Pete Hnath
About Pete Hnath
Pete Hnath serves as the Head of Technical and Sales Training at MinIO, where he has developed a robust training and certification organization. He has a strong background in technical training and sales, with previous roles at Red Hat and Verizon, and has successfully launched partnerships with major online learning platforms.
Current Role at MinIO
Pete Hnath serves as the Head of Technical and Sales Training at MinIO, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for building out internal and partner sales training programs. He leverages video capabilities to facilitate rapid scaling of training initiatives. Hnath has successfully established a training and certification organization from the ground up, producing over 175 technical training videos that have reached more than 2 million viewers within two years.
Previous Experience at Red Hat
Hnath held multiple senior director roles at Red Hat from 2015 to 2022. He was involved in product management for customer training and learning delivery platforms, and he contributed to the development of a 'single stream' content model that utilized GitHub, Jenkins, and CI/CD for automated course creation. During his tenure, he achieved a 15% compound annual growth rate in training revenue over six years and maintained a strong profitability with an NPS score of 72.
Partnership Initiatives
Hnath played a key role in launching revenue-generating partnerships with several educational platforms, including Pluralsight, Coursera, EdX, and OpenSAP. These partnerships aimed to enhance training offerings and expand access to educational resources for users, contributing to the overall growth of the organizations involved.
Educational Background
Pete Hnath studied at the University of Florida, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a focus on Marketing. He furthered his education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, obtaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with an emphasis on Marketing. This educational foundation has supported his career in technical training and sales.
Early Career Experience
Hnath's early career included roles at Verizon and Qwest Communications. At Verizon, he served as Manager of Inside Sales and later as Senior Business Development Manager. His experience at Qwest Communications as Channel Sales Manager provided him with foundational skills in sales management and channel partnerships, which he has built upon throughout his career.