CHICAGO (April 10, 2023) – ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing end-to-end technology solution providers in the U.S., just announced the company was named to the 2023 CRN Tech Elite 250 list of the top IT companies in North America. This is the eighth year in a row ITsavvy has received the recognition.

ITsavvy CEO Munu Gandhi said, “CRN is the go-to source for timely industry information. As such, we are especially pleased to receive CRN’s solution provider awards. The award demonstrates the positive impact of our strategy to develop solutions that enable us to accelerate the time to value in delivering business outcomes on behalf of our clients. This is a recognition of the great effort and results of our colleagues, who work to serve our clients and provide them peace of mind.”

CRN’s annual Tech Elite 250 List features solution providers of all sizes across the U.S. and Canada that have differentiated themselves by achieving the highest level and largest breadth of certifications and specializations from key technology vendors in the infrastructure, cloud and security spaces. ITsavvy strives to maintain high levels of training and certification from IT vendors and achieve the highest tiers within those vendors’ partner programs.

“CRN’s Tech Elite 250 list features the leading solution providers in the IT channel with the most in-depth technical knowledge, expertise and certifications for providing the highest level of service for their customers,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “These solution providers have continued to extend their aptitudes and abilities across various technologies and IT practices, demonstrating their commitment and value to their customers.”

Coverage of the Tech Elite 250 will be featured in the April issue of CRN Magazine and online at www.CRN.com/techelite250.

ITsavvy is a leader in tailored, end-to-end IT product and service solutions. ITsavvy is headquartered in Addison, Ill., with offices in Chicago; Milwaukee, Madison, Wis.; Hauppauge N.Y.; and Brentwood, Tenn. Call 855.ITsavvy (855.487.2889), email info@ITsavvy.com, visit www.ITsavvy.com. For media inquiries, contact info@itsavvy.com.

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About The Channel Company

The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, the company connects and empowers technology suppliers, solution providers and end users. Backed by more than 40 years of unequalled channel experience, The Channel Company draws from its deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelcompany.com

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Celebrating International Women’s Month

ITsavvy celebrates and recognizes the amazing contributions of women on our Team.

Jori Lane Curry, Senior Director of Learning and Communications

Jori came to ITsavvy 4 years ago from the Adobe space. She was the founder and president of Ascend Training, the first woman-owned Adobe Authorized Training Center in the country. Jori joined ITsavvy after 20 years designing and delivering learning programs for creatives, developers, and marketing professionals at Ascend.

A passionate leader, mentor, coach, trainer, and facilitator, Jori has created a world-class learning and onboarding program at ITsavvy. Combining her creativity with technology, she is our change-agent, constantly elevating engagement. Collaborating with all divisions, her technical training and soft-skills courses create an amazing atmosphere of empowerment.

The secret sauce at ITsavvy is we truly believe in the entrepreneurial spirit. We are encouraged to find new innovative ways of doing things and to embrace change. I am so fortunate to be able to be involved in so many different areas instead of being told to “stay in my swim lane” like those at other companies. If you’re looking for a place to grow and evolve, ITsavvy is the place for you. –Jori Curry

With ITsavvy doubling in size since 2019, Jori’s leadership has been a key component in our growth and ensuring our teams feel connected. She excels in detecting gaps in skills and processes. Jori consistently helps ITsavvy excel and improve while ensuring everyone is educated and informed.

Jori motivates others by her actions and her personal approach contributes to our team-driven corporate culture.

Celebrating International Women’s Month

ITsavvy celebrates and recognizes the amazing contributions of women on our Team. Congratulations Amber on your promotion to Director, Sales Support!

Amber White, Director, Sales Support 

With 18 years in sales and operations, Amber began her career at ITsavvy as the Client Associate Manager. When she interviewed with ITsavvy leadership was so impressed they created her role specifically for her. Amber has recently been promoted to Director, Sales Support and has been a key component of some of ITsavvy’s growth.

When I started 3 years ago, ITsavvy was already growing rapidly and it has been so exciting to be part of our exponential growth. Opportunities are endless at ITsavvy and our collaborative spirit enables me to build key connections with different departments. These relationships enable me to be a solution finder and build success for my team and ITsavvy as a whole. –Amber White

With her strategic thinking and vision, Amber broke off her group to be a stand-alone department with more growth opportunity.

Excelling at personally connecting with her team members, she focuses on how to serve them as a leader to aid in their success and happiness within their roles at ITsavvy. Whenever a problem is encountered, Amber deftly finds solutions for faster results and create true progress.

Celebrating International Women’s Month

ITsavvy celebrates and recognizes the amazing contributions of women on our Team.

Ruby Bachus (she/her), Senior Partner Operations Manager 

Before joining ITsavvy, she worked as a South America Sales Rep and Implementation Coordinator at Faria Systems. With experience in tech sales, marketing & operations, she’s been a key component and was on the ground floor of the Partner Management team at ITsavvy.

In 2016 Ruby was new to the IT channel when she first joined ITsavvy as our inaugural partner manager, overseeing one of ITsavvy’s largest partners. She was our HP Partner Manger and for 4 years and enjoyed building the HP brand presence with our sales teams.

“ITsavvy has been instrumental in developing my career and goals. ITsavvy does an amazing job of encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit in every single one of us. My career path has been filled with positions that I have been able to help develop and create.

There are infinite possibilities to what one can build at ITsavvy.” – Ruby Bachus

After a successful tenure as our HP Partner Manager, Ruby went on to be promoted to manage a team performing the role she was once the “guinea pig” for.

Ruby is a leader in our Partner Management organization and continues to manage a brand, team and has various other responsibilities including accounting and marketing to name a few.

Milind Shah named Chief Technology Officer and Glenn Davis named Chief Operating Officer

CHICAGO (March 21, 2023) – ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing complete technology solution providers in the U.S., today announced two executive leadership roles. Milind Shah has been named Chief Technology Officer and Glenn Davis has been named Chief Operating Officer.

Milind steps into a newly-created position to drive the acceleration of ITsavvy’s technology solutions capabilities across the Intelligent Edge, Multi-Cloud, the Hybrid Workforce, and Anywhere Learning to ITsavvy clients. Milind will partner with the sales organization to design the solutions ITsavvy clients seek to enhance their business operations. In addition, Milind will lead ITsavvy’s Automation & AI strategy. Milind brings two decades of technology and sales experience. He previously spent six years with Insight and seven years with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

Glenn joins ITsavvy as Chief Operating Officer – responsible for solutions delivery, sales operations, and additional operating functions. Glenn will have responsibility for delivering and enhancing ITsavvy’s platform solutions across Device Lifecycle Services, Field Services, AIOps-enabled NOC services, Systems Integration, and Infrastructure Managed Services. He will help ITsavvy target new growth opportunities, both in expanded geographies and solution offerings. Glenn comes to ITsavvy from Cisco, where he held the position of Senior Leader, Product Management, Cisco Cloud and Compute. Prior to Cisco, Glenn spent two decades at SHI.

“We are excited to welcome Milind and Glenn to our team. We look forward to the contributions each will make as ITsavvy delivers on our promise to accelerate the time to value in delivering business outcomes on behalf of our clients.” said Munu Gandhi, CEO. ITsavvy is a leader in tailored, end-to-end IT product and service solutions. ITsavvy is headquartered in Addison, Ill., with offices in Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Madison, WI; Hauppauge N.Y.; and Brentwood, Tenn. Call 855.ITsavvy (855.487.2889), email info@ITsavvy.com, visit www.ITsavvy.com. For media inquiries, contact info@itsavvy.com.

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The national technology solutions provider is recognized in the AI-Driven Enterprise category

CHICAGO (March 22, 2023) – ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing technology solution providers nationwide, today announced it was recognized as a Worldwide Partner of the Year by Juniper Networks, a leader in secure, AI-driven networks. Each year, Juniper Networks recognizes Partners based on their ability to drive innovative business solutions, exceptional attention to the customer experience, and achievement of their financial goals.

ITsavvy was recognized in the category of AI-Driven Enterprise for its excellence in developing innovative data center and cloud-integrated enterprise network solutions that integrate Juniper Networks technologies.

Partner of the Year Awards are part of the Juniper Partner Advantage (JPA) Program. The Program recognizes partners for their outstanding performance and helps partners build, sustain and grow their Juniper Practice.

“ITsavvy has the deep technical expertise and a superb understanding of how Juniper Networks solutions can power the fastest, most secure networks in the world,” said Helda Lopes, Vice President, Global Partner Programs & Sales Acceleration. “We are honored to work with such a dedicated partner and look forward to continuing our collaboration to deliver innovative and impactful solutions for ITsavvy’s clients.”

“Juniper Networks is a top partner of ITsavvy. In October 2022, ITsavvy was awarded Juniper’s Elite Plus Partner status, achieving certifications in Data Center, Enterprise Routing & Switching, and Mist AI,” said Mark Robinson, Regional Vice President, Sales for ITsavvy. “The Juniper Worldwide Partner of the Year award is further recognition of our strategy to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to develop solutions that enable ITsavvy to accelerate time to value in delivering client business outcomes.”

About ITsavvy: ITsavvy is a provider of integrated IT products and technology solutions in the United States. Combining a comprehensive value-added reseller business with industry-leading IT solutions, ITsavvy is a single-source, end-to-end IT partner that strives to continuously deliver peace of mind to its clients.

ITsavvy Contact – info@itsavvy.com

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Celebrating International Women’s Month

ITsavvy celebrates and recognizes the amazing contributions of women on our Team.

Jenny Halilovic, Talent Acquisition Manager

Jenny is a Bosnian immigrant who migrated to America as a child in the early 2000’s to live the American Dream. Fleeing the Bosnian war, she and her family settled in Wisconsin and then moved to Chicago and was the first in her family to obtain a college degree.

Because people are central to an organization’s success and culture, Jenny is passionate about ensuring that we provide a positive working culture, which starts with the talent who joins our organization. Jenny is grateful for the opportunities that she has been given, and a large part of her career advancement has been paved at ITsavvy.

“ITsavvy encourages our people to share innovative ideas that mold our company day in and day out. We drive ourselves to push boundaries, improve processes, and enable our people to make a strong impact.

ITsavvy and John Skeffington, ITsavvy’s CHRO have given me the runway and support to build my career path, and that is what has allowed me to succeed in my career with ITsavvy. I am grateful for this opportunity and can’t wait to see where my ITsavvy journey will take me.”  –Jenny Halilovic

Jenny’s Road to ITsavvy

Before Jenny landed at ITsavvy, she worked in various HR roles in healthcare, including Advocate Healthcare, NorthShore University HealthSystem, and Presence Health.

She was new to the IT industry and was excited to try something new with a rapidly growing organization. From the moment she met with John Skeffington, ITsavvy’s CHRO, she knew this was the best next step in her career.

Transformational Roles at ITsavvy

After three years at the organization, Jenny was promoted to Talent Acquisition Manager where she will take the organization’s talent acquisition vision and values to the next level. Jenny is passionate about creating the best possible job candidate experience and helping ITsavvy grow.

Celebrating International Women’s Month

ITsavvy celebrates and recognizes the amazing contributions of women on our Team.

Kit Schmierer, Regional Vice President, Sales, Eastern Region

Kit has been instrumental in the growth of ITsavvy since our inception in 2004 and was our 6th employee hired and our very first remote hire.

In 4 short years Kit was promoted to Regional Sales Manager in 2008. Her first initiative was to create a business plan to hire a remote workforce–a first for ITsavvy and the industry at large. She successfully navigated technology speed bumps such as AOL Instant Messenger, the broadband network revolution, and the Blackberry! 

Kit’s innovative telecommuting strategy was an enormous success and created our current template for ITsavvy. In 2015 Kit was promoted to Regional Vice President, Sales, Eastern Region.

“ITsavvy has given me the opportunity to be an integral part of our organization’s development. Working closely with leadership, I continue to love what I do and do what I love.” –Kit Schmierer

Prior to joining ITsavvy, Kit built a successful 15-year career in technology sales. While at Global Computer/Systemax, she was the #1 sales rep out of 250 nationwide for 12 consecutive years. At Global Computer/Systemax, Kit designed and developed a rewards program called The President’s Club in which she was an award recipient every year. 

Kit now oversees an expanded territory that includes the entire Eastern seaboard that represents 30% of the company’s total sales. She fosters her high-performing team by being supportive of their individual and professional goals, helping them succeed within ITsavvy’s culture of excellence and dedication.

CHICAGO (March 13, 2023) – ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing complete technology solution providers in the U.S., is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what ITsavvy’s current employees say about their experiences working at the company. This year, 76% of employees identified ITsavvy as a great place to work, compared to just 57% at a typical U.S. workplace.

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.

“We are honored to be named a Great Place to Work-Certified company. The award is a testament to the engagement of our colleagues and their passion for serving the firm and our clients – which translates to the strong culture that we have developed.” said Munu Gandhi, CEO of ITsavvy.

“Colleagues have a choice of where they want to work – we are grateful that they choose ITsavvy.”

Results of the survey include 89% of employees saying they can be themselves at ITsavvy and 86% saying they immediately felt welcome when they joined the company. “Those are important findings,” said John Skeffington, ITsavvy Chief Human Resources Officer. “We are a nationwide company that is quite tight-knit. We foster a culture of listening,and our senior leaders have an open-door policy. ITsavvy’s welcoming, inclusive and supportive culture will continue to be the key to our success as we grow.”

Read why employees like working at ITsavvy: ITsavvy Great Place to Work Profile

ITsavvy is a leader in tailored, end-to-end IT product and service solutions. ITsavvy is headquartered in Addison, Ill., with offices in Chicago; Milwaukee; Madison, Wis.; Hauppauge N.Y.; and Brentwood, Tenn. Call 855.ITsavvy (855.487.2889), email info@ITsavvy.com, visit www.ITsavvy.com. For media inquiries, contact info@itsavvy.com.

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Celebrating International Women’s Month

ITsavvy celebrates and recognizes the amazing contributions of women on our Team.

Heather Carlson, Senior Vice President, Partner Management at ITsavvy.

Before joining ITsavvy, Heather worked in various marketing roles at WMS Gaming, a Casino Slot Machine Manufacturer overseeing Tradeshow Logistics, Sales Enablement and Digital Marketing.

She originally joined ITsavvy’s marketing team in 2017 and soon saw the opportunity to further develop and expand the partner relationships and leverage the resources available through those partnerships.  Heather developed a proposal that outlined her vision for Partner Management- and how it could help with marketing and demand generation efforts and presented it to Chris Kurpeikis and the rest was history.

“ITsavvy has given me the freedom to cultivate new ideas and bring them to life. If you are entrepreneurial, hardworking and have a passion for IT solutions, ITsavvy is a great place to execute your plans for success.”

–Heather Carlson

Heather’s Road to ITsavvy

Before Heather landed at ITsavvy, she held marketing roles usually related to database marketing and marketing operations in a variety of industries including Credit Bureaus, CPG, Advertising and Casino Manufacturing. She was new to  the IT Channel and was excited to branch out into IT and the ever changing technology landscape.

Transformational Roles at ITsavvy

After eight months at the organization, Heather moved to the Partner Management Team and was promoted to Director, Partner Management. Heather has spent the past 6 years building an amazing team of 14 that has led to exponential growth at ITsavvy. Heather was pivotal in creating a Demand Generation Team led by the Director, Demand Generation, 1 Sr. PM Operations Manager, 9 funded heads and two marketing support team members.