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Patti Mbachu: Senior BDR Extraordinaire since 2010!
Happy 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!
Enjoy 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
Happy 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!
Happy Easter Everyone! He is Risen, Indeed!
Happy 14th Birthday, Connect 5000!
Happy 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!
Happy 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!
Happy 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 […]
Podcast Appearance with the Corporate Couch
Happy New Year everyone! I was honored to be a guest on Jeff Pelaccio’s podcast, The Corporate Couch”. Here’s HIS description: You were born and then what happened? Join me for an incredible conversation with Ray Ruecker, the founder and CEO of Connect 5000, on The Corporate Couch podcast! Ray’s journey, from being left at […]
Happy New Year in 2024!
From our team at Connect 5000 to you and your family! Cheers and Blessings in the new year! I’m Ray Ruecker with Connect 5000.