Speakers 2025
Rich Freeman, Chief Analyst, Channel Mastered
Rich Freeman is Channel Mastered's chief analyst. One of the tech industry's most experienced, respected authorities on the SMB channel, Freeman is also executive editor of Channelholic, an online publication that delivers an insider's take on managed services, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and tech M&A. In 2024, Channelholic won ConnectWise's first-ever IT Nation Torch Award for Media Excellence. Freeman is also founding editor and former executive editor of The ChannelPro Network, a leading source of news and insights for IT providers who serve small and midsize businesses.
In addition to co-hosting Channel Mastered's MSP Chat podcast, he has moderated dozens of sessions at live and virtual events hosted by the ChannelPro Network, co-hosted hundreds of episodes of the ChannelPro Weekly podcast and ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup podcast, and appeared as moderator or panelist at live and virtual events for Acronis, Auvik, Axcient, Channel Futures, CompTIA/GTIA, IoT World, IT Glue, SkyKick, SMB TechFest, The 20 and others. He has been a guest on the All Things MSP, Business of Tech, Ingram Micro B2B Tech Talk, Know Tech Talk, and Start Grow Manage podcasts, among others.