Ed Kless joined Sage in July of 2003 and is currently the senior director of partner development and strategy for Sage Business Solutions in North America. He facilitates the Sage Leadership Academy, Sage Consulting Academy and is the liaison to the Sage Leadership Academy Alumni Association.

Before joining Sage Software, Ed worked with Tipping Point Advisors, an organization dedicated to software implementation in companies’ growth and development. Before that, he co-founded Third Wave Business Systems, a Microsoft Business Solutions Partner, in 1996, which grew to 20 team members and 5 million in revenue. At Third Wave, Ed developed the implementation methodology and managed the front and back office consulting teams.

Ed is a senior fellow at the VeraSage Institute, a think tank dedicated to eliminating billable hours in all professional organizations. He is a frequent contributor to industry publications and has spoken at many conferences worldwide. He is the co-host of VoiceAmerica’s radio show The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy, which spawned the book The Soul of Enterprise: Dialogues on Business in the Knowledge Economy, both with Ron Baker.
 

Gary Olynik, CPA, CMA, is an experienced educator and business consultant in emerging issues and practices affecting the accounting profession. Gary has acquired over 30 years of experience as a senior financial professional working in profit oriented organizations to maximize their profitability. He has consulted with small to medium businesses to maximize their performance, set and achieve financial goals. As an educator, he has instructed at the college level and as a moderator for professional programs.

Lisa Beaver joined Sage in June of 2014 and is a Cloud Solutions Engineer for Sage Business Solutions in North America. In this role, Lisa demonstrates Sage Business Cloud, including accounting and Sage 50cloud, to customers and prospects to show them the benefits of these cloud solutions. With over 20 years of product and training experience, it is truly a passion to help customers run their businesses more effectively and demonstrate the lasting benefits of automating their processes.