Bluewave Technology Group Accelerates Growth with Strategic Hires of Mary Beth Hamilton as Chief Marketing Officer and Curt Allen as EVP of Client Advisory

San Clemente, CA, September 25, 2025 – Bluewave Technology Group (“Bluewave”), a leader in technology advisory and sourcing, today announced key leadership hires as part of its continued growth strategy. The company has appointed Mary Beth Hamilton as Chief Marketing Officer and Curt Allen as Executive Vice President of Client Advisory. These leadership additions strengthen Bluewave’s market presence and advisory expertise, positioning the company to deliver even greater value to clients while advancing its role as a leading technology advisor.

“Bluewave is in a period of significant growth, and these investments reflect our unwavering focus on client success,” said Seth Penland, CEO and Founder of Bluewave Technology Group. “Curt brings a wealth of experience in building high-performing advisory teams, while Mary Beth’s track record in marketing leadership will help us elevate our brand and expand our market reach. Together, they will play pivotal roles in ensuring that Bluewave remains the trusted advisor for organizations navigating today’s complex technology landscape.”

As EVP of Client Advisory, Curt Allen will lead Bluewave’s advisory practice, helping clients align technology investments with business outcomes. His expertise in guiding clients through IT strategy, vendor evaluation, and digital transformation will strengthen Bluewave’s ability to deliver actionable, results-driven recommendations.

Mary Beth Hamilton, as Chief Marketing Officer, will lead Bluewave’s brand, demand generation, and marketing strategy, driving greater visibility and awareness across the enterprise IT ecosystem. Her experience in scaling go-to-market organizations and executing growth-oriented strategies will be instrumental as Bluewave continues its nationwide expansion. In addition to these leadership roles, Bluewave plans to expand its marketing department, adding new talent and resources to support accelerated growth.

“These strategic hires and investments in our advisory and marketing capabilities are about one thing: delivering more value to our clients,” said Allen. “Bluewave’s growth is fueled by a client-first approach, and I’m excited to help further strengthen that foundation.”

“This is an exciting moment to join an organization genuinely redefining what advisory means,” said Hamilton. “Bluewave’s proven approach, deep bench of experts, and client-centric mission make it possible to take ambitious goals and translate them into measurable value.”

With these moves, Bluewave continues to build on its momentum as a top-tier technology advisor, further positioning itself to help enterprises reduce costs, optimize IT environments, and adopt transformative solutions across cloud, cybersecurity, network, AI, and customer experience technologies.

About Bluewave Technology Group

Bluewave is a technology advisory and sourcing partner transforming how businesses acquire and manage technology solutions. Leveraging decades of industry expertise, Bluewave helps clients modernize their IT and telecom infrastructure while maximizing their technology investments. With a comprehensive approach that spans cloud, colocation, network, mobility, security, and customer experience solutions, Bluewave ensures businesses thrive in a fast-changing technology landscape.

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Bluewave Technology Group Acquires Cactus Technology Solutions

Acquisition enhances Bluewave’s consultative approach and expands footprint across Texas and nationwide

San Clemente, CA, August 27, 2025 – Bluewave Technology Group (“Bluewave”), a leader in technology advisory and sourcing, today announced the acquisition of Cactus Technology Solutions (“Cactus”), a technology solutions partner headquartered in Abilene, Texas and founded by Amy Milam in 2017.

Cactus supports midsize and enterprise businesses primarily in West and Central Texas. The company brings expertise in cybersecurity, UC/CC, connectivity, and mobility, helping clients make informed technology decisions in an increasingly complex environment.

“From day one, Cactus was built on integrity, honesty, and a true consultative approach,” said Amy Milam, Founder of Cactus. “Our role has always been to simplify complexity and act as a trusted advisor. Partnering with Bluewave ensures our clients will continue receiving that level of care, with expanded technical expertise, project management, and long-term continuity.”

The Cactus team has built its reputation on decades of shared experience, trusted client relationships, and deep knowledge of the West Texas market, with many client partnerships spanning more than 30 years.

“Cactus exemplifies what it means to put clients first,” said Seth Penland, CEO and Founder of Bluewave. “Their reputation for integrity and commitment to long-term relationships aligns seamlessly with Bluewave’s mission. Together, we will continue delivering innovative solutions that help clients gain a competitive edge in today’s fast-changing technology landscape.”

This acquisition accelerates Bluewave’s growth strategy and expands its presence in key U.S. regions.

Cactus also has a strong tradition of community engagement, supporting organizations such as the Day Nursery of Abilene, Home Instead Alzheimer’s Fundraiser, Meals on Wheels, and Texas Tech University Athletics.

About Bluewave Technology Group

Bluewave is a technology advisory and sourcing partner transforming how businesses acquire and manage technology solutions. Leveraging decades of industry expertise, Bluewave helps clients modernize their IT and telecom infrastructure while maximizing their technology investments. With a comprehensive approach that spans cloud, colocation, network, mobility, security, and customer experience solutions, Bluewave ensures businesses thrive in a fast-changing technology landscape.

About Cactus Technology Solutions

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Abilene, Texas, Cactus Technology Solutions provides “no-cost” IT planning, procurement, and decision-making support for midsize and enterprise customers. With a team bringing more than 235 years of combined experience, Cactus specializes in cybersecurity, UC/CC, connectivity, and mobility solutions while serving clients nationwide with a concentration in West and Central Texas.

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Bluewave Technology Group Debuts at No. 255 on the 2025 Inc. 5000

San Clemente, CA, August 12, 2025 – Bluewave Technology Group (“Bluewave”), a leader in technology advisory and sourcing, is excited to announce its debut on the Inc. 5000 list, ranking No. 255 among the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

This prestigious ranking from Inc. Magazine is based on percentage revenue growth over the past three years and recognizes businesses that are driving innovation, creating jobs, and delivering exceptional value. Bluewave’s debut at No. 255 places it in the top 5% of all companies on this year’s list.

 

“This is a huge milestone for our team,” said Seth Penland, Bluewave’s CEO and Founder. “Breaking into the top 300 on our first appearance reflects the incredible momentum we’ve built this year. We’re honored to be recognized and even more excited for what’s ahead.”

Since its founding in 2021, Bluewave has experienced rapid growth by helping businesses acquire and manage technology solutions. The company’s focus on modernizing client’s IT and telecom infrastructure while maximizing their technology investments has fueled its rise as a trusted leader in the tech industry.

For the full list, company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, visit: www.inc.com/inc5000.

“Making the Inc. 5000 is always a remarkable achievement, but earning a spot this year speaks volumes about a company’s tenacity and clarity of vision,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “These businesses have thrived amid rising costs, shifting global dynamics, and constant change. They didn’t just weather the storm—they grew through it, and their stories are a powerful reminder that the entrepreneurial spirit is the engine of the U.S. economy.”

Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2025 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, taking place October 22–24 in Phoenix, and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. magazine.

About Bluewave Technology Group

Bluewave is a technology advisory and sourcing partner transforming how businesses acquire and manage technology solutions. Leveraging decades of industry expertise, Bluewave helps clients modernize their IT and telecom infrastructure while maximizing their technology investments. With a comprehensive approach that spans cloud, colocation, network, mobility, security, and customer experience solutions, Bluewave ensures businesses thrive in a fast-changing technology landscape.

Methodology

Companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2021 to 2024. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2021. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2021 is $100,000; the minimum for 2024 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.

About Inc.

Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

Bluewave Expands Southeast Presence with the Acquisition of TruPoint Technology Solutions

TruPoint Owner John Berardi Joins Bluewave as Managing Partner

 

San Clemente, CA, June 19, 2025 – Bluewave Technology Group (“Bluewave”), a leader in technology advisory and sourcing, announced today that it has acquired TruPoint Technology Solutions (“TruPoint”), a technology consulting firm based in Central Florida known for delivering white-glove service and custom technology solutions to clients across the U.S. and internationally. This strategic move expands Bluewave’s presence nationally and reinforces its commitment to growth and specialization.

Founded in 2009 by John Berardi, TruPoint was established to deliver flexible, client-focused solutions tailored to evolving business needs. With a strong concentration in UCaaS, CCaaS, and managed services, TruPoint has built a reputation for honest guidance, exceptional service, and successful execution—particularly in the healthcare, financial services, legal, and real estate sectors.

“We’re thrilled to join Bluewave,” said John Berardi, Owner and President of TruPoint. “Our team is passionate about helping clients solve real business challenges with the right technology. This move allows us to add enhanced value and tap into expanded resources—all while continuing to deliver the honest, personalized service our clients have come to rely on.”

Bluewave’s CEO and Founder Seth Penland stated, “TruPoint brings UCaaS and CCaaS expertise that aligns perfectly with our mission to simplify the complex technology landscape for our clients. Their strong track record in voice and collaboration solutions, combined with a reputation for integrity and execution, makes them an ideal addition to Bluewave.”

The acquisition strengthens Bluewave’s unified communications and contact center practice, enhancing its ability to deliver full-lifecycle solutions from strategy and assessment to implementation and support. TruPoint’s in-house project management and delivery teams will integrate with Bluewave’s national platform, expanding the firm’s capacity to support growing mid-market and enterprise clients.

Berardi will join Bluewave as Managing Partner, bringing leadership experience and a client-first mindset to the team. “As technology continues to evolve at an ever-increasing pace, our ability to provide trusted, scalable advice requires deeper resources,” Berardi added. “Joining Bluewave ensures we can keep delivering on that promise—with even greater impact.” TruPoint clients can expect continued high-touch service, access to a broader portfolio of providers, and enhanced strategic support for modernization, M&A integration, and digital transformation initiatives.

About Bluewave Technology Group

Bluewave is a technology advisory and sourcing partner transforming how businesses acquire and manage technology solutions. Leveraging decades of industry expertise, Bluewave helps clients modernize their IT and telecom infrastructure while maximizing their technology investments. With a comprehensive approach that spans cloud, colocation, network, mobility, security, and customer experience solutions, Bluewave ensures businesses thrive in a fast-changing technology landscape.

About TruPoint Technology Solutions

TruPoint Technology Solutions is a strategic technology advisory firm focused on helping businesses move forward through smart, results-driven technology implementations. Backed by deep industry expertise and a robust network of providers, TruPoint designs, deploys, and supports tailored technology solutions that address critical business challenges and accelerate time to value on IT initiatives.

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Bluewave CEO: ‘This is a super important market for us’ 

By Stephen P. Schmidt – Reporter, Louisville Business First 

Updated May 2, 2025, 3:40pm EDT 

Bluewave COO Wayne Dietrich (left) and Bluewave CEO Seth Penland stand in the outside seating of one of the Starting Gate Suites at Thurby on May 1, 2025. Photo credit: Stephen P. Schmidt, Louisville Business First  

Story Highlights 

• Bluewave Technology Group acquired three Louisville companies for $70 million. 

• Louisville generates nearly 30% of Bluewave’s revenue despite operations in 23 states. 

• Bluewave has made 19 acquisitions since its founding in 2016. 

Bluewave Technology Group is not based in Louisville, but if it was an airline, it would certainly have a hub in Derby City. 

Since the fall of 2022, Bluewave — which refers to itself as a “technology advisory and sourcing partner” — has acquired three Louisville-based companies to the tune of $70 million in those deals alone, according to Seth Penland, the company’s CEO and founder. 

 That would be Virtual Telecomm (November 2022), SinglePoint Communications Group (February 2023) and most recently, JIL Communications (September 2023). 

On Thursday, I visited Bluewave’s location in the Starting Gate Suites at Churchill Downs for Thurby, an annual tradition for the company since acquiring Virtual Telecomm. 

I spoke with Penland, as well as Bluewave’s COO, Wayne Dietrich, and its newly named Louisville-based vice president, Tony Scribner, to talk about, in part, the company’s connections to the city. Note: I stopped last year to find out how two former competitors became teammates. 

Penland has estimated that he has been to Louisville somewhere around 11-12 times. This was his third time at Churchill Downs. 

“This is a super important market for us. … There’s a really good client base here that I think value advisors. They care about wanting to make great decisions around their technology choices, and they like to lean on advisors to help them make great decisions, so we’ve been really fortunate that clients value what we provide,” Penland said. 

Penland added that a little less than 30% of the company’s revenue comes from the three companies that it acquired in Louisville — in spite of Bluewave having operations of various capacities in 23 states. 

At the event on Thursday, there were approximately 145 people milling between two suites. The crowd was composed of a mostly equal mix of Bluewave employees and clients. 

Recently, the company announced it would be sponsoring José Ortiz, the jockey who will have the mount for the 151st Kentucky Derby on Sandman, one of the race favorites. Ortiz will have a Bluewave logo on his pant legs. 

“[We wanted to] make a public statement to this market that we value this market, we value this event and we like to back winners,” Penland said. “Hopefully, he wins.” 

With approximately 20 employees in Louisville, Bluewave ranks as the telecom company with the sixth-largest presence in the metro area, according to our most recent list that was published in November 2024. 

“We’re continuing to grow every single year across the country, and I imagine we will be here as well. … We want to add more people. We want to add more clients. We want to continue to acquire more if we can here,” Penland said. 

A different type of trifecta 

In addition, out of the company’s 10 vice presidents (and one senior vice president), three of them are now based in Louisville. They are Nic Jones (VP of Sales, Alliances & Indirect), Jason Hulsewede (VP of Sales, Midwest) and Tony Scribner (VP of Solution Advisory). 

Although Jones (SinglePoint) and Hulsewede (Virtual Telecomm) joined Bluewave through acquisitions, Scribner was hired externally in September 2024. While based in Louisville, he had been working as the chief information security officer and CTO for Austin, Texas-based Ntirety, an IT services and cybersecurity firm. 

 

Tony Scribner is one of three vice presidents at Bluewave Technology Group who lives in Louisville. Photo credit: Stephen P. Schmidt, Louisville Business First

Ntirety has served as a provider of Bluewave, so Scribner had direct communications with many of the members of the company’s leadership team. 

“I was a new hire, but the rest were all acquisitions, so they thought enough about the companies in the area to not only buy the companies, but also keep the leadership,” Scribner told me. “That speaks volumes.” 

Scribner said that having lived in Louisville since the ’90s, he could directly play a role in helping add to Bluewave’s Louisville headcount. 

“I know a lot of people in the region and their technical talents, and so it would be an easy way for me to add really good talent,” he said. 

With approximately 135 employees, the company is largely remote, but still maintains the office space where Virtual Telecomm was based, located at 3410 Office Pointe Place in Jeffersontown. 

Penland added that Bluewave did not want to expand for the sake of getting bigger, but to add more services and capabilities for its clients. Virtual Telecomm, for instance, had long been recognized as an expert in the field of SD-WAN (software defined wide area networks) and UCaaS (Unified-Communications-as-a-Service). 

Bluewave was originally based in Parsippany, New Jersey (in the New York City metro area), but has since moved its headquarters to San Clemente, California (south of downtown Los Angeles), where Penland lives. 

Since Penland founded the company in 2016, it has made 19 acquisitions of telecom companies located throughout the U.S. The acquisitions efforts were bolstered by a $100 million capital influx from Virginia-based Columbia Capital in 2021. 

“Nineteen companies coming together. It’s not trivial. It’s a fully integrated business,” said Dietrich, who resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “So not only do we have people coming in from all locations to participate here [at Thurby], but all of those people now are under one roof. … Our clients are noticing how interconnected we are as a business.” 

See the original article on Louisville Business First.