The Kantata Catalyst Awards celebrate the pioneering spirit of our exceptional customers at Kantata Converge.
Congratulations to the exceptional individuals and teams who have been honored at Kantata Converge 2025 for their groundbreaking contributions to the professional services industry.
2025 Award Recipients
2025 Client Experience Champion

ROB MCGEACHY
President, Kintyre Consulting
For boosting bottom-line net income by $4 million, improving utilization by 10%, and helping clients solve complex commission and payroll challenges.
2025 Innovation Champion

MARTIN WOMBWELL
PSA Product Manager, Advania UK
For driving platform innovation across integrations, automation, and AI, unifying CRM and PSA data, and helping shape Kantata’s roadmap through the Co-Innovation Council.
2025 Results Champion

RUTGER COOPMAN
Project Manager, Bestmix
For reducing project setup and reporting time by 20%, cutting administrative work by 25%, and becoming the first point of contact for 95% of project managers.
2025 Innovation Champion

FRANKEL AGENCY
For delivering a 650x ROI from just six leads through an immersive digital experience and retaining 80% of clients, some for more than a decade.
Past Award Recipients
2024 Client Experience Champion

Sylvia Kong Isbell
Principal Business Analyst at Esri
For outstanding committment to supporting her users and participation in Co-Innovation Councils with Kantata’s Product Management team to ensure meaningful product enhancements.
2024 Innovation Champion

Mike Wilson-Phillips
Head of Delivery Operations, Qodea
For visionary leadership in integrating systems and uniting teams resulting in 45% ARR growth and transformed business operations.
2024 Results Champion

SCOTT LEE
Director of Business Applications at Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP
For consolidating legacy PSA systems into Kantata SX resulting in $300,000 annual savings.
2024 Results Champion

RYAN O’SHEA
Vice President Customer Services at Digital.ai
For driving an increase in billable utilization from 36% to 44% by August, and helping the company exceed its utilization target.
2023 Client Experience Champion

LAURA TURNER
Senior Application Administrator at West Monroe
For overseeing an ERP integration effort that saves 30 hours per month through automation.
2023 Client Experience Champion

JOE MACKIE
Manager of Client Servicesat Watermark Insights
For leading initiatives that improved the customer experience and increased PM team utilization from 40% to 75%.
2023 Innovation Champion

MICHAEL BEADLE
Director AMER Services at Nutanix
For empowering project managers with six automated reports, four dashboards, and nearly 75 project templates.
2023 Innovation Champion

DERICK CHIONG
Business Operations Manager at 8x8
For spearheading an automated process linking Salesforce and Kantata that saves 730 hours annually.