability
Participated in the buy and sell of over 100 entities in Eco system over career
Board member and Executive in Microsoft Eco system
CRO for Jet Global until September 31, 2019
Core Advisory services
EMEA
North America
Asia
Australia / New Zealand