Sage Advice Podcast

Founder of Egress Solutions, Mike Smart. For over 25 years in the information technology and software industry including several executive positions with responsibility for product management, product marketing, development and operations for NASDAQ--traded companies in the internet and software industries. Michael Smart has successfully guided the development and launch of new products in the internet security, service management and mobile data software markets. The most exciting and rewarding work he does is show marketing and product executives how to change the ground rules and win in the market with their solutions. Ed welcomed Mike, an experienced IT and software industry executive, to the podcast. They discussed the challenges small and medium businesses are facing in the current economic environment, with Mike emphasizing the importance of companies being customer-centric, solution-oriented, and understanding their business principles. He highlighted that having a clear business strategy and being ab