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Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast (Real Talk for IT Pros & MSPs)

Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast (Real Talk for IT Pros & MSPs)

著者： Marvin Bee
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The IT Business Podcast is a show for MSPs (Managed Service Providers) and IT Professionals providing business network support and managed services. The podcast aims to provide actionable advice and tips that help IT businesses survive and grow in the competitive tech industry. The podcast features guest interviews with seasoned IT professionals, business owners, vendors and industry leaders who share their experiences, insights, and strategies for success. These discussions often cover topics such as: - Best Practices for Managed Services - Cybersecurity - Compliance - Business ownership - Cloud computingCopyright 2021-2024 - Uncle Marv マネジメント・リーダーシップ リーダーシップ 政治・政府 経済学
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  • Uncle Marv’s MSP Confessions (EP 1045)

    Uncle Marv’s MSP Confessions (EP 1045)
    2026/07/16

    I start by sharing a real-life update on my mom’s health and how that’s pulled my attention away from work and the podcast, because I believe family and personal life have to come before business—even when you run an MSP and a show that people count on. I talk honestly about what it feels like to keep pushing through while your head isn’t fully in the game, and why I’m finally letting the community in on what I’ve been dealing with.

    From there, I walk through several “confessions”: clarifying what I said about ThreatLocker and Microsoft updates after testing and confirming the issue was on my side, admitting my part in vendors calling my wife’s cell, apologizing for missing a DNS change email, and even revisiting an early-2000s server incident where I lost customer data before I truly understood that RAID is not backup. Those stories lead into a bigger conversation about how rarely IT pros simply say “I’m sorry,” how cliquish some peer groups and conferences have become, and how often MSPs oversell managed services and security stacks while under-delivering on real outcomes. I also touch on vendor and swag booth etiquette, podcast etiquette, and why community still matters more to me than endpoint counts or flashy growth.

    === Chapters

    • 00:59 Wednesday Show Opener
    • 02:48 Family Comes First
    • 05:23 Clarifying Past Comments
    • 09:43 Vendor Etiquette Explained
    • 14:59 Customer Apology Story
    • 23:32 Peer Groups and Cliques
    • 27:55 Managed Services Reality
    • 32:14 Swag Booth Etiquette
    • 36:39 Podcast Etiquette
    • 37:51 Community Matters Most
    • 39:58 Closing and Sponsors

    === Companies / Vendors / Products / Books

    • IT Business Owners Group (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/groups/ITBusinessOwnersGroup
    • The ASCII Group: https://www.ascii.com
    • Podnutz (Podcast / Community): https://podnutz.com/

    === SPONSORS:

    • Livestream Partner, ThreatLocker: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/threatlocker
    • Technology Partner, NetAlly: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/netally/
    • Technology Partner: Bvoip: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/bvoip
    • Travel Partner: TruGrid: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/trugrid
    • Digital Partner, Designer Ready: http://itbusinesspodcast.com/designerready

    === SHOW MUSIC:

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    • Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/upbeat-fun-sports-rock-logo-CSR3UET
    • Author Username: AlexanderRufire
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    === Connect with Uncle Marv

    🌐 Website: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/
    🎙 Host: Marvin Bee
    🛒 Uncle Marv’s Amazon Store (gear & tools I recommend): https://amzn.to/3EiyKoZ
    ☕ Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/itbusinesspodcast

    If you found value in this episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.
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    44 分
  • MSP War Stories with Mike Smith (EP 1044)

    MSP War Stories with Mike Smith (EP 1044)
    2026/07/09
    Mike Smith joined me live in South Florida after a day on-site with a client, and we turned his trip into a full-on therapy session for MSPs dealing with Adobe, ISPs, and over-engineered networks. We dig into Acrobat crashes, painful uninstalls, and why I lean on tools like Ninite Pro and Action1 to deploy and patch software without all the bundled nonsense. From there, we pivot into law firms that demand every browser under the sun, iCloud users getting winmail.dat instead of PDFs, and how a simple Microsoft 365 setting can make or break delivery. We also share some hard-earned lessons from ISP “solutions” like Comcast Security Edge that silently hijack DNS and cause more trouble than they solve, plus stories about move projects blocked by county approvals and wrong suite numbers. I wrap up with a NetAlly EtherScope tip where I walked into a seven-user shop running multiple VLANs for no good reason, and how simplifying that network instantly fixed their printing issues and future support costs. === Chapters 00:56 Mike Smith in the House04:02 TechCon Unplugged Details06:38 On-Site Client Stories08:03 Acrobat Troubleshooting10:55 Ninite Pro and Action123:59 Sponsor Shoutout24:54 Comcast Move Nightmare35:06 Verizon Move Disaster46:16 Faster Speeds, New Gear55:07 NetAlly VLAN Fix1:02:18 Client Acquisitions and Support === Guest: Mike Smith, Mike Tech Show Website: https://miketechshow.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smithmh/ === Companies / Vendors / Products / Events / Organizations Mike Tech Show: https://miketechshow.comTechCon Unplugged: https://techconunplugged.comPax8: https://www.pax8.comRevo Uninstaller: https://www.revouninstaller.comIObit Uninstaller: https://www.iobit.com/en/advanceduninstaller.phpNinite Pro: https://ninite.com/proAction1: https://www.action1.comSyncro: https://syncrosecure.com/NetAlly EtherScope: https://www.netally.com/products/etherscopenxg/TP-Link 2.5 GB NIC card: https://amzn.to/4vilg5GTRENDnet 10G PCIe Network Adapter: https://amzn.to/4vTwe2L === SPONSORS: Livestream Partner, ThreatLocker: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/threatlockerTechnology Partner, NetAlly: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/netally/Technology Partner: Bvoip: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/bvoipTravel Partner: TruGrid: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/trugridDigital Partner, Designer Ready: http://itbusinesspodcast.com/designerready === SHOW MUSIC: Item Title: Upbeat & Fun Sports Rock Logo Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/upbeat-fun-sports-rock-logo-CSR3UETAuthor Username: AlexanderRufire Item License Code: 7X9F52DNML === Connect with Uncle Marv🌐 Website: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/🎙 Host: Marvin Bee🛒 Uncle Marv’s Amazon Store (gear & tools I recommend): https://amzn.to/3EiyKoZ☕ Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/itbusinesspodcastIf you found value in this episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.
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  • Pivoting Beyond Your Dream Job (EP 1043)

    Pivoting Beyond Your Dream Job (EP 1043)
    2026/07/07
    Melanie Curtis joins me to talk about pivoting careers, building a coaching and speaking business, and choosing family, boundaries, and fun over the nonstop hustle grind. We start with Melanie’s shift from investment banking into pro skydiving, then from skydiving into coaching, driven by a subtle realization that her “dream job” still wasn’t the whole story. She unpacks the decision to lean into life coaching when it wasn’t cool, how she navigated the fear of it being a scam, and what it took to trust that quiet sense of calling anyway. From there, we get personal about missed flights to family events, the danger of filling your calendar with only client work, and the moment she decided she couldn’t outrun future regret. Melanie outlines how a coaching relationship starts with business problems and quickly hits deeper human patterns, why she pushes for year-long masterminds with real structure, and how she uses humor and her “comedy content creator” side to keep the pressure of entrepreneurship from boiling over. We close with her real-time experience of building a keynote speaking practice: long prospecting cycles, thousands of emails, warm intros that actually convert, and a clear stance on why discipline must sit alongside boundaries, rest, recovery, and connection if you want to stay in the game. === Chapters 00:24 Coaching Beyond Skydiving06:32 Family Over Hustle11:19 Coaching Deepens Personal14:22 Commitment Behind Coaching15:47 Peer Groups vs Masterminds19:41 Fun Fuels Serious Work24:48 Biggest Lesson in Pivoting25:41 Speaking Becomes the Focus31:02 Rejecting the Hustle Myth33:06 Wrapping Up and Contacts === Guest: Melanie Curtis, Melanie Curtis Coaching / Speaking Website: https://melaniecurtis.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melaniecurtis11/ === Companies / Vendors / Products / Books How to Fly Book: https://amzn.to/4vk3A9THow to Fly Challenge: https://go.melaniecurtis.com/howtoflychallengeGratitude Challenge: https://go.melaniecurtis.com/gratitude-challengeBuild or Rebuild Your Bucket List: https://go.melaniecurtis.com/build-your-bucket-listACES Mastermind: https://acesmastermind.com/MelanieCurtis11 (Instagram handle): https://www.instagram.com/melaniecurtis11Spinal Tap (film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258Instant Teleseminar: https://instantteleseminar.comZoom: https://zoom.us === SPONSORS: Technology Partner, NetAlly: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/netally/Technology Partner: Bvoip: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/bvoipTravel Partner: TruGrid: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/trugridDigital Partner, Designer Ready: http://itbusinesspodcast.com/designerready === SHOW MUSIC: Item Title: Upbeat & Fun Sports Rock LogoItem URL: https://elements.envato.com/upbeat-fun-sports-rock-logo-CSR3UETAuthor Username: AlexanderRufireItem License Code: 7X9F52DNML === Connect with Uncle Marv🌐 Website: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/🎙 Host: Marvin Bee🛒 Uncle Marv’s Amazon Store (gear & tools I recommend): https://amzn.to/3EiyKoZ☕ Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/itbusinesspodcastIf you found value in this episode, share it with another MSP, IT provider, or tech entrepreneur. Your support helps keep practical, no-nonsense IT business conversations coming every week.
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    35 分
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