Leadership Episodes

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June 23, 2026

MSP Leadership Lessons from Nancy Henriquez – Head of Community at MSP Unplugged

🎙️ In this powerful episode of MSP Unplugged, we sit down with Nancy Henriquez – two-time MSP founder, award-winning industry leader, business coach, author of "Break-Fix to Breakthrough," and the new Head of Community at MSP Unplugged. Nancy shares her battle-tested insights on moving from reactive chaos to strategic growth, building high-performing teams, client onboarding that sticks, sales & marketing systems that actually work for small MSPs, and what it really takes to scale under $3M rev...
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March 18, 2026

Rick Smith Unplugged: Pivots, Hard Calls & the 2026 MSP Game Plan

Co-host Rick Smith drops in for a reflective deep dive: Recent pivots that reshaped his MSP (and why some changes hurt before they helped), key lessons from the past year, and his no-BS predictions/advice for MSPs finishing Q1 strong and crushing the back half of 2026. If you're debating a big shift in your business—pricing, tools, culture, or strategy—this one's loaded with actionable takeaways from the trenches. Tune in weekly on https://youtube.com/mspunplugged for more actionable MSP advice...
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Feb. 11, 2026

MSP Leadership Strifes: Marcial Velez on Culture, Burnout & Growth

In this powerful episode of MSP Unplugged, host Paco Lebron welcomes back Marcial Velez, Founder & CEO of Xperteks—a nationally recognized NYC-based MSP honored on CRN's MSP 500 list multiple years running. Marcial opens up about the real "strifes" of leadership: Building and evolving Xperteks from startup to award-winning firm—what unexpected changes and make-or-break moments tested him most Avoiding founder burnout through rituals, boundaries, and staying sane during crises Intentionally s...