Byte-Size Tech: What Does Successful Onboarding Look Like?

Ryenn Gaebler of the Client Success team at Anderson Technologies identifies what makes a successful onboarding process, and what you can expect from Anderson Technologies!

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Ryenn Gaebler: Hey, everyone, thank you for tuning in. This is Ryenn Gaebler with Anderson Technologies’ Client Success team. A lot of people have asked recently exactly what we mean when we say that we have prescriptive onboarding for our clients, so I wanted to pop on here and just share a little bit about what that looks like from our perspective.

Each client that we bring on, we tailor an onboarding process to them. It’s a twofold process where there’s obviously going to be the technical onboarding because, after all, we are an IT firm.

But aside from that and making sure that the client is up to speed on who is going to be doing what and when, and they have a complete understanding of the schedule of events that’s going to happen after they sign on with us, we also have a partnership kickoff call with the client success team. And that is not a technical call whatsoever—that is all about the business aspect of the partnership. What are some goals of the company over the next few years?

IT affects everything, so depending on what they have planned for the next one to three years, that could end up being a major project that we have to get involved in. Also, we talk about short term goals, why they signed on with us in the first place. Of course, we get a lot of that information already from the sales team, but we’d like to verify the information that we have and then add on to that as necessary. That way we can establish milestones and expectations and things like that so there’s really a true partnership there, not just a vendor relationship. You have the initial partnership kickoff call, then we’ll do a 30 day call after that to make sure that everything was set up to their satisfaction and so far that we’re on track.

From that point, it really depends on how much they’re needing from us. We might have to have monthly calls, maybe it’s a quarterly customer objective review, but either way, we make sure that we stay in touch regularly so that they always have insight into what we are doing for them and the value that we are bringing to their company.

If anyone has any more questions, please feel free to reach out to me at any time. I am happy to chat. Thank you so much for watching.

In 2022, Hadley and her husband Corbitt decided to return to St. Louis to join the family business. As part of the second generation, Hadley brought fresh perspectives from her time at AT&T and was drawn to helping the company grow the right way by implementing scalable systems and processes, while maintaining the core value-centric culture.
 
As a Project Manager, Hadley facilitated technical projects and the development of interdepartmental playbooks while gaining a deep understanding of the inner workings of the business operations. Now, as the Project Management Lead, Hadley is known for her driven, process-oriented leadership and her dedication to finding solutions for every challenge no matter how daunting it may first seem.

Born in Yokohama, Japan, and raised in Malaysia and St. Louis, Corbitt developed a unique global perspective. He graduated from Randolph-Macon College with a degree in Political Science and Spanish where he was a member of the men’s basketball team.

Before joining Anderson Technologies, Corbitt built a successful career at AT&T which initially started in the B2B Sales Development Program – a highly-competitive sales training where he was stack-ranked against his 100+ peers based on quota attainment to determine where in the company one was placed. In Chicago, as part of the National Fiber Organization, he became a top-performing sales professional, selling AT&T’s fiber, networking, and cybersecurity services and learning the value of relationship building, perseverance, and grit. Later, as a Senior Sales Solutions Engineer at AT&T headquarters in Dallas, he refined his technical expertise, leadership skills, and consulting abilities.

Currently pursuing his MBA at Washington University in St. Louis, Corbitt blends strategic thinking, technical knowledge, and a client-first approach to help Anderson Technologies continue serving companies and organizations across the country.

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