#667 Pax8 Beyond-Darrin Swan: 🎶 Vinyl, Espresso & Cyber Trust: Building Rhythm in MSP Security

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In this soul-rich episode recorded live at Pax8 Beyond 2025, Joey Pinz welcomes Darrin Swan — a cybersecurity strategist, vinyl collector, and espresso aficionado — to explore the habits and mindsets that drive both personal clarity and professional performance.

Darrin opens up about his nightly ritual of selecting vinyl records to guide his mindset the next morning, the art of mastering an Italian espresso machine, and how these moments of intentionality ripple into his leadership at Total Helps. He shares how setting the tone for the day—creatively and energetically—has shaped his approach to solving problems and leading high-performing teams.

On the business side, the conversation gets tactical as Darrin lays out the MSP challenges he’s tackling: client security, talent retention, and the need to move from reactive to proactive cybersecurity strategies. He also highlights how mid-market acceptance of MSPs is growing—and how partner trust, cultural transparency, and gamification are key to success in this next phase of growth.

It’s a unique blend of music, mindset, and cybersecurity that delivers both strategic insight and personal inspiration.

🚀 Top 3 Highlights:

1. 🎧 How selecting vinyl records fuels problem-solving and creative flow
2. ☕ What espresso machines taught Darrin about patience and performance
3. 🔐 Why mid-market MSPs must shift from reactive to proactive security culture

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