Laurie is an experienced partner marketing leader with a 20+ year track record of launching and scaling channel and partner ecosystems at high growth startups such as Excel Switching (later acquired by Lucent Technologies), Acme Packet (later acquired by Oracle), and Axeda (later acquired by PTC). She most recently drove the evolution of the PTC Partner Network. Laurie’s experience boasts a wide gamut of go-to-market models including OEM, resale, managed services, two tier distribution, and co-marketing with alliance partners.
As a seasoned partnership professional, she is passionate about the value of win-win relationships with partners that drive value, and ultimately scale their respective businesses in a way they couldn’t do alone. At Wasabi, Laurie is driving the growth of the Wasabi Partner Network, including marketing to, with and through partners, including MSPs, VARs, distributors and technology alliances who integrate or bundle Wasabi with their solutions. She is a multi-year winner of CRN’s Power 100 Women of the Channel.
Laurie is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and outside of the office enjoys travel, cooking, biking and spending time with her husband and twin daughters.