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Matt O'Brien

Senior Business Development Manager

Global Partner Organization (GPO) - Digital Transformation and Industries

Matt joined Cisco in 2000 and works for Cisco’s Global Partner Organization where he now leads Solution GTM for the Digitization and Industries team. He and his team are responsible for developing Cisco’s sales scaling engine in support of our WW Digitization and Industries strategy.

In his career at Cisco, Matt spent 12 years in the field, including over 6 years in Sales Engineering Management. His teams consistently finished above stretch (110%), and at the top of their Sales Areas. Since, he has held multiple Global GTM Strategy Roles across different architectures and solution groups. His passion is driving disruptive strategies across our Partner Ecosystem, accelerating partner transformation, and helping Cisco Partners realize and deliver business outcomes for our customers.

Matt is a graduate of Boston College, where he earned his BS, and the University of Montana, where he earned his MS.

Married and currently residing in Bozeman, MT, Matt enjoys staying active with his three young boys skiing and fishing. He enjoys giving back by leading a local Cub Scout Pack of over 40 youths.

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February 4, 2020

PARTNER

Unleash new growth with sales plays

At Cisco we’re constantly listening to you, our valued partners, and certainly to our collective customers. As you know, our customers are increasingly demanding business outcomes rather than just the technology components. Because of that, Cisco is transforming our sales approach globally and we wa…

May 10, 2019

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Making the jump from generic outcomes to customer use cases

Living in the Northern Rockies, we have the privilege of enjoying all four seasons.  This winter we enjoyed a record snow pack and fantastic ski season, with remnant snow piles still dotting the shady sides of many yards.  Living in this climate every fall we are confronted with a barrage of adds wa…

November 21, 2018

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5G: Revolutionizing Agribusiness

Asking a rancher how many head of cattle he has, is like asking someone how much money they make – it’s simply not a polite question to ask!  Of course, asking them how they use technology to manage their heard(s) and/or optimize their farms and you may be surprised by the answers you receive!…

July 16, 2018

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Business Outcomes, The World Cup, and Partner Differentiation

This weekend, France emerged victorious over Croatia and hoisted the trophy as FIFA World Cup champions. I was one of millions of viewers held in rapture by the tournament, especially as it entered the home stretch. It was a little after 2pm local time a couple weeks ago when Salt Lake City airport&…

April 4, 2018

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The Spring Runoff and Cisco’s VALUE Framework

Every November as days shorten and temperatures drop, the ice begins to form on the lower sections of the famed Gallatin River in southwest Montana.  Anglers take a pause from throwing fall streamer patterns and chasing the elusive Brown Trout.  They move to casting smaller nymph and emerger pattern…