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The Runners-Up : Spotlight On The “ Fantastic Four ”
From Left ; Jason Waldrop , Ryan Vestby , Will Slappey , Rob Stephenson and moderator , Robin Robins
Meet the other four nominees of the inaugural Titan of the Year award . These impressive 8-figure MSPs who have grown massively profitable businesses shared their journeys to success with MSP Success ' Founder and CEO , Robin Robins .
Rob Stephenson , CEO of Thrive Networks
Rob started his career in sales , selling construction by day while getting his MBA at night . After noticing most of his construction projects were data centers and related to the advent of the internet , Rob moved into the telecom industry . He rose through the ranks to President and CEO of Access Northeast which he transformed from an ISP with less than $ 1 million to a $ 20 million company with seven years of consecutive record revenue and income growth and prosperity . In 2012 , he oversaw the successful merger with Xand , making the combined companies the largest privately held data-center cloud provider in the northeastern United States . He was brought on as CEO of Thrive in 2015 and has grown the company from $ 10 million to more than $ 300 million per year , $ 74 million EBITDA , 1,250 employees worldwide , and customers throughout the United States , Asia , Europe , and Australia .
Will Slappey , CEO of IT Voice
Founded by his father in 1983 , IT Voice was Will ’ s playground growing up . He swept floors , ran cabling , filed paper tickets ,
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