MSP Voice Episode 23 – “Association Nation” with Michael Drobnis

Guest: Michael Drobnis

Company: OptfinITy

This week’s guest is Michael Drobnis from OptfinITy. Michael has been in business for 17 years. He started with basic break/fix doing a lot of the technical work but then moved to managed services where Michael took a more active role in managing the business. OptfinITy now has 14 employees and they focus a lot on associations. They also encourage their employees to be a member of a chamber of commerce.

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