Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast (Real Talk for IT Pros & MSPs)

ZenContract is a cloud-based IT contract and proposal management tool designed specifically for MSPs. It is an all-in-one contract compliance management tool that allows users to design, build, store and execute contracts. It is simple to use and is considered one of the best contract management and MSP software available. In this episode of the IT Business Podcast, Marvin Bee and Sean Lardo discu...

Marvin Bee interviews Brittany Hodak, a keynote speaker and author, at the ASCII Edge event in Clearwater, FL. Brittany discusses the importance of customer experience in today's experience economy and how businesses can create super fans by focusing on intentional experience design. She shares examples from her own company and highlights the need to elevate customer experiences throughout their j...

In this episode of the IT Business Podcast, host Marvin Bee interviews Jackie Hanlon from Cyber Fox, an emerging vendor in the cybersecurity industry. Jackie explains that Cyber Fox offers password management and privilege access management solutions, including their password manager called Password Boss and their privilege access management tool called Auto Elevate. She also discusses the company...

In this episode of Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast, host Marvin Bee interviews Matt Horning from Blue Tree Technology, an MSP (Managed Service Provider) based in the Kansas City area. Matt discusses how his company focuses on finding clients that share their core values and prioritize security and technology. They believe that core values are subjective and there is no right or wrong one. Matt al...

Eric Anthony is a technology expert and the founder of the All Things MSP Facebook page. He has owned his own break/fix and managed services companies and has spent time in the IT channel as a vendor. Eric is also a co-host of the All Things MSP Podcast with Justin Esgar, where they discuss the many facets of being an IT services provider today and have a little fun too. ===  Uncle Marv reflects o...

Welcome to another episode of the IT Business Podcast with Marvin Bee and Sean Lardo. In this summer series of the ConnectWise PitchIT program, they discuss the competition and its impact on vendors and the MSP community. They introduce Tim McNeil from Sales Maturity, who explains the concept of sales management as a service and how they help MSPs improve their sales and marketing efforts. Sales M...

In this episode of Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast, Marvin Bee and his guest, Sean Lardo, discuss the Connectwise PitchIT program. They explain that the program is a competition where innovators complementary to Connectwise's ecosystem and mission of supporting MSPs compete to become finalists. The finalists have the opportunity to pitch their ideas at Connectwise's event, IT Nation. The first-pl...

In this episode of Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast, Marvin Bee is joined by Jerry Koutavas from ASCII and Sean "the Man of Summer" Lardo from ConnectWise. They are streaming live from Clearwater, FL at the ASCII Edge event. The episode begins with playful banter about being fantastic on the first day of summer and plans for the upcoming ASCII events. Jerry explains the name change from ASCII Succ...

Marvin Bee interviews Bradley Gross, a technology lawyer, at the Pax8Beyond conference. They discuss the importance of MSP agreements that cover the realities of day-to-day operations and how agreements should provide guidance and direction. They also talk about the unique challenges faced by MSPs, such as matching customer needs with different vendors and adapting to a dynamic industry. Bradley s...

Ryan Walsh is a co-founder of Pax8 and currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer. Ryan was recently selected as a Channel Futures 2023 Channel Influencer. Walsh is one of 50 individuals recognized as a thought leader who will impact the direction of the IT and communications indirect sales channel in 2023. Mike Wise is the Owner and Chief Engineer of Clockwork Networks, LLC, an information te...

Michael Goldstein is the CEO of LAN Infotech, an award-winning IT managed services provider based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Nick Heddy is the Chief Commerce Officer at Pax8, responsible for the strategy and execution of all Pax8's global commerce operations, including sales, marketing, and vendor operations ===  The inaugural Pax8Beyond 2023 was held on June 11-13, 2023, at the Gaylord Rockies...

Aquila Clouds is a cloud management company that provides cloud finance management tools for businesses. They offer a SaaS platform that manages, monitors, and improves cloud applications across multi-clouds, providing comprehensive visibility, governance, and automated intelligence covering finance. Aquila Clouds offers BillOps for cloud billing operations, and FinOps is a practice for managing c...

Monjur offers cloud-based Contracts-as-a-Service solution to give MSPs greater protection against cybersecurity and ransomware risks. The agreements are licensed and hosted in the cloud.  Website: https://monjur.com/ Scott & Scott, LLP is a technology law firm that specializes in solving business and legal issues related to software. They represent technology companies of all sizes to manage their...

Thread is the world's first service collaboration platform that connects people across businesses to deliver incredible service collaboratively. Thread provides IT services through Slack and Microsoft Teams and is a game-changing solution for IT service providers. It is built for the IoT, designed for an IP-based world, and relied upon by today's most innovative manufacturers to connect devices ac...

Paco Lebron is the CEO and Founder of ProdigyTeks Inc., an MSP located in the West Loop of Chicago. He is also the host of MSP Unplugged, a live, weekly podcast for IT business owners. Paco has years of passion and experience from running his own business and helping others in the IT industry. MSP Unplugged is a podcast where different ways to run an IT business are discussed, whether you are a on...

The IT Business podcast presents a panel discussion on diversity and inclusion with two accomplished CEOs in the channel, Emily Glass and Michelle Accardi.  Emily and Michelle share their insights and experiences on how to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace. The discussion covers various topics, including the challenges faced by marginalized groups, the importance of role models, and cr...

In this episode of "Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast," Brian Kane and Caroline Goles discuss the highlights of the Pax8Beyond Conference 2023.  10:28: Brian expresses his amazement at the mind-blowing production value of the conference, emphasizing how it sets the stage for working with and servicing MSPs.  13:58: Brian introduces the exciting updates in IT security, highlighting the expertise of...

The inaugural Pax8Beyond 2023 was held on June 11-13, 2023, at the Gaylord Rockies Hotel in Denver, Colorado and was attended by over 1000 IT service providers, vendors, and media worldwide.  The event content was curated specifically for partners, aimed at helping them grow their businesses, increase deep cybersecurity expertise, future-proof innovations, and dynamic efficiencies. Rob Rae has ove...

The inaugural Pax8Beyond 2023 was held on June 11-13, 2023, at the Gaylord Rockies Hotel in Denver, Colorado. The event was curated specifically for partners, aimed at helping them grow their businesses, increase efficiencies, and reduce risks so their businesses can thrive.  The theme of the conference was "One Community, Infinite Innovation." ===  Best Swag- Crowdstrike:   https://www.crowdstrik...

Guests:  Dawn Sizer, 3rd Element Consulting - https://www.3rdelementconsulting.com/ Tom Bull, Two River Computer - https://www.tworivercomputer.com/ Matt Rainey, Arsement & Hayes - http://www.ah-computers.com/ ===  News: ConnectWise Buyout - Here's what's really going on! - https://tinyurl.com/mr2a7kj9 News: Major Microsoft Outage - https://tinyurl.com/yy458b5p ===  I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) made f...

Scalable MSP is a company that helps MSPs unlock efficiency, profitability, and time. They provide tailored 1:1 coaching and implement proven best practices to help MSPs improve their Operational Maturity Level. Their mission is to empower their partners to build value in their businesses and give time back to what’s important to them. Some problems that can be solved by Scablable MSP include:  No...

FortMesa is a cybersecurity program that provides world-class cybersecurity programs for organizations without a security professional on staff.  PitchIT is an annual accelerator program created by ConnectWise in 2018 to incubate growth in startup integration partners dedicated to the MSP space. The company is offering small companies the chance to take part in a 16-week program where participants...

The next few weeks are going to be a whirlwind. I thought I would sit down and share some thoughts as to why.  And, show #500 is coming! === Connect with Uncle Marv 🌐 Website: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/ 🎙 Host: Marvin Bee 🛒 Uncle Marv’s Amazon Store (gear & tools I recommend): https://amzn.to/3EiyKoZ ☕ Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/itbusinesspodcast If you found value in this...

Matthew Mulcahy is the Director of Business Development at ProSource, a technology solution provider outside of Orlando, Florida. He oversees all sales and marketing endeavors at the company.  === Links for this episode Matt's Company, Prosource: https://www.getprosource.com/ Prosource YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEi2FJ8VJ-MgIcKFTr_gnFA Everybody Writes: https://amzn.to/3C6dB...

The book was created using ChatGPT and was completed in less than a week. The book features a conversation between Franklin Taggart and ChatGPT about artificial intelligence and its impact on society.  The entire process took less than one week. He didn't set out to write the book, he just wanted ChatGPT to answer his questions.  Franklin is also the host of "Your Own Best Company," a podcast and...