🌟 Episode Summary: Recorded live at IT Nation, MJ Shoer (Chief Community Officer, GTIA) breaks down how the newly branded Global Technology Industry Association is delivering practical wins for MSPs. We cover the GTIA ISAO (built with ConnectWise) for actionable threat intelligence, the cybersecurity Trust Mark that validates your internal...
#782 ITNation Connect 2025 – Christina Klein: From DIY Remodels to Data Mastery: Christina Klein on Building with Purpose
🌟 Episode Summary: Christina Klein, a visionary leader at Lansweeper, joins Joey Pinz at IT Nation Orlando to share her unique blend of creativity, discipline, and data-driven leadership. From learning carpentry as a child to leading tech innovation and women’s leadership programs, Christina discusses how she bridges design, technology, and...
#781 ITNation Connect 2025 – Mike DePalma: Building Stronger Channel Partnerships: Lessons from the OpenText Playbook
🌟 Episode Summary: At IT Nation Connect 2025, Mike DePalma—VP of SMB Cybersecurity at OpenText—sits down with Joey Pinz to talk about rebuilding community in the MSP world, evolving vendor programs, and the tidal wave of AI reshaping security and operations. Mike shares how OpenText’s new EDR rollout is simplifying...
#780 ITNation Connect 2025 – Kate Schlarf: AI, Marketing, Projects, and Managing MSP Growth with Moovila
🌟 Episode Summary: In this engaging IT Nation 2025 conversation, Kate Schlarf, Senior Marketing Leader at Moovila, joins Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations to unpack how MSPs can turn project chaos into clarity and profit. She reveals how Moovila’s Project Hub—a library of MSP-built templates—helps partners improve forecasting, eliminate scope creep,...
#779 ITNation Connect 2025 – Blake Myers: Eight Seconds of Chaos: What Bull Riding Taught a Cybersecurity Pro
🌟 Episode Summary: Blake Myers lives life on the edge—literally. A semi-pro bull rider, former powerlifter, and cybersecurity specialist at Blumira, Blake shares how discipline connects every aspect of his adrenaline-fueled journey. From surviving eight-second rides to helping MSPs defend clients from cyber threats, he reveals the mindset it takes...
#778 ITNation Connect 2025 – Stephen Yu: ♟️ The Puzzle Mindset: From Chessboards to Boardrooms
🌟 Episode Summary: What do chess, rock climbing, and business have in common? For tech visionary and problem-solver Stephen Yu, everything is a puzzle waiting to be understood. In this episode of Joey Pinz Conversations, we explore how the founder of Adaptive Catalog approaches life and leadership through curiosity and...
#777 ITNation Connect 2025 – Lawrence Cruciana: From Lasers to Leadership: Lawrence Cruciana’s Mission to Secure American Ingenuity
🌟 Episode Summary: From lasers to leadership, this IT Nation Connect 2025 conversation with Lawrence Cruciana, founder of Corporate Information Technologies, reveals how discipline, curiosity, and science fuel cybersecurity innovation. A former Disney audio engineer and laser physicist, Lawrence shares how attention to detail and standardization shaped his approach to...
#776 Erica Bonham: 🌿 Healing Isn’t in Your Head: Rewiring Through the Body
🌟 Episode Summary: In this deeply moving episode, Joey Pinz sits down with Erica Bonham, a trauma recovery therapist, EMDR clinician, and author of Always Enough, Never Done. Together, they explore how healing doesn’t happen through willpower or “positive thinking”—it begins in the body. Erica reveals the difference between “big...
#775 Canalys Forum Chicago 2025 -Jay Ryerse: ⚙️ Climbing Higher: Cybersecurity, AI & Personal Growth
🌟 Episode Summary: 🏔️ From summiting Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks to reshaping how MSPs think about cybersecurity, Jay Ryerse embodies what it means to evolve. In this powerful conversation, Jay and Joey Pinz explore how curiosity, structure, and mindset fuel both personal and professional transformation. 💻 As VP of Global Security...
#774 Canalys Forum Chicago 2025 -Jordan Rackie: 🌐 From Quantum Threats to Family Values: Building Trust That Scales
🌟 Episode Summary: In this episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Jordan Rackie, CEO of KeyFactor, opens up about leading a 600-person cybersecurity company while staying grounded as a dad, musician 🎹 and coach. He shares how quantum computing is reshaping data security, what “agentic AI” really means, and why...