What people are saying.

Don’t just take our word for it—hear from those who know us best! Explore testimonials from clients and colleagues who have firsthand experience with our dedication to empowering businesses through strategic technology alliances.

  • “Calvin Rowland from Cascadia Leadership Advisors has been instrumental in helping Forcepoint reevaluate and enhance our Technology Alliance program. Calvin quickly and effectively made meaningful personal connections across the company, building trust that expedited both the assessment and strategy development process. His expertise guided us to developing a strategic approach that is more relevant for our corporate goals. This included a thoughtful organization design that positions us for near and long-term success. I highly recommend Cascadia Leadership Advisors for any organization looking to elevate their alliances strategy.”

    — Ryan Windham, CEO, Forcepoint

  • “I highly recommend Calvin as a key strategic advisor for your business. Calvin is at the top of my list of advisors and usually my first call. Over our many years as peers and friends, Calvin has helped me with highly valuable advice in both Business Development, specifically, and business management, generally. He is a proven tech exec with a strong track record of success. In our time together at F5 I came to rate Calvin as one of the best team builders and managers of people I've known. He has a proactive style of driving success in business development strategy, relationship development, and people management. He gets things done -- and has everyone laughing and learning while doing it.”

    — Andy Reinland

  • “I've worked with Calvin directly for over a decade. Calvin, brings an amazing blend of channel, technology, and business development experience to help define and drive a winning GTM and partner strategy. Often, the most effective way to scale a business is with effective partnerships that compliment and amplify your solution. Calvin has built teams that deliver over and over again. On a personal level, I've found Calvin to be incredibly creative, open to ideas, resourceful and willing to make the tough calls when needed. His style of connecting with others brings people together and gets folks aligned across the organization on right goals.”

    — Jason Needham

  • “Calvin is a dynamic leader that knows how to create business value through excellent collaboration skills. I had the pleasure of working with Calvin and have seen him build strategic partnerships with a broad ecosystem as well as use his skills to align internal stakeholders, motivate, and lead teams across multiple functions to inspirational outcomes.”

    — John Morgan

  • “Calvin is a world-class executive and one of those rare individuals who can successfully manage dualities: the pressures of continuously delivering results and ensuring that everyone involved is having fun; driving transformation while growing existing business; exploring new business models while optimizing existing ones. He also has a unique skill to find win-win options in highly complex environments. I have enjoyed working with and for Calvin, and I hope that I will have the chance to do so again.”

    — Damir Vrankic

  • “Calvin is a top notch technology executive. I worked closely with him as he led our business development and alliance building at F5. He is also what we refer to as a "tremendous athlete" meaning he was also given the opportunity to nurture and build fledgling businesses within the larger organization given his skill set. He is a tremendous mentor to his teams and strong developer of talent. He is also an all around great guy and witty. I highly recommend Calvin as someone to work with.”

    — Scot Rogers

  • “I wholeheartedly endorse Calvin for his exceptional expertise building and operating tech alliances and all manner of strategic collaborations. Having worked with and for him over 15 years, I've witnessed firsthand his strategic acumen and ability to forge impactful connections within the tech industry. Calvin possesses a unique understanding of the complexities involved in fostering successful partnerships, from identifying technical opportunities to navigating the human elements. Calvin also stands out for his remarkable skill coaching growth-minded professionals at all levels. He has an uncanny ability to understand nuances of human relationships and would often remind us not to "jump to conclusions". I think his coaching style is characterized by a blend of thoughtful listening, pragmatic insights, hard truths, and warm encouragement. Whether providing guidance on technical skills development or offering strategic career advice, I think his guidance will be invaluable to those seeking to thrive in the dynamic tech landscape!”

    — Phil de la Motte

  • “Calvin was my manager for 8 years at F5 leading ISV and Technology Alliances. He is an extremely passionate, driven and diligent boss. I witnessed his sound leadership many times during critical decision making where he always brings, solicits and freely discusses objective(s) and ideas from his staff and across the stakeholder matrix. Then, be those ideas strategic, tactical and/or managerial, he communicates direction(s) very effectively and holds himself and all those accountable for achieving successful execution and results. To top it off, he is full of funny "Calvin-isms" (jokes, sayings or expressions) which can make meetings and conversations quite fun!”

    — Mike Schrock

  • “Calvin is an outstanding business development leader. His ability to forge deep and strategic relationships with his partners enables him to be successful at developing long-term partnerships. Calvin is also the consummate relationship guy. He has the uncanny ability to make everyone he works with feel at ease which makes him highly sought as a team member and leader. In addition, Calvin has the highest level of ethics and integrity. Finally, he is very loyal to his employer and always a positive influence around his team. I would work with Calvin again in a heartbeat.”

    — Leon Suh