Women Influencers

The expanding ranks of women attending the Annual Women Influencers Brunch since its inception is a testament to their impact on the channel.

This year, it was tremendously satisfying to welcome many leading female executives from the office technology industry at our Gala and Women Influencers Brunch.

Following our 39th Annual Awards & Charities Gala, The Cannata Report hosted its Women Influencer’s Brunch on Friday morning, attended by women representing all segments of the office technology industry. 

The 2024 Women Influencers Brunch Soundtrack features 20 songs favored and inspired by The Cannata Report’s 2024 Women Influencers.

Our 2024 Women Influencers—Sarah Custer of Distribution Management, Charlene Fischer of Xerox, and Kerstin Woods of Toshiba America Business Solutions—will be celebrated at our 9th Annual Women Influencers Brunch on Friday, November 8, the day after our Awards & Charities Gala.

The Cannata Report’s latest Women Influencers video features Toshiba’s Kerstin Woods explaining why dealers must discuss solutions with their hardware customers, emphasizing the benefits of software and services.

In this week’s Women Influencers video, Xerox’s Charlene Fischer shares her advice for dealers on embracing change, and opportunities for personal development to keep pace with those changes.

In our latest Women Influencers video, Distribution Management’s Sarah Custer discusses what it means to be acknowledged as a 2024 Women Influencer, how she seized the opportunity to lead her company’s fledgling managed print initiative, and the increasing relevance of sustainability in her business and our lives. 

In this video recorded during the Women Influencers cover story photo shoot in New York City, Custer, Fischer, and Woods discuss the evolution of print and digital technology and how it impacts their organizations and customers.  

The Cannata Report prides itself on celebrating diversity, and our Women Influencers issue best exemplifies that mission. This is the 11th year we are shining the spotlight on three impressive women leaders, and we are elated at the franchise’s reception from all corners of the office technology industry. 

This issue marks the beginning of the second decade of the Women Influencers franchise, continuing to celebrate women’s increasing prominence in our industry.

Led by curiosity, our women influencers inner compasses are leading them in their careers and inspiring others. 

The office technology industry is still changing, and these five women leaders are at the forefront of this movement.

Whether it’s an OEM or a dealership, the presence of women in the field in the office imaging industry seems conspicuously sparse.

Following an evening of celebration at The Cannata Report’s Awards & Charities Gala, industry women gathered on Friday morning, November 3, to celebrate 10 years of Women Influencers at the 8th Annual Women Influencers Brunch.

The Barbie movie, which is the highest-grossing film of the year in the U.S. to date, is triggering discussions on feminism and patriarchy–perfect timing since we just launched our July/August Women Influencers issue.

Women Influencer Liz Sumner, managing director, SumnerOne, shares her strategies for sustaining a family business, emphasizing the need to ensure that the dealership remains vital and lasting not only in the office technology industry but vital to customers for decades to come.

Women Influencer Melissa Confalone, president of Fraser Advanced Information Systems, identifies the attributes she brings to the company as instrumental to her success. She also shares her vision for the company, focusing on its aggressive five-year growth plan.

Women Influencer Chelsey Bode, CEO of Pearson-Kelly Technology, reveals how her educational background in fashion merchandising and marketing attracted her to the office technology industry.

Our 2023 Women Influencers discuss the importance of role models for women in the office technology industry and how they see their organizations and the office technology dealer channel evolving to remain relevant and successful in the future.

The Cannata Report’s 10th Annual Women Influencers issue celebrates three visionary office technology dealers: Chelsey Bode, Melissa Confalone, and Liz Sumner.

The Women Influencers issue celebrates its 10 anniversary with profiles of three of the office technology industry’s most inspirational and dynamic women dealers.

This year’s three women influencers’ career paths are a source of inspiration for future generations of women leading dealerships in the office technology industry.

In recognition of International Women’s Day 2023, The Cannata Report is proud to share the following reflection from Tanja Omeragic of ConnectWise about being a woman in the tech industry and her advice to other women in the workplace.

The Cannata Report will host its 7th Annual Women Influencers Brunch, sponsored by esp and GreatAmerica Financial Services, on Friday, November 11, the day after…