Brian Endo is a Sr. Manager, Commercial Sales at 8x8 at 8x8. Colleagues describe them as "Brian became my direct sales manager in April 2021. I was still very new to my role at 8x8, not even a year into it, and felt overwhelmed by the circumstances that I found myself in during the pandemic, onboarding and working 100% remotely, and the uneasiness of being assigned a manager that you've never met or spoken to before. I can say with 100% certainty that the day that Brian became my manager is the day that my success at 8x8 really started, and I'm so grateful to have had the chance to work on Brian's team over the last three years. Brian is the ultimate teacher and mentor. He never runs out of encouragement or patience, he always finds the silver lining in difficult situations, values transparency and honesty, works extremely hard, and above that, he truly and deeply cares for and is committed to his team. At the end of the day, Brian's management style is ultimately the way that I believe all managers should strive for. 1) He finds moments to coach and train - beyond that he helps transfer his knowledge and situational experience into something meaningful to prepare his reps for the future. 2) He respects creativity and autonomy - never a micro manager and doesn't over manage 3) He inspires his team - Brian was in-touch with his experiences as an individual contributor and would relate to the issues that we saw day in and day out 4) He leads by example - his professionalism is unwavering! Always collected, always skillful, always well thought out, and dignified. 5) lastly he trusted his team - Brian brought the best out of the team (and the best out in myself) by recognizing that we all have our individual quirks and our unique way of doing things, and by trusting us and trusting our abilities to get the job done. While I've very sorry to have my time reporting to Brian come to an end at 8x8, I am excited to see where he ends up next and am fully convinced that wherever he ends up and whichever team he leads, his presence will bring success for all." and "Brian has been a hard worker since his day 1 with Verizon. He’s inspired me beyond any measure to always do better and be thorough with the end user. Brian has had a loyal following because of his customer relations acumen and his work ethic to always make things happen. Brian in any sales force will be a true asset to the company and organization. He’s very organized and has the right behaviors to over exceed any expectations."