Confessions of an IT Business Owner Podcast

In this episode, ConnectWise SVP, International Sales and Strategy Greg Lalle shares his thoughts on the channel’s future with host Ryan Goodman. From advances in managed services tools to the latest cybersecurity, he discusses how technology changes over the past two decades have affected the IT services business.

Today’s MSPs have to support a multitude of continually changing advancements and support a growing number of business models and infrastructure designs. While IT services firms are flourishing in this “age of technology” and enjoying a plethora of opportunities and solutions options, keeping up with the fast pace of innovation and continually changing clients' needs can be a real challenge.

While dealing with the complexities of innovation and working through issues related to industry consolidation, MSPs still have businesses to manage. How can IT entrepreneurs continue to grow sales and profitability with so many distractions? Tune into this episode of Confessions of an IT Business Owner to find out.

IT Hall of Famer and Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) CEO Frank Vitagliano discusses the growing and rapidly transforming value of IT distribution with host Ryan Goodman. With the continued rise of the cloud and evolving workplaces, MSPs and vendors can benefit greatly from these key industry partnerships

In addition to providing an overview of the health of distribution with consolidation and all the new investments, Frank shares his insight on the latest tools, offerings, and support programs that empower channel partners. Change is the operative word. Distributors are adapting services and business models to align with the changing needs of MSPs, VARs, and vendors.

How can IT services professionals leverage these relationships to scale their offerings and drive new incremental revenue? Check out this episode of Confessions of an IT Business Owner to get all the details.

In this episode, Troy Gelsky, Director of Client Services at VAR Staffing, discusses the current labor shortage and ways to overcome that challenge with host Ryan Goodman. How can MSPs and other technology firms fill open positions and boost employee satisfaction (to avoid losing valued team members)?

Troy emphasizes that while there is always a shortage of quality talent, especially those with IT knowledge and experience, the pandemic is complicating the normal hiring and retention problems. Finding good people to fill gaps or expand the organization can be a major challenge for MSPs today.

Employing the standard hiring and retention techniques is a great start. However, after getting a taste of a WFH environment, recruits may be looking for more flexible workplace options and different time commitments. MSPs should rethink their recruitment processes and continually evaluate the pool of candidates in their communities. Now is the perfect time to mix things up.

What else can IT services professionals do to fill current job openings and potential new positions? Learn about some of the most cost-effective options in this best practices-laden episode of Confessions of an IT Business Owner.

Colin Knox, CEO of Gradient MSP, joins Ryan Goodman in this episode to talk about the challenges of entrepreneurship and the value of industry benchmarks. Learn how he “stumbled” into the MSP market and turned his job at a small IT firm into a successful career building and leading channel organizations. After working his way through the ranks, he took a leap of faith and co-founded a new IT services company − and the timing was less than perfect. That was just the start of a long, challenging, and life-altering journey into the realms of entrepreneurship.

Those experiences, including building and selling several organizations, including MSP firms and Passportal, sparked Colin’s interest in data intelligence. In this episode, he explains the channel opportunities of his new venture, which helps IT services firms leverage information and benchmarking. This technology allows providers to increase their share in a potential $100 billion market.

How can MSPs use their own data to strengthen their business operations? Can information intelligence boost their margins? Check out this information-packed episode of Confessions of an IT Business Owner for the answers.

In this special episode, Ryan Goodman discusses the value of expanding and tightening channel partnerships. With the transition to managed services from a break-fix model, your customers are leaning on you more than ever for a variety of needs. However, no one can be an expert in everything, but MSPs can leverage their top relationships to deliver the answers, solutions, and support their clients want today.

ConnectBooster partners can tap into a wealth of those types of customer opportunities. Ryan discusses a couple of ways for MSPs like you to provide electronic transaction capabilities to clients and develop new recurring revenue streams. Listen to the latest episode of Confessions of an IT Business Owner to find out how.