Nena Caviness
On stage

Speaking

On stage. In the room.

Why book me

I speak about the part of partnership and operations work that almost nobody talks about: the part where you have to make a system that real people actually use. Practical, opinionated, and grounded in case work from Amazon, Audible, O'Reilly, AWS, and healthcare.

The Real Constraint

Why the bottleneck in your partnership program is rarely the one your dashboard shows — and how to design around it.

Ecosystem Design at Growth Stage

Phased ecosystem activation: nonprofit, scale partner, and transactional channel — sequenced for real adoption.

Partner Tiering & Health Scoring

Building the operational backbone of a partner program that survives a CEO transition.

Operations as a Force Multiplier

P&L reversals, workflow automation, and the culture work that makes systems stick.

Formats

How we work together

Keynote

30–45 min main-stage talk

Fireside

Moderated conversation, 30 min

Workshop

Half-day hands-on for ops & GTM teams

Board / Exec briefing

Closed-door strategic session