Jared
byrd SR
Jared Byrd Sr
Public
Recommendations
Resumes tell you what someone accomplished. Colleagues, leaders, direct reports and customers tell you what it was like to work with them. Sharing a few of my LinkedIn recommendations that speak to the relationships and results built over decades in sales and partner leadership. I selected a mix of public recommendations to reflect various roles throughout my career from leaders I directly reported to, skip level leaders, people that reported to me, peers, customers and partners.
Note: Titles and companies reflect the time each recommendation was written and may not represent current roles.
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While I was at VMware, I had the opportunity to work closely with Jared, with him being a key member of my leadership team. I was able to see firsthand his impact as a leader within the enterprise software space. Jared is an exceptional sales manager who possesses a deep understanding of the complexities inherent in enterprise software sales-from navigating long cycles o managing high-level stakeholder expectations and doing so with a strong plan of action to drive deal closures.
He is particularly adept at taking a group of talented individuals and transforming them into a well-oiled, high-performing team. His greatest strength lies in his commitment to coaching; Jared doesn't just manage to a quota, he invests deeply in the professional growth of his people. He has a sharp ability to distill complex GTM strategies into actionable execution, ensuring his team remains
focused on the right customer outcomes.
Jared's leadership fosters a culture of excellence and accountability. He would be a huge asset to any senior leadership team, especially within the technology sector, looking to drive meaningful growth and develop elite sales talent. I would highly recommend Jared for any enterprise sales
leadership role.
Jared Byrd hired me into my current role at VMware from outside of the organization. When people here at VMware would ask me who I reported to and I told them Jared Byrd, EVERY SINGLE person would rave about him. His leadership abilities and instincts are second to none. He can see patterns where most people see chaos. He is a leader of leaders. Rarely did a day pass that I did not learn something from Jared.
His patience and ability to connect and educate are masterful. I am the very best at my job here at VMware because of his guidance and leadership. I hope to work with Jared Byrd in some capacity for the rest of my career. Any organization that gets the chance to have Jared lead their teams must consider themselves extremely lucky.
I have no higher praise for anyone than I do for Jared Byrd. Thank you, Jared. You have been a blessing.
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I had the pleasure of working for Jared when he managed my team of Territory Partner Directors, and I've continued to watch his success as a Hyperscaler Partner Director. He is a thoughtful and highly effective leader who brings a strong analytical mindset to everything he does.
One of Jared's greatest strengths is his ability to use data and analytics to shape meaningful initiatives. He has a talent for translating insights into clear strategy and action, which consistently led to successful sales outcomes for our team. Just as importantly, he creates an environment
where people feel supported, motivated, and focused on shared goals.
Beyond his strategic skills, Jared is just plain amazing to work with-approachable, enthusiastic, and genuinely invested in the success of those around him. I'm grateful for the time I worked on his team
and would highly recommend him as a leader and partner.
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Jared doesn't just lead teams, he builds future leaders. He brings clarity, humility, and execution excellence to everything he does. He's a joy to work with and any organization would be lucky to have him.
VMware
Executive Director, America's Channels (Currently SRD ServiceNOW)
(Kim was a leadership peer of mine)
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I had the opportunity to work with Jared Byrd for over 12 years at VMware, and I can honestly say he made a lasting impact on me and so many others around him.
As a Director, Jared always brought strong insight, steady leadership, and real encouragement to the team. He has a deep understanding of the technology, but what stands out most is how he advocates for it and for the people working on it. He's never just managed from the sidelines. He's been a true player coach who leads by example.
Jared genuinely cares about helping others grow and succeed. He invests time in people, shares his knowledge freely, and creates an environment where teams can thrive. Any company would be lucky to have him. His passion, leadership, and drive to lift others up make him a huge asset to any organization.
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I had the pleasure of having Jared as a direct report when he ran sales center for CA Technologies. Jared is technically astute as well as sales and business savvy. Jared was able to build and manage a team that was high in motivation and producing. Given the opportunity I would love to work with Jared as his sales and sales leadership skills are one of a kind.
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Jared is a multi-talented sales leader who really stepped up when the West Region asked for his help. He worked cross-functionally to lead the team and was an active and important contributor to the America Partner Leadership team. I look forward to continuing to work closely with and learning from Jared
VMware
AMER Channel Chief (Reported into Brandon's org)
Brandon is currently the President of WW Field Operations at Cyera
"Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence."
- Sheryl Sandberg
The following is a customer testimonial when I was a direct VMware Enterprise SLED rep from 2013 to 2015 for the State of Arizona & Nevada. E.g. carrying a bag
After implementing a hybrid cloud solution based on vSphere, the city of Avondale realized that it needed to improve its backup and disaster strategy. The city wanted local backup services for fast recovery and a regionally separate disaster recovery site in case of a disaster. Avondale used VMware vCloud Air Disaster Recovery and vSphere to design, test and launch a new disaster recovery strategy in less than three months. As a result, the city can take advantage of the built-in test feature to run background failover testing and be confident in its ability to easily meet recovery time objectives for critical services.
CIO, City of Avondale (One of my customers
Rob went onto be the CIO of the City of San Jose then CIO of the City of Seattle.
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Passionate. Knowledgable. Diligent. Inspiring. These are all words I would use to describe Jared and it's truly what makes him such a great leader.
Jared has an uncanny ability to build strong relationships with the business managers on his team, partners, and peers by understanding what their goals/challenges are and how he can help them reach/overcome those.
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He has always been able to offer great insight on any challenges/initiatives I've brought up to him and I know everyone else on the team feels the same way.
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He is a true thought leader and I highly recommend him!
VMware Partner Business Manager (Peer)
Author and entreprenuer
Nelson is currently the CEO of Partner Principles
"Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence."
- Sheryl Sandberg
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Jared distinguished himself immediately at VMware. He started up a new business unit and blew way every number we put in front of him. He also provided thought leadership as the business unit grew and over time, we had no choice but to give him more responsibility and promote him!
He is a solid executive, able to fulfull multiple roles in a company. He also has a great attitude and is a lot of fun to work with!
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Jared was the very first person I hired upon joining VMware. He performed tremendously as one of only two partner managers on board to help VMware develop partners and to drive partner recruitment.
Upon successful completion of that assignment, Jared shifted roles to drive VMware's key Solution Provider partners across the Southwest. Not only did he again do a tremendous job, but he built out a Partner Business Manager tool kit to aid his colleagues with tools, critical information, and best practices to make their jobs easier while accelerating the on-boarding of new hires into the organization.
Jared is a trusted professional to his partners and his colleagues as well as a great team player and asset to VMware overall! His efforts helped our partners, our team, and me to achieve great success.
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I've had the pleasure of working with Jared for the past 4 years at VMware. Every role that he has held at VMware he has come up with creative ways to increase productivity, communication and partner enablement. He recently stepped up to be our Acting Area Partner Director and he was always there when we needed him. He represented the partner team with the executive team with open communication. Because of his tech-savvy ways he came up with great ways for our teams to communicate, and was able to help with taking over the busy work so that we could spend more time with our partners. I would recommend Jared in a heartbeat!
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Jared is an experienced, highly motivated and energetic channel sales and business partner manager. He has a thorough and detailed approach to managing channel relationships and has oven to be a valuable resource for our organization.
Jared is "always on" and is driven by performance metrics and success in the field. He is always willing to help develop relationships for his partners within his company and within customers in the market.
As a valued part of our strategic partner and alliance strategy we have been fortunate to have Jared as a business partner manager over the last couple of years. I recommend Jared to other organizations who are looking to develop relationships and revenues through channel partnerships.
IT Partners (2010)
VP of Sales (IT Partners was a partner I managed)
Mark is currently the CEO of a consulting firm and sits on various boards.