TEASRA is led by Ray Stasieczko, an industry veteran with over 30 years of expertise. A pioneer of Managed IT and Managed Print services, Ray owned and operated dealerships, and served in many senior leadership roles in the office technology industry. Out of his successful career, he founded TEASRA in 2018.
My vision for TEASRA, The Innovation Channel, was born of this thought. "A company becomes obsolete when they focus on delivering the past to the future instead of delivering the future to the present." It’s only through collaboration and a willingness to look where others do not, which eventually separates the innovators from those stuck in the status quo.
— Ray Stasieczko
Fujifilm has a great opportunities in spinning off its Business Innovation business unit. I believe Effissimo Capital and its power over Ricoh could facilitate an exit for Fujifilm. The Fujifilm and Konica Joint venture is really nothing and at one time it somewhat made sense for Fujifilm's Business Innovation business unit and Konica Minolta to merge. However, now that RICOH has established ETRIA it makes more sense for Fujifilm to spin off Business Innovation manufacturing to ETRIA and street distribution to Ricoh. In this episode I share the details of this strategy.
The Business Technology Association and all the separate entities seem more like investment clubs rather then associations dedicated to helping the association's members. I am hopefully that this episode and my previous episode regarding BTA National and the BTA scholarship entities will cause some obviously needed debate between these organization's boards and these organization's members.
GreatAmerica Becoming A Bank Actually Makes Them More Attractive To Wells Fargo. I am thinking the second generation would rather cash out then build a bank. Especially if my researched value of GreatAmerica is accurate. There could be a lot of golf games and a nice new jet in the numbers!
The 2nd qtr 10 Q showing a zero revolving. It seems as Ares Capital has turned off the money spigot. It also appears as Ares Capital converted a unrealised loss from 1st qtr to a new PIK loan on the 2nd qtr 10Q. I share my thoughts on that. As well I share my thinking regarding a possible strategy in the dismantling of Visual Edge IT.
Fujifilm tells the world they want to spin off their Business Innovation business unit. No matter how they do it this is a major change in the industry. On Monday I will share my strategic thinking!
The Business Technology Association cannot distract from the issues I am raising. I will be happy to have a debate with both the BTA Director and the BTA lawyer anytime they wish to discuss the issues I have raised. The BTA Director's Post today showing photos of scholarship winners is completely unacceptable. He should be able to stand front and center on his own and argue why the association is sitting on so many assets and the other issues I raised regarding the 3 separate entities. Using the shield of innocent people to distract from conversations regarding my content is insane. These tactics make me want to look even harder so, I will.
Is Katun selling themselves on their relevance? Katun needs to discuss the realities of their very very very Low revenues! Tune in Monday I will rip apart their numbers!
A quick piggyback off of Friday's episode regarding the Business Technology Association (BTA) 990 Tax Filings. I also looked at the CDA's 990 and was surprised by the amount of annual scholarships awarded by the ,Copier Dealers Association (CDA). A Big! - Great Job To The CDA board and members!
In case anyone needs a reminder of something the old ceo said, let me paraphrase: the Football Hall of Fame is a great thing to sponsor if you can afford to do it! Yes, I screamed WTF when he said that.
Also, the panderers motivation: younger folks will more than likely reciprocate unwarranted praise to the insecure old-timer. I call this the logorrhea Loop.
Is Konica Minolta U.S. controlled by gangsters? Are dealers afraid they will be whacked if they speak out? Seriously, folks, the silence is deafening.
Frank and I discuss DOT Security and its huge momentum. Visions only take hold with execution. We also discuss the generational leadership changes occurring at Impact Networking. Frank, is a true visionary and his insights are valuable for all those whose focus is on building something remarkable.
Took A Trip To Kyocera Distribution Center In Pennsylvania, It's an amazing facility allowing Kyocera to enhance its logistics dealer experience.
It is always enjoyable talking with one of the best in the MSP space. Milton and his team have built an incredible business! You can easily see his loves what he does!