The Skills Connection team draws on a wealth of experience in sales, marketing (technology, media and telecommunications), corporate IT leadership, market research, and advisory research. Our associates have a wealth of skills developed through working with leaders like Gartner, TowerGroup, MasterCard, Xerox, Vodafone, BT, Orange, IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce.com. We work with only seasoned specialists in their own field who can provide the highest quality, most cost-effective solutions for our clients.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Joel Wecksell – Managing Director (North America)
Joel has worked with executives, marketeers and research analysts from across the world. With 35 years experience in the technology world, Joel spent 11 years at Xerox, and then for 18 years held senior roles at Gartner, including group vice president for the global software research group. Joel has been a branch and district sales manager, marketeer, analyst, research executive and internet strategy guru. Over the last three years, he has helped some 650 professionalsworldwide to effectively analyze their world, to communicate and to inspire their audience with crisp insight
Simon Levin – Managing Director (Europe)
Simon has been in the business of communicating complex information for a quarter of a century. A marketeer by trade and training, Simon started life designing, marketing and selling software products that led their markets worldwide. After 10 years in software, he entered the advisory services industry, joining Gartner in Europe as a senior analyst. A top-rated writer and presenter, Simon went on to lead various Gartner research teams, including the global market research business of 380 professionals. Since then, Simon’s established European operations for TowerGroup (a division of MasterCard), led a turnaround in its global research organization and launched an innovative executive networking business.
The Skillet 