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September Tune In Tuesday Recap
Building Stronger Alliances Through Authentic Conversations
This week’s we held our first Tune In Tuesday session! It brought together our members from across the world to explore how collaboration, resilience, and authenticity drive success in partnerships.
Elise Carbone
Sep 52 min read


Spotlight on Elana Rankin
Elana Rankin (Channel Partner Sales Manager at Bottomline) is our spotlight member this week.

Zhenya Winter
Aug 303 min read


Tackling the Tough Reality of Partnerships and Emerging Triumphant
The final session of the 2025 Women in Alliances Summit was a powerful close. Led by Zhenya Winter and featuring a lineup of seasoned partnership leaders, Mike Nevin, Elise Carbone, Nicki Jarvis, Amandip, and Carrie White. The panel turned the spotlight onto a tough but crucial truth: Partnerships are messy, political, and often misunderstood—but they are also worth it.
Elise Carbone
Jun 302 min read


Scaling Impact with AI: A Sales Leader’s Perspective on Partner Enablement
In this dynamic quickfire conversation, Alexandria Ysmael, AWS Partner Sales Director at Salesforce joined Zhenya Winter to discuss the real-world impact of AI in the fast-paced world of partnerships. What stood out? This wasn’t about theory. It was packed with tactical insights and honest reflections from someone who’s using AI daily.
Elise Carbone
Jun 212 min read


Navigating the Job Market with Confidence and Success
In a standout session at the Women in Alliances Summit, Stephanie Kee and Asher Mathew delivered a refreshingly honest and empowering conversation about navigating career transitions in partnerships and tech.
Elise Carbone
Jun 162 min read


Turning AI into Action: Building Predictable, High-ROI Partnership Programs
Kathryn Rose delivered a practical and grounded session focused on how AI can enable partner leaders to move beyond ambiguity and into data-backed decision-making. Her key message? You don’t need perfect data; you need a strong story.
Elise Carbone
Jun 92 min read


Ensuring Partnerships Have ‘a Seat at the Table’: Key Strategies and Best Practices
At the2025 Women in Alliances Summit, Lauren Helstab and Michelle Teo brought their deep experience in partnership strategy and marketing to the virtual stage to challenge a common perception: that partnerships are unpredictable and undervalued channels. Instead, they argued, it’s a perception problem, and the solution lies in storytelling and strategy.
Elise Carbone
Jun 21 min read


Spotlight on Elise Carbone
Meet Elise Carbone, Women in Alliance Committee member. Elise is a speaker at Women in Alliances annual summit. In this article learn more about her.

Zhenya Winter
May 202 min read


Spotlight on Madeleine Ellis
Madeleine Ellis is the International Head of Channels at UiPath, where she leads international partner strategy across diverse markets. With a background spanning industries, regions, and cultures, she brings a human-first, results-driven approach to building high-impact alliances. Known for turning relationships into growth engines, Madeleine believes the best partnerships are built on trust, shared purpose, and equal commitment.

Zhenya Winter
May 192 min read


"Share of Wallet": A Powerful Tool for Channel Management
One of the most powerful tools I discovered while managing partnerships in the video surveillance sector was the “Share of Wallet” approach. Though industries may differ, the principles of this methodology remain equally effective across various partner ecosystems.

Yulia Lenina
May 154 min read


Spotlight on Kathryn Rose
Meet Kathryn Rose: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Build Bold, Authentic Brands That Stand Out. She is a speaker at Women in Alliances annual summit. In this article learn more about her.

Carrie White
May 73 min read


Spotlight on Mike Nevin
Mike Nevin launched The Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals in Europe in 2002. He is a speaker at Women in Alliances annual summit. In this article learn more about him

Zhenya Winter
Apr 232 min read


Stressed? Your Body Might Be Holding the Answer
Stressed? Your Body Might Be Holding the Answer How many times have you heard that physical exercise helps to battle stress?
I’ve heard it a lot - but it never convinced me to go to the gym. I’ve always lived in my head and felt disconnected from my body. Only in recent years, after learning how stress really works and how much the body is involved, did I start pushing myself to do something about it.

Yulia Lenina
Apr 154 min read


Spotlight on Michelle Teo
Michelle Teo, founder of Demand Conversion, is a speaker at Women in Alliances annual summit. In this article learn more about her.

Carrie White
Apr 124 min read


Spotlight on Lauren Helstab
Lauren Helstab, Founder of More Than One Way, is a speaker at Women in Alliances annual summit. Lauren is the founder of More Than One Way in this article learn more about her.

Carrie White
Apr 73 min read


April - Member Book Pick
As an athlete, I delved into TB12's Method and unearthed invaluable insights and actionable steps. Tom Brady's wisdom on priming your body f

Zahra Jamshed
Apr 32 min read


Spotlight on Vesna Arsic
Vesna Arsic is a tech executive who is focused on driving enterprise and partner revenue.

Zhenya Winter
Mar 303 min read


Spotlight on Stephanie Kee
Stephanie was the former chair of Women in Alliances in 2024, where she was a phenomenal driver in reshaping the organisation by bringin in

Zhenya Winter
Mar 122 min read


Podcast Alert - Featuring Carrie White
Listen to Carrie White Women in Alliances 2025 chair. This podcast is about Accelerate Action: Progressive mindsets and inclusive behaviors

Women in Alliances
Mar 61 min read


Micro-Mentoring: How to Support Others Without a Formal Program
With a current buzz about mentoring, not having one might feel daunting. It can trigger a FOMO feeling, which doesn’t help either..

Yulia Lenina
Feb 273 min read
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