RSPA Trusted Advisor “Quick Take” Ep. 74: Organic Leadership with Cervion’s Alejandro Swaby

In Episode 74 of “The Trusted Advisor,” Alejandro Swaby, the Director of Sales for RSPA VAR member Cervion Systems, previews his RetailNOW 2022 panel “Organically Grown Leadership.” Swaby and the RSPA’s Jim Roddy discuss leadership from several angles including how metrics accelerate leadership development and why initiative is a required character trait for successful future leaders.

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Jim Roddy is the President and CEO of the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA). He has been active in the retail IT channel since 1998, including 11 years as the President of Business Solutions Magazine, six years as an RSPA board member, one term as RSPA Chairman of the Board, and several years as a business coach for VARs, ISVs, and MSPs. Jim has been recognized as one of the world’s Top 100 Retail Influencers by RETHINK Retail, a Leading CannaTech Influencer by 420MSP, and is regularly requested to speak at industry conferences on SMB best practices. He is author of two books – The Walk-On Method To Career & Business Success and Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer – and is host of the award-winning RSPA Trusted Advisor podcast. For more information, contact JRoddy@GoRSPA.org.