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Channel Chat Podcast
Welcome to the Channel Chat podcast – home of the podcast which has now proudly become the voice of the IT channel 🎙 Since the Podcast's inception in 2019, the Channel Chat studio has hosted some of the IT channel's biggest names – with regular host, Marc Sumner, asking the questions that many others are afraid to! 🤭 Numbers wise, we now reach over 15,000 listeners per episode in over 32 countries and have hosted 6 live events. Click subscribe to keep on top of all our latest content 👀
Episodes
Channel Chat PodcastChannel Chat Live | September 2025 | Part 1
Recorded live at Samsung KX, London, Channel Chat Live brought together 250+ senior leaders, business owners and C-suite execs from across the UK IT Channel…
Channel Chat Podcast#248 Gavin Bell: We're Not a Reseller — It's Solutions
Channel Chat Podcast | Gavin Bell, CEO of Econocom — From CC "Boomerang" to Building a UK Solutions Business Recorded in London (yes, during a tube strike!)…
Channel Chat Podcast#247 James Cadman: The Best People in Tech Don't Come from Tech
Join host Marc Sumner in the studio with James Cadman, Chief Customer Officer at Luware, for an in-depth conversation about his journey from cold-calling…
Channel Chat Podcast#246 Maz Lopez: Sales and Marketing Must Work Side by Side
Join Marc Sumner in the studio with Maz Lopez, Senior Channel Marketing Manager at AMD and one of our valued podcast partners. From hospital radio to the heart…
Channel Chat Podcast#245 David Weeks: Ditching the Old Channel Playbook
The Big Picture with David Weeks... "Why aren't you marketing your business that way?" David Weeks didn't hold back at Empower 25 — and neither did he on…
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Channel Chat Live 2025, featuring Hayley Mooney, Des Lekerman, Paula Panarra, Chelsea Chamberlin
Welcome to Channel Chat LIVE 2025 – Part 2! The conversation continues from Samsung KX with even more industry insight, big opinions, and future-focused…
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Channel Chat Live 2025, featuring Hayley Mooney, Des Lekerman, Paula Panarra, Chelsea Chamberlin
Welcome to Channel Chat LIVE 2025 – Part 1! Broadcast live from Samsung KX, Channel Chat LIVE brought together the biggest names in the Channel for an evening…
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#230 Nick Crouch: Channel Leadership, Partner Strategy & the Future of Cybersecurity
Today in the Channel Chat studio Marc Sumner is joined by Nick Crouch, Director - EMEA & APAC Channel & Alliances @ AppOmni
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#229 Kathryn Bennett: The Past, Present and Future of AI
In this valentine's day special, Marc is joined in the studio by Kathryn Bennett the Channel Director from Dataminr.
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#228 Jack Watson: From Sales to MD
Today Marc is joined in the studio by the Managing Director of Bytes Software Services, Jack Watson.
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#227 Lucy Greenaway: Unlocking the Secrets of Channel Marketing Success
Today Marc Sumner is joined in the Channel Chat studio by the Channel Marketing Director at XM Cyber, Lucy Greenaway.
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#226 Sonny Sehgal: Entrepreneurship, Scaling Success & the Future of AI
Today in the Channel Chat studio Marc meets up with the CEO of Transputec, Sonny Sehgal.
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#218 Liza Weschta: The Truth About Security & Staying Safe
Today in the channel chat studio, Marc talks to Liza Weschta from Cybsafe. Channel Chat is sponsored by Infinigate; Sparking Channel Growth.
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#217 Rhys Lawson: From Cold Calls to Career Success
Marc is joined in the channel by the Solutions Sales Director, Rhys Lawson. Channel Chat is sponsored by Infinigate; Sparking Channel Growth.
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Channel Chat LIVE 2024, featuring Mike Norris, Steve Rigby, Adele Every and Miriam Murphy (Part 2)
In this week's episode, you can hear the full conversation from the second half of the recent Channel Chat LIVE event that took place at Samsung KX on the 5th…
Channel Chat PodcastChannel Chat LIVE 2024, featuring Mike Norris, Steve Rigby, Adele Every and Miriam Murphy
In this week's episode, you can hear the full conversation from the first half of the recent Channel Chat LIVE event that took place at Samsung KX on the 5th…
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#216 - Chris Germain & Martyn Ryder
Today in the Channel Chat studio, Marc Sumner is joined by two people. Martyn Ryder and Chris Germain of Support Warehouse. They talk about a range of topics…
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#215 - Joachim Mason
Today Marc is joined in the Channel Chat studio by the Managing Director of Architectures and Specialists Joachim Mason.
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#214 - Kyle Davis
Today Marc is joined in the Channel Chat studio by Kyle Davies the Head of the Office of the CTO at CDW.
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#213 - David Bennett
Today Marc is joined by the CEO of Object First, David Bennett.
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#212 - Gill Holloway
Today Marc is joined in the Channel Chat studio by Gill Holloway from Insight. This is her second appearance on Channel Chat - having first been the fourth…
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#210 - Sara Wilkes
Today in the London studio Marc Sumner is joined by the COO at Agilitas IT Solutions, Sara Wilkes
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#209 - Darren Spence
Today Marc is joined in the Channel Chat studio by the CRO of the "AI Company of the Year 2023"; Smartbox.ai.
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#208 - Justin Day
Today Marc is joined in the studio by the CEO of Cloud Gateway, Justin Day.
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#207 - Bob Bailkoski
Today Marc is joined in the studio by the CEO of Logicalis - Bob Bailkoski
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#206 - Charly Davis
Today in the studio, Marc is joined by the Chief Commercial Officer from Sapphire Technologies, Charly Davis.
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#205 - Elisha Kirkham
In today's episode, Marc is joined in the studio by Elisha Kirkham the Recruitment Manager at the UK's largest VAR, Softcat.
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#204 - Vanessa Vallely
Today Marc speaks with Vanessa Vallely who leads the organisation WeAreTheCity who have over 80,000 female members. Vanessa's experience comes from a 25-year…
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#203 - Ian Goodfellow
The first guest in the new channel chat studio for series 11 of the Channel Chat podcast is Ian Goodfellow, the VP Sales, EMEA at SHI International.
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Channel Chat LIVE 2023 - Penny Williams | Rob Tomlin | Donavan Hutchinson | David Watts
Today we are sharing the full audio from this year's Channel Chat live event that took place earlier this year. You can catch up with: Penny Williams, Vice…
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#202 - Orrin Klopper
Today Marc chats with the CEO and Founder of Netsurit, Orrin Klopper.
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#201 - Paul O'Sullivan
Today in the Channel Chat studio, Marc meets up with the Sales Director at Threatscape, Paul O'Sullivan.
Channel Chat Podcast#200 - Daniel Bumby
Today in the Channel Chat studio Marc meets up with Sheffield's own Daniel Bumby who is the founder and MD of MSP Simoda. A Sheffield United season ticket…
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#199 - Rod Tonna-Barthet
Today's special guest in the Channel Chat studio is Rod Tonna-Barthet CEO at KYOCERA Document Solutions.
Channel Chat Podcast#198 - David Weeks
Today's special guest is David Weeks the VP of Partnership Experience from N-Able.
Channel Chat Podcast#197 - Roan Pratt
Back on home soil, Marc speaks to the Group Sales and Marketing Director from Enable X, the group that encompasses Pragma Distribution, Techland Systems and…
Channel Chat Podcast#196 - Justin Harling
This week, Marc join's the CEO of CAE Technologies, Justin Harling for a catch up in their UK headquarters in Hertfordshire. Channel Chat On Tour.
Channel Chat Podcast#195 - Richard Behan
In this weeks episode Marc joins Richard Behan, one of the owners of CAE Technologies, in thier HQ in Hemel Hempstead in the first Channel Chat On Tour…
Channel Chat Podcast#194 - Ilana Simons
This week is joined by the Sales Director of Braze, Ilana Simons. They discuss: the challenges associated with moving from an individual contributor role to…
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#193 - Matt Poulton
In this week's episode, Marc is joined in the studio by Matt Poulton of ForeScout They discuss his career from a start in recruitment to where he is today via…