The MSP Finance Team BLOG

EP140 – Why MSP Security Needs to Be Simpler with Shaun Farrow of Arctic Wolf
Dan speaks with Sean Farrow of Arctic Wolf about the fast-changing MSP cybersecurity landscape and Sean’s move from a 15-year MSP career, most recently as security practice lead, to the vendor side. Sean explains how gaps in an MSP’s Microsoft-based

EP139 – The MSP Joiner-Leaver Problem Nobody Talks About with Cristian Bogdan from CooperBox
Cristian discusses how his MSP experience provisioning thousands of pandemic-era laptops exposed frequent mis-provisioned user accounts, often caused by clients submitting incomplete joiner requests (missing departments, licenses, and permissions). He highlights the larger risk on off-boarding, citing studies in the

EP138 – Can MSPs Really Buy and Sell Individual Clients with Matt Yesbeck from MSPX
Matt discusses MSPX, a marketplace for MSPs to buy and sell individual managed services contracts as an alternative to acquiring entire businesses. The platform helps MSPs divest non-profitable or non-strategic clients and enables buyers to shorten sales cycles by targeting

EP137 – Why MSP Sales Decisions Aren’t as Rational as You Think with Marino Vigliotti
Marino joins the podcast to discuss decision-making psychology for MSPs, emphasising that B2B buying differs from B2C because decisions require justification to others and are shaped by different goals. He describes common friction caused by misalignment between what MSPs pitch

MSP Finance Team wins GTIA ‘Associate Member’ Spotlight Award
Daniel Welling, Co-Founder of MSP Finance Team, shared the following comment about MSP Finance Team’s GTIA award win: “Adam Morris and I have benefited enormously from the MSP community throughout our careers, so we’ve always believed it’s important to give

EP136 – How I F’d Up Three Acquisitions: Lessons From Apple MSP M&A with Justin Esgar
Justin returns to the podcast and discusses the challenges and lessons from acquiring three Apple-focused businesses since 2020 amid consolidation in the Apple consultant community and difficulty targeting Mac-using clients. He describes buying a small Iowa Apple consultancy with the

