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February 15, 2006
Speakeasy - Exhibiting at Spring VON 2006
Speakeasy is one of the largest, independent nationwide providers of broadband voice and data communication solutions. Located in Seattle, Speakeasy started out ten years ago as an Internet café and grew to be a significant, financially solid company with service in the major metropolitan cities in the U.S. Speakeasy serves small businesses that have between 2-100 employees and simplifies business communications through: Single Supplier, Single Bill, Single Support Person, and Simple predictable pricing.
One of Speakeasy’s major focuses in 2006 is Business VoIP, a hosted VoIP solution. This service allows for a single vendor for VoIP and broadband, no PBX to manage, reduced costs, and dedicated account management. Speakeasy delivers their services through their Partner network of over 2,500 independent IT consultants across the country. Speakeasy offers their partners free VoIP certification which allows them to sell, install and support Speakeasy’s VoIP service. Consultants are Speakeasy’s fastest growing channel, representing over one third of new sales.
Laura spoke with Ginny Hutchinson, the Chief Marketing Officer for Speakeasy.
Ginny Hutchinson is an inspirational leader who has successfully led companies through dramatic growth and rapid change in large and small corporate environments. She has chief marketing officer experience in both the telecom and technology sectors in the U.S. and Europe. Most recently, Ginny was the CMO of Travelport, A Cendant Company, a corporate travel solutions company used by 60 of the Fortune 500 companies, including Microsoft, Deloitte Consulting and Nike. Prior to joining Travelport, she was chief marketing officer for iobox, a pioneering mobile entertainment company offering mobile content and services across Europe. Ginny created a recognized brand, exceptional customer experience and broad distribution which ultimately led to the company sale to Telefoncia Group for over $200 million. She spent 6 years at US WEST Cellular/AirTouch in a variety of marketing, sales, and strategic marketing assignments. While at iobox, Ginny's wireless company was honored by Red Herring 100, as "The Most Important Companies in the World." Ginny serves on a number of boards, both business and non-profit and holds a BA from the University of Washington. She has also attended executive management training at Wharton School of Business.
You can find Speakeasy at booth #1740.
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Posted at February 15, 2006 01:23 PM
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