
← The MSP Sales Podcast24. Aug. · 53 Min.
Episode 56 - What One Man Can Do: Rebuilding an MSP After Losing It All (w/ Sergey Poltev)
If you look under the hood of an MSP that never grows, you will usually find one owner trying to do it all. That was Sergey Poltev, and it almost cost him everything.
He was overworked, stuck in the tickets, and running his life on empty. The burnout cost him his marriage and his house. Then, a bad partnership deal collapsed and cost him half of his clients, leaving him with barely enough to survive.
If you are an MSP owner, there is guaranteed to be something you can relate to in Sergey's story. He is a computer science grad who had to learn the hard way that a technical ego is the ultimate bottleneck to business freedom. He rebuilt from absolute scratch by shifting his entire operational philosophy. Instead of micromanaging tasks, he started delegating by outcomes. Today, he runs two multi-million dollar MSPs and a global virtual staffing agency. He breaks down how he let go, why virtual talent is the cheat code for scaling, and how pairing AI with a VA multiplies your leverage.
We cover:
→ Why most owners hand their team tasks instead of outcomes→ Why you must treat offshore talent like full employees→ How to do a proper "time study" to figure out what only you can do→ Rejection proofing: How a stand-up comedy course can fix your sales
Whether you are drowning in tickets or trying to make your first hire, Sergey's story shows what is waiting on the other side of letting go.
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Learn more about Sergey Poltev via his LinkedIn.
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