Sean Lardo

Sean Lardo, better known around the channel as Mr. IT Nation, joined me for a special conversation following the announcement of the IT Nation PitchIT 2026 finalists: Lemhi, Synthreo, and Blacksmith InfoSec. After a 16-week competitive cohort built around coaching, refinement, and practice, these three companies are now preparing to take the stage at IT Nation Connect Global in Orlando. === Chapters 00:23 PitchIT 2026 Finalists Announcement 01:47 Meet Sean Lardo of IT Nation 03:07 Behind the...

Sean Lardo, VP of IT Nation Communities, discusses the transformative PitchIT program and ConnectWise's vision for uniting the IT service provider community. The conversation explores how the competition helps startups refine their message, gain exposure, and achieve significant business growth while benefiting the entire MSP ecosystem.

Recorded live at the ASCII Edge event in St. Petersburg, Florida, Uncle Marv interviews Sean Lardo from ConnectWise about the upcoming IT Nation and PitchIT competition, and Stanley Louissaint from Fluid Design about the benefits of ASCII SPARK peer groups.

Uncle Marv sits down with Sean Lardo to discuss the upcoming Pitch It season 2024. They dive into the details of the program, including the record number of applicants, the focus on AI and cybersecurity solutions, and the 16-week accelerator program that helps prepare vendors for the live pitch competition at IT Nation Connect.

Guest: Larry Meador, Channel Chief at Datastream Insurance DataStream Insurance is a cyber insurance brokerage that provides comprehensive cyber liability insurance for small businesses.

Guest: Brian Doyle, Co-Founder and CEO at vCIOToolbox vCIOToolbox is a software platform designed to help IT service providers and MSPs run vCIO programs and quarterly business reviews (QBR).

Guest: Josh Kindiger, President of Grok Stream Grok provides a powerful artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning platform to address critical time-consuming operational tasks.

Guest: Ian Garrett from Phalanx. Phalanx is a company that provides Zero Trust Data Access (ZTDA) solutions.

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.

Guest: Norm McConkey, Founder and CEO of B2BToolbox B2BToolbox is a company that provides e-commerce and digital marketing services to technology resellers.

Guest: Tim Golden, Chief Executive Officer/Founder of ComplianceRisk.io. ComplianceRisk.io is a consultancy firm that specializes in helping Managed Service Providers (MSPs) optimize their compliance operations and strengthen their compliance function.

Guest: Walter Contreras, CEO of Binox MSP Binox MSP is a Sales and Marketing solution for MSPs (Managed Service Providers)

Guest: Wayne Creamer, Founder and CEO of Symoda Symoda is a company that aims to simplify how Managed Service Providers (MSPs) connect with their clients.

Guest: Naren Sathiya, CEO and co-founder of Telivy Telivy is a cybersecurity company that offers a range of services and products to help businesses assess and manage their cyber risk.

Guest: Andrew Hunt, CEO and President of getKambium getKambium is a cloud-based sales tool that helps MSPs discover their client's most important IT needs on day one, then seamlessly manages those needs with new MRR services.

Guest: Shay Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of Kamanja Kamanja is a company that provides a Compliance as a Service (CaaS) solution for MSPs, MSSPs, Consultants, and Auditors.

Guest: Matthew Koenig, Vice President of Channel Sales at IGI Cyberlabs, the maker of Nodeware. Nodeware is a cybersecurity platform that provides vulnerability scanning and assessment to improve the visibility of your network.

Guest: Chris Dix, Founder/Chief Geek of ChatStyle. ChatStyle.ai is a messaging solution for MSPs that supports omnichannel communication, including web chat, SMS, Slack, and Teams.

Guest: Taher Hamid, Camp Leader at MSP Camp

Guest: Tim McNeil is the President of Sales MaturIT. Sales MaturIT is a company that provides outsourced sales management services to clients in the MSP industry.

Guest: Dave Maik, the Channel Director for North America at DefensX DefensX is a cybersecurity company that provides innovative solutions to protect businesses from cyber threats.

Marvin Bee is joined by Jerry Koutavas of ASCII and Shawn "the Man of Summer" Lardo from ConnectWise at the ASCII Edge event.

Guest: Matthew Fisch, CO-Founder and CEO

Vonahi Security is a cybersecurity company that offers a SaaS platform called vPenTest, which automates network penetration testing. Guests: Ky Tran and Sean Lardo

The Humanize IT Framework is an approach to IT services that prioritizes people over technology. Let's create genuine human connections through better conversations rather than presentations.

Guests: Kamlesh Srikanth and Sean Lardo

The application window is now open for 2023. PitchIT is an annual accelerator program for vendors. It provides an opportunity for vendors to pitch their products or solutions for the MSP space to a panel of experts and investors.

Guest: Sean Lardo, Channel Evangelist for ConnectWise

Guests: Matt Solomon (Channel Program) and Sean Lardo (Connectwise) Subtitle: Battle of the Bathroom Attendants. Oh, .. .keep listening!

Guest: Sean Lardo Sean helps me see where my business mindset is. The Modes Theory Assessment helps business owners get to their destination, but understand the journey along the way.