Community Spotlight – Anastasia Zolides - The Channel Company
In this Women of the Channel Community Spotlight, Alanna April sits down with Anastasia Zolides, Event Manager at The Channel Company, to explore her journey into the channel and the passion that fuels her work behind the scenes. From her early career in the music industry to finding her place in IT events after an unexpected pivot during the pandemic, Anastasia shares how community, connection, and creating meaningful experiences have shaped her path.
Anastasia opens up about the learning curve of entering the channel without a traditional IT background, navigating new terminology, trends, and audiences while continuously embracing opportunities to learn. She reflects on the similarities between producing live music experiences and channel events—both centered on bringing people together and creating moments that matter.
Throughout the conversation, Anastasia offers thoughtful advice for those starting out or stepping into their next chapter: believe in yourself, build your network, ask for help, and trust your instincts. Her story is a powerful reminder that growth rarely follows a straight line—and that with passion, perseverance, and community support, you can find exactly where you’re meant to be.
Bio: Anastasia Zolides is an Event Manager at The Channel Company, where she leads the planning and execution of high-impact, executive-level events. Known for her thorough approach and passion for creating meaningful experiences that build connections, she works closely with MSPs, IT Leaders and sponsors to create peer-to-peer experiences that drive engagement, insight, and lasting industry relationships. Zolides brings a detail-oriented, customer-centric and collaborative approach to event planning and strategy, with experience spanning logistics, speaker and stakeholder coordination, agenda development, and on-site execution across multi-day programs.
Her career reflects a strong foundation in events, venue management, operations, and marketing, built across roles in the technology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, hospitality, and live entertainment industries. Prior to joining The Channel Company, Zolides spent a decade managing events and operations in a variety of professional environments, including roles with Cycle Pharmaceuticals, Spectra (Tsongas Center), Track 29 & Revelry Room, and MassConcerts (Worcester Palladium, The Webster), where she supported venue management, marketing, operations and ticketing.
Zolides holds Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she discovered her passion for event planning as an active member of the University Programming Council—a student group responsible for organizing various campus events. When she's not planning events, you can find her enjoying live music, reading, and listening to vinyl records.