MENtors that Make a Difference Featuring Allen Middleton

Enjoy this podcast update. Our next guest on MENtors that Make a Difference is Allen Middleton, Partner Development Manager of North America for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Allen has spent over 20 years in the IT learning and development space, where he has a proven track record of creating positive organizational change. He is a driven leader focused on creating team success and the growth and advancement of his customers. Today we discuss Allen's professional career and how his past 20 years in the learning development space have led him to Amazon Web Services (AWS). We also cover women's presence in tech and the challenges women face in today's IT landscape. Then, digging in further - we talk about how organizations can advocate for positive change for women to help overcome these modern-day challenges and how the data is trending in the right direction. Thank you for listening; we hope Allen's story helps inspire others to seek or grow their tech career. You can reach Allen Middleton at:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenrmiddleton/ Career Update: Associate Director, Alliance Insights & Management Associate Director, Alliance Insights & Management GTM Lead at Accenture LearnVantage, responsible for driving ecosystem-led go-to-market strategy and enabling revenue growth through OEM skilling and enablement programs. Empowers cloud and digital transformations, creating comprehensive 360° value for customers. Partners with OEM leadership and One Accenture stakeholders to align offerings to client demand, growth priorities, and commercial outcomes. Leads global, cross-functional teams to bring scalable, repeatable solutions to market, enabling sales teams with differentiated value propositions and GTM assets that accelerate pipeline, deal velocity, and client adoption. Focuses on cloud transformation skilling with an emphasis on GenAI enablement, workforce readiness, and measurable value realization at enterprise scale.