{"id":5977,"date":"2026-10-02T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tdsynnex.com\/na\/us\/inspire\/?p=5977"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:20:49","slug":"what-people-shape-impact-means-to-our-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tdsynnex.com\/na\/us\/inspire\/what-people-shape-impact-means-to-our-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"What people shape impact means to our leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5977\" class=\"elementor elementor-5977\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9859588 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9859588\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39bde8 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-framed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b39bde8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technology creates possibilities. But it\u2019s people who turn those possibilities into results. That\u2019s the idea behind people shape impact, a core belief among TD SYNNEX leaders and the theme of this year\u2019s Inspire. Because it still takes human creativity and ingenuity to make a difference.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555f65b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"555f65b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddfc69c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddfc69c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At first, this may seem like an unexpected message in an industry driven by AI and automation. But it\u2019s people who decide how to build new technology and make it better.<\/p><p>One example is PartnerFirst, the AI-enabled digital growth experience that brings together TD SYNNEX tools, services, training and expertise in one place. From the beginning, the goal was to create an experience shaped by the people who use it every day.<\/p><p>To accomplish this, TD SYNNEX teams worked closely with customers throughout the process, using partner feedback to help shape and refine the experience.<\/p><p>\u201cAs we were building and rolling out PartnerFirst, we ran extensive pilots with our PartnerLINK community,\u201d said Nate Herz, TD SYNNEX\u2019s Senior Vice President and Regional Chief Information Officer in North America. \u201cWe took their feedback and continued to enhance the experience before we rolled it out at Inspire last year.\u201d<\/p><p>Technology provided the foundation, but the people using it helped shape the result.<\/p><p>And that collaboration doesn&#8217;t end after launch. While PartnerFirst helps customers quickly access the tools, insights and resources they need, they can also connect with TD SYNNEX specialists when they need a personalized approach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3692520 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3692520\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f69ad6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f69ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\" fill=\"none\">\n<path d=\"M1.5 12L0 10.5L8.6 2H0V0H12V12H10V3.4L1.5 12Z\" fill=\"#1F728B\"\/>\n<\/svg>&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tdsynnex.com\/na\/us\/inspire\/what-customer-zero-looks-like-at-td-synnex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the evolution of PartnerFirst and what customer zero looks like at TD SYNNEX.<\/a><\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e15163 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e15163\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c431532 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c431532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;\">How our leaders see impact in action<\/p><p>Shaping impact extends far beyond a single digital experience.<\/p><p>It happens when a reseller customer uses new insights to help an end customer solve a complex business challenge. It happens when vendors and TD SYNNEX teams work together to bring emerging technologies to market. And it happens when teams share knowledge, challenge assumptions and test new ideas.<\/p><p>Watch the video below to hear our leaders share what people shape impact means to them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c663c14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c663c14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ce826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9ce826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/share.vidyard.com\/watch\/1umajqSmJ2qh4cV2YzYBZV\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdsynnex.com\/na\/us\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-01-152755.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdsynnex.com\/na\/us\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-01-152755.png 950w, https:\/\/www.tdsynnex.com\/na\/us\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-01-152755-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tdsynnex.com\/na\/us\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-01-152755-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-801ce08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"801ce08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ec8e2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21ec8e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size:23px;\">Explore the human side of technology<\/p>\nThere will always be new technology, new platforms and new ways to use AI. But as Reyna Thompson, President, North America, at TD SYNNEX noted:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6296686 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6296686\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bfbfc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33bfbfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t separate the human from technology.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb722c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cb722c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df40a54 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df40a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As you prepare for Inspire, consider the people who\u2019ve helped shape your success and the impact you hope to create. The conversations you have, the relationships you build and the ideas you share could be the start of something great.<\/p>\n<p>\nWant more Inspire insights? 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