Update November 2023: Darren has joined Shopify full-time as head of partner programs and experience. AlignedPartner Consulting may continue one day in the future but is shelved for the time being. Thank you for your business!
Hear Darren on the Channel Journeys Podcast about scaling partner programs and on the Ultimate Channel Sales Podcast about programs that help the Partner team work with the Direct Sales team.
Partner Programs Consulting
Software companies often struggle to scale their partner business without solid programs, policies, and operations in place. Darren witnessed this himself over 10 years of studying partner programs and in building out a world class partner program at DocuSign.
AlignedPartner offers assessments, reviews, scorecards, analysis, checklists, and recommendations on your current partner programs and future plans. We can go deep in tiered programs, VAR/SI/ISV programs, referral and influencer programs, incentives, attribution, comp models, partner enablement, and much more.
The unique thing about AlignedPartner programs consulting is that we can go very deep into the execution and crafting of these topics / projects. It’s more than just high-level recommendations. And Darren himself will be working on everything, not just checking in on weekly update calls.
Presentations and Workshops
Darren has earned top speaker honors on numerous occasions, whether speaking to an audience of partners, partner program practitioners, or partner account managers. Consider AlignedPartner to bring compelling content and delivery to your next internal or external, live or virtual, event.
See Darren’s Testimonials and Speaking Highlights.
Client Success Stories
Take a look at some of the clients and projects Darren has worked with in the past. Projects have included partner program assessments and recommendations, research studies, thought leadership projects, and more.
What People Are Saying
Also see Presentation Testimonials
“Darren is one in a million! An analyst at heart who can build and run scalable partner programs and go-to-market strategies.”
— Marc Monday, Vice-President, Global Strategic Partnerships, Sage
“Darren is one of the most knowledgeable analysts in the Software industry.
His understanding of Channels and Alliances combined with his ability to quickly asses a situation and offer creative advice has been a tremendous help not only to Oracle, but all of his key clients that I have spoken to at various events.”
— Tom Herrmann, Former Vice President, Global Alliances & Channels, Oracle
“Our CEO also pointed out the contrast of your presentation and partnership with us versus the presenter from the day before who very much missed the mark.
Both are huge compliments from Tom, he is genuine and generous when he gives praise but only does it when truly warranted..”
— Large US-based Reseller
“Regarding the Cloud Economy, I have seen Darren provide vision and strategic thinking on what for many is still a complex and challenging subject.
When sharing his views with an audience he has a thoughtful and commanding style that also makes the most of his entertaining Canadian humour.”
— Stephen Parker, Digital Transformation Strategist