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John Standhaven

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Head of Education Sales at Glide UK
📍 Greater Leeds Area, United Kingdom

As Glide UKs Head of Education, John Standhaven leverages over fifteen years of experience to drive sales growth and manage strategic initiatives. He focuses on collaborating with schools and universities to provide innovative connectivity solutions that support digital learning and safeguarding requirements.

Outside of work, John is committed to supporting charitable causes. He actively fundraises for organizations like the Alzheimers Society and publicly encourages support for the philanthropic efforts of his colleagues, demonstrating a strong sense of community and teamwork.

He is participating in the Trek 26 Yorkshire Dales challenge in 2026 to raise funds for the Alzheimers Society.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Head of Education Sales
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Leeds Area, United Kingdom
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EdTech Connectivity
His career is focused on providing connectivity, firewall, and content filtering solutions to educational institutions, as seen in his work at Glide, Talk Straight, and Exa Networks.
Channel Partnerships
He has extensive experience managing partner programs for MSPs and resellers, a key focus in his current and past roles where he worked with channel partners.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Head of Education Sales
Glide UK
2-2022 - 2-2025
Sales Manager
Talk Straight Group
9-2019 - 2-2022
Partner Programme Manager
Talk Straight Group
11-2018 - 9-2019
UK Business Development and Partner Manager
Boxlight Inc
1-2014 - 11-2018
Education Account Manager
Exa Networks
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