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Positive Employee Experience is Key to Successful M&A

This is an interview that we had during our M&A virtual summit. Hosted by Jill Harrison, VP of Silverline venture, this interview is all about positive employee experience and how it impacts the success of M&A deals. Joining this discussion are our 3 speakers:

  •  Cole Breidenbach- Head of M&A Integration at Okta
  • Josh Olson- Head of solution sales at the Americas at VMware
  • Amy Gannaway- Vice President, Global Compensation, Benefits and HRIS at VMware
  • Jill Harrison - VP of Silverline Ventures
“The powerful combination of technology and then leading with trust and inclusion. That together is where all the magic happens and where true value is created.” - Amy Gannaway


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Amy Gannaway

Amy Gannaway is the VP of Global Compensation, Benefits and HRIS at VMWare. Amy is an experienced IT and HR leader w/ a solid track record of successful application implementations including budget, project, and vendor management. Management style focuses on team mentoring, job rotation, and skill development. Key competencies include negotiation / influencing skills, project and ROI proposal development, and cross-functional partnership.

Cole Breidenbach

Cole Breidenbach is the Pre and Post-Sales GTM and M&A Integration.

Josh Olson

Josh Olson is the  Head of Experience Solutions Sales - Americas at VMWare. He helps business executives realize meaningful business transformation in Customer and Employee Experience to achieve their Reason for Being. Josh focuses his  time on strategic growth in high-value accounts through building executive level relationships and understanding their strategic, high-value initiatives

Jill Harrison

She discovered Salesforce in 2005 and fell in love with the platform while at a fast-growing education technology start-up. After six years as an admin and new team builder, she decided to make the jump into the consulting world and help others and for the last 10 years, she helped build the amazing team at Silverline. They're focused on making sure that thier clients are successful, their colleagues are empowered, and their community is supported through the philanthropic work they do as part of Pledge 1%.

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