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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 Karl W. Palachuk and the Small Biz Thoughts Technology Community. Dedicated to the success of every IT professional. Episodes drop every Thursday. Hosts include Karl W. Palachuk, Amy Babinchak, and James Kernan.

Feb 3, 2022

Cyber Incidents, Cybersecurity Insurance, and SMBs.

Host Karl interviewed Ron Pelletier from Pondurance. Pondurance is a cybersecurity incident response organization.


Ron is the original Founder of Pondurance, having started the company from his basement in 2008. Ron has over 25 years of cyber security advisory...


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...


Dec 23, 2021

Host Karl caught up with Vadim Peskov, CEO and Founder at Diffco. The company develops mobile AI and computer vision solutions.

Vadim has a lot of expertise in FinTech, cybersecurity, and B2B software development. He is also an advisor at Alchemist Accelerator and numerous startups. He is an expert and speaker...


Dec 9, 2021

Host Karl talked to Matt Solomon and Kevin Lancaster from Channel Program. They are producing a series of new programs for the SMB IT Channel, including Channel Pitch, Channel Explorer, and Channel Cash.

Kevin is the CEO and Matt is the Chief Business Development Officer of the new company. They have joined forces again...


Dec 2, 2021

Host Karl interviews Harry Brelsford and Scott Lopez about maintenance as the great new MSP opportunity.

Scott is the creator of AOM - Alternative to OEM maintenance (AOM).

Technology entrepreneur Harry Brelsford has teamed with Austin-based ZPI to bring the AOM World ecosystem to market to drive MSP success. Harry is...