Seat held
Managed IT Services
Vance Richardson
ROI Technology Inc.
Arlington, WA
Pacific Northwest · By invitation
One seat per industry.
Referrals you can put your name on.
NW Strategic Partners is a closed table of 28 businesses serving Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Each industry has exactly one seat. Each seat has exactly one person — named, reachable, and accountable for what happens after the handoff.
- Seats
- 28
- Held
- 1
- Open
- 27
The rule
Exclusivity is the product.
Most networking groups sell you a room. This one sells you a position in it. Three constraints do all the work, and none of them bend.
- 01
One company per industry
When a member refers the CPA, there is only one CPA to refer. No competing for attention inside your own category, and no awkward triangulation for the person making the introduction.
- 02
One person per company
A seat belongs to a named professional, not to a logo and a general inbox. You get their direct line and direct email. If they leave the company, the seat goes back on the table.
- 03
Admission by referral
Every member was vouched for by someone already at the table, then vetted against our standards. There is no signup button, because the whole point is that not everyone gets in.
The table
Who holds a seat
Seat available
Cybersecurity & Compliance
Security assessments, SOC 2 and CMMC readiness, incident response, and the evidence auditors actually ask for.
Seat available
Telecom & UCaaS
Business phone systems, contact center, SD-WAN, and carrier contracts negotiated on the client’s side of the table.
Seat available
AV & Low-Voltage Integration
Conference rooms, digital signage, structured cabling, and access control - designed once and built to spec.
Seat available
Managed Print & Office Equipment
Copier and print fleets on a real cost-per-page, with the lease terms read out loud before anyone signs.
Seat available
Certified Public Accountant
Tax strategy, entity structure, and attest work for closely held businesses and their owners.
27 of 28 seats are open across 6 categories. Claiming one starts with a conversation, not a form. Request an invitation →
Why it works
A referral is a loan against your reputation.
When you send a client to someone, you are spending trust you took years to build. If that person is slow, sloppy, or sells them something they did not need, you do not get a second chance to explain it.
So the group is built to make that loan safe. Members meet the same people every time. They know each other's work, not just each other's business cards. And because there is only one seat per industry, nobody is auditioning — they are accountable.
The practical result: an owner in Bellingham with a payroll problem, a lease renewal, and a failing server can be handed three names that already work together, in one conversation.
- Technology
- Finance
- Legal
- Risk & People
- Property
- Growth
- All categories
Membership
If your seat is open, it will not be for long.
Tell us who you are, what you do, and who at the table would vouch for you. If your industry is available and the fit is right, we will schedule a conversation.