Morning Briefing

Thursday, July 23, 2026  ·  Dan Abreu  ·  Tomorrow 9–9:45 AM ET is a triple-booking: CIBC Weekly, Dream Team Forecast, and the Evgeny Levine (buzz.ai) call · MetTel/QA AI/ opportunity closes today · Olivia Dantona is waiting on a yes/no re: presenting at the Aug 12 Activate session

Schedule

Today — Thursday, July 23
8:00 AM ET — NetBrain Anniversary Personal
Tentative9:00–10:00 AM ET — GTM Enablement Office Hours Optional
Zoom  ·  Org: Michael Gannon  ·  All-sales drop-in
Tentative10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET — DTCC | Training: Day5
Zoom  ·  Org: Shiladitya Sen  ·  DTCC: hquinonesruiz, cpillitteri, ntm, mnisar, lknutson, wclaffey, ekern  ·  NB: Rakesh Mandava, Ian Ballantyne, Krishna Makani, Sankar Sagi, Jason Lucia, Suresh Viswanathan
10:30–11:00 AM ET — NetBrain & GN: Forecast Office Hours Optional
Org: Bear Sumner (Gonimbly)  ·  All-sales optional office hours  ·  overlaps the back half of DTCC Training Day5
12:00–1:00 PM ET — Empower / NetBrain — Incident Response Workflow Enhancement (Ongoing Series)
Microsoft Teams  ·  Org: Jeff Notaro  ·  Empower: suraj.pradhan, mario.rivas, paul.gann, bryan.roberson, tewodros.eshete, armando.euceda, benjamin.rizkowsky  ·  NB: Suneet Tatikonda, Mike Christopherson, Ian Ballantyne
CancelledNetBrain x IGM — Bi-Weekly Cadence
Was 2:00–3:00 PM ET  ·  Org: Michael Edobor
2:00–3:00 PM ET — DTCC/NetBrain: CSM Health Check (Bi-Weekly)
Zoom  ·  Org: Ian Ballantyne  ·  DTCC: asanjeevi, cpillitteri, wclaffey  ·  NB: muralikrishna.kirthi, Shiladitya Sen  ·  Highpoint: nspencer-maggs, rmcguire, sperdomo
3:00–4:00 PM ET — NetBrain Solutions Workshop Discussion
Zoom  ·  Org: Jake Dayley  ·  Corebridge: aaron.fikac, kirk.joubert, Andrew Wentzell  ·  NB: Jeff Notaro
Strategic discussion on how NetBrain fits Corebridge's current and future landscape — open-floor workshop with Services and Architecture.
Tentative4:00–4:30 PM ET — Empower/NetBrain: CSM Health Check (Bi-weekly)
Zoom  ·  Org: Ian Ballantyne  ·  Empower: armando.euceda, salim.khadarwadi  ·  NB: Suneet Tatikonda
Tomorrow — Friday, July 24
Triple-booked9:00–9:45 AM ET — CIBC Weekly, Dream Team Forecast, and Evgeny Levine call all overlap
CIBC - NetBrain Weekly Meeting (9:00–10:00, Teams — Org: Laky Singh  ·  CIBC: vadim.sclear, jim.dalby, David Mullings, Margaret Chen  ·  NB: Appachu KP, Ian Ballantyne, Reza Shokraie, Terry Fera, George Jiang — prep: Jim Dalby said yesterday he's still in catch-up mode and can only look at the CIBC Workshop ask next week) overlaps Dream Team Forecast Meeting (9:00–10:00, Zoom — Org: Michael Pasqualoni) and the recurring Dan Abreu / Evgeny Levine check-in (9:15–9:45, Google Meet — evgeny@buzz.ai, cc Bill Santangelo, Craig Curtis, Elbert Ruff — invite note references Evgeny wanting to cancel). Pick which to attend or delegate.
CancelledDTCC - NetBrain Automation weekly
Was 9:30–11:00 AM ET  ·  Org: Attaluri Sandeep
Tentative10:00–11:30 AM ET — DTCC - NetBrain Weekly Automation
Zoom  ·  Org: Krishna Makani  ·  DTCC: wclaffey, hquinonesruiz, cpillitteri, DTCC-NB  ·  NB: Shiladitya Sen
Tentative11:30 AM–12:00 PM ET — NetBrain/HP Cadence
Microsoft Teams  ·  Org: Highpoint (sperdomo)  ·  NB: Ian Ballantyne  ·  Highpoint: nspencer-maggs, lmend

Important Emails

Action Required
ActionMetTel/QA AI/ opportunity closes today
Salesforce Platform  ·  ACTION REQUIRED: Opportunity MetTel/QA AI/ Closing Today  ·  1:03 AM ET today
Automated close-date alert for MetTel/QA AI/, due to close 07/23/2026. Confirm the stage reflects reality or push the close date in Salesforce.
ActionOlivia Dantona wants a yes/no on presenting at Activate
Olivia Dantona  ·  Activate: Licensing Model  ·  7:10 AM ET today (cc James Esposito)
Follows up her Teams ask: would Dan present the Licensing Model at the next Activate session on August 12 at 1:30 PM ET? Awaiting a reply.
ActionJetBlue and SMBC opportunities still stalled — Playground setup not yet done
Sales Operations  ·  Action Required - Consider Playground Setup (JetBlue Airways Corporation/New 2026 DC Refresh/ & Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)/New/)  ·  still unread from yesterday
Both completed a demo but haven't progressed to a Playground setup — JetBlue ($194,200, close 8/31) and SMBC ($680,000, close 12/24). No action taken yet.
FYI
FYICorebridge case #191597 — support wants a scheduling call
Mayank Khurma  ·  Re: #191597 Geo Location not working after upgrading NetBrain to 12.3a  ·  12:59 PM ET yesterday
Asking Corebridge (Seamus Lavery, Harshdeep Singh) for availability this week on the pending Geo Location case. Dan is cc'd — no action unless Corebridge stalls.
FYIGong recordings ready
Gong  ·  "Sync up on PVH" (Princeton University, 22 min) and "DTCC | Training: Day4" (1 hr)  ·  both from yesterday
Recordings and AI analysis are available if a review is needed before today's DTCC Training Day5 or PVH follow-ups.

Messages Requiring Response

Teams DMOlivia Dantona — Activate session speaker ask
8:22 AM ET yesterday
"Hi Dan — we are planning our next Activate session and was wondering if you would like to present the Licensing Model on August 12 at 1:30 pm ET?" — still awaiting Dan's reply (also followed up by email this morning).

Action Items

TomorrowResolve the 9:00–9:45 AM ET triple-booking
CIBC Weekly, Dream Team Forecast, and the Evgeny Levine (buzz.ai) call all land at the same time Friday — decide which to attend or delegate the others.
TodayReply to Olivia Dantona on the Activate speaking slot
Confirm yes/no on presenting the Licensing Model August 12 at 1:30 PM ET.
TodayConfirm MetTel/QA AI/ close status in Salesforce
Opportunity is flagged to close today — update the stage or close date.
This weekPush JetBlue and SMBC toward Playground setup
Both opportunities completed a demo but remain stalled — get contacts into the Playground to keep evaluations moving toward their close dates.