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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 👀

#271 Madhu Kejriwal: Fraud is now happening at a scale we've never seen before.

37 mins; March 27, 2026

#270 Lucy Bourne: Find Your Lane And Stick To It.

30 mins; March 24, 2026

#269 Anjana Srinivasan: Differentiation Isn't A Challenge, It's A Superpower.

26 mins; March 11, 2026

#268 Andy Bristow: Hackers Aren't Breaking In Anymore - They're Logging In.

27 mins; March 10, 2026

#267 Mit Patel: If you don't plan to grow, you'll stay stuck.

31 mins; February 23, 2026

#266 Oliver Harvey-Jones: You're not just distributing product — you're distributing enablement.

32 mins; February 16, 2026

#266 Alex Ebeid: I See Technology Transforming People's Lives.

28 mins; February 10, 2026

#265 Jamie Farrelly: They told me I couldn't lead EMEA — so I did it anyway.

51 mins; February 02, 2026

#264 Chris Gore: Most tech companies don't hire military talent and that's their loss.

36 mins; January 26, 2026

#263 Adrian Liddiard and John Schmidt: We're going into an unprecedented revenue cycle.

30 mins; January 19, 2026

#262 Rob Harris: I Applied for Sales Director… While I Was Still an Account Manager.

26 mins; January 12, 2026

#261 Andrew Harman: The phone stopped ringing and people stopped asking me out for lunch.

37 mins; January 05, 2026

#260 Olya Scekaturova: If you're comfortable, there's no growth left.

31 mins; December 16, 2025

#259 Laura Wilkinson: We're going to see an explosion of AI tools.

34 mins; December 08, 2025

#258 Spencer Starkey: Managed services isn't the future - it's here, and growing thousands of percent.

36 mins; December 01, 2025

#257 Adam Cathcart: AI can transform your business… or destroy your brand overnight if you get it wrong.

50 mins; November 25, 2025

#256 Anthony Young: Cyber threats are doubling every 12 months — we have to evolve or die.

36 mins; November 18, 2025

#255 Andy Readman: If you don't start with a problem, every AI tool becomes a gimmick.

44 mins; November 10, 2025

#254 Tom Hockton: 75% of our revenue comes through the channel.

51 mins; October 31, 2025

#253 Lewis Pope: It's not about prevention — it's about resilience.

42 mins; October 27, 2025

#252 Paul Hamilton: Scaling a business without a single investor is possible

40 mins; October 13, 2025

#251 Julian Brownlow Davies: Threat actors don't wait for board approval to use AI

25 mins; October 06, 2025

#250 James Anderson: You have to do AI - it's not even a debate.

36 mins; September 29, 2025

#249 Dan Smith: I don't want to be your partner. I want to be a division of your business.

30 mins; September 22, 2025

Channel Chat Live | September 2025 | Part 2

34 mins; September 16, 2025

Channel Chat Live | September 2025 | Part 1

32 mins; September 16, 2025

#248 Gavin Bell: We're Not a Reseller — It's Solutions

35 mins; September 15, 2025

#247 James Cadman: The Best People in Tech Don't Come from Tech

48 mins; September 08, 2025

#246 Maz Lopez: Sales and Marketing Must Work Side by Side

48 mins; September 04, 2025

#246 John Pagliuca: Scaling with Purpose

15 mins; August 20, 2025

#245 David Weeks: Ditching the Old Channel Playbook

11 mins; August 20, 2025

#244 Dominique Blaize: The Biggest Challenge is How Quickly People Expect to See Change

19 mins; June 24, 2025

#243 Dale Smith: This Industry is Changing at Lightspeed

37 mins; June 18, 2025

#242 Thea Sztejka: Every customer you acquire is going to damage your business!

31 mins; June 09, 2025

#241 Head Nerds: We're the Voice of the Customer

9 mins; June 04, 2025

#240 Stefan Voss: From Insight to Action

8 mins; May 27, 2025

#239 Jonathan Bartholomew: Unpacking N-able, MSP Challenges & Cyber Trends

20 mins; May 19, 2025

Channel Chat Live 2025, featuring Hayley Mooney, Des Lekerman, Paula Panarra, Chelsea Chamberlin

35 mins; April 30, 2025

Channel Chat Live 2025, featuring Hayley Mooney, Des Lekerman, Paula Panarra, Chelsea Chamberlin

40 mins; April 30, 2025

#237 Michael Adler: Adapt or Fall Behind — The Future of MSPs

16 mins; April 29, 2025

#235 Steve Rigby: From 10 Downing Street to 35 New Broad Street

30 mins; April 15, 2025

#234 Katy Upton: Career Transitions, Workplace Culture & the Future of AI

20 mins; April 01, 2025

#233 Guy March: Channel Partnerships, Business Growth & the Future of Cybersecurity

27 mins; March 25, 2025

#232 Joel Chimoindes: The Journey to CEO and the Future of Nuvias UC

30 mins; March 18, 2025

#231 Kelvin Lee: The Procurement Mindset vs. The CRO Approach

29 mins; March 11, 2025

#230 Nick Crouch: Channel Leadership, Partner Strategy & the Future of Cybersecurity

23 mins; February 26, 2025

#229 Kathryn Bennett: The Past, Present and Future of AI

36 mins; February 18, 2025

#228 Jack Watson: From Sales to MD

44 mins; February 04, 2025

#227 Lucy Greenaway: Unlocking the Secrets of Channel Marketing Success

32 mins; January 28, 2025

#226 Sonny Sehgal: Entrepreneurship, Scaling Success & the Future of AI

25 mins; January 22, 2025

#225 Richard Betts: Innovation, Leadership & the Future of IT

28 mins; January 14, 2025

#223 Fiona McKenzie: Tackling Sexual Harassment and Creating Safe Workplaces

19 mins; December 17, 2024

#222 Grahame Smee: What Makes a Successful Business, Tech, and the Future

33 mins; December 10, 2024

#221 Tim Westbrook: Leading the Way in Tech, Leadership & Sustainability

37 mins; December 03, 2024

#220 Tim Walker: Exploring the MSP Landscape & Industry Insights

36 mins; November 28, 2024

#219 Denis Ferrand-Ajchenbaum: Digital Transformation, Branding & Success

23 mins; November 21, 2024

#218 Liza Weschta: The Truth About Security & Staying Safe

42 mins; November 14, 2024

#217 Rhys Lawson: From Cold Calls to Career Success

35 mins; October 31, 2024

Channel Chat LIVE 2024, featuring Mike Norris, Steve Rigby, Adele Every and Miriam Murphy (Part 2)

44 mins; October 10, 2024

Channel Chat LIVE 2024, featuring Mike Norris, Steve Rigby, Adele Every and Miriam Murphy

45 mins; September 26, 2024

#216 - Chris Germain & Martyn Ryder

17 mins; August 15, 2024

#215 - Joachim Mason

25 mins; August 01, 2024

#214 - Kyle Davis

30 mins; July 11, 2024

#213 - David Bennett

33 mins; June 27, 2024

#212 - Gill Holloway

29 mins; June 13, 2024

#211 - George Bonser

34 mins; June 06, 2024

Gill Holloway, EMEA VP Partnerships, Insight

29 mins; June 05, 2024

#210 - Sara Wilkes

36 mins; May 22, 2024

#209 - Darren Spence

41 mins; May 16, 2024

#208 - Justin Day

34 mins; May 09, 2024

#207 - Bob Bailkoski

44 mins; May 01, 2024

#206 - Charly Davis

45 mins; April 24, 2024

#205 - Elisha Kirkham

45 mins; April 17, 2024

#204 - Vanessa Vallely

41 mins; April 11, 2024

#203 - Ian Goodfellow

39 mins; April 04, 2024

Channel Chat LIVE 2023 - Penny Williams | Rob Tomlin | Donavan Hutchinson | David Watts

81 hours 37 mins; December 07, 2023

#202 - Orrin Klopper

43 mins; November 20, 2023

#201 - Paul O'Sullivan

31 mins; November 02, 2023

#200 - Daniel Bumby

33 mins; October 19, 2023

#199 - Rod Tonna-Barthet

62 hours 0 mins; October 05, 2023

#198 - David Weeks

28 mins; September 13, 2023

#197 - Roan Pratt

38 mins; August 31, 2023

#196 - Justin Harling

68 hours 31 mins; August 17, 2023

#195 - Richard Behan

43 mins; August 03, 2023

#194 - Ilana Simons

44 mins; July 20, 2023

#193 - Matt Poulton

47 mins; July 07, 2023

#192 - Tara-Jane Sloane

38 mins; June 08, 2023

#191 - Rakesh Parbhoo

19 mins; June 01, 2023

#190 - James Hunnybourne

37 mins; May 25, 2023

#189 - Brian Thomas

24 mins; May 18, 2023

#188 - Sarah Goodchild

35 mins; May 11, 2023

#187 - Holly Anschutz

38 mins; April 27, 2023

#186 - Jenny Hicks

42 mins; April 13, 2023

#185 - Des Lekerman

27 mins; April 06, 2023

#184 - Margaret Totten

23 mins; March 30, 2023

#183 - Craig Hume

15 mins; March 23, 2023

#182 - Simon Chappell

30 mins; March 16, 2023

#181 - James Griffin

35 mins; March 09, 2023

#180 - Matt Helling

28 mins; March 02, 2023

#179 - Graham Charlton

29 mins; February 23, 2023

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