Mike McGhee Lives His Life by the Three F's — And What a Life This Legend Has Had

About this episode

Mike McGhee shares insights on his life and career, emphasizing the importance of faith, family, and friendships.

Some people collect titles. Mike McGhee, Senior Vice President at eplus, collects relationships — and after four decades in the technology channel, the return on that investment speaks for itself. In this episode, Van sits down with one of the people who helped shape his own career in technology, a Richmond, Virginia native who has been attending the same church since 1971, still golfs with his high school crew from Freeman, and will tell you without hesitation that faith, family, and friends come before everything else — including the job. But don't let the warmth fool you. This is a guy who helped build Slate Technology into a powerhouse Mid-Atlantic VAR, navigated a Cisco layoff on the eve of 9/11 from a hotel room in San Diego, guided the acquisition of Slate by eplus, and is now overseeing multiple regions — from Southern Virginia deep into Texas — with the same philosophy he's carried his whole career: surround yourself with people smarter than you, never burn a bridge, and always leave it better than you found it. Mike and Van go deep on what it actually means to build a career on relationships rather than resumes, why "who you know" gets you the seat at the table to show…

People in this episode

Host: Van

Guest: Mike McGhee

Topics covered

• technology
• relationships
• faith
• family
• friendship
• career

Keywords

• Mike McGhee
• eplus
• technology channel
• relationships
• faith
• family
• friends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: eplus

Places: Richmond, Virginia, Freeman

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