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Ready, Set, Midmarket!
Hosted by Samara Lynn, Adam Dennison · business · EN
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Featuring midmarket IT leaders, industry experts, MSPs and vendors focused on midsized companies, this podcast focuses on the latest news, insight, tips, and trends for midmarket IT leaders. Co-hosted by Adam Dennison, VP of Midsized Enterprise Services (MES) at The Channel Company, and Samara Lynn, senior editor of MES Computing.
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What is Ready, Set, Midmarket! about?
Featuring midmarket IT leaders, industry experts, MSPs and vendors focused on midsized companies, this podcast focuses on the latest news, insight, tips, and trends for midmarket IT leaders. Co-hosted by Adam Dennison, VP of Midsized Enterprise Services (MES) at The Channel Company, and Samara Lynn, senior editor of MES Computing.
Who hosts Ready, Set, Midmarket!?
Ready, Set, Midmarket! is hosted by Samara Lynn, Adam Dennison. The show has published 26 episodes to date.
What has Ready, Set, Midmarket! covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Who's Responsible When AI Goes Rogue? A Former Federal Investigator Weighs In" (1 September 2026, 22 minutes), "OT Security's Blind Spot: Why Protecting the Network Isn't Enough" (20 August 2026, 21 minutes), and "Midmarket IT Must Adapt--What Leaders Need to Do Before 2027" (16 July 2026, 25 minutes).
How often does Ready, Set, Midmarket! publish?
Ready, Set, Midmarket! publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 24 minutes across 26 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Ready, Set, Midmarket!?
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Samara Lynn, Adam Dennison hosts Ready, Set, Midmarket!, a business podcast with 26 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Aug 20, 202621 min
Cybersecurity discussions often focus on networks, firewalls, and remote access. But are organizations overlooking the systems that actually keep operations running? In this episode of Ready.Set.Midmarket!, Samara Lynn...
- Jul 16, 202625 min
What midmarket leaders do with AI in the second half of 2026 could mean the difference between keeping ahead of competitors. That's the topic of discussion in this episode. Co-hosts Adam Dennison and Samara Lynn and...
- Jul 1, 202624 minS0
In this episode of Ready.Set.Midmarket! - the podcast for midmarket IT leaders - MES Computing senior editor Samara Lynn welcomes Denny LeCompte, CEO, Portnox and James Cusack, CIO, Van Eerden Foodservice for an...
- Jul 1, 202624 min
In this episode of Ready.Set.Midmarket! - the podcast for midmarket IT leaders - MES Computing senior editor Samara Lynn welcomes Denny LeCompte, CEO, Portnox and James Cusack, CIO, Van Eerden Foodservice for an...
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- May 19, 202623 minS0
What does infrastructure modernization actually look like for a midmarket IT team? In this episode of Ready.Set.Midmarket!, Adam Dennison and Samara Lynn sit down with Ali Molavi, Infrastructure Solutions Architect and...
- May 14, 202614 minS0
Microsoft is giving Windows 11 users more control over when, or if, updates are installed. For many IT teams, that flexibility sounds appealing. But according to new data from Absolute Security, delaying OS updates may...
- Apr 17, 202619 minS0
Midmarket IT teams are struggling to deploy AI projects. As a result, some business target goals are stalling. In this episode of Ready.Set.Midmarket!, Steve Leslie, CEO of Quadbridge -- a Montreal-based IT solutions...
- Mar 13, 202614 minS0
In the latest episode of Ready.Set.Midmarket!, Samara Lynn, senior editor of MES Computing, sits down with Ron Reiter, CTO and co‑founder of Sentra, to break down what midmarket IT leaders must get right before rolling...
- Mar 6, 202628 minS0
In this episode of Ready.Set.Midmarket! we explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity leadership in 2026 with leading CISOs and industry innovators. Discover the key shifts, challenges, and strategic priorities...
- Feb 2, 202630 minS0
Shadow AI is already here. Get practical guardrails, AI council tips, and the training/certs to scale safely—plus why agentic AI changes midmarket security. Guests Raj Dubey, CTO, LT, and Jay Bavisi, President, EC...
- Jan 23, 202634 minS0
Executive leadership wants AI and they want it now. Successful AI implementation is on IT executives' roadmaps in 2026 and that involves conveying realistic goals to executive leadership, engaging in risk assessment...
Episode #14
AI Governance For The Midmarket
Dec 19, 202528 minS0In this episode, vice president of midsize enterprise services at The Channel Company, Adam Dennison, Samara Lynn, senior editor of MES Computing, Jay Ferro, chief information, technology and product officer at Clario...
- Oct 30, 202526 minS0
In this episode of "Ready Set Mid-Market," hosts Adam Dennison and Samara Lynn are joined by Rory Devine, Vice President of National Technology Accounts at Robert Half Talent Solutions, to discuss the current landscape...
Episode #12
Trust Your Gut During Cyberattacks
Sep 12, 202524 minS0Branko Mitkovski is a 27-year veteran of the midmarket as a VP of IT. Mitkovski talks firsthand about navigating his organization through a potentially devastating cyber incident, and how no matter how sophisticated...
Episode #11
Ready.Set.Midmarket! Podcast: ‘Q-Day’ Is Coming. What Midmarket IT Leaders Should Do Now.
Aug 29, 202528 minS0“Harvest now, decrypt later.” This directive will be motivation for an expected surge in an emerging threat: quantum computing cyberattacks. That is according to two experts on the matter who joined co-hosts Adam...
Episode #10
Ready.Set.Midmarket!: All About AI Poisoning
Aug 18, 202529 minS0In this episode of Ready.Set.Midmarket! hosts Adam Dennison and Samara Lynn discuss the critical topic of AI poisoning with experts Vrajesh Bhavzar, co-founder and CEO, Operant.AI, and Sarfraz Shaikh, CIO/CISO, One...
- Jun 30, 202520 minS0
In this episode, Adam Dennison and Samara Lynn discuss the emerging concept of shadow AI with Peter Garraghan, co-founder and CEO of MindGuard, a security company that offers red teaming for AI vulnerabilities The...
- Jun 16, 202523 minS0
Resource-strapped midmarket organizations often have a single IT executive pulling double duty as CIO and CISO. When is it time to put on your CIO hat versus your CISO one, and what is the best way to juggle both...
Episode #7
Episode 7: Cyber Threat Intelligence
Jun 6, 202526 minS0This episode delves into the evolving landscape of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), emphasizing its importance for midmarket organizations. Experts Jawahar "Jawa" Sivasankar, who is the president of cybersecurity firm...
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