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| Jim Crowe (CEO) and Sunit Patel (CFO), speaking to BPAC members. |
On June 17-18, Level 3 Communications hosted four master agents and seven direct and subagents at its third annual Business Partner Advisory Council (BPAC) at the Level 3 campus in Broomfield, Colo.
Master agents in attendance included Jay Bradley, Intelisys; Jack Knocke, MicroCorp; Ken Mercer, TBI; and Vince Bradley, WTG. Direct agents included Steve Rome, Advantage Communications Group; Lisa Campbell, Choice Communications; Ian Kieninger, CDW; Chris Palermo, Global Communication Networks; Joel St. Germain, Global Communications Group; Mike Nguyen, Silent Partners Telecom; and Bart Beatty, Simplify.
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| The Gold Hill Inn Partner dinner. |
On Thursday, June 18, top Level 3 executives presented to the council the vision and strategy for Level 3, specifically around its enterprise strategy and services. Level 3 reinforced its commitment to the Business Partner Program and anticipates this to be a critical part of its growth strategy. Speakers included Jim Crowe, CEO; Sunit Patel, CFO; Jack Waters, CTO; Jeff Tench, president of Level 3’s Business Markets Group; and Craig Schlagbaum, vice president, Indirect Channels.
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| The Gold Hill Inn Partner dinner. |
In the afternoon, the partners broke into two different sessions by partner type and held working sessions to identify best practices Level 3 can leverage to strengthen the partner program in areas such as subagent engagement, and channel model and communications best practices. Partners were then asked to report back to Level 3 on what their recommendations were, and Level 3 is currently evaluating their suggestions.
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| Jeff Tench, speaking to BPAC members. |
For fun, Level 3 hosted a partner golf outing in Broomfield Wednesday afternoon, followed by a partner dinner. Then, on Thursday evening, the company closed the event with a dinner and bluegrass concert at Gold Hill Inn, located in the foothills outside Boulder, Colo.
