Latest Palachuk Podcast Episodes
When Is The Best Time To Sell Your MSP?
SMB Community Podcast - July 05, 2024 20:44 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) The MSP Question of The Week When is the best time to sell your MSP? --- 2.) Notes On The News We talk: June's Auto Dealership Hack and Pax8 Beyond Event. --- Our upcoming events and more: MASTERMIND LIVE – Denver, CO – Sept 26-27th http://bit.ly/kernanmastermind Use “...
Partner Conflicts
SMB Community Podcast - June 27, 2024 08:24 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) The MSP Question of The Week How do you deal with partner conflict? We discuss the "Four R's" of conflict resolution: Recognize, Reflect, Respond, and Resolve. --- 2.) Notes on The News Apple AI rollout and Cybersecurity! Is your MSP adapting with the times? --- 3.) Five Minute...
Louis Erickson & Sam Blowes of Bit-Wizards
SMB Community Podcast - June 25, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost James sits down with Louis Erickson and Sam Blowes of Bit-Wizards for an exclusive interview. 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. Louis is a serial entrep...
Tracking Vending Subscriptions
SMB Community Podcast - June 20, 2024 08:50 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) Notes On The News Cybersecurity, AI, and now...M&A? We discuss our opinion on the next new hot topic of the techworld. Also, Microsoft now backpedaling due to backlash on RECALL. Finally, Ken Patterson leaves PAX8 and now is heading to TODYL. --- 2.) The MSP Question of The Day ...
VCISO Training and the Coolest Niche in SMB IT
SMB Community Podcast - June 13, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost Karl attended the ChannelPro Live event in Columbus, Ohio. He interviewed two folks who are doing some cool things. Wayne Small from Australia is retooling himself and his business to take a new approach to the Virtual CISO Role. Rather than just take a few vendor-focus courses, or train...
Determining Employee Compensation
SMB Community Podcast - June 06, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) MSP Question of The Week Employee Compenstion--How much is too much or too little? --- 2.) Notes on The News Amy blog article – Financial Crimes Enforcement Network article Linkedin: https://nsitsp.org/news/financial-crimes-enforcement-network/ --- 3. Strategies for Local Busine...
Employee Accountability for Subpar Performance
SMB Community Podcast - May 30, 2024 08:18 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) MSP Question of The Week How do you hold employees accountable for subpar performance? --- 2.) James at SMB Techfest James kicked off the first session on the main stage by sharing how EOS can help your business scale. --- 3.) Notes on The News Solar Flares / Auroras – will it...
How To Purchase an MSP with No Money Down
SMB Community Podcast - May 23, 2024 08:14 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) The MSP Question of The Week How do you buy another MSP with no money down? --- 2.) Notes on The News Kaseya 365 subscription debuts at $3.99! https://www.channele2e.com/news/kaseya-365-subscription-debuts-at-3-99 Major Leadership Changes at PAX8, CEO steps aside... Pax8 has n...
Endpoint Detection and Response for the MacOS with Huntress
SMB Community Podcast - May 16, 2024 08:06 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost 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...
Banning Non-compete Agreements?
SMB Community Podcast - May 09, 2024 08:12 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) 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: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/28/how-working-for-big-tech-lost-dream-job-status.html --- 3.) Five Minutes with A Smart ...
Do MSPs Prefer iPhones or Androids?
SMB Community Podcast - May 02, 2024 08:17 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) 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? https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-password-managers,review-3785.html "Big Tech" censoring content...and other clic...
Charging for Onsite Travel?
SMB Community Podcast - April 25, 2024 08:04 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) 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.....
Dima Kumets of Huntress Labs
SMB Community Podcast - April 18, 2024 08:59 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost 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...
Reselling Copilot As A Service?
SMB Community Podcast - April 11, 2024 08:43 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) 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: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2285358/10-windows-features-disappear-soon-2024.html Google looking to purc...
Tracking MDF As a Small MSP
SMB Community Podcast - April 04, 2024 08:25 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) 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: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/20-years-ago-people-thought-googles-gmail-laun...
Should Remote Workers Return to The Office?
SMB Community Podcast - March 28, 2024 08:13 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost 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: https://www.channele2e.com/p...
Karl Palachuk at Channel Partners 2024
SMB Community Podcast - March 21, 2024 08:34 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe follow Karl Palachuk as he makes his way through Channel Partners Expo 2024! Thank you to our guests (in order): Dave Seibert of SMBTechFest https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveseibert99 https://www.smbtechfest.com/index.asp Michelle Ragusa McBain of Sonicwall https://www.l...
Stephen Thomas of Asigra
SMB Community Podcast - March 14, 2024 08:06 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsKarl 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 Enterp...
Christophe Reglate of SXIPHER
SMB Community Podcast - March 07, 2024 09:51 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost James sits down with Christophe Reglate of SXIPHER. Look out for the PROMO for 20% off in the month of March! https://www.sxipher.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-reglat-7360b0141/ Call: (386) 479-4074 Email: [email protected] — Our upcoming events: AUSTIN TX – MAST...
Competing As A Small MSP
SMB Community Podcast - February 29, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsYes, another opener about the weather. ;) 1.) The MSP Question of The Week How can small MSPs compete with larger firms in the same market? https://www.msptoday.com/topics/msp-today/articles/458682-msps-must-focus-strengths-not-be-afraid-partner.htm --- 2.) Notes on The News ...
Identifying Worthwhile Opportunities
SMB Community Podcast - February 22, 2024 09:08 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe are back after the long weekend with great hair... 1.) MSP Question of the week: How do you qualify an opportunity so you don’t waste your time? Check out Amy's whitepaper: https://www.thirdtier.net/product/whitepaper-how-to-build-a-valuable-local-linkedin-network/ --- 2.) Note...
Val King of Whitehat Technologies
SMB Community Podcast - February 15, 2024 09:38 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost James sits down with Val King. Val is the CEO of Whitehat Virtual Technologies and responsible for day-to-day-operations, as well as leading the company’s product development and technology strategy. Val has 20 years of experience in technology, compliance, and security in regulated indus...
Work Culture and Business Acquisition
SMB Community Podcast - February 08, 2024 09:31 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) MSP Question of The Week How important is work culture as it relates to acquisition or merger? and Why everything boils down to customer experience... See: https://www.channele2e.com/native/customer-experience-is-everything 2.) Five minutes with a Smart Person - Val King of Whit...
How Do MSPs Deal with Stress?
SMB Community Podcast - February 01, 2024 09:35 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) MSP Question of The Week How do busy MSP business owners deal with stress? Host Amy and Host James discuss their strategies. --- 2.) Five Minutes with A Smart Person - Eric Anthony Host James sits down with Channel Vet, podcaster, and Director of Community at...
What is The Best Business Structure For MSPs?
SMB Community Podcast - January 25, 2024 09:43 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost Amy and Host James catch up and catch a tan. 1.) MSP Question of The Week What is the best business structure for new MSPs? See: https://www.toptal.com/finance/interim-cfos/c-corp-vs-s-corp#:~:text=Compared%20to%20traditional%20S%20or,it's%20taxed%20as%20a%20corporation ...
Yearly Business Goals and Objectives
SMB Community Podcast - January 25, 2024 01:33 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings*Due to a small error, we are re-releasing this episode that was originally set for January 19th, 2024. Thanks for understanding. :-) 1.) Should you update your GOALS and OBJECTIVES every year? The short answer? Yes. Email James ([email protected]) for his one page business pla...
Jerry Koutavas of ASCII
SMB Community Podcast - January 04, 2024 09:12 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost Karl sits down with friend, Jerry Koutavas. As President of The ASCII Group, Jerry Koutavas is responsible for creating resources and services aimed at helping IT and managed service providers better manage their time and their bottom line. Koutavas oversees the creation, implementation,...
Big Tech Layoffs Coming
SMB Community Podcast - December 28, 2023 09:13 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings1.) MSP Question of the week: Will the US economy adversely affect my business? In summation, it will...if YOU let it. And what does tabasco hot sauce have to do with you? --- 2.) Notes on the News Tech lay offs yet again! Google, Amazon and Snap are among latest...
Desmystify Selling with Microsoft with Rob Fegan
SMB Community Podcast - December 21, 2023 09:07 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost James sits down with Venvito's Founder Rob Fegan on partnering with Microsoft. Venvito was formed to teach other Microsoft partners how to harness the scale and reach of Microsoft's field teams. Sharing with other owners, founders, and leaders the messaging, the mechanics, and the mindse...
The Best Commission Plan for Salespeople
SMB Community Podcast - December 14, 2023 09:32 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsToday the SMBCP is whole again: Karl is back! 1.) MSP Question of The Week What is the best commission plan for salespeople? --- 2.) What's New in the News OPEN AI – blew up! And ransomware attacks are on the RISE! Ransomware attacks have surged ...
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