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Chris Ryne, Partner

Chris Ryne is a Business Coach, Peer Group Facilitator, M&A Consultant, and Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) for MSPs of all sizes. Prior to co-founding vCIO University, he also co-founded Growth Achievement Partners (GAP) in 2010, where he has produced a successful track record of helping MSPs in all phases of their businesses.

As a business coach, GAP clients have won numerous industry awards and have consistently produced among the highest revenue growth, retention, and client satisfaction numbers in the industry. Contributing to that success is the emphasis he has placed on coaching and developing client vCIOs into trusted advisors that deliver value for both the customer and the MSP.

In addition, Chris’ tenure includes 10 successful years at IKON Office Solutions / Ricoh where for 8 years he led a highly successful, well-integrated Professional Services team which included sales specialists, systems engineers, business process consultants, and project management. During that time, he grew the business from $400,000 to over $16M in annual revenue.

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Jim Tarala, Partner

Jim Tarala’s career has revolved around technology, consulting and executive education. This has included 20+ years in roles as a CIO, CTO and Director of Innovation with Top 100 professional services firms. Additionally, he served as COO of a boutique software developer focused on workflow & content management solutions.

As an educator, Jim has taught business acumen and delivered executive coaching to over 1,000 global business leaders in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin School of Business. Utilizing state-of-the-art simulation tools, he has taught public as well as private programs for organizations such as GE HealthCare, Elkay Manufacturing, and Menasha Corporation.

Prior to co-founding vCIO University, Jim spent the last 5+ years as a vCIO with nationally recognized MSPs. He worked across a broad range of industries including manufacturing & distribution, legal, pharmaceutical, commercial construction and property management. During this time, Jim led strategic planning sessions, delivered security briefings, developed roadmaps & budgets, performed D/R planning, coached IT Directors, and managed system integration and process optimization projects for his clients.

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