Apr 21, 2020
Topics:
-Chad Keith of Atlas
Solutions joins the show 
-Chad originally called his company “Behind The Mac” but decided to change the name to work well with Apple Business Manager and the Apple Consultants Network
-A listener since the early days of the show, he shares how moved to a monthly services model and hearing fellow consultants was very encouraging.
-At one time, Apple had run a ‘Behind the Mac’ ad campaign: https://9to5mac.com/2018/06/14/apple-behind-the-mac-ad-campaign/
-Chad discusses how it did not take much convincing for most of his clients to move to the MSP model, explaining how the even keeled billing approach appealed to them.
-Calculating monthly pricing for new clients can be difficult and needs ongoing attention
-Having mentors that have been through this is key to developing a plan for pricing
-With clients reaching out, defining a point of contact will help streamline requests
-In the current climate, Chad discusses how his business has been affected with support and travel
-He also talks about how local businesses and communities are affected by COVID-19
-If you haven’t seen John Krasinski’s “Some Good News” broadcasts, you are missing out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5pgG1M_h_U
-Joe shares some ideas for contactless food distribution
-Jerry goes to get pizza dough for the family and quickly changes his mind after seeing the conditions
-A short discussion brews about the loans available from the Small Business Association: https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources
-The healthcare industry has changed through all of this and technology has been making more possible while keeping our healthcare workers safer
-Chad Keith has a podcast of his own called “Overcoming Average” http://overcomingaverage.libsyn.com
-Link Tree is where Chad has all his available contact and social media information: http://linktr.ee/atlascarolina