Simon Dudley

Visionary Sales & Strategy Leader in Video ConferencingSummaryA 30-year veteran in video conferencing, I blend sales leadership with market expertise to transform startups into global giants. An award-winning speaker and thought leader, I excel in strategy and execution. Passionate about mentoring the next generation, I believe life is a grand adventure or nothing at all.Core CompetenciesSales Leadership: Expert in end-user sales, DMRs, resellers, and distribution.Market Expertise: Recognized industry pioneer.Innovation Thinker: Specialist in hotdesking, hybrid workplaces, and new work paradigms.Global Experience: Proficient in markets across the USA, UK, Europe, ANZ, Japan, and emerging economies.Professional ExperienceLogitech | Global Business Strategy Leader (2015 - Present)Part of a very small team that transformed Logitech into a dominant force in video collaboration for Google, Microsoft, and Zoom. Built Sales Enablement function from zero to 40,000 users in two years. Built well respected Analyst Relations practice from scratch.LifeSize | Various Roles (2003 - 2015)An early member of this startup, I helped develop the world's first HD video conferencing system. Awarded two patents and served in multiple leadership roles, including Product Manager, Engineering liason, UK, EMEA and Emerging Markets head ending as Video Evangelist.Polycom | Distribution Manager, UK (1999 - 2003)Part of a four-member team that revolutionized the industry. Boosted Polycom's market share from 12% to 65%, in 18 months.PictureTel Reseller | Sales (1992)Sold my first video conferencing system to Shell, sparking my lifelong passion for the industry.PublicationsThe End of Certainty: An Amazon bestseller exploring how technology disrupts industries, and how companies can mitigate the risk.Personal Adventures- Survived plane crashes, skydived, and traveled extensively.- Worked as a commercial fisherman.- Lived globally: London, Melbourne Australia, San Diego California, Austin Texas and Colorado.Personal Life- Father of four, happily married.- Dual citizenship: American & British.Philosophy"Life is either a fantastic adventure or it's nothing."Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. To be useful we must think, and then we must DO. Neither has utility without the other.