The SMB Community Podcast

Hosted ByKarl W. Palachuk

Podcasts for IT consultants and managed service providers in the SMB Community.

Hosts

Karl W. Palachuk has been an IT Consultant since 1995 and is one of the pioneers of the managed services business model. He is the author of twenty books, most of which are also available as audio books.

He is the founder of the Small Biz Thoughts Community and maintains several blogs, including Small Biz Thoughts and Relax Focus Succeed.

Karl has owned several small businesses, including two very successful Managed Service companies in Sacramento, CA. He received his first Microsoft certification in 1995 and his first MCSE in 1999. He was an active, hands-on Systems Engineer until January of 2017.

Amy Babinchak is the owner of three IT related businesses: Harbor Computer Services, Third Tier, and Sell My MSP. She has been working in the small and medium business IT field for more than 20 years. Amy is a technical person with advanced skills in networking design, management, and implementation. She values technology for what it does for people and the success it brings to business.

Amy is also a Microsoft MVP for 14 years. She has received numerous leadership awards and is a valued member of various boards. She is a member of the executive council of the Managed Services community at CompTia.

James Kernan is the author of the 36 Month Millionaire Program, and recently published books, Leadership Essentials for Successful Executives and Business Tips. For the past 12 years, James has served as a Principal Consultant for Kernan Consulting and provides Coaching, Advising and Mentoring programs to entrepreneurs and leaders.

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All Episodes

Robin’s Big Seminar – Report One

We had a great time in Nashville for – . I love this event because it’s crowded with great partners who are totally dedicated to working ON their business (see my post on this). In this podcast, I interview four folks: Jan Spring from…

ESET Endpoint Security

Our April 7th Odd Tuesdays show features Author and IT Freelance Writer James Gaskin discussing his recent feature in magazine entitled ESET Endpoint Security: Effective and Unobtrusive. And one of our resident , Amy Babinchak from Third Tier, also…

MSP Non-Profit Clients Access Amazing Tech Resources via TechSoup

Our recent episode of features several interviews with experts in the non-profit sector. First up, Karl talks to Dan Webb from TechSoup, an organization that connects technology vendors with non-profit organizations seeking free and…

Channel Partners Conference 2015 – Report One

This is the first report of two I’m doing on the Channel Partners Conference in Vegas last week. The primary reason I attended is that many, many, people at the Channel Pro SMB event in Baltimore kept asking me if I was going. I went a little early…

Quick Hits: Axcient, Rapid Fire Tools, Plan27

I am fundamentally lazy. Or busy. Or both. As a result, I sometimes captures interviews while I’m out and about and then don’t post them up right away. I’m going to be doing some catch-up here. I’ve got three quick interviews for you here….

Partnering With Peers For Growth

In March 3rd’s episode of Odd Tuesdays, Microsoft MVP Kevin Royalty joins the show to discuss his recent feature in magazine on the benefits of MSPs partnering with their peers. Computer Wallah Bob Nitrio also joins the episode in our Oddballs…

Generating Leads With Social Ammo

In February 4th’s episode of , Karl talks to a Social Ammo’s Peter Caddick about the stunning lead generation his company is doing for MSPs. This episode also hears from one of our resident , Rayanne Buchianico, and updates listeners on the latest…

Boom!! Sky-High MSP Resources!

    Our latest Odd Tuesdays episode is chalked full of a lot of MSP resources, links, and a great discussion between Karl and ‘s Jessica Davis! Check it out & be sure to subscribe to our feed so you do not miss future episodes. There…

Still Odd

Be sure to catch our one-year anniversary episode of Odd Tuesdays! We’ve had a terrific year of Podcasts and have delightfully seen our audience grow and our show syndicated to iTunes! In this episode, Robert Crane, from CIAOPS, shares a lot of…