NWN Carousel Acquires Leverage Information Systems, Accelerating AI-Powered Technology Solutions for the Federal Market

Backed by American Securities, Combined Organization to Cross $1B in Revenue Delivering Mission-Critical Services for Top Federal Agencies & Healthcare Organizations across North America

 

Boston, MA & Seattle, WA – NWN Carousel, the leading provider of AI-Powered Technology Solutions, today announced the acquisition of Leverage Information Systems (Leverage), a leading service provider for North America’s Federal agencies. Leverage is a top federal solution provider in North America and has been recognized as Cisco’s #1 partner in Sciences for seven consecutive years as well as a top 10 Cisco Federal partner for 2024. This acquisition marks a strategic milestone in NWN Carousel’s geographic expansion into the Northwest and expansion in the federal market with their award-winning technology platform and services.

With the acquisition of Leverage, NWN Carousel will deliver their portfolio of AI- Powered Communications, Networking, Data Center, Contact Center, Cybersecurity, Managed Devices, and Visual Collaborations solutions to key strategic markets. Leverage serves Federal agencies including the US Navy, NASA and the Department of Energy (DoE). The DoE has requested a 7.3% budget increase to $51B in 2025, which represents the 3rd highest Federal department increase in 2025.

NWN Carousel has a wealth of experience serving state agencies across North America, including California, Florida, Massachusetts and Texas, as well as the City of Baltimore. NWN’s rapid response team is credited with deploying an emergency call-center for victims of Hurricane Ian and with implementing a powerful AI-driven 911 solution providing real-time voice translation in 135+ language and dialects.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Leverage to NWN Carousel and are grateful for our partnership with Co-Founders Doug Chesler and Terry Woodruff as they’ve built a world-class organization” said Jim Sullivan, President and CEO of NWN Carousel. “This acquisition is a strategic move to strengthen our position in the rapidly evolving technology services market, which is shifting towards more cloud-based and AI-powered solutions. Our combined expertise will enable us to extend our value and innovation for top accounts and key segments across North America.”

Doug Chesler, CEO of Leverage Information Systems, added, “We’re excited to join forces with NWN Carousel, a recognized leader in the industry. Our partnership with Jim and his team will enable us to expand our offerings and deliver more comprehensive solutions to our customers. Our shared commitment and aligned cultures of innovation and customer centricity makes us an unbeatable team.”

The acquisition comes on the heels of a record year for NWN Carousel, including a new investment partnership with American Securities announced in February 2024 and most recently achieving record Q2 sales bookings and backlog in the first half of 2024.

“Congratulations to Jim, Matt Curran and the NWN Carousel team for executing their latest acquisition just 7 months into our partnership. We believe that NWN Carousel’s acquisition of Leverage Information Systems represents another significant step towards creating a comprehensive and innovative managed services platform for the AI-Era,” said Noah Scherz, Principal at American Securities. “We’re proud to have supported both companies in their respective growth journeys and look forward to seeing the exciting opportunities that this acquisition will bring for their customers and employees.”

About NWN Carousel

NWN Carousel delivers AI-powered Managed Services for the modern workplace. Our expertise in cloud transformation, intelligent infrastructure, cybersecurity, managed devices, visual collaboration, and cloud communications, leverages 30+ years of engineering strategic outcomes for over 5000 organizations. Our proprietary Experience Management Platform (EMP) ensures seamless service delivery, real-time observability and improved uptime, efficiency, and experiences for our clients. We’re a customer-obsessed team earning a 70+ Customer Net Promoter Score (NPS), and committed to a culture of innovation, integrity, and operational excellence. Our company has been recognized with hundreds of industry awards and is proud to be a ‘Best Place to Work’ with an 80+ Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS). For more information visit: www.nwncarousel.com

About LeverageIS

At Leverage Information Systems, we advise and support our clients toward an Intelligent Unified Systems Architecture, delivering fully mobile and synergistic solutions; anytime and anywhere.

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LIVE WEBEX: August 23

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The upcoming Webex Webinar on Building Connections in a Hybrid World will take place on August 23, beginning at 10am PST.

This webinar will discuss the importance of building and maintaining business relationships in an increasingly virtual world, and the tools available to make that happen.

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10-11 AM  Industry Vertical Breakouts

SLED — Global Justice Solutions

  • Connected Justice and Agency Collaboration
  • Government Customer Experience
  • Complexities of Government Computing

Presented by Daniel Stewart, Senior Advisor for State and Local Governments at Cisco

Public Safety – The Future of Public Safety

  • Digital Policing
  • Citizen Experience
  • Digital Evidence Room

Presented by Bob Stanberry, Senior Law Enforcement Advisor at Cisco

Healthcare – Rethink the Possibilities of Healthcare

  • Healthcare Trends
  • Patient Experience
  • Clinician Experience

Presented by Allison Norfleet, Senior Advisor for State and Local Government at Cisco

11 AM-12 PM

Embracing Disruption and The Future of Work

  • The Impact to Culture and People
  • New Choices in a New World

Presented by Justin Fields, Cisco Business Development Manager, Hybrid Work / SASE / Zero Trust

12-1 PM

Cisco On Cisco: Lessons Learned — Evolving to support hybrid working for our employees

How Cisco:

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LIVE WEBINAR: Top Trends in Cybersecurity 2022

AUGUST 9, 9-10AM PST  |  FREE

Because data and online security is such an important issue for everyone, LEVERAGE is organizing a free session on cybersecurity. We will have a panel of experts presenting what we are seeing in the marketplace, and this is an opportunity for you you to ask questions and make some security analyst contacts of your own.

This not a sales webinar — it is an educational session to elevate awareness of the danger of compromised data (public and private), and to highlight some of the tools available for the protection of agency, company, and hospital assets.

 

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Leverage Information Systems named to CRN’s Top 500 Solutions Provider List 2020

LEVERAGE is proud to announce that we are listed on CRN’s  Top Solution Provider 500 Category for 2020!

LEVERAGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS earns the designation of Cisco Collaboration SaaS Authorized Partner

LEVERAGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS has met all Authorization program requirements and criteria necessary to earn the designation of Cisco Collaboration SaaS Authorization Partner in the USA.

LEVERAGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS has met the rigorous Cisco certified personnel levels required for a Collaboration SaaS Authorization Partner which ensures that LEVERAGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS sales and support organizations are fully prepared to properly design, quote, deploy and support the best Webex meeting solution for any customer.
Cisco Collaboration SaaS Authorization is one of many Cisco Advanced certifications that LEVERAGE has achieved, which includes:
Gold Certified Partner
Master Collaboration Specialization
Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization
Advanced Security Architecture Specialization
Advanced Enterprise Networks Architecture Specialization
Advanced Collaboration Architecture Specialization

LEVERAGE is a Cisco Preferred Solution Partner and holds Cisco Authorizations for:
US Federal Authorization
Enterprise Agreements for Data Center Cloud
Enterprise Agreements for Security choice
Enterprise Agreements for Data Center ACI and HyperFlex
Enterprise Agreements for Collab-Flex Plan
Enterprise Agreements for Cisco DNA–Switching Wireless Routing
Enterprise Agreements for Collab-Flex Plan On-Prem Meetings
Enterprise Agreements for Collab-Flex Plan On-Prem Calling
Enterprise Agreements for Collab – UC TP PC
SaaS Simple Resale Authorization
Collaboration SaaS Authorization

LEVERAGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS renews Cisco Master Collaboration Specialization in USA

LEVERAGE has proven they can provide sophisticated, value-added Cisco solutions through their in-depth sales capabilities, technology skills and service offerings in USA.
The Cisco Master Collaboration Specialization in USA is one of many Cisco Advanced Specializations LEVERAGE has achieved, which includes:
Gold Certified Partner
Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization
Advanced Security Architecture Specialization
Advanced Enterprise Networks Architecture Specialization
Advanced Collaboration Architecture Specialization

LEVERAGE is a Cisco Preferred Solution Partner and holds Cisco Authorizations for:
US Federal Authorization
Enterprise Agreements for Data Center Cloud
Enterprise Agreements for Security choice
Enterprise Agreements for Data Center ACI and HyperFlex
Enterprise Agreements for Collab-Flex Plan
Enterprise Agreements for Cisco DNA–Switching Wireless Routing
Enterprise Agreements for Collab-Flex Plan On-Prem Meetings
Enterprise Agreements for Collab-Flex Plan On-Prem Calling
Enterprise Agreements for Collab – UC TP PC
SaaS Simple Resale Authorization
Collaboration SaaS Authorization

Congratulations! LEVERAGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS has been recertified as a Cisco Gold Certified Partner

Congratulations! Cisco Systems (www.cisco.com) announced today that LEVERAGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS has been recertified as a Cisco Gold Certified Partner in USA.

“LEVERAGE” has met all personnel, specialization, support requirements and has demonstrated that it is qualified to sell, install and support Cisco solutions in USA