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Tech Edge hosted a fireside chat on June 8 at Pax8 Beyond 2026 in Salt Lake City with Ryan Walsh, Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer and Channel Chief at Pax8, and Jen Bodell, Corporate Vice President of Marketing at Pax8. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed how AI is accelerating demand from small businesses for trusted managed service providers to deliver secure, governed and profitable AI adoption, while reinforcing rather than replacing the role of human advisors.
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About Ryan Walsh
Ryan Walsh is Chief Strategy Officer and Channel Chief at Pax8, working closely with the CEO to drive the company’s strategic vision and growth. He focuses on expanding the Pax8 marketplace, strengthening partner relationships, and aligning strategy with market trends.
With over 20 years of experience, Ryan previously served as COO and Chief Product Officer at Pax8 and held leadership roles at Deloitte and MX Logic. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and is a recognized industry leader, earning multiple Channel Chief honors. Outside work, he enjoys spending time with his family and staying active, especially through basketball.
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About Jen Bodell
Jennifer Bodell is Corporate Vice President of Marketing at Pax8, where she leads global marketing strategy, channel programs, and the company’s flagship Beyond event, helping partners and vendors grow within the Pax8 ecosystem. She has spent nearly a decade at Pax8 in progressively senior leadership roles, shaping channel strategy, partner enablement, and go-to-market initiatives across the organization.
Prior to Pax8, Bodell held channel-focused marketing roles at StorageCraft, building deep expertise in partner engagement and ecosystem development. She is widely recognized in the IT channel industry, earning honors such as CRN’s Women of the Channel Power 100 and Channel Futures’ Channel Leaders list for her impact on partner programs and community growth.
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About Pax8
Pax8 is the global AI and cloud Marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Pax8 connects service providers and technology companies on a unified platform to discover, buy, sell, deploy and manage technology solutions for SMBs. More than 47,000 IT partners and 800,000 SMBs rely on Pax8 for expertise, automation and real-time insights to stay productive, protected and prepared for the AI economy.
