Value can mean several different things in the business world, especially as it pertains to entrepreneurship and building a business. Not only is there the monetary value of your product or service, but also the value of your time and how you use it when trying to scale a business. When I spoke with Mark Alayev, CEO of Thread, we talked about value and several of its different meanings, and I think there’s something to be said for more closely examining what … [Read more...] about Understanding Value and Its Impact on Your Business
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Bringing a Growth Mindset to the CEO Toolkit | Emily Glass, CEO SyncroMSP
If you’re like me, you did not grow up telling people, “I want to be a CEO someday.” Although I knew from an early age that I wanted to be an entrepreneur, I had no clue what it meant to be a CEO. “What the heck does a CEO even do?” I might have even asked in my formative years. Fast forward to today... I’m on a personal journey to find out what it means to be a CEO, and a good one at that. This is the main reason I chose to launch The … [Read more...] about Bringing a Growth Mindset to the CEO Toolkit | Emily Glass, CEO SyncroMSP
How to Make Your Business Get Lucky (Spoiler Alert: It’s Through Hard Work)
Perhaps too often, we think of luck as an uncontrollable outside force working in our favor. Unless you’re Harvey Dent (shout out to all the DC fans out there!), many of us view luck as something outside our control or that it “just happens.” But that’s not what I found myself thinking when I spoke with Amit Bareket, CEO of Perimeter 81. If you missed his appearance on my weekly LinkedIn livestream, you can catch the full interview here (or just on … [Read more...] about How to Make Your Business Get Lucky (Spoiler Alert: It’s Through Hard Work)
Resilience in life and business | The vConference of Conferences (Seriously)
What a fascinating interview with Alex Shan, CEO of Jolera Inc. (The MSP for MSPs) If you don't know Alex, you should. His story is simply inspiring! Before we jump in, join dozens of your Vendor peers Wednesday, Jan. 11th at 11 AM EST to decide which IT Channel events are right for your 2023 strategy! Hear "Pitches" from the top 15+ Channel Conference providers and find out why you should consider exhibiting/ sponsoring their events in 2023! It's the Conference for … [Read more...] about Resilience in life and business | The vConference of Conferences (Seriously)
Scaling Your Business for Growth & Exit
Scaling Your Business for Growth & Exit In today’s newsletter, I want to talk a bit more about the discussion I had with fellow CEOs Jamie Warner of Invarosoft, Marc Hackelson of Compliancy Group, and Jim Simpson of Blumira. Before we jump in, don't forget to register and attend this week's Channel Pitch Let’s talk scaling and exits (use this link or click the image below)!: I don’t think it’s any … [Read more...] about Scaling Your Business for Growth & Exit
Handling Controversy & the Role of Personality-in-Chief
Over the next few weeks, I will be recapping some of The Best Of - The Channel CEO Episodes from 2022! Back in April, I sat down with Ian McChord of Zorus, Andy Anderson of DataStream Insurance, and Damien Stevens of Servocity to talk about dealing with controversy in the channel and how we handle it as CEOs. Click the link below to watch the full interview: I think many of us know that platforms like Reddit … [Read more...] about Handling Controversy & the Role of Personality-in-Chief