Some Nostalgia

Ed KlessJune 5, 2010

In doing some work with a Sage partner, I have had the pleasure of working again with Bonnie Robertson. We exchanged some emails and in one of them Bonnie sent me this picture.

From the Microsoft Great Plains logo, I deduce that this picture was taken in January of 2002. Thanks, Bonnie!

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Ed Kless

Ed Kless joined Sage in July of 2003 and is currently the senior director of partner development and strategy for Sage Business Solutions in North America. He is the co-host with Ron Baker of the Voice America Business Channel's The Soul of Enterprise. Prior to joining Sage Software, Ed worked with Tipping Point Advisors, an organization dedicated to the growth and development of software implementation companies. Before that, he co-founded Third Wave Business Systems, a Microsoft Business Solutions Partner, in 1996, which grew to 20 team members and 5 million in revenue. At Third Wave, Ed developed the implementation methodology and managed the front and back office consulting teams. Ed is senior fellow at the VeraSage Institute, a think tank dedicated to the elimination of the billable hour in all professional organization. He is a frequent contributor to industry publications and has spoken at many conferences worldwide.

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Christine Kless - June 5, 2010 at 3:13 pm

Ed – If I remember correctly, it was at BBC in Palm Springs, 2002. You were called up on stage as a bit of a spoof. You were known as the guy who always asked Doug Burgum “the first question” at any Great Plains Q&A sessions. Here, Bonnie had called you up and Doug Burgum was in the audience and had the opportunity to ask you “the first question!”

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Bonnie Robertson - June 14, 2010 at 6:11 pm

Christine is right…we managed to turn the tables on you! Doug and I both enjoyed involving Partners on stage.

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