MSP SPOTLIGHT
Titan Of The Industry Jason Waldrop : How A Small MSP Rose To The Top 1 % In The Industry
What Makes Jason A Titan :
Before he began his journey at Red River , Jason Waldrop founded CWPS , a small MSP in Washington , D . C . After growing his business into a major regional MSP , it was then acquired by Red River in 2019 . He is in the top 1 % of the industry , which is no small feat . He serves on Fred Voccola ’ s Kaseya CEO Advisory Board .
Company
Red River www . redriver . com
Headquartered Claremont , New Hampshire Market Served
Extremely large MSP . One of the largest Kaseya implementations in the world , servicing customers worldwide . Includes a half dozen verticals , one of them being SMBs , and five other verticals in the larger Russell 2000 , with a considerable public sector business as well .
Top Growth Indicator
Top 1 % of the industry . Financials are confidential , but we can confirm they are in the top 1 % of our industry .
President Of Managed Services Division
Jason Waldrop Employees 750
Red River is a turnkey IT solution provider providing end-to-end technology outcomes . It is organized into three business units ( BUs ):
1 ) A large VAR and technology solutions business . 2 ) A managed service business .
3 ) A considerable public sector business . Their programs division is state and federal , with customers buying enduring service contracts that include storage-as-a-service , computersas-a-service , or IT service delivery contracts .
Each BU focuses on four technology areas : cloud , cyber , collaboration , and infrastructure .
From a topline perspective , it is larger in the public sector . From a services perspective , it ’ s larger in commercial .
Starting As A Small MSP , How Did You Grow And How Big Did You Get Before Merging With Red River ?
Around the late nineties , we got into Voice Over IP , which led to us managing their servers and desktops . The whole industry started to form . Kaseya launched Autotask behind that . We rode that wave and built a data center practice and a significant collaboration practice .
By 2019 , we had 200 employees . We were growing at scale with acceleration and ran an investment banking process , ultimately landing with Red River . It was a perfect 1 + 1 = 3 fit . Red River was predominantly public sector and VAR , and we were commercial and managed services . We ’ ve been able to cross-sell into markets as well as develop new services .
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