Stealth Startup

Commanding presence in a world full of noise.

Co-Founder

Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA)

Advisory Council Member - SaaS Ecosystem

Luminary

The MSP channel speaks its own language—and after a decade of translating tech innovations into compelling stories, I created Luminary as a strategic partner for SaaS founders ready to be understood.

I'm not an agency selling deliverables. I'm an advisor who helps founders create straightforward go-to-market strategies that connect with MSP decision-makers. No vanity metrics or complex campaigns—just clear positioning and channel-focused tactics that drive real growth.

After years in this ecosystem, I've learned that MSPs have specific buying behaviors that generic marketing approaches simply don't address. The problem isn't your product—it's how you talk about it.

Whether you're launching, struggling with adoption, or scaling your MSP relationships, I'll help you simplify your narrative and develop a GTM strategy that speaks directly to this unique market.

Founder

CompTIA

It's a privilege to join a team that's at the forefront of exploring the vast potential of SaaS, applications, and cloud solutions. In this rapidly evolving digital era, understanding and leveraging these technologies is pivotal for businesses, innovators, and learners alike.

CompTIA is the largest non-profit global tech industry trade association in the world in business for over 40 years as well as the largest provider of vendor agnostic certifications in the IT industry.

Advisory Council Member

FlexPoint

Head of Marketing

Thread

Head of Marketing Consultant

MSPbots.ai

vcpi, a DAS Health Company

Spectrum Health Companies

Head of Sales and Marketing

The MSP channel speaks its own language and I've spent years learning its unique dialect to help SaaS founders get their message across. I created Luminary as a strategic partner for tech innovators who are ready to be understood in this specialized ecosystem.

I've watched brilliant SaaS startups struggle in the MSP space despite having rock-solid products. The issue wasn't their solution, but their story. MSPs don't buy fancy tech, they buy solutions to specific business problems. Without that translation, even groundbreaking platforms collect dust instead of customers.

With my background in building marketing strategies for MSP's and SaaS, I now help founders cut through the noise with messaging that actually connects. No jargon, no buzzwords, just clear narratives that move sales conversations forward. 

I specialize in three things that matter most to MSP-focused startups: crafting channel-friendly go-to-market strategies, developing growth plans that acknowledge the reality of partner relationships, and creating messaging that resonates with MSP owners who are juggling fifty other priorities.
Here's my simple offer: If MSPs aren't getting why your solution matters, I can help. No fillers, no BS, just messaging that actually converts.

Katie Vreeland

Vanity metrics don't build companies. Impact and growth do.


After years in SaaS marketing, I’ve seen teams get lost in dashboards. Revenue goals. Chart after chart. Numbers everywhere.

But behind every number, there’s a person. A partner. A story.

Let's ask a few different questions:
• Did a client share a win?
• Did a referral come from genuine trust?
• Did someone say, “Now I get why you matter”?

Those moments count more than any spreadsheet.

Because real growth isn’t just about hitting targets. It’s about helping people and partners thrive. When you focus on impact, everything else follows.

Here’s what I’ve learned:
→ Stories matter. Referrals matter. Moments of connection matter.
→ Sustainable growth starts with serving others, not chasing numbers.
→ If your team and partners grow, your company grows.

I’ve watched SaaS founders struggle in the MSP channel. Not because their products failed, but because their story didn’t connect. The market wants solutions to real problems, not fancy dashboards.

If you lead a team, ask yourself:
• Are you measuring what matters?
• Are you building impact, or just counting wins?

I’m grateful to work with people who see past the numbers. Who care about the human side. Who build companies that last.

What’s your metric for real impact?

Entrepreneur & Strategist | Building Companies That Power SaaS & MSP Market Leaders

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⚔️ Timothy Golden 🔐

Technology Team Leader

Compliance Scorecard

The founder of ComplianceScorecard.com, a company that focuses on empowering the compliance function within your MSP by streamlining your compliance operations. 

A seasoned professional in the governance risk and compliance space, with over 20 years of experience helping organizations tackle their business problems with the help of people, process, policy, and technology. 

An expert in compliance, risk management, governance policy management, and cybersecurity, and provides training, consulting, and technical assistance and governance programs to Managed Service Providers (MSPs).

Chief Executive Officer/Founder

GTIA - Global Technology Industry Association

To protect, defend and secure the global cyber security

Cyber security global task force

teamTimLive

#teamTim is a dynamic and innovative live streaming company founded by two passionate individuals named Tim. With a strong focus on governance, cyber security, compliance, and education, #teamTim produces weekly live streams to create awareness, discuss challenges, and provide practical insights on cyber security practices. By featuring prominent guests from the technology space, #teamTim aims to foster knowledge sharing and help organizations operationalize cyber practices while advocating for a “shift left” mentality in the industry.

Co-host and founder of #teamTim

The CompTIA Cybersecurity Advisory Council brings together thought leaders and innovators from a multitude of disciplines, working together to educate technology solution providers on the latest and greatest cybersecurity practices and protocols for business.

Cybersecurity Advisory Council

VITAL Tech Services

VITAL Tech Services is a Security Management (MSSP) company that can help your business in all aspects of security compliance, vulnerability scanning, policies/procedures, training, providing industry-standard tools, ltechnologies, and practices.

VITAL’s Technology RoadMap™ can help steer your business down a safe, secure path in many areas. Our initial offering is a Technology RoadMap™ assessment that will provide you with a clear path forward in achieving your business goals. 

Virtual Infrastructure Management,  help desk, server and end-user hardware support, networking support, phone systems, and helping to eliminate IT headaches by partnering with us to manage your I.T.

Chief Technology Officer

RMC Research Corporation

Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
•	Possesses a C6 (High Risk/Tier4) Public Trust Security Clearance
•	The primary role is the protect public, corporate, and government information technology resources using the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) Triad.
•	Development of a security strategy aligned to the NIST SP800-53 control set
•	Prepare system documentation for assessment, risk management and evidenced based audit response to NIST SP800-53, including structured auditing controls
•	Identify deficiencies and provide achievable solutions to accomplish short and long-term security goals
•	Facilitate and conduct periodic security audits using all aspects of the control policy, including internally and externally managed applications
•	Contract and perform penetration tests
•	Monitor business continuity and recovery procedures to ensure security architecture and features are functioning properly following system failures or outages
•	Monitor, report and communicate federal and state regulations, security policies, standards and service level agreements pertaining to information security
•	Respond to Executive order changes regarding security and confidentiality of information
•	Facilitate and perform vulnerability testing with application development and infrastructure/network teams
•	Contribute to annual security budget planning
•	Serve as an escalation point for resolving issues, conflicts of priority and obtaining decisions for managing the impact of change
•	Assist in recruiting, developing and retaining top project team talent, including contracted vendor relationships.
•	Familiarity with NIST 800 Series, COPPA, FERPA, FIMSA, PIC, HIPPA

Chief Information Security Officer

I bring a broad level of expertise in both software development and system integration as well as a big picture approach to information technology. My ability to observe different aspects of projects listening to their processes and difficulties then striving to help them improve and remove roadblocks. My primary goal has always been to improve efficiency and productivity for the company and the personnel working around me. In my various roles I bring quality, efficiency, and accountability to myself, and the tools I manage or develop. The goal being to allow the tools I provide to make the company and its people better through transparency and productivity gains.

I manage all of RMC’s work efforts in Information Technology Management, Information System Security, Technology System Administration, Network System Administrator, Asset Procurement & Management, Software Licensing Compliance, Information Technology Budgeting, Vendor Relations, Technology Channel Management, Telco & VoIP Systems, Video Conferencing Systems, Wireless Systems, Network Security, Web Server Administration, DNS Administration, Technical Support, and Hardware Support.

I am also responsible for project related website development, maintenance, and planning for RMC’s database driven websites with programming skills in a multitude of web-based technologies to include the following: HTML5/ XHTML, JavaScript, Cascade Style Sheets (CSS), Active Server pages, PHP, SQL Server, MySQL and more. I have developed many database applications that include data management for conferences, secure online data collection, program performance data, general information management, and program and document management.

In addition, I lead the RMC technology team and manage staff across multiple geographic regions and time zones to define business and project requirements; develop guidelines; make recommendations for immediate and long-term information systems.

Goldeney Photography

Being able to share my skills and help preserve your memories of times that pass just too quickly gives me great joy. Gathering images that tell your story are what I aim for.

Services:
Portraiture
   -- Family Portraits
    -- Maternity Portraits
    -- Child Portraits
    -- Senior Portraits
-- Headshot photography for personal and business use
-- Commercial photography including small product and portraits
-- Event Photography
-- Wedding Photography
--  Studio photography, 
--  Location photography, 
--  Digital image editing, photo-manipulating, digital artistry

My passion for photography started when I was a boy with my grandfather building my 1st pin-hole camera at the age of 7. As an adult my interest in photographic technology grew and I have been shooting on and off over the years.

Owner/Photographer

Stone Fence Beverage

Stone Fence Beverage represents local and craft distilleries in northern New England. I work with restaurant owners, bar managers, liquor commissions and store managers, to promote, represent and acquire new and exciting craft spirits.

Regional Sales Manager/Brand Ambassador 

Wiggly Bridge Distillery

-Event promotions & on / off premise consumer promotions.
-Be familiar with all brand & product knowledge.
-Strong understanding of ingredients, product attributes & sources.
-Serving rituals and seasonal cocktail suggestions.
-Knowledge of distilling process, history and current trends.
-Intern Gin Distiller
-Tour Guide

Brand Ambassador

Durham Evangelical Church

Working with a great team of volunteers helping to grow Gods kingdom one click at a time.  Our duties include sever and desktop management,  asset procurement, system/network administration. Google Apps administration, web application development and much more.

👇Ask me about governance👇

Compliance Scorecard  gets you compliance ready by keeping your risk in check. 

As the visionary founder of Compliance Scorecard, I’ve dedicated my career to revolutionizing compliance operations for small to medium-sized Managed Service Providers (MSPs). My journey, enriched by over two decades of experience in governance, risk management, and compliance, has been fueled by a passion for empowering MSPs to achieve operational excellence and business growth.

My expertise spans across vital compliance frameworks including NIST, PCI, HIPAA, FISMA, and CMMC, tailored for MSPs that cater to both regulated and non-regulated industries. At Compliance Scorecard, we specialize in Governance as a Service (GaaS), offering solutions that are not only efficient but are designed to enhance credibility and instill trust among your clientele.

As a U.S. Army veteran, I bring a unique blend of discipline, leadership, and high-performance team-building to the table. My approach is deeply rooted in understanding the human aspect of compliance, making me a gifted communicator and educator who simplifies complex concepts into actionable solutions.

In my daily engagements since 2006, I’ve been at the forefront of addressing the needs of MSPs, focusing on governance, compliance management, and operational streamlining. My content, whether it’s professional insights, industry news, or personal anecdotes, is always crafted with the goal of fostering community engagement and providing valuable, actionable advice.

I have been involved in daily activities in governance risk and compliance. I have a strong background in; NIST Risk Management Frameworks, Security Monitoring, Vulnerability Management and mitigation, PCI compliance, HIPAA, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). CMMC and all the other GRC acronyms! 

Let’s connect and discuss how we can drive your MSP towards greater compliance, enhanced credibility, and robust growth. Together, we can navigate the complex landscape of governance and compliance, making it more accessible and manageable for your business.



VITAL Tech Services is a Security Management (MSSP) company that can help your business in all aspects of security compliance, vulnerability scanning, policies/procedures, training, providing industry-standard tools, technologies, and practices.

VITAL’s Technology RoadMap™ can help steer your business down a safe, secure path in many areas. Our initial offering is a Technology RoadMap™ assessment that will provide you with a clear path forward in achieving your business goals. 

Virtual Infrastructure Management,  help desk, server and end-user hardware support, networking support, phone systems, and helping to eliminate IT headaches by partnering with us to manage your I.T.

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