Getting More Partners Off the Bench with Emily McLellan

Belly2Belly

Belly2Belly
Getting More Partners Off the Bench with Emily McLellan
May 12, 2026 Season 5 Episode 9
Bill Kenney

Most partner ecosystems struggle with the same challenge: only a small percentage of partners actively drive revenue. In this Belly2Belly episode, Bill Kenney talks with Emily McLellan from Bongo about why partner activation gaps exist, the risks of inconsistent messaging, and why verification matters just as much as training.

Emily McClellan, Bongo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-mclellan/
..

Feel free to contact us with any questions

Bill Kenney, bill@meetroi.com

MEET, https://meetroi.com/ 

Episode Artwork Getting More Partners Off the Bench with Emily McLellan 12:57 Episode Artwork Reimagining Enterprise Partner Programs: Insights from Jason W. Gallo 14:24 Episode Artwork Partnerships for Native AI Companies with Chris Samila 14:59 Episode Artwork Partnering with AI Companies: Insights from David Winter 14:46 Episode Artwork Avoiding the Most Common U.S. Market Entry Mistakes with Cameron Heffernan 14:28 Episode Artwork Building High-Impact Partner Marketing with HubSpot's Christi Williams 15:00 Episode Artwork Activating Agency Partnerships with Tom Balanda 13:34 Episode Artwork Board-Level Readiness for U.S. Expansion With David Rose 11:21 Episode Artwork Unlocking U.S. Incentives with Upsite’s Kajal Sanghrajka 12:54 Episode Artwork Activating Partnerships with Bongo’s Josh Kamrath 13:36 Episode Artwork Scaling Smart with SeedLegals’ Anthony Rose 14:50 Episode Artwork U.S. Go-to-Market Strategy with Greater Gain Group’s Dan Griffith 14:54 Episode Artwork Building Trust in AI Content with Yana Lapitskaya of YAi Digital 15:00 Episode Artwork LinkedIn Growth With Jimmi Bradbury 14:06 Episode Artwork Navigating U.S. Market Entry with Nelson Mullins’ Manny Schoenhuber 14:55 Episode Artwork Expanding to the U.S. with Enterprise Ireland’s Marisa Mannion 10:27 Episode Artwork Breaking into the U.S. with Thomas Teger 14:31 Episode Artwork Confidence and Guidance in U S Expansion with Neil Keenan 8:13 Episode Artwork Expanding into the U S with Floor Bergshoeff from TABS 11:27 Episode Artwork Hiring for U S Expansion with Adam Cruickshank 12:07 Episode Artwork Fundraising and Expanding to the U.S. with Daniel Sawko 13:42 Episode Artwork Plan Ahead for U S Expansion: Insights from Christi Jackson 11:21 Episode Artwork Foreign Exchange and International Banking Insights from Ben Kohler of BLK.FX 11:42 Episode Artwork Expanding Your Business to the U.S.A. w/ Russ Shaw fr Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates 11:24 Episode Artwork Taxes and Tariffs: Forming Your U S Legal Entity with Sonia Kanjee from BRDG 14:05