Telesphere’s Amanda England Named to CRN “100 People You Don’t Know But Should” List

Source on 10/8/14

List Honors Unsung Heroes of the IT Channel

Scottsdale, AZ — October 7, 2014 – Telesphere, the nation’s leading provider of fully hosted VoIP and unified cloud communications services for businesses, announced today that Amanda England, Senior Channel Executive, has been named by CRN as one of the “100 People You Don’t Know But Should” in the IT channel for 2014.

Selected by the CRN editorial team based on ongoing feedback throughout the year from solution providers and other industry executives, CRN‘s list celebrates under-the-radar channel management team members from some of the industry’s top vendors and distributors. These unsung heroes might not be household names but they work tirelessly to create, promote and manage the programs and policies that support the IT channel and help it thrive.

The “100 People You Don’t Know But Should” list is featured in the October issue of CRN and can be viewed online at www.crn.com.

At Telesphere, England leads channel sales within the company’s Dallas regional office, opened earlier this year.  Derek Sandhoff, Telesphere General Manager, Northern Region, said, “Our heartfelt congratulations go out to Amanda.  She is definitely one of the people you want to know at Telesphere – and certainly within the industry.  She is a conscientious, creative and tenacious salesperson, known for her skills in building new business and forging strong relations with business partners.  She has a stellar track record in sales management, and we are very excited to see her efforts recognized by this prestigious national honor fromCRN.”

“The IT industry has a tendency to shine the spotlight on its top executives, but at CRN we know that there are a lot of other hardworking people who deserve to be recognized for their contributions as well,” said Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company, publisher of CRN. “This list is our way of recognizing some of the people that are in the trenches, working hard on behalf of the IT channel every day and making decisions that help tip the scales toward channel success.”