Uncle Marv’s IT Business Podcast: Practical Business Advice for MSPs and IT Professionals
Uncle Marv’s IT Business Podcast: Practical Business Advice…
Running a managed service provider (MSP) or IT services business takes more than technical expertise. You need to win customers, grow revenue, protect profitability, manage vendors, deliver great service, and keep up with a changing IT industry. That’s where Uncle Marv comes in.

Hosted by longtime IT business owner Marvin Bee, aka Uncle Marv, the IT Business Podcast delivers practical business advice, real-world lessons, candid conversations, and industry insights to help MSP owners, IT service providers, IT consultants, system administrators, and technology professionals run their businesses better, smarter, and faster.

Topics include MSP business growth, pricing and profitability, sales and marketing, managed services operations, cybersecurity, compliance, Microsoft 365, cloud services, automation, service desk efficiency, vendor management, technology stack decisions, and customer relationships.

Hear from experienced MSP owners, IT business leaders, industry experts, and technology vendors about what works, what doesn’t, and what it takes to build a stronger IT business. Get an honest look at industry trends, vendor claims, emerging technologies, and the decisions that affect your customers, your team, and your bottom line.

Whether you’re starting an MSP, growing an established IT services company, managing client networks, or looking for better tools and smarter ways to work, Uncle Marv brings the conversation back to what matters: practical knowledge you can put to work.

Run your business better, smarter, and faster.
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July 19, 2023

541 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: Orpheus Cyber

541 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: Orpheus Cyber
Uncle Marv’s IT Business Podcast: Practical Business Advice for MSPs and IT Professionals
541 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: Orpheus Cyber

Guest: Karla Reffold, COO (Chief Operating Officer) of Orpheus Cyber
Orpheus Cyber offers predictive and actionable intelligence to clients, helping them anticipate, prepare for, and respond to cyber threats.

In this episode of the IT Business Podcast, our guest is Karla Reffold, COO of Orpheus Cyber, a company specializing in vulnerability prioritization and risk ratings. Karla explains how their platform helps organizations improve their security by predicting which vulnerabilities are likely to be exploited in the future, saving time and resources. She also discusses how Orpheus Cyber assists with supply chain management by providing risk ratings for suppliers. The episode concludes with the host expressing excitement about meeting Karla at IT Nation Connect.

Highlights:

  • The Pitch It 2023 program is a Shark Tank-style competition sponsored by ConnectWise.
  • Orpheus Cyber offers vulnerability prioritization and risk ratings.
  • Their platform predicts which vulnerabilities are likely to be exploited in the future, saving time and resources.
  • Orpheus Cyber's platform also helps with supply chain management by providing risk ratings for suppliers.
  • The platform eliminates the need for time-consuming and incomplete questionnaires.
  • Maintaining up-to-date vulnerability scans and considering supply chain management are crucial for MSPs.
  • Orpheus Cyber's solution is efficient, fast, and cost-effective, especially for small to medium businesses.

Website: https://orpheus-cyber.com/

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PitchIT is an annual accelerator program created by ConnectWise in 2018 to incubate growth in startup integration partners dedicated to the MSP space. The company is offering small companies the chance to take part in a 16-week program where participants receive a thorough business assessment, gain coaching from industry experts, earn placement on the ConnectWise marketplace, engage in co-marketing and more.

The finalists are selected to present their solutions on the center stage at IT Nation Connect. The PitchIT 2023 program is officially underway, and 27 companies have been selected to participate in the program.

Interested but still have questions? Email PitchIT@ConnectWise.com.

Join the PitchIT waitlist for next year: https://www.connectwise.com/theitnation/pitchit

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