About Us

Enthusiastic and insightful, Diana cut her business teeth in sales and sales management at some of the world’s best organizations including Microsoft, IBM, Attachmate and Computer Associates. Her responsibilities included the development and management of partnership strategies, business and solutions development, marketing innovation and performance reporting. She enjoys working collaboratively with virtual teams, managing complex multi-partner engagements and developing partner and channel programs that deliver results. Able to skillfully navigate the challenges facing both smaller partners right through to some of the largest ISV’s, she has successfully built programs that include alignment with market leaders such as IBM Global Services, Accenture, McKinsey Consulting, Cap Gemini, Hitachi, HP and Dell. Her industry experience includes Financial Services, Distribution, Healthcare, Public Sector and Manufacturing. Diana enjoys hiking in western Washington with her dogs, take-out food and a good glass of red wine.

Jay’s portfolio of skills have been gleaned from more than twenty years working with growing companies representing a broad range of technologies, industries and business models. His knowledge and experience span strategy, business development, product marketing and sales – both channel and direct Pro-active and highly energetic, he is focused on finding the money. This means driving projects that are designed to accelerate revenue growth, develop scalable and repeatable business processes and maximize utilization of existing resources. His deep expertise in B2B marketing, channel and direct sales strategies, messaging frameworks, sales and partner enablement, content development and competitive research have helped many TKG clients realize bottom-line results.

A passion for the pen, Gail combines over twenty years of sales and marketing experience with her love of writing to develop content that educates and inspires the intended audience to take action. Helping build a variety of digital assets designed to endorse you and deliver your message to the right audience, Gail will build battlecards to educate joint sales teams; win wires to promote internal success; case studies, press releases, brochures, website content and newsletters to tell your stories to the world; and craft award submissions that help elevate your brand. Backed by a team of seasoned freelance writers, Gail’s experience managing million dollar plus quotas and selling global solutions for Microsoft partners brings a unique perspective to your partner and program communication needs. An avid golfer, Gail credits www.cindymillergolf.com and the professional guidance of LPGA pro Cindy Miller, for helping her finally break one hundred and begin the journey to breaking ninety.

Connecting the dots in new ways for outstanding results is a signature strength for Shann. Equipped with years of Microsoft senior leadership experience in enterprise services, operations and sales positions, Shann is most passionate about helping others succeed in reaching their potential and getting the most from the power of technology and partnerships. Shann’s company, Devreve Inc. specializes in developing and implementing strategic programs for communications, women in technology and building partnerships for growth. With a background in theatre and improvisation Shann keeps it interesting by bringing fun and creativity to any opportunity.

With a broad spectrum of experience in Marketing, Jamie joins The Kreklow Group with a passion for connecting people and services. She graduated with a B.A. in Marketing two years early, and jumped right into the industry starting with building a marketing program for a mortgage company. She was then recruited to be the Marketing Manager at Gray Line of Seattle where her love of travel was utilized, and she managed advertising and overall marketing strategy. During this time, she also started her own successful photography business which she is very passionate about. The next step in her career was working for a very successful high tech start up called EagleView Technologies where she was the Marketing and Sales Coordinator. Here she focused on running 30+ trade shows and events around the country and managed the social media as well as all marketing campaigns and public relations. After six years in the marketing business, Jamie and her husband made the decision to move abroad (to Taiwan) for a year – which they loved so much it turned into four years. There, she was in early education development and enjoyed teaching young Taiwanese English as a second language. Now settled back in Seattle, she is excited to be joining this dynamic company, and thrilled to use her marketing experience in an innovative and fast-paced industry.

Educated at McMaster University in Canada, Dan combines technical acumen, client engagement experience and strong customer-facing skills to deliver project and program management expertise. With a deep understanding of MPN, PSX and SIP requirements, Dan can help you execute on the critical elements around maintaining your competency, registering deals and collecting the funding tied to influence revenue. Passionate about drinking good coffee, Dan also enjoys building websites in his free time and helping SMB business partners implement better SEO strategies.