Tag: Cisco Champion

  • Cisco Names Champions for 2018

    Cisco Names Champions for 2018

    At the end of last last week, Cisco sent out the official “Welcome” emails to the folks they’ve named as Cisco Champions for 2018. What are Cisco Champions exactly? you might ask. It’s a fair question, I’ll admit. Started in 2014, the Cisco Champion program is a way for Cisco to recognize those members of…

  • Cisco Announces Champions for 2017

    Cisco Announces Champions for 2017

    Today, Cisco started sending out “Welcome” emails to folks they’ve named as Cisco Champions for 2017. The Cisco Champions program is a community recognition program. It’s intended to recognize people who are making valuable contributions to the IT community through knowledge sharing. Unlike some other similar programs, Cisco’s own employees are not eligible to be…

  • Cisco Announces Champions for 2016

    Cisco Announces Champions for 2016

    On Friday last week, Cisco started sending out email welcoming those people who have been selected to receive the Cisco Champion designation for 2016. For those of you not familiar with it, Cisco Champion is Cisco’s community recognition program. Its main goal is to encourage and recognize knowledge-sharing efforts. To quote from the welcome email:…

  • For Your Listening Pleasure: Cisco Champion Radio Season 3, Ep 2 is Live

    For Your Listening Pleasure: Cisco Champion Radio Season 3, Ep 2 is Live

    Earlier this week, I got to play the role of a guest-host/panelist on the Cisco Champion Radio podcast, talking about tech predictions for 2016. It was a very lively conversation and a lot of fun. If you’re interested in hearing it, you can find it: On the iTunes On TalkShoe Or, on Android, just search…

  • Guest-Hosting Cisco Champion Radio Next Week

    Guest-Hosting Cisco Champion Radio Next Week

    I’ve written before about the various community programs I’ve been fortunate enough to be involved in and how I’ve benefited from them. I’ve just been given another unexpected benefit that should be a lot of fun. The Cisco Champion community records a weekly podcast titled Cisco Champion Radio. Over the past two years, they’ve covered…

  • Headed to VMware Partner Exchange (#VMwarePEX)

    In less than 48 hours, I’ll be boarding a plane to San Francisco to attend this year’s VMware Partner Exchange (PEX) conference. PEX is a VMware partner-only conference that’s always been a great learning and networking experience for me. Almost all of the vendors my company partners with will be there, too. If you’re going…

  • Cisco Champions for 2015 Announced

    Last year Cisco joined the ranks of companies running community recognition programs by creating their Cisco Champion program. These programs recognize those people who go above and beyond in their efforts to share knowledge — knowledge of products, techniques, tips and tricks, you name it. In Cisco’s own words describing Cisco Champions: Cisco Champions are…

  • Cisco Launches Champions Program for 2013

    Yesterday, Cisco began sending email notifications to the people they’re inviting to participate in the Cisco Champions Program. This program’s purpose is “to create and nurture a network of people who are passionate about Cisco and enjoy sharing their knowledge, expertise, and thoughts across the social web and with Cisco.” I’m happy, excited, and humbled…