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title: "Episode 21: From MSP techie to sales and marketing star"
description: What gets in the way of MSP success? In this rapid fire episode, James Vickery runs through the most common problem areas that MSPs face in your b business and offers a few tips on how to get on the right track.
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# Episode 21: From MSP techie to sales and marketing star

Author : [![James Vickery](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/a31d4781d5cb37147522b0d750190f95) James Vickery](https://benchmark365.com/blog/author/james-vickery)

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Date : Jun 01, 2020

MSP entrepreneur and author, James Vickery talks about transforming your mindset and getting your business under control. It’s about scaling up so you can take advantage of the tremendous opportunities out there.

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