Pam Blanchard

What has been your personal highlight of 2020?

I'm not sure 2020 has had many highlights but mine has been finally finding some time to spend on the business, not in it.

Which three celebrities would you invite to a Zoom party?

Piers Morgan, Boris Johnson and Donald Trump.

What has been your guiltiest lockdown pleasure?

Watching Netflix.

Which tech figurehead has inspired you most this year, and why?

I have been inspired by Gino Wickman, author of Traction because he written a simple easy to follow Operating System for Entrepreneurs which has inspired change.

What piece of technology, or app, have you not been able to do without during the pandemic?

I couldn't have lived without Teams and the Wildix app.

If you could be anyone else for a week, who would you be and what would you do?

I would be Carrie Symonds and put Boris in the hotseat to answer questions about how he reaches his decisions.

Do you miss face-to-face events?

Yes, very much.

How will COVID leave its mark on the way the channel operates long term?

I believe COVID will bring about positive change in the way the channel operates long term by introducing greater flexibility with suppliers and an acceleration in innovation. The world has changed the way it consumes technology and demands greater interoperability.