In 2023, I was honored to be asked to serve on the Board of Directors of the 90 Minds Community. Now I have an even greater honor to lead the organization as it’s President for the 2025-2026 term. We live in a time of rapid technological advancement, economic uncertainty and monumental shifts in the consulting industry. Turbulent times come with both danger and great opportunity for our community and its members. The leadership of 90 Minds has chosen to seize the day and are excited for the future of 90 Minds.
Future Vision
90 Minds are better than one to provide a space for our member community to engage, collaborate, socialize, learn, and succeed. We are a community for members to Collaborate, Connect, and Grow through Engagement, Advocacy and Education.”
During the recent Board retreat we reviewed our “unique value proposition” for our target market to ensure that our “programs and services” are aligned with our core values.
- Focus on our Members – We clarified that our core constituency are consultants who are certified to deliver value to customers in the SMB market.
- SMB Market – Our member firms typically serve companies who have outgrown entry level software and do not compete in the large enterprise market.
- Platforms for Engagement – 90 Minds provides discussion groups, webinars, roundtable discussions and our Meeting of the Minds to facilitate members interaction.
- Member Driven Education – Our educational programs provide practical, deep and unbiased information that help firms succeed and the consultants grow.
- Publisher Advocacy – The combined expertise and experience of our member firms speaks loudly to publishers and affiliated software development companies. Our Mod-Squad is recognized by Sage for their contributions to product development.
2025-2026 Strategic Initiatives
90 Minds has grown from a small support collaborative to a true force for the SMB consulting community. We are recognized by Sage as a strategic partner and other publishers regularly approach us to expand and support their partner communities. Although we have actively supported other major publishers in the past, our focus for the 2025-2026 Board term will remain squarely focused on Sage.
Sage Intacct Community
Recognizing that only a small percentage of our member firms have maintained a single application focus, the Board has chartered a Sage Intacct Steering Committee. This ad-hoc committee’s objective is chartered identify the “unique value proposition” for Sage Intacct firms and their consultants. Goals for the new Intacct community are focused on Meeting of the Minds 2026:
- Attract 30-50 consultants to attend the conference.
- Full education track for consulting members.
- 6 new Intacct affiliates at event.
We have the full support of Sage in this endeavor. We met with Sage representatives Rob Sinfield, Andy Reid, Annette Grotz and John Hendrickson and representatives from five firms on Advisory Committee members at Sage Future. All expressed tremendous commitment and are ready to focus on and contribute to ensure the success of the new Sage Intacct Community.
Sage 100 Membership Drive
During MOTM 2025 Sage executives indicated that there is a good number of Sage partners who are not members of 90 Minds. The Board is taking a strategic approach to managing our primary sponsor to assist in the growth of our Sage 100 membership. Specifically, the ED and BOD members are expanding our relationships with Sage executives, managers and line employees to improve our knowledge of Sage plans and activities as well as solicit more members for our community. Specific goals include:
- 5 new member firms by MOTM 2026
- 2 Sage 100 educational events during the year before MOTM 2026
Get the Most from YOUR Community
90Minds is a community for consultants driven by consultants.
Active members improve their customer service, learn new techniques and stay on top of the latest trends in consulting.
Our community is top ranked for engagement and activity among the over 3,000 organizations running on the Higher Logic Platform. We can do even better and provide greater value if more of our members actively participate.
There are tons of ways to get involved:
- Higher Logic – Make sure your profile is up to date so members can find you and collaborate. Join discussion groups and subscribe to real-time, daily or weekly digests of activities.
- Attend Events – There are a variety of events all year long to improve your skills or increase your knowledge. Affiliate insider, town halls, hot topics, and social events are listed on our Community Calendar.
- Volunteer – We have a variety of committees that would love your help! Please email Anne Sawyer if interested in joining (anne.sawyer@90minds.com)
- Education plans the content for Meeting of the Minds and webinars during the year.
- Membership focuses on activities that increase our value and retain and attract new members.
- Events plans, organizing and executes various events and activities that contribute to the overall goals and objectives of 90 Minds.
- Content Library builds and maintains a library of resources including articles, videos, whitepapers, and other assets for our core and third party software.
- Technology recommends, advises and assists with implementation of technology for the 90 Minds community.
- Communications (NEW) has been chartered to increase member and external communication.
The more you contribute the more value you will get from your membership!
Save the Date! | 90 Minds Member Town Hall
All Members & Affiliate ISVs Invited
Join us on Tuesday, July 9th at 12:00 PM Pacific on Zoom for our next 90 Minds Member Town Hall!
✅ Meet the newly elected Board of Directors
✅ Connect with Committee Chairs
✅ Get the inside scoop on what’s ahead for 90 Minds
Mark your calendar – full details coming soon! We look forward to seeing you there as we kick off an exciting new chapter together.
Until next time,
– President, Gary Feldman
