Vinay is an entrepreneur and has owned a Quizno franchise, worked in real-estate startups and invested in Indian startups before he founded CommerceCX. In this interview he shares how he moved from a staffing to a SI focus, what CPQ myths customers should know about and much more. 

- Contact him on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinaytoomu/ 

- Website @ https://www.commercecx.com 

- Accelerator info can be seen @ http://novuscpq.com/cpq-circle-community/foundational-knowledge/accelerator

Daniel has been with Siemens for 12+ years and is leading an international IT team of CPQ experts from Germany. In this interview he talks about how he got stuck on a sinking boat in Calcutta (India), where they use CPQ, why he thinks CPQ is similar to marriage, what Siemens means by “bridging the last mile", the potentials of CPQ, what suggestions he has for CPQ Vendors and much more.

- Contact him on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-wagner-54979351/

Michael has been working for CPQ Vendors CallidusCloud (now SAP), Apttus and FPX before he decided to work as an independent CPQ advisor for the time being. In this interview he talks about his experience with different CPQ Vendors and System Integrators, why he suggests that firms need to own the CPQ process, why he is excited about AI and much more. 

- Contact him on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelkirubaraja/ 

- or on email [email protected]

Joachim recently joined ThreeKit, an online platform for visualization solutions that partners with CPQ and eCommerce providers. In this interview, Joachim talks about how he got interested in CPQ, how he got involved with BigMachines, SteelBrick and Salesforce, what the plans are for ThreeKit, how companies like Crate & Barrel use ThreeKit and much more.

- Contact him on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joachimklein/ or email @ [email protected] 

- Website is @ https://www.threekit.com

After working for 20+ years in the Service Industry Rob founded Vendira in 2018, with a mission to help service providers be more successful, they are a CPQ integrator for servicePath CPQ+. In this interview he talks about his first project as a servicePath customer, trends in the service industry for 2019 and much more.

- Contact him on LinkedIn @https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-stainsby-1a799a1/ or email @ [email protected]

- The website is @ https://www.vendira.co.uk

Suren co-founded Cloudely in 2013 after he had worked in numerous industries and held leadership positions at firms like Wipro and Equinix. In this interview he talks about what he did before he co-founded Cloudely, what tools they use to speed up CPQ implementations, who they partner with and much more.

- Contact him on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/suren-reddy-94735887/ or on email @ [email protected]

- The website is @http://cloudely.com

Dr. Beier founded intelligentgraphics in 2012 after he had worked with visualization solutions since the early 90s and after he had worked for 14 years at the first company he founded. In this interview he talks about their focus on end-user solutions, what industries they work with, where he expects the visual CPQ market to go in 2019 and much more.

- Contact him on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/intelligentgraphics/

- The website is @ https://www.intelligentgraphics.biz

Javed co-founded RevZoom, a System Integrator for Salesforce CPQ & Billing Solutions, in February 2018. In this interview he talks about his experience prior to RevZoom.io, why he decided to found a SI firm, what he thinks about Sales Engagement Tools, Process Automation and much more

- Contact Javed @ [email protected] or LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/javedjafar/

- The RevZoom website is @ http://revzoom.io

- Book Javed mentioned:“Confessions of the Pricing Man …” from Hermann Simon

We are going to take a short break and will be back with the next new episode on January 13, 2019

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Alex has worked with CPQ and Quote-to-Cash solutions as a customer, for a CPQ Vendor and now with TCS’s Salesforce practice. In this interview she shares what the TCS Salesforce practice is offering, what customers should do to find a Global System Integrator, what a common misconception about TCS is and much more

- Contact Alex @ [email protected]

- The TCS website is www.tcs.com

- Contact Amit Gandotra @ [email protected]