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Happy Labor Day!
September 3, 2024 in General /by Ray RueckerHappy Birthday, USA!
July 3, 2024 in General /by Ray RueckerPatti Mbachu: Senior BDR Extraordinaire since 2010!
June 23, 2024 in General /by Ray RueckerHappy Sunday! I met Patti initially sometime in 2010 and I interviewed her in person at Panera Bread. She was my FIRST employee back then and has been with me for the most part since. There are a couple of breaks here and there but she’s been with Connect 5000 most of the time. Patti […]
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
May 24, 2024 in General /by Ray RueckerEnjoy your 3 day weekend as we remember all U.S. soldiers who have died serving their country! (Graphic created by Ashton Jarrell.)
Connecting Live As a Company
April 15, 2024 in General /by Ray RueckerHappy Tax Day everyone! Everyone at Connect 5000 is remote which has its pluses and minuses. While we are missing a few people, we hosted our first company-wide staff meeting of 2024. Being located from coast to coast, it is great to be able to come together as a firm. Questions that people answered to […]
Happy Easter!
March 31, 2024 in General /by Ray RueckerHappy Easter Everyone! He is Risen, Indeed!
Happy 14th Birthday, Connect 5000!
March 25, 2024 in Uncategorized /by Ray RueckerHappy March everyone! In March 2010, 14 year long years ago, Connect 5000 was created. Previously, from 2006 to 2010, I was the co-owner of IT Lead Source, a lead gen firm. My partner owned 51% and I owned the rest. We worked together for 4 years and then I broke off and launched my […]
Greetings from Trimble’s SKO in Atlanta!
February 7, 2024 in Lead Generation /by Ray RueckerHappy Hump Day everyone! Trimble has been a client of ours throughout the years. Currently, we have 8 BDR reps assigned there to help with top-of-the-funnel acceleration. Our team was invited to Trimble’s yearly SKO in Atlanta, Georgia. Over 900+ employees attended from 35+ countries. I hadn’t met my key contacts previously in person before […]
Greetings from Bahston!
January 31, 2024 in Lead Generation /by Ray RueckerHappy January everyone! I was invited to join a tech firm’s Sales Kick-Off in Woburn, MA to accelerate their pipeline in mid-January. Other than the weather and being delayed a day coming home, it was a wonderful trip and time spent with the sales team. Here’s what the Chief Marketing Officer said afterward: “We invited […]

