Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast (Products, stories, and tips for the MSP and IT Professional)

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=== 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 episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.

Alan and I start off a series of onsite interviews with CEOs, Vendors and Tech Friends at ASCII's 2022 MSP Success Summit in Miami, Florida. 

ASCII recently started a virtual peer group called Spark. Spark will be a part of ASCII Insider, where members have deeper interaction with peers to challenge their business to grow and stand out in the market. 

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Apply to be a part of ASCII Spark: https://tinyurl.com/bn7vthxh

- Or contact Trevor at 800-394-2724, [email protected]

Find the closest ASCII Success Summit near you: https://asciievents.com/

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Join us in Chicago for Techcon Unplugged: September 16-18, 2022

Tech Marketing Engine was last year's Swag Winner. Can they defend their title? 

Techcon Unplugged: https://techconunplugged.com/

Use discount code ITBP75OFF and save $75 off the ticket price.

=== 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 episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.

Khadirah is a Systems Implementation Engineer that helps business owners learn how to scale with systems, automation and outsourcing. She shows you how to leverage automation tools to save hours of time each week. 

My next step... to see if Khadirah can help me leverage Zapier. Join us for the Live Show on September 21 to see how I did.

===== Khadirah's Links

Website: https://succeedingwithsystems.com/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/servicetimefreedom

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khadirah/

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Join us in Chicago for Techcon Unplugged: September 16-18, 2022

Tech Marketing Engine was last year's Swag Winner. Can they defend their title? 

Techcon Unplugged: https://techconunplugged.com/

Use discount code ITBP75OFF and save $75 off the ticket price.

=== 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 episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.

Every business owner needs some time away. Six weeks is a long time to walk away, but Tom did it. He was able to leave his business in a place where it could function completely without him. Imagine trying to create an SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) Manual for yourself. Tom had to do that in two months. Of course we talked about the business side of being away, but we also discussed the personal side. Re-focus, Re-energize, Re-entry... 

===== Tom's Links

My Camino Podcast 1: https://tinyurl.com/bdfasye - Tom shares his motivation and planning before the Camino

My Camino Podcast 2: https://tinyurl.com/bdfasye - After his return from the Camino

Tom's Blog: https://tinyurl.com/4huc46j4 - Follow Tom's virtual journey

Learn about the Camino: https://tinyurl.com/2862tpdr

The Way: https://tinyurl.com/3r8y3e7s - The movie that helped provide inspiration

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Join us in Chicago for Techcon Unplugged: September 16-18, 2022

Tech Marketing Engine was last year's Swag Winner. Can they defend their title? 

Techcon Unplugged: https://techconunplugged.com/

Use discount code ITBP75OFF and save $75 off the ticket price.

=== 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 episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.

Get a clean and professional website for your IT business. Tech Marketing Engine has a complete toolbox to help with your organic online marketing as well. 

Website: https://www.techmarketingengine.com/

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Join us in Chicago for Techcon Unplugged: September 16-18, 2022

Tech Marketing Engine was last year's Swag Winner. Can they defend their title? 

Techcon Unplugged: https://techconunplugged.com/

Use discount code ITBP75OFF and save $75 off the ticket price.

=== 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 episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.

Dark Cubed provides automated threat detection and blocking for your clients. 

Dark Cubed: https://darkcubed.com/ 

Schedule a demo here: https://darkcubed.com/schedule-a-demo-2

Bigfoot Festival: https://hockinghillsbigfoot.com/

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Matt Lee's Beard Challenge: https://cybermattlee.com/shave-that-beard

Donate here – https://go.cybermattlee.com/gofundme

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Join us in Chicago for Techcon Unplugged: September 16-18, 2022

Techcon Unplugged: https://techconunplugged.com/

Use discount code ITBP75OFF and save $75 off the ticket price.

=== 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 episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.

It's been two years since JB Fowler has been on the show. There have been a lot of new features and integrations added, making Domotz a force in the channel for MSPs. 

Some of the new features:

• Updated and Customizable Monitoring Dashboards
• Search for endpoints across ALL of your sites
• Pre-configured SNMP Sensors
• More integrations... now more than 120 hardware and software integrations

===== Links

Domotz Website: https://www.domotz.com/

Domotz Github Community: https://github.com/domotz

Techcon Unplugged: https://techconunplugged.com/

Use discount code ITBP75OFF and save $75 off the ticket price.

=== 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 episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.

Pay attention to Matt's "two sentence response" about his upcoming session at this year's event.

We also have a nice chat on cybersecurity and insurance.  Do you know anyone else in the industry that gets this excited about actuarial data? And finally, someone explains the MSP world with a great sports analogy.

Hockey stick vs. Asymptote? 

Techcon Unplugged: https://techconunplugged.com/

Use discount code ITBP75OFF and save $75 off the ticket price.

=== 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 episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.

Local Circuit is a Denton, Texas-based managed service provider specializing in small business technology management and security.

Some items in their stack include Cisco Meraki, Unify, Cylance, Mail Protector, Solutions Granted, Synology, Synchro and Pax8.

Check out the post-show on YouTube as they share some of their work with municipalities and local police departments.

=== In the News

Apple will no longer help you setup a dial-up modem on your Mac: https://tinyurl.com/cxm8ndwt

Florida Man accused of stealing over 100 bronze vases from cemetery: https://tinyurl.com/fwn5fudz

=== Last Weeks Show: 413 Stand Your Ground

=== Techcon Unplugged: https://techconunplugged.com/

Use discount code ITBP75OFF and save $75 off the ticket price.

=== 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 episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.

Little Meta Sues Big Meta: https://tinyurl.com/3ubxb2eb

Florida Man Sued for Using Umbrella at the Beach: https://tinyurl.com/2smtmcw4

=== Links from last weeks show: 412 Document How Things Get Done | IT Business Podcast

Website: https://www.sweetprocess.com/unclemarv

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sweetprocess/

=== Other links for items mentioned in this show

Techcon Unplugged: Use discount code ITBP75OFF and save $75 off the ticket price.

=== 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 episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.