MSP Alert - Rare Young Person Sighting

Meet Tye Fowler (center). You can find him on LinkedIn HERE.

Outline

IT Nation 2024 Event Conclusion and Introduction to Tye Fowler

• Harry Brelsford concludes the IT Nation 2024 event in Orlando and introduces Tye Fowler, an MSP in Tampa, Florida.
• Tye Fowler mentions that his company, SGD Communications, started in 2003 and specializes in low voltage services, including network infrastructure and fiber options.
• Harry Brelsford notes that Tye is the only real attendee he has spoken to and that this is Tye's first IT Nation Connect conference.
• Tye shares his positive experience at the conference, highlighting the creativity and the presence of Tony Hawk, a figure he admired growing up.

Tye Fowler's Experience at IT Nation Connect

• Tye expresses his excitement about the conference, mentioning the creativity and the relevant story from Tony Hawk.
• Harry Brelsford comments on Tye's extroverted and personable nature, which is rare in the IT industry.
• Tye confirms that he has met various vendors and MSPs, learning from their perspectives and hearing their stories.
• Harry Brelsford plans to include Tye's LinkedIn profile in a mini blog to help people contact him.

The Importance of Young Talent in the IT Industry

• Harry Brelsford discusses the aging out of the IT industry and the need for young talent to replace those retiring.
• Tye acknowledges the demographic challenge and the importance of attracting new, younger professionals to the field.
• Harry mentions his own preference for continuing to work rather than retiring and emphasizes the need for a steady influx of new talent.
• Tye and Harry agree to stay in touch and plan to meet at future ConnectWise events, including IT Nation Secure in June.

Final Remarks and Farewell

• Harry Brelsford thanks Tye for his time and wishes him safe travels to Atlanta.
• Tye reciprocates the thanks and expresses his appreciation for the conversation.
• The conversation ends with mutual well-wishes and a commitment to stay connected

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Harry Brelsford  00:00

Hey, hey, nation, nation, officially, the IT. Nation 2024. Event in Orlando is over. So I'm concluding my my podcast cycle with an MSP in Tampa, Florida, but more importantly, an attendee, and even more importantly, a young person. So I'm here with Tye Fowler. Tye, how you doing?

Tye Fowler  00:21

I'm doing well. How you doing? Harry, good?

Harry Brelsford  00:23

YES! Well, let's start with Tampa, Florida. So what's, what's the story? You're an MSP,

Tye Fowler  00:28

yes. So we're MSP partner, SGD communications. We're based out of Tampa, Florida. We started back in 2003 Oh, wow. Yeah. We are a low voltage company that provides services. Must have been six years old, right? Well, yeah, so my father actually started to come back in 2003 and so we're really excited again. We partner with a lot of MSPs when it comes to network infrastructure and being able to provide those low voltage fiber options for them.

Harry Brelsford  00:58

Great. I know you have to run to the airport to go to Atlanta, so I'll make it quick. So like I said, you're, you're the one and only real attendee I've had a chance to talk to first time you've been here.

Tye Fowler  01:12

This is my first it nation Connect. My my first actual conference was the it nation secure. Oh, okay, this year.

Harry Brelsford  01:20

Okay, cool. And you know, several 1000 people to say the least. How'd you like the show?

Tye Fowler  01:26

I loved it. I mean, from the very beginning, the creativity that connect wise is built Tony Hawk being in there. Yes, yes. I grew up as a big fan of Tony Hawk, just seeing his hearing his story, and being able to get a relevant story from him, and just connecting, it has been amazing. Yeah,

Harry Brelsford  01:45

that's good. And then you, you came up to me, folks, he saw my Small Business Server jacket, came up to me. We became fast friends. So I'm assuming because you're extroverted, you're personable, which is good, yes, that's rare in our industry. But have you had a chance to meet other people?

Tye Fowler  02:06

Yes, yes, I've actually had a chance to meet other vendors, meet other MSPs, ask them questions and get you know their perspective based upon where they are. I mean, there are people here from all over the globe, so the stories have been phenomenal.

Harry Brelsford  02:20

Yeah. So, so, Tye, what I'm going to do my podcast. Always have a little mini blog beneath them, right? You know the format? Mm, hmm. So, with your permission, I'll put your LinkedIn profile, okay, so people can contact you. Because, folks, I'll end on this. This is exactly what we need. You know, I had the conversation half a dozen times. You know, myself and others included, we're aging out of this industry, right? I don't even want to tell you how, and a lot of us are doing other things. A lot of us are retiring. I'm not really a retirement guy. I work, you know what? I mean? I get up in the morning at work and but it's a problem. The demographics are a real we're we're not having enough babies. It's kind of the bottom line. Okay, yes, sir, yes, sir. So, well, hey, we're going to stay in touch with you. I'll certainly see what other connect wise events, I actually had a talk with them about going to secure. I've not gone. Okay, wow. Yeah, I thought that's like in June or something. Yeah, it is in June. Yeah, yes, yeah, so I'll see you there. Well, safe travels. Thank you, sir.

Tye Fowler  03:26

Thank you, Harry. Thank you again. Bye.

SUMMARY KEYWORDS

IT Nation 2024, Tampa MSP, low voltage services, network infrastructure, Tony Hawk, conference experience, vendor interactions, global perspectives, industry demographics, ConnectWise events, Small Business Server, safe travels, LinkedIn profile, extroverted personality, industry future