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Resource
June 18th, 2022 | ChannelPro Weekly
Remember your first Walkman? No? - read more
 
Blog Entry
January 17th, 2022 | Lisa Shorr
As I sit at my kitchen table—I needed a change of scenery from my desk—I have three employees out sick with COVID and two are awaiting test results (and thus quarantining). Two-thirds of our employees have been infected, and my MSP’s experience over the past two years is becoming the global norm. I am praying the small group that have not been infected stay healthy and strong.     - read more
 
Article
October 20th, 2021 | Carolyn Heinze
Three entrepreneurial couples offer some lessons in navigating the ups and downs of building a successful company together. - read more
 
Article
March 8th, 2021 | Rich Freeman
In honor of International Women’s Day, 11 women share good advice given to them in the past on starting or changing a career in IT. - read more
 
Blog Entry
February 17th, 2021 | Lisa Shorr
Connecting emotionally with how others are feeling will not only build strong bonds among your team member, but will strengthen client relationships too. - read more
 
Blog Entry
September 22nd, 2020 | Lisa Shorr
A rapidly growing construction company was fed up! Their current IT provider took several days to respond to phone calls and forever to set up computers for new employees. Their biggest frustration was constantly wasting time by repeating themselves thanks to the constant turnover of their IT vendor’s employees. - read more
 
Slide Gallery
June 5th, 2020 | Colleen Frye
The times may be upended by a pandemic, but summer reading remains a timeless treat, so find out what your channel pro peers are consuming to nourish their business skills. - read more
 
Company
May 16th, 2020 | Rich Freeman

Lisa is unique in the MSP, VAR, Telecom Provider space! While many business owners are earning certificates in the latest technology, Lisa has spent the past seven years earning certificates in image and corporate image consulting, more specifically polishing a professional’s verbal and nonverbal communication along with building a can-do mindset that transforms an “IT guy” into an articulate, brand focused, growth-minded leader.

Her coaching comes from experience. Lisa has spent the past 25 years in sales and marketing. She and her husband Eric co-own Secure Future Tech Solutions (SFT), a successful, 7-figure IT Company that focuses on providing IT consulting and support services to small to medium-size businesses. Drawing on her passion for brand development, success at her own MSP, and true entrepreneurial spirit, Lisa launched Shorr Success, her image consulting business in 2012.

For each leader or group Lisa partners with, she customizes her proprietary Shorr-to-Shine System, a series of interactive professional development programs for all levels of an organization, focused on FIVE key pillars that build a personal brand that is confident, consistent, and credible, the traits needed to realize true corporate success.

She is also a client coach for Technology Marketing Toolkit, the premiere IT marketing and business development organization. In this role, she has coached hundreds of IT companies on corporate growth from setting goals, to sales and marketing training, to professional development. 

An accomplished national speaker, Lisa’s audiences have said her workshops are enthusiastic, engaging, and educational. She has delivered workshops and seminars for ChannelPro’s SMB Forum, Nextiva, the Bryant University Women's Summit, The Tech Collective, Center for Women & Enterprise and several Chambers. Her IT and branding articles have been published in notable publications including ChannelPro Magazine (Brand Bytes), PC World Magazine, Providence Business News, GoLocalProv, Rhode Island Small Business Journal, and So Rhode Island Magazine.

Lisa is a current executive board member of the Tech Collective, earned certifications in Advanced Image Consulting from the prestigious London Image Institute and Corporate Image Consultancy from Illustra Business School. She holds an honors degree in Marketing from Bridgewater State University.

Learn to become the most sought after MSP in your area! Join Lisa's "Confidence + Credibility = CA$H" six-week online class. Details and registration available here.

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Video
April 10th, 2020 | ChannelPro
You're teaching your clients to use Teams and Zoom, but are you using them correctly yourself? Watch image management expert Lisa Shorr guide hapless ChannelPro editor Rich Freeman through some tips for projecting professionalism and confidence to your clients online. - read more
 
Blog Entry
April 6th, 2020 | Lisa Shorr
Follow these 10 steps to better manage your service delivery and ensure business continuity and corporate growth. - read more
 

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