
RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 106: New BlueStar CEO Ryan Girvin Talks Leadership
In Episode 106 of “The Trusted Advisor,” RSPA CEO Jim Roddy sits down with Ryan Girvin, CEO of value-added distributor BlueStar, to discuss his leadership journey. Girvin details how he was mentored b...
22 Feb 202448min

RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 105: Creating and Maintaining a Candid Culture with PAR’s Savneet Singh
In Episode 105 of “The Trusted Advisor,” RSPA CEO Jim Roddy talks with Savneet Singh, CEO of billion-dollar RSPA member PAR, about his unique leadership journey. Much of the discussion focuses on the ...
8 Feb 202440min

RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 104: Leadership with Jon Decker of BlockChyp and Tom Bronson of Mastery Partners
In Episode 104 of “The Trusted Advisor,” RSPA CEO Jim Roddy sits down with Jon Decker, CEO of BlockChyp, and Tom Bronson, President of Mastery Partners, to kick off a series of interviews focusing on ...
23 Jan 202453min

RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 103: Retail IT Channel 2024 Outlook
In Episode 103 of “The Trusted Advisor,” RSPA CEO Jim Roddy shares his 2024 outlook for the retail IT channel based on a recent RSPA Focus Group discussion and the association’s annual review of membe...
14 Dec 202317min

RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 102: How Trusted Advisors Embrace Content Marketing with ScanSource’s Wendy Thacker
In Episode 102 of “The Trusted Advisor,” RSPA CEO Jim Roddy sits down with Wendy Thacker, the Vice President of North American Channel Marketing for ScanSource, to discuss how trusted advisors embrace...
30 Nov 202339min

RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 101: Transitioning Your VAR/ISV Business with RSPA Atty. Jill Miller
In Episode 101 of “The Trusted Advisor,” RSPA General Counsel Jill Miller sits down with RSPA CEO Jim Roddy to discuss transitioning your business through either an outside sale or handing it off to a...
15 Nov 202324min

RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 100: BlueStar’s Rob Dorsey on Building Relationships and Making Sales
In Episode 100 of “The Trusted Advisor,” RSPA CEO Jim Roddy talks with Rob Dorsey, the Vice President of Sales for BlueStar, about building relationships and making sales in the retail IT channel. Dor...
1 Nov 202334min

RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 99: Tech Trends in Label Printing with Jon Levin and Kate Orara of Star Micronics
In Episode 99 of “The Trusted Advisor,” RSPA CEO Jim Roddy talks technology trends in label printing with Jon Levin, Director of Product Management at Star Micronics, and Kate Orara, Star’s Partner De...
26 Okt 202342min



















