Northern California Couple Makes their Business a Family Affair

Northern California Couple Makes their Business a Family Affair

Since 1999, husband-and-wife team Mike and Heather Johnson have been growing their family and their business on the immediate outskirts of the technology epicenter known as Silicon Valley. Their company, Dataflow Networks, is located in the Northern California town of Livermore, Calif.

Heather was pregnant with the couple’s eldest son, Jordan, now 12, when Mike started working out of their garage, managing technology for small businesses in the area. During the day he worked full-time in Silicon Valley’s then-thriving dot.com world. By 2006, he was ready to quit his day job to focus full-time on Dataflow Networks. The Johnsons rapidly started putting together their now six-person team, which includes Heather, who has a background in human resources, managing the business operations while Mike handles sales and technology.
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Mavidea Puts the “Fun” in Fundraising

Mavidea Puts the “Fun” in Fundraising

When James Justice, a technician with Mavidea Technology Group in Bloomington, Illinois, passed away in February, 2013 after a long illness, his colleagues decided they wanted to honor him in the only way they know how: by holding the goofiest fundraiser they could think of.

Enter the James Justice Wiffle Ball Tournament, which took place in June, 2013 and raised more than $1,000 toward the education of the daughter that Justice left behind. The tournament included a cookout, family activities and, in true Mavidea style, awards for such things as “Team That Throws Most Like a Girl.”
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President’s Message August 2013

A MESSAGE FROM HEROWARE

August 30, 2013

It’s an exciting time here at HEROware. But you don’t want to hear me ramble on about us; we’re here to help you succeed.

Today we’re sharing an interview we did with, Ray Barber, Product Marketing Manager, for BYOD, Backup & DR at Kaseya. Ray is a renowned expert in the MSP channel, with more than 15 years of management, sales and marketing experience in the enterprise software space. He has played an integral role in Kaseya since starting their EMEA business back in 2003. Here, we speak with Ray about going “beyond backup” and how this can help you grow.

Enjoy!

Rob
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