Vladfire, all the way from Australia, with Dean Calvert. Dean is an SBS MVP and the world ambassador for Australia. You can find him at every big conference with a tube of vegemite that we discuss in the video below. Dean also talks about what it takes to run a successful SBS consulting practice.

Runtime: 7:10 Minutes.

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Erick Simpson is the CIO of Intelligent Enterprise, author of pretty much the only and the best book on managed services, and a very good friend. In this interview Erick talks about the transition of his business to the MSP model… He is also our guest on SBS Show’s #25 and #26. Enjoy:

Runtime: 6:57 Minutes.

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Andrea Russell runs the Small Business Specialist program for Microsoft…. and when I say runs I mean everything – from vision down to peeling vynil signs off the windows at the World Wide Partner Conference.

Please take a few minutes to view this video and get her take on the community and what we’re all about.

Runtime: 5:47 Minutes.

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SBS Show Vlad Voice: If there is one episode, only one episode you want to watch as a Microsoft Partner or someone trying to make it in the software/networking business…. this is the one episode you have to see… once, twice, three times.

Vladfire 16 features Eric Ligman.

Runtime: ~10 Minutes.

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And so it starts, here is your entertainment for the day if you couldn’t make it to the conference. I have the pleasure of introducing you to some of the hardest working blue badges, make sure you send them an email and thank them for all they make possible in small business!

Vladfire 15 features Lynnette Eastlake.

Runtime: 3 Minutes.

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So a fall tech conference in Redmond is not in your plans this weekend… so what! This weekend will be all about Microsoft announcements and excitement about the SMB products coming to our space over the coming year. You can hear, see and touch these products from the comfort of your home. Conferences are about much more than that, they are about meeting and connecting with the very people that produce and promote these solutions.

So as a public service there are a few Vladfire episodes airing this weekend. They will show you some of your champions within Microsoft in an unscripted, unscheduled, “deer in headlights” interviews from the Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference. Find out just who is working for you, what they do, what drives them and how excited they are about what they do.

So here is a little teaser…

Collect them all, Friday, Saturday, Sunday!

Dave Sobel is the President of Evolve Technologies and one of the more generous newcomers to the SBS community. We first met Dave at TechEd, place where you don’t get many people willing to admit they are SBSers and we talked about a number of advanced topics that will never see the light of day in the SBS world. Sad to say it but its true, most people in SMB just do not focus on these technologies. I taped the following video blog at Microsoft WWPC earlier last month and asked him about what makes his company so special and how they managed to become a finalist for an award as a Microsoft partner.

Runtime: 7 Minutes 5 seconds.

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P.S.: “Susanne rules” apply. Dave was actually my guest on the SBS Show yesterday (a link to which I’m going to hide right here to give you folks a head start on the thousands of downloads that usually cripple this box)

Andy Goodman is one of the nicest people in the SBS community. Very down to earth, very knowledgeable and very honest. I think the video speaks for itself, unfortunately, we had Mark Stanfill fill in the role of the audio engineer so what you will hear instead is 5 minutes of Andy impersonating Mr. Roboto.

Andy talks about his business, his web site, his SBS user group, his chat and a lot more. Enjoy.

Runtime: 5 minutes 51 seconds.

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P.S. Susanne rules apply.

Second vlog of the day. Can’t wait to see the hand gesture he gives me when he reaches #3.

Vladfire 12 is all about Jeff Middleton, in a surprisingly good mood. He answers all the questions, even the one about the shirt. Jeff really needs no introduction but I will attempt one. Jeff is worshiped in multiple cities for his AD/SBS Migration skills. He is a prolific speaker, writer (huge understatement) and apparently a pool shark.

I could go on but honestly if you’ve never heard of SBS Migration or the Swing Toolkit you probably came to the wrong vlog. Enjoy.

Runtime: 3 minutes, 19 seconds.

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Note: Susanne rules apply while I’m out of town.

Karl really needs no introduction. He is the man. He is also one of the nicest and sharpest people in the IT business. CEO, Author, Blogger, Motivational speaker… I’d recommend you watch this episode more than once.

This was taped at an event earlier this year and was my first ever video interview – I am not sure what happened with the tape but this is the interview in the submarine 10,000 leagues below the sea.

Runtime: 5 minutes, 8 seconds.

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Note: Susanne rules apply, out of town.