Welcome to the Confessions of an IT Business Owner podcast. In this episode, you’ll learn about some experiences related to Owning and Growing an IT Business from the Perspective of a Peer Group, and how Steve Alexander, CEO of MSP-Ignite helps his members overcome them. Read Transcript Ryan Goodman: Welcome to the Confessions of an IT Business Owner Podcast where we believe that healthy cashflow is critical for your IT business, automation is paramount, and building trust with your clients by looking professional will help you grow your business. I’m your host, Ryan Goodman, and today we’re going to venture into the peer group territory. You’ll learn about some profound struggles related to owning and growing an IT business from the perspective of a peer group and how Steve Alexander, CEO of MSP-Ignite, helps his members overcome them. Steve Alexander: I didn’t think selling the company was going to be as emotional as it was, even though you kept telling me, but I certainly didn’t think stepping out of a peer group among friends was going to be as emotional as it was, and now I don’t know what to do with myself. Ryan Goodman: Here’s the podcast with Steve. Well, Steve. Steve Alexander, thank you for spending some time with us today here on Confessions of an IT Business Owner Podcast. Again, Steve Alexander with MSP-Ignite, and to kick off the call, let’s dig right in. I’d love to have you tell us a little bit about your business as well as where people can find you online. Steve Alexander: Sure. Thanks Ryan. My pleasure being here. Thanks for having me. My business is really all about helping manage service providers, or IT service providers, achieve their business goals. I was in IT. I was an MSP owner twice. I was successful to certain levels both times, and I’d say I suffered from every challenge every MSP owner suffers through now, and has since the industry’s been involved, or since the industry has been around. My goal in providing a peer group is to bring business owners together to share in the successes and the challenges together, and to provide the coaching where necessary, the guidance where necessary, and give them a platform for helping each other as well, to grow their companies to whatever level of success they’re looking for. Ryan Goodman: Right. Right. Steve Alexander: We can be found online at msp-ignite.com, and via email at [email protected]. Ryan Goodman: Awesome. Steve Alexander: If anyone’s looking to learn more about our groups and what we do. Ryan Goodman: Steve and I, we’ve been working together for the last two, three years, and highly, highly recommended from my perspective. Just a highly engaged group of IT service and MSP professionals looking to grow their