Karl Goes to ASCII Edge Featuring Sebastian Uchima, Ryan Cloutier, Frank Raimondi, & Trevor Digerolamo
SMB Community Podcast by James Kernan
Release Date: 03/09/2023
SMB Community Podcast by James Kernan
Host Karl Palachuk interviews Wes Hutcherson and Stuart Ashenbrenner from Huntress on the challenges and (and victories) of securing macOS endpoints. As you know, MacOS represents a growing percentage of the business device operating system market, outperforming both Linux and ChromeOS. Since this is going to be a growing portion of the endpoints you support, it's good to know how you're doing to do that. And with so many "home" and personal devices now being used for company purposes, quick response is important as well. The panel addresses the challenges of the MacOS users - including...
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1.) MSP Question of the Week Should you ban Non-compete Agreements? --- 2.) Notes on The News Big Tech firms lost its dream status due to layoffs and instability: --- 3.) Five Minutes with A Smart Person - Bit-Wizards Louis Erickson is the co-founder and COO, and Sam Blowes is the Director of Solution Consulting at Bit-Wizards--an award winning IT services provider based in Florida. We discuss the importance of forming strong relationships with your clients as an MSP. Check them out: ---- Our upcoming events and more: Register for James’s class at ITSPU! 5W22 – MSP...
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1.) MSP Question of The Week Which do you prefer: iPhone or Android? Is there a clear winner? --- 2.) Notes on The News What are the current TOP Password Managers? "Big Tech" censoring content...and other clickbait-y titles. There are only two weeks left to submit your application for Channel Futures MSP501: Host Amy weighs in how it helps market your company. --- Our upcoming events and more: Register for James’s class at ITSPU! 5W22 – MSP Professional Sales is live. Enroll today: MASTERMIND LIVE – Tampa, FL – April 27-28th Use...
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1.) The MSP Question of The Week Should you charge for onsite travel? And what's best--Price per seat or per device? --- 2.) Notes on The News The FBI is warning consumers against using public phone charging stations in order to avoid exposing their devices to malicious software... ...Apple loses top phonemaker spot to Samsung as iPhone shipments drop! "Apple's smartphone shipments dropped about 10% in the first quarter of 2024, hurt by intensifying competition by Android smartphone makers aiming for the top spot, data from research firm IDC showed on Sunday." ---...
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Host Karl caught up with Dima Kumets, Principal Product Manager at Huntress Labs focused on their Security Awareness Training product. It was an entertaining interview! This interview focuses on the Security Awareness Training product, which features a truly engaging way for end users to learn about phishing attacks and other threats that arrive through email. Karl and Dima introduce you do the archvillain Didi and her role in educating clients - without irritating or alienating them! About Dima Kumets: Prior to joining Huntress, Dima was the product lead on OpenDNS (acquired by Cisco and now...
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1.) MSP Question of The Week Is there an opportunity there for MSPs to resell consulting service around copilot? --- 2.) Notes on The News Windows features disappearing in 2024: Google looking to purchase Hubspot: United States Cyberforce: ...and more! --- Our upcoming events and more: Register for James’s upcoming class at ITSPU! 5W22 – MSP Professional Sales starts April 23rd. Sign up now: MASTERMIND LIVE – Tampa, FL – April 27-28th Use “EARLYBIRD” as the coupon code to save $200! Catch James at the SMBTechfest! SMBTechfest - Irvince,...
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1.) MSP Question of The Week Is it worth the time to track MDF/Rebates from your vendors partners if you are a small MSP? --- 2.) Notes on The News April fool’s joke? Gmail announced 20 years ago today: Microsoft copilot released today: --- 3.) Five Minutes with A Smart Person - Tim Fitzpatrick of Rialto Marketing Check out the preview for our full interview with Tim Fitzpatrick of Rialto Marketing --- Our upcoming events and more: Register for James's upcoming class at ITSPU! 5W22 - MSP Professional Sales starts April 23rd. Sign up now: MASTERMIND LIVE – Tampa,...
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Host Amy and James are back! 1.) MSP Question of The Week: Should you force remote workers back in to the office? And do workers prefer weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly payment? --- 3.) Notes on The News N-able 2024 MSP Challenges and Opps – CEO article: How the top MSP business owners are using AI in their business: What AI we've been using: --- 2.) Five Minutes with A Smart Person - Fernando Leon Host James sit down with smart person Fernando Leon, Vice President of Sales/Marketing of Single Point of Contact. They discuss White Label IT Service platform that helps MSP's...
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We follow Karl Palachuk as he makes his way through Channel Partners Expo 2024! Thank you to our guests (in order): Dave Seibert of SMBTechFest Michelle Ragusa McBain of Sonicwall Mikey Pruitt of DNSFilter Kathleen Martin of Advancing Leadership Network (ALN) --- Our upcoming events: AUSTIN TX – MASTERMIND LIVE (March 28-29th) Our Social Links: Sponsor Memo: Huntress Today's SMB Community Podcast is brought to you by Huntress Managed Security. Cybersecurity is more than software—it’s also the expertise...
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Karl interviewed Stephen Thomas from Asigra. Thomas oversees global revenue and shapes the sales and customer success strategy. He is an accomplished executive With over 25 years of experience in building and guiding sales and customer success teams within the rapidly expanding sectors of Enterprise SaaS. With over 25 years of experience in building and guiding sales and customer success teams within the rapidly expanding sectors of Enterprise SaaS (Cybersecurity and Data Protection), Stephen Thomas is an accomplished executive. Prior to taking on his current role at Asigra, where he oversees...
info_outlineIn this special editions of SMBCP, we follow Karl on his journey at ASCII Edge.
We have four bite sized interviews with four smart guys:
Sebastian Uchima of Humanize IT
The Humanize IT Framework is a top down approach to client conversations that turns any Account Manager into a vCIO in under an hour by equipping them with a simple tool and continually educating them with a community. By having conversations rather than presentations your team will create genuine human connections through better conversations rather than presentations.
Ryan Cloutier of Security Studio
Ryan Cloutier is the President of SecurityStudio. As an experienced IT/Cyber Security professional with over 15 years of experience developing Cyber Security programs, Ryan is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) and Chief Information Security Officer for organizations across the country.
Frank Raimondi of Nodeware
Frank is a Strategic Channel Marketing Professional. He passionately contributes his experienced knowledge to help others make sense of channels and clarify their efforts by bringing together organizations to develop strategies and programs producing the highest value for all. If it's not a win-win situation, it needs to be.
Trevor Digerolamo of ASCII
Trevor is Director of Strategic Projects at The ASCII Group. He has 20+ years of Business to Business sales experience in both financial sales and in Information Technology on a national level.
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