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Arlin Sorensen has been involved in the IT world for over 35 years as the founder of Sorensen's Computer Connection in 1985 and then through M&A to become a partner and CEO of Heartland Technology Solutions in 2003. He served clients from seven offices across five Midwestern states. He founded HTS Ag in 1995 to meet the needs for technology for growers in production agriculture. That business has expanded today to include not only GPS-based technologies for farmers, but grain bin management systems, drones and UAV technologies, and other things that enable farmers to feed the world. It continues to operate from our offices on the farm.He also served as founder and CEO of the Heartland Tech Groups in 2000 which are peer mentoring groups for IT company business leaders. In 2010, he founded Heartland Leadership Group which provided consulting services to small businesses and vendors. He was focused on consulting, coaching, and content targeted at helping create effective leaders and moving people to achieve their personal potential. This team worked worldwide in an effort to serve our clients with the tools and skills that help them achieve their goals and build leadership in their organizations. It became part of HTG Peer Groups in 2012.Episode Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asorensenJoey Pinz Conversations Podcast Information: • Website: https://www.joeypinz.com • Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/joeypinz • Music by Tom Izzo: @wahlsinger  https://tomizzomusic.com  Support our podcast:  • Subscribe: https://joeypinzconversations.com/subscribe/ • How much is this podcast worth to you? Consider $5, $10 or $20/mo with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/joeypinz  • How about a one-time payment?  • What is the episode worth to you? $25/$50/$100/$500 /$1,000/$5,000 with PayPal (one-time): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JoePannone Please subscribe/follow to Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations Podcast: • Spotify, Apple, Google, or others.  Please consider rating with 5 stars if you like it. • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joey-pinz-discipline-conversations/id1583997438 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69SFwY3XSwcw9qNvElAn10 • Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xODI4OTA2LnJzcw • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoeyPinzDisciplineConversations?sub_confirmation=1Please follow on social media: @TheJoeyPinz • Instagram: @TheJoeyPinz https://www.instagram.com/TheJoeyPinz  • Twitter: @TheJoeyPinz  https://twitter.com/TheJoeyPinz • Facebook: @TheJoeyPinz https://www.facebook.com/TheJoeyPinz • TikTok:  @TheJoeyPinz  https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoeypinzFinally,  join our newsletter: https://joeypinzconversations.com/#newsletterSupport the show

Matt and Rich have a fever, channel pros, and the only prescription is this episode. Joined by MSP, author, and improv comic Bob Coppedge, of Simplex-IT, your hosts discuss co-managed IT, Dell’s attempt to “democratize” artificial intelligence, a new managed services suite from Pulseway inspired by the coronavirus pandemic work-from-home phenomenon, and the 20th birthday of ConnectWise’s IT Nation Evolve organization, formerly known as HTG Peer Groups. Then Jack Kudale, CEO of insurance firm Cowbell Cyber, will give you the inside story on why too few SMBs have cyber-insurance and why too many SMBs with cyber-insurance are inadequately protected. You’ll be wanting more for sure! Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 148Title: More CowbellDuration: 1:55:43File size: 52.9 MBRegulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology EditorGuest Host: Bob Coppedge, CEO and Founder, Simplex-IT Video of ChannelPro Weekly #148 - More Cowbell Topics and Related Links Mentioned: Books by Bob Coppedge:  The MSP’S Survival Guide To Co-Managed IT Services: A Crotchety Old Geek’s Road Map on Marketing, Selling and Providing Managed Services to Organizations with Existing IT Staff (CoMITs) I Dont Want Your Job: Is Co-Managed IT servIces the rIght fIt for You? A CEO's Survival Guide to Information Technology Dell Announces Solutions Designed to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Adoption  Pulseway Creates Coronavirus-Inspired Remote Support Solution  IT Nation Evolve Peer Groups Turn 20 Wall Street Journal (subscription required): Cyber Insurers Get Tough on Risk Assessments Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Matt's Bob's Museum Picks: Google Glass and Atari 400  Matt's Tech Pick: Magic Leap VR goggles Rich's ICYMI plug and quickie preview of the week ahead

Matt and Rich have a fever, channel pros, and the only prescription is this episode. Joined by MSP, author, and improv comic Bob Coppedge, of Simplex-IT, your hosts discuss co-managed IT, Dell’s attempt to “democratize” artificial intelligence, a new managed services suite from Pulseway inspired by the coronavirus pandemic work-from-home phenomenon, and the 20th birthday of ConnectWise’s IT Nation Evolve organization, formerly known as HTG Peer Groups. Then Jack Kudale, CEO of insurance firm Cowbell Cyber, will give you the inside story on why too few SMBs have cyber-insurance and why too many SMBs with cyber-insurance are inadequately protected. You’ll be wanting more for sure! Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/channelpro-weekly-podcast/id1095568582?mt=2 Google Play Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/m/Igodza5l63vd5w5mdybtpq2cr7e?t=ChannelPro_Weekly_Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7hWuOWbrIcwtrK6UJLSHvU More here: https://www.channelpronetwork.com/download/podcast/channelpro-weekly-podcast-episode-148-more-cowbell Books by Bob Coppedge: - The MSP’S Survival Guide To Co-Managed IT Services: A Crotchety Old Geek’s Road Map on Marketing, Selling and Providing Managed Services to Organizations with Existing IT Staff (CoMITs) - https://www.amazon.com/MSPS-Survival-Guide-Co-Managed-Services/dp/1733004807 - I Dont Want Your Job: Is Co-Managed IT servIces the rIght fIt for You? - https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Want-Your-Job-Co-Managed/dp/1733004823 - A CEO's Survival Guide to Information Technology - https://www.amazon.com/CEOs-Survival-Guide-Information-Technology/dp/069205538X Dell Announces Solutions Designed to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Adoption - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/dell-announces-solutions-designed-accelerate-artificial-intelligence-adoption Pulseway Creates Coronavirus-Inspired Remote Support Solution - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/pulseway-creates-coronavirus-inspired-remote-support-solution IT Nation Evolve Peer Groups Turn 20 - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/it-nation-evolve-peer-groups-turn-20 Wall Street Journal (subscription required): Cyber Insurers Get Tough on Risk Assessments Amid Coronavirus Pandemic - https://www.wsj.com/articles/cyber-insurers-get-tough-on-risk-assessments-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-11589794201 Bob's Museum Picks: Google Glass and Atari 400 Matt's Tech Pick: Magic Leap VR goggles Rich's ICYMI plug and quickie preview of the week ahead

On this episode of Inside the Industry, host Lily Teplow discusses which trends are impacting the MSP ecosystem with Arlin Sorenson, VP of Brand and Ecosystem Evangelism at ConnectWise and former CEO of HTG Peer Groups. Arlin also shares his perspective on how MSPs can benefit from networking and learning from their peers. Peer-to-peer networking is also a focal point at Navigate, Continuum’s premier industry conference.   For more information on our two Navigate North America shows, please visit: www.continuum.net/navigate/north-america. 

Arlin Sorensen is the founder and CEO of HTG Peer Groups, a consulting, coaching, and legacy planning company. Arlin began his life on his family farm in rural Iowa. After learning how to maintain computers and accounting software, in the early days of the technology, Arlin founded Sorensen’s Computer Connection in 1985. After a rocky early 2000s, Arlin pivoted the company through M&A creating Heartland Technology Solutions. HTG or Heartland Tech Groups began around the same time. In December 2012, Arlin sold his IT company to West Iowa Telephone and in January 2018 sold  HTG Peer Groups to ConnectWise. Arlin's journey to a sale was a long and complicated one. Arlin tells me how he filled talent gaps in his team on the road to company growth. He explains how his mindset changed as the team changed. HTG has completed ten successful mergers and acquisitions over the years. He walks me through the process of an acquisition and shares why planning is a key part of any successful business. You will learn about: Arlin's background in farming and IT management. How Y2K changed Arlin's business. The mindset change that caused Arlin to try M&A. The first company acquisition and the awesome team that developed after it. The second company acquisition and the shift into peer group consulting. How the new team helped get Arlin and his business become more financially disciplined. What is a platform and how to use it effectively? The factors Arlin and his team consider during an acquisition. The changes Arlin made to the company with every acquisition. Why HTS was sold. Arlin's non-negotiable conditions to a sale and why they were important. Arlin's advice to the listeners. Planning is key. Takeaways: It takes a lot of hard work to plan a company exit. Know what you want from a business sale before you even start looking for a buyer. Have some non-negotiables to vet the right candidate. Have a legacy goal, a life after business plan, leadership plan, and business plan, when you plan the path is straight and decision making is a lot easier. Links and Resources: Arlin Sorensen LinkedIn Arlin on Twitter Arlin's email GEXP Collaborative About Arlin: Arlin Sorensen serves as the CEO and Founder of the Heartland Companies which includes HTG Peer Groups. When he is not traveling to speak and consult, Arlin is home on his farm in Iowa with his wife Nancy. He is a proud “Pop” to four precocious grandchildren who serve as daily reminders of why he is intentionally living to leave a strong legacy of faith and integrity. He loves making a difference in the lives and companies of small to mid-market business owners.

Arlin Sorensen is the founder and CEO of HTG Peer Groups, a consulting, coaching, and legacy planning company. Arlin began his life on his family farm in rural Iowa. After learning how to maintain computers and accounting software, in the early days of the technology, Arlin founded Sorensen’s Computer Connection in 1985. After a rocky early 2000s, Arlin pivoted the company through M&A creating Heartland Technology Solutions. HTG or Heartland Tech Groups began around the same time. In December 2012, Arlin sold his IT company to West Iowa Telephone and in January 2018 sold  HTG Peer Groups to ConnectWise. Arlin’s journey to a sale was a long and complicated one. Arlin tells me how he filled talent gaps in his team on the road to company growth. He explains how his mindset changed as the team changed. HTG has completed ten successful mergers and acquisitions over the years. He walks me through the process of an acquisition and shares why planning is a key part of any successful business. You will learn about: Arlin’s background in farming and IT management. How Y2K changed Arlin’s business. The mindset change that caused Arlin to try M&A. The first company acquisition and the awesome team that developed after it. The second company acquisition and the shift into peer group consulting. How the new team helped get Arlin and his business become more financially disciplined. What is a platform and how to use it effectively? The factors Arlin and his team consider during an acquisition. The changes Arlin made to the company with every acquisition. Why HTS was sold. Arlin’s non-negotiable conditions to a sale and why they were important. Arlin’s advice to the listeners. Planning is key. Takeaways: It takes a lot of hard work to plan a company exit. Know what you want from a business sale before you even start looking for a buyer. Have some non-negotiables to vet the right candidate. Have a legacy goal, a life after business plan, leadership plan, and business plan, when you plan the path is straight and decision making is a lot easier. Links and Resources: Arlin Sorensen LinkedIn Arlin on Twitter Arlin’s email GEXP Collaborative About Arlin: Arlin Sorensen serves as the CEO and Founder of the Heartland Companies which includes HTG Peer Groups. When he is not traveling to speak and consult, Arlin is home on his farm in Iowa with his wife Nancy. He is a proud “Pop” to four precocious grandchildren who serve as daily reminders of why he is intentionally living to leave a strong legacy of faith and integrity. He loves making a difference in the lives and companies of small to mid-market business owners.

I recently went to Omaha, NE to spend two days with my guest to create my Life Plan. Her dad, and my dear friend, Arlin Sorensen felt I had lost my purpose after my mom passed away. He was right in that I lost my ability to see it, having pushed me aside to be with my mom for the last six years. Those two days have transformed me on the inside. I feel lit up again with possibility. Including the possibility that taking care of me is a part of my plan. So what is a life plan and how does several years in China as a missionary set one up to help others connect to and define their life's purpose? Laurie Sorensen shares the 5 domains critical to a Life Plan, what happens when one or more is out of alignment and she even shares a few exercises you can do on your own to begin creating your own life plan. If you cannot verbalize your purpose in this world, or if you want to get clear how what you need to do next, you will want to listen to this interview. Laurie Sorensen serves as a Learning Architect with HTG Peer Groups where she is energized by thinking, planning, speaking and writing on topics to help leaders grow.  Laurie is the author of the Planning for Success workbook which guides people through Business, Leadership, Life, and Legacy planning the HTG Way.  She blends her intuitive ability to connect with people and her passion for learning as she designs experiences that help people to grow personally and go home equipped to make a difference for others.  Laurie’s favorite part of her job is walking with leaders as a facilitator of the LifePlan process, a 2-day guided journey.  Outside of work hours you can find Laurie spending time with international students or volunteering with Safe Families, a ministry that helps to stabilize families in need.

Do you know there are not just one or two types of success plans but four? Do you know that each one is integral to each other? Have you ever thought that you really could have it all in your business and your personal life?  There is much talk about balance between our business and personal lives but how many people do you know that really are able to achieve it? I know I struggle with it. My guest has successfully built and sold two business and is still running a few others while maintaining a life outside work and inside work that he is proud to talk about to others. In the process, he discovered the four key success plans everyone should complete. On this episode Arlin shares how he created his strategy towards growth, what the four success plans are and how you can create your plans and what he feels is the most important think you can do to achieve your dreams. Arlin Sorensen serves as the CEO and Founder of the Heartland Companies which includes HTG Peer Groups. When he is not traveling to speak and consult, Arlin is home on his farm in Iowa with his wife Nancy. He is a proud “Pop” to four precocious grandchildren who serve as daily reminders of why he is intentionally living to leave a strong legacy of faith and integrity. He loves making a difference in the lives and companies of small to mid-market business owners.

ChannelPro Weekly is back for season two, and it’s bigger and better than ever! No, really, take it from Matt and Rich. They’ll tell you so themselves. Then they’ll chew over IBM’s big push into the SMB space, a new IoT management solution from TeamViewer, and ConnectWise’s acquisition earlier this month of HTG Peer Groups. That’s followed by chatter about ChannelPro’s 2018 tech industry preview article, an interesting new security vendor named ID Agent, some portable scanners, excerpts from an exclusive interview Rich conducted last December with Datto CEO Austin McChord, and a peek at a keyboard drawer, safely preserved in Matt’s tech museum, that dates to the dawn of the PC era. All that plus a lively discussion about donuts. Do you know what a bismark is? Neither do Matt and Rich. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 065Title: Dollars to DonutsDuration: 1:36:50File size: 44.4MBRegulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor Topics and Related Links Mentioned:  IBM Unveils Major Partner-Led Effort to Boost Cloud and SMB Sales TeamViewer Launches IoT Remote Access and Monitoring Tool ConnectWise Acquires HTG Tech Preview 2018: IT as It Is and Ought to Be Vendor to Watch: ID Agent A Tale of Two Scanners: Epson DS-320 and Visioneer RoadWarrior 4D ChannelPro Exclusive: Austin McChord on What’s Next for Datto and Autotask, Part 1 ChannelPro Exclusive: Austin McChord on What’s Next for Datto and Autotask, Part 2 Matt's Museum Pick:  Keyboard SpaceSaver Matt's tech pick: Designer Suites DeskReady Keyboard Drawer Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Rich is back from his visit to the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit and itchin’ to talk about it, along with the newly released free edition of ConnectWise’s remote access solution and the secret to HTG Peer Groups’ success. Matt, meanwhile, has plenty of insights to share from his visit to Lenovo’s partner conference, not to mention recorded interviews with North American channel chief Sammy Kinlaw and president of Lenovo North America Emilio Ghilardi. There’s also a fond look back at a Motorola flip phone from Matt’s tech museum, an admiring peek at Motorola’s newest handset, and for reasons that will make at least a little sense when you listen, lots of talk about America’s favorite movies, music, and TV shows from the year 2000. Has it really been that long since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon came out? Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 042Title: The Y2K Trivia EditionDuration: 1:45:47File size: 48.4MBRegulars: Rich Freeman - Senior News Editor, Cecilia Galvin - Editor in Chief, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor Topics and Related Links Mentioned:  A Big Picture Look at Ingram Micro’s Cloud Strategy ConnectWise Introduces Free Edition of its Remote Access Solution Lenovo Renews Focus on PCs and Trains New Attention on Services Live Blog: Lenovo Accelerate 2017 Keynote Where's Joel? Matt's Museum Pick: Motorola StarTAC Matt's Tech Pick: Motorola Moto Z Rich's ICYMI and What's Up This Week preview  

Our networks can be an incredibly powerful tool that not all MSPs leverage effectively. So how can you use your network to your advantage in order to grow your business? On this episode of MSPradio, we chat with Arlin & Pete Sorensen from HTG Peer Groups about how MSPs can grow their network, build relationships and use it better your business and your personal life.   Tune in now to find out how you can get more out of your network! Don’t forget to take our MSPradio survey as well. The survey takes no more than 30 seconds and will help us bring you the topics and guests that you really want to hear. Take the survey here: http://bit.ly/mspradiosurvey.