Technology and Your Business

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Tom Marsden, Vice President of Marathon Consulting. Marathon Consulting is an Information Technology consulting services firm headquartered in Virginia Beach delivering services to organizations ranging from small to medium-sized businesses to global Fortune 500 companies. Marathon offers a wide range of Information Technology consulting and digital marketing services, utilizing proven IT and management methodologies to achieve world-class results. Watch this week's episode to hear about Marathon's growth, commitment to local development, growth by acquisition, and much more!   Show notes:   (0:00) Introducing Tom Marsden   (6:00) Marathon Consulting   (9:32) Staying ahead of the development curve   (15:30) Finding clients within the region   (22:03) Landing in Hampton Roads   (27:02) The state of tech at the university level   (33:21) What is tHRive?   (43:38) Regional strengths + being stronger together   (53:14) Being promoted to leadership   (55:40) 757 taxi driver questions + answers   (1:00:31) Acquiring a company + conclusion     About Tom Marsden & Marathon Consulting:   Tom Marsden is a Vice President at Marathon Consulting. He started with Marathon as a senior information technology consultant in 2010 and was promoted to the executive leadership team in 2015. Tom oversees much of the company's new client strategies. He's also intimately involved in application development projects. Additionally, Tom spearheads internal leadership programs like employee coaching and mentorship. Tom is first and foremost a developer who has built and designed software solutions since 1996. A native of Toronto, Canada, he sharpened his tools on the West Coast at Google and Amazon before he settled in Virginia.   Marathon Consulting is a Virginia Beach-based, locally-owned Information Technology services company serving businesses of all sizes across the country.  Marathon offers a wide range of IT services, including custom application development, data solutions, CMS design and development, digital marketing, IT Advisory, and more.   Learn more: https://www.marathonus.com/about/   About the hosts:   Tim Ryan is an angel investor and the Executive Director of Innovate Hampton Roads, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resources in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Tim also serves as the Director of REaKTOR, a space for technology-based startups to start and grow.    Zack Miller is a serial entrepreneur and author of Anomaly, a guide on differentiating yourself and your business from the crowd.   Enjoy the show? Watch the Fervent Four Show LIVE every Thursday at 11 AM.   Live: https://www.startwheel.org/live/ Watch past episodes: https://www.startwheel.org/fervent-four-show/ Listen to past episodes: https://fathom.fm/podcast/fervent-four      The Fervent Four Show:   Did you know that only 4% of businesses hit $1M in revenue? Tim Ryan and Zack Miller are the creators of The Fervent Four Show, designed to help you get there. Check them out Live every Thursday at 11 AM.   Social Media:   Tom Marsden https://www.marathonus.com/ Instagram: @marathonconsulting: https://www.instagram.com/marathonconsulting/   X: @MarathonIT: https://twitter.com/MarathonIT   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marathonconsulting/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-marsden-28b5823/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarathonConsultingVA/   Tim Ryan https://www.startwheel.org   X (personal): @ryantnt (https://twitter.com/ryantnt)   X: @Innovate757 (https://twitter.com/Innovate757)   Instagram: @InnovateHamptonRoads: https://www.instagram.com/innovatehamptonroads/   LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantnt/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovate757/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovate757   Zack Miller https://www.zackmillersays.com   X: @zackmillersays (https://twitter.com/zackmillersays)   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zackmillersays   Thanks to our Sponsors:   StartWheel – https://www.startwheel.org   Companies Mentioned: Marathon Consulting: https://www.marathonus.com/ STIHl: https://www.stihlusa.com/ Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ Christopher Newport University: https://cnu.edu/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ Google: https://www.google.com/ DroneUp: https://www.droneup.com/ Yellow Dog Software: https://www.yellowdogsoftware.com/ University of Waterloo: https://uwaterloo.ca/ ODU: https://www.odu.edu/ Morgan Stanley: https://www.morganstanley.com/ Goldman Sachs: https://www.goldmansachs.com/ Lead 757: https://hrchamber.com/programs/lead757/ tHRive: https://ypthrive.org/ Navy: https://www.navy.com/ Waterman's Surfside Grille: https://www.watermans.com/ The Shack on 8th : https://www.theshackvb.com/ The Dirty Buffalo: https://thedirtybuffalo.com/