By: Evan Klisares We just returned from the first renewable conference of the year, InterSolar, in San Diego. Booths at the conference were down from ~900 in 2023 to ~500 in 2024, and as one conference-goer noted to me on the floor, they should have renamed this conference the “Times-Are-Tough” show – a nod to…
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Founders team invested in the local community by working at Cornerstone Elementary School to improve the facilities for the children who attend. Cornerstone is a kindergarten through 8th grade school with over 220 students in downtown Birmingham. A bi-annual tradition, Founders staff spends one Saturday in July and…
By: Chris Weingartner In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of the IT services ecosystem, owners of Managed Services Providers (MSPs) find themselves at a crossroads when considering the future of their businesses. As the demand for managed services continues to grow, owners must strategically position their MSPs to attract the right kind of attention from…
By: Chris Weingartner Peer Groups serve an incredibly valuable role for MSPs and their owners/management teams that participate in them. From benchmarking to sharing best practices, MSPs who participate in peer groups often are better run and operate with scalable processes and procedures that potential investors find very attractive. They also can highlight areas where…
Founders hosted friends and colleagues for the annual, world-class Impact Leadership Conference on Wednesday, December 6th featuring Dr. John C. Maxwell, Pastor Chris Hodges, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Dan Cathy. The live-streamed conference was a held in Birmingham, Alabama at Church of the Highlands’ Grandview Campus. The free-of-charge event provided attendees an incredible opportunity to experience professional leadership…
Each year the Founders team takes time to connect with each other during the holiday season. We had beautiful weather this year, so everyone was able to enjoys appetizers on the terrace at the Country Club of Birmingham overlooking a beautifully lit Christmas Tree and festive decorations. After a delicious, seated dinner, Founder & CEO,…