{"id":31019,"date":"2019-06-05T14:45:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T10:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/?p=31019"},"modified":"2020-12-15T13:46:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T09:46:16","slug":"msp-voice-episode-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/msp-voice-episode-50\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP Voice Episode 50 &#8211; \u201cCarve Out Your Space\u201d with Hank Holbrook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most MSPs on the show offer a range of IT services to small businesses in a particular geographic area, Bluesky Technology is a bit different, they offer one service nationwide. Hank tells me about how focusing on just the one service has helped Bluesky be successful. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By partnering with software companies that serve small business, Hank has found some great opportunities to grow his business. By white labeling the backup software (from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/managed-backup\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MSP360<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) they offer their own branded solution. Bluesky has truly carved out its own space in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guest: Hank Holbrook<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Company: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blueskytechnologies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bluesky Technology Solutions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"perfect-pullquote vcard pullquote-align-full pullquote-border-placement-left\"><blockquote><p>All episodes can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/mspvoice.com\/\">MSP Voice website<\/a>, \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLRkCwqyZ6K-ZNtEpJAy1dtTf-y0C1nRSU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube (video)<\/a><\/span> as well as popular podcast channels such as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/msp-voice\/id1387820734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/msp-voice-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SoundCloud<\/a><\/span>, and\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/msp-voice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anchor<\/a><\/span>. You can also subscribe to new episodes via <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/3fcba40\/podcast\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS Feed<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<h2>Watch on YouTube<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MSP Voice #50: CARVE OUT YOUR SPACE with Hank Holbrook\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KTW4Senbitk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>MSP News of the Week<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channele2e.com\/influencers\/break-fix-to-msp-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Break\/Fix to MSP Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief: NinjaRMM has released a guide to help you transition from break\/fix to true MSP. Check out this free resource<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msspalert.com\/cybersecurity-news\/3-managed-security-service-providers-merge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>3 MSSPs merge to form 1<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief: Sunstone Partners has bought and merged Sword &amp; Shield, Terra Verde, and TruShield to create Avertium, a new nationwide MSSP.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/MSPS-Survival-Guide-Co-Managed-Services\/dp\/1733004807\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>New book on co-managed IT<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief: Back in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mspvoice.com\/msp-voice-episode-33\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 33<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Bob Coppedge told us he was writing a book about co-managed IT (COMIT). He released it last week and it\u2019s available on Amazon.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most MSPs on the show offer a range of IT services to small businesses in a particular geographic area, Bluesky Technology is a bit different, they offer one service nationwide. 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