Sean Lardo
March 20, 2025
Master Your Pitch: IT Nation's PitchIT 2025 (EP 790)
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 whi…
Oct. 27, 2024
731 Tony Hawk's Skateboard & Spark
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.
May 1, 2024
625 PitchIT 2024 Starts Now
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 com…
July 26, 2023
547 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: Datastream Insurance
Guest: Larry Meador, Channel Chief at Datastream Insurance
DataStream Insurance is a cyber insurance brokerage that provides comprehensive cyber liability insurance for small businesses.
July 22, 2023
545 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: vCIOToolbox
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).
July 22, 2023
544 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: Grok Stream
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.
July 22, 2023
543 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: Phalanx
Guest: Ian Garrett from Phalanx.
Phalanx is a company that provides Zero Trust Data Access (ZTDA) solutions.
July 19, 2023
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.
July 19, 2023
540 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: B2BToolbox
Guest: Norm McConkey, Founder and CEO of B2BToolbox
B2BToolbox is a company that provides e-commerce and digital marketing services to technology resellers.
July 19, 2023
539 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: ComplianceRisk.io
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.
July 16, 2023
538 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: BinoxMSP
Guest: Walter Contreras, CEO of Binox MSP
Binox MSP is a Sales and Marketing solution for MSPs (Managed Service Providers)
July 16, 2023
537 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: Symoda
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.
July 16, 2023
536 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: Telivy
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.
July 8, 2023
529 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: getKambium
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.
July 8, 2023
528 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: Kamanja
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.
July 8, 2023
527 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: Nodeware
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.
July 2, 2023
521 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: ChatStyle
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.
June 28, 2023
514 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: Sales MatureIT
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.
June 28, 2023
513 PitchIT Vendor Spotlight: DefenseX
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.
June 27, 2023
512 Live from ASCII Edge: Sean and Jerry
Marvin Bee is joined by Jerry Koutavas of ASCII and Shawn "the Man of Summer" Lardo from ConnectWise at the ASCII Edge event.
March 30, 2023
483 Is Automated Pen Testing a Thing?
Vonahi Security is a cybersecurity company that offers a SaaS platform called vPenTest, which automates network penetration testing.
Guests: Ky Tran and Sean Lardo
March 15, 2023
481 Have Better Conversations With Your Clients
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.
Feb. 23, 2023
478 Streamline Incident Response with AlertOps
Guests: Kamlesh Srikanth and Sean Lardo
Feb. 9, 2023
474 ConnectWise PitchIT Starts Now
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.
Sept. 2, 2022
426 ConnectWise Shows Me Some Love
Guest: Sean Lardo, Channel Evangelist for ConnectWise
Aug. 26, 2022
422 Vendor vs Vendor - The Battle Royale
Guests: Matt Solomon (Channel Program) and Sean Lardo (Connectwise)
Subtitle: Battle of the Bathroom Attendants. Oh, .. .keep listening!
April 21, 2022
398: Know Where You're Going
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.