At 17 Sarah joined the workforce as a taxi driver and remembers her roots well, so you can expect an interesting tour through the ins and outs of Social Networking and Web 2.0. Anecdotes and customer stories are of course inevitable, (and gratuities are expected). It took a stint with IBM, a software developer in Canada before she moved to the UK IT security market some (ahem) 12 years ago, where she joined the management team of a UK security integrator, floated the company on AIM, acquired others and then sold it. Having spent four years working with Actiance customers and partners throughout Europe and Asia, Sarah recently relocated to HQ in California. Sarah works with Actiance clients on best practice social media and collaboration strategies in Europe and the USA and regularly speaks on the topic on both continents.

Joe has more than 17 years of experience in Cloud Computing, Managed Services, Network Integration and Professional Services. He is responsible for leading business development, marketing and the continued national expansion of Evolve IP’s Cloud Computing business. Joe also participates in product direction, operations, and engineering. Corvaia brings extensive cross-functional experience, including business management, product strategy, sales, marketing, and pre-sale engineering. He is a frequent speaker at industry events, specializing in cloud solutions, cloud enablement and strategies, and sales transformation. Prior to joining Evolve IP, Corvaia was Vice President of Solution Engineering for Broadview Networks and Vice President of Sales and Marketing for a regional Unified Communications solutions provider. He spent more than 9 years with ATX Communications in various leadership roles focused in networking, managed services, hosting, and collocation services. Corvaia holds numerous industry-recognized technical certifications in network design, network security, and engineering.

Tim Basa is vice president sales for national telecommunications provider BullsEye Telecom, where he leads the company’s sales and marketing initiatives. He is a charismatic speaker well known for his tell-it-like-it-is style and real-world content. His success is the result of street-smart selling, marketing for maximum results and his ability to inspire and motivate. As an industry veteran Basa has 17 years sales and marketing experience in the telecommunications industry. He conducts trainings nationally and his articles appear online, in newsletters and magazines. Basa’s industry accolades include being selected as a Power Seller by Crain’s Detroit Business.

Shawn Mills is the President and Co-founder of Green House Data, a green data center powered by 100% renewable wind power. Through his leadership, the facility operates 40% more energy efficiently than traditional data centers. He’s been a featured speaker at industry events, including 7x24 Exchange, Data Center World and the National Center for Super Computing Applications.