Loading...

PODCAST

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

The IT Business Podcast is a show for MSPs (Managed Service Providers) and IT Professionals providing business network support and managed services. Each episode delivers products, stories, and tips that help the MSP and IT Pro run the business better, smarter, and faster, covering everything from pricing and packaging to operations, tools, and service delivery. You’ll hear candid conversations with working MSP owners, system admins, vendors, and industry leaders who share what’s actually working

technology entrepreneurship

All Episodes

00:20:24

Handover: Smarter QBRs for MSPs (EP 1065)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Lewis Williams is the Technical Project Manager and founder behind Handover, a PitchIT 2026 company built for MSP delivery teams. Handover connects to HaloPSA and ConnectWise to turn live ticket and project data into client-ready status updates, action logs, risk registers, service reviews, and QBR packs—reducing the manual reporting workload for project and service-delivery teams. Guest: Lewis Williams Website: gethandover.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewiswilliams7/ === Chapters

en-us

00:22:03

Repeatable AI Revenue for MSPs with Lemhi (EP 1064)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

John Harden, Founder & CEO of Lemhi, joins the IT Business Podcast as a PitchIT 2026 participant to discuss turning client AI demand into a repeatable MSP service. Lemhi helps MSPs identify AI opportunities, build client-ready roadmaps, apply governance and enablement, and monitor adoption as an ongoing managed offering rather than a one-off project. Guest: John Harden Website: https://www.lemhi.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-harden/ === Chapter 00:28 AI Revenue Opportunity

en-us

00:22:25

Nimo: AI Coaching for MSP Teams (EP 1063)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Danny Suk Brown, President of AppMeetup, joins the PitchIT 2026 series to discuss Nimo, an AI role-play and simulation platform for MSP teams. Nemo helps sales, technical, support, and leadership staff practice real-world client conversations, identify skill gaps, and retain institutional knowledge through repeatable coaching and analytics. Guest: Danny Suk Brown Website: https://getnimo.com/p/appmeetup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannysbrown === Chapters 00:36 PitchIT 2026 and Danny

en-us

00:22:14

Compliance-as-a-Service with Blacksmith InfoSec (EP...

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Michael Zbarsky, Co-Founder of Blacksmith InfoSec, joins the show to discuss a Compliance-as-a-Service platform built for MSPs. Blacksmith helps IT providers operationalize client compliance through customizable policies, risk management, security guidance, and a scalable service-delivery framework. Guest: Michael Zbarsky, Co-Founder Website: https://blacksmithinfosec.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelzbarsky/ === Chapters 00:39 PitchIT 2026 and introducing Blacksmith InfoSec

en-us

00:21:56

How Synthreo Helps MSPs Sell AI (1061)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Callen Sapien, Co-Founder and CEO of Synthreo, joins the PitchIT 2026 series to discuss building an AI service practice for MSPs. Synthreo provides white-label, multi-tenant AI infrastructure that helps IT providers build, manage, govern, and bill for client-facing AI workspaces, workflows, and agents. Guest: Callen Sapien Website: https://synthreo.ai/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/callensapien/ === Chapters 00:00 PitchIT 2026 introduction and guest welcome 01:25 The MSP opportunity

en-us

00:22:02

Proactive AV Management for MSPs (EP 1060)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Kevin Rauch, Co-Founder of pivot, joins the show to discuss how the company’s proactive AV lifecycle-management platform helps MSPs bring deployment, monitoring, support, maintenance, and refresh planning into one operational workflow. Pivot is designed to give IT providers greater visibility and control of business-critical AV environments, including AI-assisted incident troubleshooting through pivotAssist. Guest: Kevin Rauch Website: https://pivotnow.io/ LinkedIn:

en-us

00:21:55

How Oprising Helps MSPs Improve Service (EP 1059)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Michelle Coombs, founder of Oprising, joins the IT Business Podcast as a member of the 2026 IT Nation/ConnectWise PitchIT cohort. Oprising is a service optimisation platform that helps MSPs turn continual service improvement into structured, visible work—assessing operational capability, prioritising actions, assigning accountability, and tracking progress across people, process, technology, and customer experience. Guest: Michelle Coombs Website: https://www.oprising.com LinkedIn:

en-us

00:21:52

How FrictionlessIT Helps MSPs Increase Profitability...

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Steve Martin, CEO of FrictionlessIT, joins the IT Business Podcast to discuss FITware, a profit-intelligence platform built for MSPs. FITware brings together operational, financial, service-delivery, capacity, and client-experience data to help providers spot profit leaks, reinforce accountable behaviors, and make more informed growth decisions. Guest: Steve Martin Website: https://frictionlessit.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevemartin10/ === Chapters 00:00 Introducing Steve

en-us

00:22:32

AI Detection & Response: Kipling Secure (1057)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Saurabh Sandhir, CEO and Co-Founder of Kipling Secure, joins the IT Business Podcast to discuss AI Detection & Response (AIDR) for MSPs and MSSPs. Kipling Secure helps providers discover shadow AI, monitor AI usage and data exposure, apply governance guardrails, and turn AI security into a recurring managed service. Guest: Saurabh Sandhir Website: https://kiplingsecure.ai/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssandhir/ === Chapters 00:24 Welcome to PitchIT 2026 00:50 Meet Saurabh Sandhir and

en-us

00:22:50

TechAlign: Better MSP Business Reviews (EP 1056)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Tyler Smith, CEO and Co-Founder of TechAlign, joins the IT Business Podcast to discuss a platform built by MSP professionals to streamline technical alignment reviews and QBRs. TechAlign combines assessments with PSA/RMM data to help IT providers identify client gaps, present recommendations, track remediation, and turn review findings into roadmap and project opportunities. Guest: Tyler Smith Website: https://techalign.app LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-smith-5956b8ba/ ===

en-us

00:24:33

How MSP Report Card Helps MSPs Build Trust (EP 1055)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Clayton Mouney, founder of MSP Report Card and a PitchIT 2026 participant, joins the show to discuss a strategic client-management platform for MSP account managers, vCIOs, and CSMs. MSP Report Card helps providers create consistent client-meeting cadences, capture business goals, prepare client-facing reports, and turn conversations into roadmaps rather than purely technical QBRs. Guest: Clayton Mouney, Founder Website: https://www.mspreportcard.com LinkedIn:

en-us

00:22:39

AI Email Automation with Aportio (EP 1054)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Susan Nemeth, Co-Founder and COO of Aportio, joins the IT Business Podcast to discuss AI-powered email and conversation automation built for MSP service desks. Aportio helps IT providers reduce inbox backlog, classify and route incoming work, and improve shared-inbox workflows—while also supporting more consistent discovery and pricing for complex customer solutions. Guest: Susan Nemeth Website: https://www.aportio.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-nemeth-93518222/ === Chapters

en-us

00:22:35

How QuellSecure Helps MSPs Contain Ransomware (EP 1053)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/12

Anson Dorsey, CTO and Co-Founder of QuellSecure, joins the IT Business Podcast’s PitchIT 2026 series to discuss active ransomware containment for MSPs and IT providers. QuellSecure deploys as a lightweight endpoint agent that monitors file-system activity, aiming to stop malicious encryption after only a small number of files are affected—helping reduce operational disruption and recovery exposure. Guest: Anson Dorsey Website: https://www.quellsecure.com/ LinkedIn:

en-us

00:35:25

Scaling MSP Operations with Domotz and AI Automation...

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/10

Dan Spray, founder and president of Precision IT and Consolidated Consulting, joins me for part two of our conversation about building and operating a scalable, multi-unit IT services business. Dan shares the technology stack and operational discipline that help his organization support clients across a broad footprint, including HaloPSA, NinjaOne, Meraki, UniFi, Huntress, Petra Security, and Domotz. Our main focus is how automation, standardized network design, and AI-assisted integrations can help

en-us

00:35:54

Scaling Your MSP With Business Units (EP 1051)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/07

If you’ve ever wondered how far you can really scale an MSP without selling out or moving to a big tech hub, Dan Spray’s story is a roadmap. He started in a small Norfolk, Nebraska shop building white‑box PCs and selling dial‑up internet, then bought the business and evolved it into Precision IT with a strong MSP and ISP backbone. Over time, he layered on recurring revenue, proactive monitoring, nationwide coverage, and a “nothing is out of scope” mindset that focuses on solving technology problems

en-us

00:44:24

Celebrating 5 Years of TEKnowledge (EP 1050)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/06

Ray Cline from Tech Knowledge Worldwide joins me to share how an MSP-led community turns “community over competition” into real impact through TEKSGiving. We talk about how this group of MSPs and IT pros comes together for one intense weekend to rebuild the full technology stack—access control, networking, Wi-Fi, cameras, and cabling—for nonprofits, with this year’s project focused on the original Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia and a $300,000 goal in donated products and services.Ray also

en-us

00:06:08

NSITSP Five-Year Report Card (EP 1049)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/08/01

NSITSP just hit its five-year mark, and I break down why this professional society still matters for MSPs, IT consultants, and service providers who want a real voice when security headlines, compliance rules, and industry standards start to shape how we work. The organization has grown from a grassroots response to unfair blame on “the IT people” into a formal professional society with elected leaders, active committees, and a clear mission to advocate for our profession, educate both members and

en-us

00:46:50

TechCon Unplugged 2026 Preview (EP 1048)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/07/30

I kick this one off with a real-world vendor story from my own MSP, talking through changes at Intermedia, CORE program fees, and what those decisions mean when you’re trying to protect margins while keeping clients fully supported. From there, I roll into a quick “know your network gear” segment that breaks down hubs, switches, modems, routers, firewalls, and Wi‑Fi access points in plain language you can use to train your team and design more secure, reliable networks.Then I bring on Paco Lebron,

en-us

00:41:10

Outsourced IT Done Right with Ann Cloyd (EP 1047)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/07/27

Ann Cloyd, CEO and co‑founder of Deep Tech Inc., joins me to share how she took a Mac‑focused niche supporting New York art galleries and turned it into a 30+ person, dual‑platform IT services company serving both Mac and Windows clients. She walks through why she positions Deep Tech as an outsourced IT department instead of “just an MSP,” how staying hands‑on with clients and committing to on‑site visits has built long‑term relationships and word‑of‑mouth growth, and why acquisitions became her

en-us

00:47:45

MSPs Under Fire With AI (EP 1046)

Uncle Marv"s IT Business Podcast (Products, stories,... ·

2026/07/23

I sat down with my buddy Stan Louissaint to talk about a reality most of us are already feeling: MSPs are under fire from shadow IT and shadow AI popping up in client networks. We unpack why employees and even attorneys are spinning up their own agents, apps, and AI workflows just to get work done, and how that can leave us and the business completely out of the loop on risk, support, and compliance.We hit real examples, like an attorney quietly building an AI-driven app in the browser and an

en-us

656 results

Similar Podcasts

Lead With AI

Tamara Nall

Elon Musk Podcast

Stage Zero

Modem Futura

Sean Leahy, Andrew Maynard

Cisco Podcast Network

Cisco

MSP Business School

MSP Business School