Kirk Owen
Driving AI Adoption and Enterprise Impact in Contact Centers
Fractional BD leadership for growth-stage AI companies selling into contact centers and customer service

How I Work

OPEN THE RIGHT DOORS
I bring existing relationships with the CCaaS platforms — Genesys, AWS Connect, NICE, Avaya — and the global SIs who influence enterprise vendor selection. You get access to conversations that would take years to build from scratch.
Build the Channel MotioN
I help you figure out where your product fits in the CCaaS and SI ecosystem, sharpen your positioning for channel buyers, and build the partner strategy that creates repeatable pipeline — not one-off deals.
CLOSE THE FIRST PARTNERSHIPS
I stay in the deals — running partner conversations, navigating procurement, and landing the first signed relationships that become the foundation for your commercial motion before you're ready to hire full-time
Who I Work With
I work with seed and Series A AI companies that sell into contact centers and customer service — companies with a strong product and early traction that need to accelerate enterprise and channel pipeline before they're ready to hire a full-time sales leader. If founder-led sales is no longer enough and the CCaaS and SI channel is still untapped, that's where I come in.
For Systems Integrators
Helping SIs clarify where AI is actually delivering leverage in contact center transformations — especially around containment, SLA protection, evaluation discipline, and vendor selection.
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Market signal synthesis across SIs and BPOs
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AI vendor landscape filtering
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Enterprise GTM positioning
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Channel & marketplace strategy
For Early-Stage AI Companies
Helping emerging AI vendors understand how Systems Integrators evaluate, adopt, and deploy AI inside large enterprise contact center programs
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SI-ready positioning and messaging
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Channel partner strategy
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Enterprise readiness diagnostic
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Deal-cycle navigation
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