What does it really look like to build a mountain of cash between your MSP and the next crisis? In this episode of the BMK Vision Podcast, Josh Peterson sits down with Bryan Currier, Founder & CEO of Advantage Technologies, to unpack the systems, disciplines, and mindset that took his dental-focused MSP from a near cash disaster during the Great Recession to a multi-state, Hassle Free IT platform serving 800+ healthcare clients. 

Bryan explains how he uses dedicated reserve buckets (annual expenses, taxes, bonuses, and true emergencies), weekly sweeps into Treasuries, and strict account separation to protect against fraud, maintain liquidity, and sleep at night—without starving growth. He and Josh then zoom out into strategic planning, vertical focus, and what the “next-gen MSP” might look like as advisory, automation, and AI become table stakes.

• How a Great Recession cash crunch forced Bryan to rethink risk and reserves

• Designing primary, operations, and reserve accounts to cap fraud exposure

• Using weekly cash sweeps and U.S. Treasuries to fund annual and seasonal expenses

• Why he built an emergency reserve big enough to cover multiple payrolls

• The “Moving the Mountain” campaign and getting the whole team aligned

• Meeting Monday, Task Tuesday, Wide View Wednesday, Tactical Thursday, Freedom Friday

• Naming what you really want as an owner (freedom, wealth, impact) and mapping milestones

• Vertical focus in dental IT—and why he’d add complementary verticals today

• Turning internal SharePoint + Copilot projects into advisory and automation services

• Partnering with specialists vs hiring W2 for next-gen capabilities

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bcurrier01 

Company Website (Advantage Technologies): https://www.adv-tech.com/ 

Bryan Currier is the Founder and CEO of Advantage Technologies, an MSP and dental IT specialist he started from his parents’ basement in 2000. Today Advantage Technologies provides “Hassle Free IT” that is simple, secure, stable, and supported for more than 800 clients across multiple states, with a deep focus on dental and healthcare practices. 

Josh Peterson is the CEO of Bering McKinley and host of the BMK Vision Podcast. With nearly two decades in the MSP industry and experience working with hundreds of owners worldwide, Josh helps leaders build operational maturity, financial clarity, and growth-focused leadership using the BMK Vision Operating System.