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SMB Community Podcast by James Kernan

Focused 100% on IT Service Providers and SMB IT Consultants. The SMB Community Podcast is produced by James Kernan and Kernan Consulting. Dedicated to the success of every IT professional. Episodes drop every Thursday. Hosts include Karl W. Palachuk, Amy Babinchak, and James Kernan.

Jan 27, 2022

This is the first in a series of interviews we'll be doing with Field Effect in 2022. Host Karl talked to Toby Nangle, Global Channel and Partnerships Lead for Field Effect. 

We start out by agreeing that it's going to be another tough year on the cybersecurity front.

Toby has worked extensively in the Education...


Vince Gerasolo - Working on a Four-Day Work Week for IT

Jan 20, 2022

Host Karl caught up with Vince Gerasolo of DaVinci Network Solutions of Toronto, Canada. In April of 2020, Vince started an experiment with a four-day work week for his business. Now it's been almost a year , so we checked in to see how things are doing.

On top of everything else involved in managing and growing an...


Jan 20, 2022

Host Karl caught up with Vince Gerasolo of DaVinci Network Solutions of Toronto, Canada. In April of 2020, Vince started an experiment with a four-day work week for his business. Now it's been almost a year , so we checked in to see how things are doing.

On top of everything else involved in managing and growing an...


Jan 13, 2022

Host Karl caught up sales trainer and coach Gil Cargill to talk about the importance of business-focused communication during sales calls.

You hear it all the time: Don't talk about what you sell; talk about the client's needs. But how do you actually do that? How do you guide the conversation away from the price and...


Jan 6, 2022

Host Karl interviews Christopher Barber, a Maryland MSP.

Chris' MSP is called Cheaper than a Geek. Chris refers to himself as the Chief Nerd at Cheaper Than A Geek. They are an MSP that’s about to celebrate 22 years in business just outside of DC and Baltimore that specializes in the smaller SMB space.

Chris currently...