Send us a text In this episode, Joey Pinz sits down with world traveler, podcast host, and former tech executive Jim Hauck — a man who walked away from the corporate grind at Salesforce and Palo Alto Networks to build a life fueled by adventure, purpose, and people. Jim shares how a layoff became the spark for JPHauck Adventures and Life in the Baggage Claim, where he helps others travel smarter, deeper, and more meaningfully. Together, they explore what separates a tourist from a traveler, t...
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Send us a text In this episode, Joey Pinz sits down with world traveler, podcast host, and former tech executive Jim Hauck — a man who walked away from the corporate grind at Salesforce and Palo Alto Networks to build a life fueled by adventure, purpose, and people. Jim shares how a layoff became the spark for JPHauck Adventures and Life in the Baggage Claim, where he helps others travel smarter, deeper, and more meaningfully. Together, they explore what separates a tourist from a traveler, t...
Send us a text In this episode, Joey Pinz sits down with world traveler, podcast host, and former tech executive Jim Hauck — a man who walked away from the corporate grind at Salesforce and Palo Alto Networks to build a life fueled by adventure, purpose, and people. Jim shares how a layoff became the spark for JPHauck Adventures and Life in the Baggage Claim, where he helps others travel smarter, deeper, and more meaningfully. Together, they explore what separates a tourist from a traveler, t...
Send us a text Are we living — or simply scrolling through life? In this powerful conversation, Joey Pinz sits down with digital wellbeing expert and endurance athlete Colin Corby to explore how our relationship with technology is quietly reshaping our health, focus, and sense of connection. Colin shares his extraordinary journey from tech-industry burnout to four Ironman triathlons, open-water distance swims, and ultimately building The Digital Detox Coach to help people reclaim time, energy...
Send us a text 💥 This episode dives deep into the truth about healthy ageing — and why movement, mindset, and daily habits matter far more than chasing weight loss. Joey Pinz sits down with former Army medic and founder of Active & Ageless, a fast-growing fitness brand transforming the over-50 landscape in Australia. He shares how three spinal surgeries and years of chronic pain pushed him to rebuild his life with science-backed training, smarter recovery, and a renewed relationship with ...
Send us a text In this deeply moving and energizing conversation, Joey Pinz sits down with Dr. Laurette Willis — a cognitive behavioral therapist and founder of Weight Loss Without Willpower. 🌱✨ Together they explore how faith, neuroscience, and emotional healing can work together to create lasting transformation from the inside out. Dr. Laurette shares her remarkable story: from emotional eating at age six, to alcoholism in her teens, to traveling the world searching for spiritual answers — ...
Send us a text Pam Conboy joins Joey Pinz for a powerful conversation exploring the intersection of science, spirituality, and plant-based healing. As the co-founder of Setas Seminary, a federally recognized non-deity spiritual organization, Pam offers a grounded, evidence-informed look at how psilocybin can support emotional, cognitive, and spiritual growth. Together, they discuss how psilocybin increases neuroplasticity, balances neurotransmitters, reduces inflammation, and helps individual...
Send us a text From binge eating and alcoholism to dropping 80 pounds and building a thriving coaching business — this is the story of radical self-redesign. 💥 In this episode, Joey Pinz sits down with Jack Sorenson, a former engineer who rebuilt not just his drift car, but his life. After years of following someone else’s path, Jack hit a quiet breaking point. He got sober, transformed his health, and discovered that true change isn’t about intensity — it’s about consistency. Now the founder...
Send us a text Africa is not waiting for the future—it’s building it. In this inspiring conversation, Joey Pinz sits down with Kwame Numapau, Ghana’s Director of Technology & Innovation, to explore how a continent rich in creativity and resilience is shaping its own digital destiny. Kwame shares how AI, cybersecurity, drones, and robotics are transforming daily life across Africa, from crowd safety to agriculture. He discusses why mindset, not money, is Africa’s biggest challenge—and how ...
Send us a text Christina Klein, a visionary leader at Lansweeper, joins Joey Pinz at IT Nation Orlando to share her unique blend of creativity, discipline, and data-driven leadership. From learning carpentry as a child to leading tech innovation and women’s leadership programs, Christina discusses how she bridges design, technology, and purpose. She reveals how Lansweeper empowers MSPs with deep asset visibility, accelerates cybersecurity response times, and enables scalable growth through ef...
Send us a text Cristina Carretero, Partner Marketing Manager at Arctic Wolf, joins Joey Pinz at IT Nation Connect 2025 to discuss the evolution of channel marketing, the power of AI in partner enablement, and her global journey from Spain to the cybersecurity stage. With over 20 years in marketing, Cristina shares how language, clarity, and collaboration help MSPs thrive — plus her personal discipline practices rooted in meditation, journaling, and mindfulness. She also reveals how Arctic Wol...
Send us a text In this insightful conversation, Carolyn April, Senior Researcher at GTIA and longtime CompTIA veteran, shares how her journalism roots shaped her passion for unbiased channel research. From designing surveys that reveal real market truth to helping MSPs adapt to AI disruption and cybersecurity complexity, Carolyn explains how data can empower strategic decisions. She also opens up about her personal discipline through running, her journey from CompTIA to GTIA, and her belief t...
Send us a text In this insightful IT Nation conversation, Rick Murphy, Managing Partner at Cogent Growth Partners, joins Joey Pinz to discuss the mindset and mechanics of successful MSP mergers and acquisitions. Rick opens up about his 60-pound weight loss journey and parallels it with running a business — both require discipline, consistency, and a clear goal. He explains why every MSP will eventually trade hands, why “exit strategy” is a myth, and how liquidity planning and solid financial ...
Send us a text Recorded live at IT Nation, MJ Shoer (Chief Community Officer, GTIA) breaks down how the newly branded Global Technology Industry Association is delivering practical wins for MSPs. We cover the GTIA ISAO (built with ConnectWise) for actionable threat intelligence, the cybersecurity Trust Mark that validates your internal controls against your chosen framework, and how GTIA’s unbiased research can be co-branded for QBRs to boost credibility and close rates. MJ also unpacks workf...
Send us a text Caroline Goles—marketing strategist, tech advisor, and former Microsoft leader—joins Joey Pinz at IT Nation Connect to talk about balance, curiosity, and the intersection of AI and humanity. She shares how trail running through national parks, reducing screen time, and reading voraciously fuel her creativity and focus. Together, they explore goal-setting through “Misogi” challenges, the harmony of art and science in marketing, and why AI should enhance—not replace—human connect...
Send us a text At IT Nation Connect 2025, Mike DePalma—VP of SMB Cybersecurity at OpenText—sits down with Joey Pinz to talk about rebuilding community in the MSP world, evolving vendor programs, and the tidal wave of AI reshaping security and operations. Mike shares how OpenText’s new EDR rollout is simplifying life for ConnectWise partners, the surprising results of their latest MSP Report, and why most AI projects fail—hint: it’s not the tech. He opens up about the Datto → Kaseya acquisitio...
Send us a text From lasers to leadership, this IT Nation Connect 2025 conversation with Lawrence Cruciana, founder of Corporate Information Technologies, reveals how discipline, curiosity, and science fuel cybersecurity innovation. A former Disney audio engineer and laser physicist, Lawrence shares how attention to detail and standardization shaped his approach to business, how a case of industrial espionage inspired his cybersecurity mission, and why CMMC and frameworks like the CIS Controls...
Send us a text In this engaging IT Nation 2025 conversation, Kate Schlarf, Senior Marketing Leader at Moovila, joins Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations to unpack how MSPs can turn project chaos into clarity and profit. She reveals how Moovila’s Project Hub—a library of MSP-built templates—helps partners improve forecasting, eliminate scope creep, and boost project margins. Kate also shares her insights on branding, marketing, and community building in the MSP space, explaining why consistency...
Send us a text Blake Myers lives life on the edge—literally. A semi-pro bull rider, former powerlifter, and cybersecurity specialist at Blumira, Blake shares how discipline connects every aspect of his adrenaline-fueled journey. From surviving eight-second rides to helping MSPs defend clients from cyber threats, he reveals the mindset it takes to stay focused under pressure. Recorded live at #ITNationConnect 2025, this conversation dives into risk, resilience, and why true strength comes from...
Send us a text What do chess, rock climbing, and business have in common? For tech visionary and problem-solver Stephen Yu, everything is a puzzle waiting to be understood. In this episode of Joey Pinz Conversations, we explore how the founder of Adaptive Catalog approaches life and leadership through curiosity and pattern recognition—from teaching his son chess to building solutions that let MSPs “sell without quoting.” Stephen shares his journey from Quosal’s early ConnectWise days to creat...
Send us a text In this deeply moving episode, Joey Pinz sits down with Erica Bonham, a trauma recovery therapist, EMDR clinician, and author of Always Enough, Never Done. Together, they explore how healing doesn’t happen through willpower or “positive thinking”—it begins in the body. Erica reveals the difference between “big T” and “little t” trauma, how experiences get stored in the nervous system, and why self-compassion is a biological necessity, not a luxury. She opens up about her own st...
Send us a text 🏔️ From summiting Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks to reshaping how MSPs think about cybersecurity, Jay Ryerse embodies what it means to evolve. In this powerful conversation, Jay and Joey Pinz explore how curiosity, structure, and mindset fuel both personal and professional transformation. 💻 As VP of Global Security Advocacy at SentinelOne, Jay breaks down the realities of AI-driven threats, tool overload, and what MSPs must do to stay ahead. He reveals why education beats fear, h...
Send us a text In this episode, Joey Pinz sits down with world traveler, podcast host, and former tech executive Jim Hauck — a man who walked away from the corporate grind at Salesforce and Palo Alto Networks to build a life fueled by adventure, purpose, and people. Jim shares how a layoff became the spark for JPHauck Adventures and Life in the Baggage Claim, where he helps others travel smarter, deeper, and more meaningfully. Together, they explore what separates a tourist from a traveler, t...
