At the recent Fantastic Forum event, ChannelPro’s Joel Zaidspiner chats with execs from Senteon, Blumira, and the event’s host, CyberQP.

From the Pax8 Beyond expo hall, Joel Zaidspiner finds out what’s new with Torq, Nodeware, Liongard, Noname Security, and Apptega.

At the Channel Partners Conference and Expo, Joel Zaidspiner gets the latest from Avant, ConnectMeVoice, and NUSO.

From the RSA Conference at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, Joel Zaidspiner talks 1-to-1 with Dragos, Armorblox, and Sumo Logic.

On his first day at the RSA Conference, Joel Zaidspiner catches up with Cynet, Votiro, OpenText, and ESET.

At Kaseya Connect in Las Vegas, Joel Zaidspiner catches up with CyberQP, Cyberleaf, and Retriever.

Can it be true? After 16 wonderful years, Rich is stepping down from his day-to-day duties at ChannelPro, and therefore as co-host of this podcast. To mark the occasion, Matt and Rich invite their colleagues Michael Siggins, Colleen Frye, and Joel Zaidspiner to tell you exactly what they REALLY think of Rich, not to mention the many ways he’s impacted ChannelPro. You’ll also learn a little about what the future holds for him and this show. Nothing but seeds of goodness for all concerned!

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There’s just no stopping that guy, is there? Sigh.

Juicers easily squeeze out every last drop for your breakfast OJ. Unfortunately, there’s no machine for squeezing out every last drop of margin from your solutions, but you’ll get some sound ideas on how to do just that when you hear Matt, Colleen Frye, and Reilly Scull of Macktez discuss JumpCloud’s solution for identity transformation and tackle what it takes to build an MRR service around smart home sensors.

Erick and Rich share thoughts on the latest ChannelPro State of the Channel survey, suggestions on leveraging ChatGPT to boost productivity and strengthen client relationships, and some very special news about the future of this podcast.

At the recent NerdioCon 2023 user conference, Joel Zaidspiner gets the scoop from Liquidware, eG Innovations, Pia, Quickpass, and SOCSoter.

Covering the first ASCII Edge MSP event of 2023, ChannelPro’s Joel Zaidspiner chats with Snapcom, Liebraescva, and Hunter Artemis.

Erick and Rich discuss why news from Nerdio and Microsoft made this a big week in cloud management, why it’s never too soon to get rid of a toxic employee, and why getting a victory tattoo of your favorite team BEFORE the big game can be a bad idea.

If you’re not behind bars when you see this, things could be worse. But things are about to get better in a hurry once you hear Matt, Rich, and guest host Henry Timm, of Phantom Technology Solutions, discuss two new enterprise-grade firewalls that Sophos says could be right for SMBs too, why Mac management is a profit-booster many MSPs ignore, and ChannelPro‘s Vendors on the Vanguard list for 2023.

Live from sunny Florida, Joel Zaidspiner checks in with ACI Learning, Critical Insight, InsightPRM, and RingLogix.

Erick and Rich discuss two profitable opportunities many channel pros are missing out on, why upgrading the swag you give employees can deliver big ROI, and an IT company in India that’s pushing its staff—hard—to work less versus more.

Oh, Florida Man. Will you ever cease to amuse us with your zany antics? Actually, we know two Florida men who you’re wise to take seriously. One is Matt Rose, co-founder and director of technology services at Tech Rage IT, who joins Matt and Rich this week to talk about ConnectWise’s AI-based automated scripting tool, Kaseya’s forecast for the year ahead, and why cyber liability just might be your new best friend.

Erick and Rich discuss how to spot and avoid burnout, why managing expectations is the key to eliminating costly surprises during customer onboarding, and a pesky woodpecker who deposited 700 lbs. of acorns inside a California homeowner’s walls.

Erick and Rich discuss why ConnectWise’s new ChatGPT-based automation technology is important, the right and wrong ways to think about MSP valuations, and a 6-year-old who ordered $1,000 of food on Grubhub from his dad’s phone.

We asked ChatGPT to suggest a show title inspired by Dr. Seuss, and this is what it came up with.

Erick and Rich explain why Kaseya’s new partner program offers encouraging news for Datto partners, why pumping up your LinkedIn profile will help you win business, and why six doctors in Australia ate Lego heads for science.

Ride ’em, channel pros! It’s time to join Matt, Rich, and guest host Neil Medwed, of big-time managed services provider Meriplex, as they roundup the lowdown on Datto’s latest network products, Craig Fulton’s departure from ConnectWise, managing Azure environments, and closing the IT skills gap.

Erick and Rich discuss the good news for MSPs and their clients in Datto’s new security research, list three questions every channel pro should ask their employees soon, and marvel at the pet fish who made a Pokemon purchase with their owner’s credit card.

Back out on the road again for a new year, Joel Zaidspiner catches up with Chris Wiser of 7 Figure MSP, service collaboration vendor Thread, and security vendor Kamanja.

If you like donuts as much as WE like donuts, you’ll understand why we’re always willing to make a quantum leap for one when they’re nearby.