The SMB Community Podcast

Hosted ByAmy Babinchak & James Kernan

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

Hosts

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.


All Episodes

Business Solutions Presents “Channel Transitions” Conferences

Earlier this year I spoke at the Retail IT VAR of the Future Conference, sponsored by Business Solutions Magazine. In this interview, I talk to Jim Roddy, President of BSM, about the upcoming conferences called Channel Transitions. The conferences…

Sell My MSP – from Amy B and Rayanne B

Sell My MSP! What a great idea! I love the new project from Managed Service rock stars Amy Babinchak and Rayanne Buchianico for a number of reasons. Their new project is called Sell My MSP and the web site is . It’s a new clearinghouse for…

Network Detective and ASCII Down Under

While I was down under at the MAXfocus partner conference in Melbourne, Australia, I talked to a couple of the sponsors in the back of the room. Mark Winter Mark Winter from Rapid Fire Tools was promoting their Network Detective product. Rapid Fire…

MAX on Big Data

While I was in Australia for the MAXfocus Partner Conference, I was quite impressed with their plans to data mine their own tools. Dave Sobel I caught up with Dave Sobel, Director of Partner Community for LogicNow (MAXfocus). Dave’s team is…

Hiring Advice from A Couple of Professionals

Todd Billiar Yesterday I talked with a couple of pros about the hiring environment for small IT shops. The good news: According to Todd Billiar from VAR Staffing, there’s about a 1-2% unemployment rate for I.T. Consultants. The bad news:…

Tips for Serving the New Generation of SMB Owners

Catch our July 7th and last episode of where Carbonite’s Dave Maffei joins the show to give MSP tips on working with millennial SMB owners. Dave’s tips recently featured in magazine. Dave also talks a bit about Carbonite’s . Check out the…

Dave Seibert: Use the Community as a Resource!

Dave Seibert joins me for a look at tapping into Community Knowledge. Dave Seibert This conversation flows from a presentation I saw Dave give in Anaheim last year at the SMB Techfest (). In fact, I liked the presentation so much that I asked Dave…

Connect to Windows 10 and O365 with Harry B

I had a great catch-up chat with Harry Brelsford from SMB Nation. He’s busy with a couple of things going on at once. I know: Shocker! First up, SMB Nation is putting on the first “Behind the Curtains” training on Windows 10, in…

Strip Away The BS! What You Need To Score Big With Your Marketing

Catch our June 16th episode! Ulistic Founder and CEO Stuart Crawford joins the program to talk about the types of marketing services they offer MSPs as an outsourced option. IT Innovators’ Dave Seibert and resident Oddball Rayanne…