In this special edition of Voice of the Vendor, ChannelPro VP and Associate Publisher Joel Zaidspiner chats with George Bardissi, founder and CEO of the MSP Initiative, about the group’s upcoming new event called MSP Community Minds, which is taking place in Denver August 14 and 15. The event will feature finance, operations, human resources, sales, and marketing experts to provide hands-on sessions in each discipline of business operations.
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July 31, 2023 | Joel Zaidspiner
Voice of the Vendor: Special Edition
George Bardissi, founder and CEO of the MSP Initiative, talks with ChannelPro’s Joel Zaidspiner about a new event launched after the Channel Strong tour bus was parked.
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