Steve Wandler's Summary
Summary:
Born and raised in Cold Lake, Alberta, with his high school degree Steve Wandler moved to Kelowna, British Columbia to startYourTechOnline.com in 2000, an online technical support company with a 100% work from home agent model. Over the next several years, the company gained notoriety and myriad honors, including 2004's "Technology Business of the Year" by the Business Development Bank of Canada, 2005's "Editor's Choice" by PC Magazine, and 2007's "Small/Medium Business of the Year" by PC Magazine.
Steve Wandler further drove his company to success by appearing in several media appearances such as Shaw Television a Canadian Broadcaster ,CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation), ABC, NBC and appeared as a guest on Martha Stewart's radio show.
Steve Wandler later sold the company to Silicon Valley-based Support.com. Wandler sits on several technology company boards as well the Okanagan Science and Technology Council (OSTEC). Wandler also heads the charge with "metabridge", an Economic Development Commission of Canada initiative to create a strong connection between Canadian high tech companies and Silicon Valley. This first metabridge event was a huge success in 2009, with 10 Bay Area Sr. Executives from HP, AVG, Mitel, RIM and Trend Micro to name a few.
With so many work obligations, it is hard to believe Steve Wandler has time for anything else, yet he has managed to squeeze in plenty of community service over the years, particularly when he was driving the success of YourTechOnline.com. In addition Wandler also set up a program that would help Africa obtain better access to technology. To date, his company has provided training and support to companies in Africa that provide network support for hospitals, health care centers, and schools. Steve Wandler currently lives in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada with an office in the California Bay Area.
Specialties:
Always interested in looking at new opportunities and partnerships. Very interested in early-stage startups as well as companies “on the bubble.”
Founder of YourTechOnline.com Inc which was acquired by SupportSoft Inc (NASDAQ: SPRT) in May 2008. Wandler is the deliverer of the company vision, Steve has leveraged 19 years of experience in entrepreneurial and leadership roles which lead YourTechOnline to the #1 ranked Online Tech Support Company in North America - winning the PC Magazines Editors Choice.
Over the past 8 years he has built strong relationships and influenced change at the senior executive level of major computer and software companies.
An industry expert in consumer support and work from home call center agent infrastructure along with high tech start ups.
Guest speaker for CES, Comdex, Mitel, Citrix, PC Magazine and various other major media sources including; Sirius Radio, ABC Radio, Shaw Television and The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).