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title: "On a Hot Mic About AI at GTIA ChannelCon 2026"
date: 2026-08-03
summary: "GTIA, the Global Technology Industry Association, shared a reel of Nathan Phinney on a hot mic talking about AI at ChannelCon 2026 in San Diego."
outlet: "GTIA"
source: "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbq9y5ERCaX/"
url: "https://nathanphinney.com/gtia-channelcon-2026-ai-hot-mic/"
author: "Nathan Phinney"
author_role: "COO, AllSafe IT"
author_url: "https://nathanphinney.com/about/"
same_as: ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanphinney"]
expertise: ["IT", "InfoSec", "Managed Services", "Cybersecurity", "Business Operations", "Technology for Escrow Companies", "Technology for Nonprofits"]
updated: 2026-10-10
---

GTIA, the Global Technology Industry Association, shared a reel of Nathan Phinney on a hot mic talking about AI at ChannelCon 2026 in San Diego.

GTIA posted an Instagram reel on its official account, @gtia.official, showing Nathan Phinney on a hot mic talking about AI. It was shot at GTIA ChannelCon 2026 in San Diego.

[Read the original](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbq9y5ERCaX/)

Video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbq9y5ERCaX/ (Instagram, published by GTIA)

## About the author

**Nathan Phinney**, COO, AllSafe IT.

- Co-founded Bright Bear Technology Solutions (2010 to 2020), which reached the CRN MSP 500 and Ingram Micro SMB 500 lists before its 2020 acquisition by Datapath.
- 17 SOC 2 initiatives across six companies, never an exception on an effort he led
- Member of InfraGard
- Member of the XChange Advisory Board, The Channel Company (2018 to 2022 and 2026)
- Author of _CTRL ALT SURVIVE: The Secrets of My Small Business Success_

Expertise: IT, InfoSec, Managed Services, Cybersecurity, Business Operations, Technology for Escrow Companies, Technology for Nonprofits.

Featured in: CRN (7 articles, 2019 to 2026), Backblaze, Bigleaf Networks, Channel Partners Expo, GTIA, Orange County Business Journal. See https://nathanphinney.com/press.md

Recommended on LinkedIn by Brook Porter (Partner and Co-Founder at G2 Venture Partners; previously at Kleiner Perkins, where he worked with Al Gore) and Tim Acker (Former channel chief at Lumen).

More: [About Nathan Phinney](https://nathanphinney.com/about.md) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanphinney)