[142] AI, The Future of Managed Services and Pax8 for MSPs: What You Need to Know

TubbTalk: The Podcast for Managed Service Providers

In this episode, Richard Tubb talks to Phylip Morgan, the Chief Revenue Officer at Pax8. A cloud marketplace, they believe that the distribution market and the whole channel is fragmented, and somebody needs to unite and bring it together.

Phylip shares his journey in the IT space, what drew him to Pax8 and how the industry has changed since he started, as well as one thing that’s stayed the same, and what’s coming next for Pax8.

Phylip explains to Richard why he thinks that data is like oil and why data sharing doesn’t affect your competitive advantage, and they also discuss what AI means for the MSP sector.

Richard also asks Phylip to explain more about Pax8: their approach to community and their workplace culture, the Pax8 Beyond conference and the future of live events. Phylip also talks about his life outside of work – being a father, grandfather and church pastor.

Mentioned in This Episode

• Pax8
• Pax8 Beyond
• The Tech Tribe
• CompTIA
• Book: Bob Burg: The Go-Giver
• Speaker and author Patrick Lencioni on YouTube
• Speaker and management consultant Peter Drucker
• The Culture Creation Canvas
• AI tool: Chat GPT
• Microsoft AI assistant: CoPilot
• AI web chat: Bing Chat Enterprise
• Interview with James Marshall at Microsoft Ignite
• Cloud solutions provider: Wirehive (acquired by Pax8)
• Book: David Allen: Getting Things Done
• SBSC Northwest Group run by Robert Gibbons
• Church founder: Bill Hybels
• Calon Church
• Leadership consultant: Ken Blanchard
• Global Leadership Summit

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