Welcome back to the show! I'm the Vanimal, and today we've got a guest who has literally written the playbook on channel sales done right.

Our guest is Gil Lowe — Director of Channel Sales at Veeam Software, where he's been the architect of one of the most powerful partner relationships in North America for over a decade. Gil joined Veeam back in 2014 and has spent more than ten years scaling the Veeam-CDW partnership — Veeam's largest Platinum partner account on the continent — into a true powerhouse go-to-market motion.

And he's not just showing up — he's dominating. Gil has racked up multiple MVP Channel Awards, the CDW Channel Account Manager of the Year Award, and the Veeam Channel Manager of the Year — all in 2022 alone. He's the kind of guy who doesn't just hit quota — he redefines what's possible in a channel relationship.

Before Veeam, Gil honed his craft at ExaGrid, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and CA Technologies — building a career that spans backup, recovery, data resilience, and the art of making partners wildly successful.

In today's conversation, we're getting into how elite channel relationships actually get built, what separates good partners from great ones, and where the data protection space is headed. Trust me — if you're in sales, storage, or the channel ecosystem, you do NOT want to skip this one.

Gil, welcome to the show — let's get into it!"

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Welcome back to Is That How It Happened?—today’s guest is my friend Dr. Colt W. Knight from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, an Associate Extension Professor and Maine’s state livestock specialist. He runs the Maine Grazing Behavior Lab, where his team designs and manufactures livestock tracking collars and does applied grazing behavior research to help interpret what animals are telling us through their movement and behavior.
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But Colt’s also an accomplished luthier—building custom guitars that have found their way into the hands of world-class players, including The Kentucky Headhunters. Today we’re talking about craft, science, and the kind of curiosity that connects a lab bench to a workbench—so let’s get into it.

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What does it take to dedicate your life to fighting blood cancer? And what keeps a clinician going when the stakes are life and death, day after day?

In this week's episode, we sit down with Dr. Keri Maher, a cutting-edge hematology-oncology clinician whose work is saving and extending the lives of blood cancer patients. But this isn't just a conversation about clinical trials and treatment protocols—it's an intimate look at the person behind the practice.

Dr. Maher brings us into her world with refreshing honesty and humor, revealing the moments that shaped her calling, the patients who taught her what truly matters, and the driving force behind her relentless pursuit of breakthroughs. We explore the emotional weight of this work, the hope that sustains it, and why she believes we're entering a new era in blood cancer treatment.

This episode tackles the big questions: What motivates someone to chase cures when setbacks are inevitable? How do you balance clinical excellence with genuine human connection? And what can Dr. Maher's journey teach us about resilience, purpose, and the power of refusing to accept "incurable"?

Whether you're a healthcare professional, a patient or caregiver navigating a cancer diagnosis, or simply someone who wants to understand what drives remarkable people to do extraordinary work—this conversation will move you, challenge you, and leave you inspired.

Listen now to discover the brilliant, determined, and deeply human side of cancer care.

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