CRN 2024 Next-Gen Solution Provider Leader

We are proud to announce that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Richard Kask, Director of Client Experience, as a 2024 CRN Next-Gen Solution Provider Leader. This CRN list honours solution provider professionals who stand out for their innovative contributions to the growth and success of their organizations.

The annual list spotlights rising-star executives, managers, and directors who are 40 years of age or younger and already demonstrate strong leadership capabilities in their roles with solution provider organizations, including technology integrators, VARs, MSPs, MSSPs and IT consultants.

Richard has been in the MSP industry for over 12 years, 10+ which have been with Nucleus. Beginning his career in IT procurement and inside sales supporting major government clients, Richard seized the opportunity to move into the Business Development world and has been an integral part of the growth and development at Nucleus. As the key growth leader at Nucleus, Richard has driven new client acquisition, owned strategic partnerships, developed, and formalized processes, policies, and Client Experience workflows and KPIs. He has also matured inside sales strategies, and has been an integral part of Nucleus’ year-over-year growth.

Graduating from Simon Fraser University with a BA in Criminology & Sociology, in addition to being a collegiate football student-athlete during his tenure at SFU, Richard has drawn on these experiences and transitioned this sports-team-like atmosphere to the workplace. Focusing on coaching, evolving, and maturing high performance client-facing teams.

“The professionals recognized on CRN’s 2024 Next-Gen Solution Provider Leaders list have distinguished themselves as passionate trailblazers early in their IT channel careers,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S Content and Executive Editor, CRN, The Channel Company. “We honor their remarkable, innovative contributions to the success of their companies and the wider IT channel. We look forward to seeing all the ways you help the channel thrive in the future.”

The CRN Next-Gen Solution Provider Leaders list is online at www.CRN.com/nextgen and will be featured in the December print edition of CRN Magazine.

About The Channel Company

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