RSPA - Retail Solutions Providers Association

From all of us here at the RSPA, we extend our warmest wishes to you and your family this holiday season! #HappyHolidays From Team RSPA: Jim Roddy, Ashley Naggy, Peggy Fry, Nicole Greene, John Grega, Kathy Meader, Christopher Arnold, Ayana Scriven, Marie Perry

NEW! Best Practices to Align Retail IT with Consumer Behavior: Insights from RSPA’s NextGen Rising Stars. Via the Community IQ: https://lnkd.in/gPP2aGVi Featuring: Scott Dickens (OrderCounter Hybrid POS) | Jon Etxeberri (Edge Merchant Processing) | Heather Philpott (ScanSource) | Blake Rouse (Sola) #RSPANextGenRisingStars #Retail #ConsumerBehavior #VARs #ISVs

The RSPA Niche & Startup ISV Community hosted an online “ISVs Spill the Tea” session on December 12. View a recording of the session on the RSPA YouTube page: https://lnkd.in/e9J9RNvz Seven ISVs representing a variety of verticals showcased their company’s offerings in 90-second segments. In this roundtable, retail IT leaders were able to quickly meet potential new partners who can accelerate their growth and participate in an open-forum discussion. Thank you the ISVs who took some time to #SpillTheTea on their latest solutions: MKonnect, TechGrid, Coworked (Techstars '24), DocStudio, KwickPOS, Label King Turbo, and Bead Pay. Thank you ISV Community Sponsors: apg Solutions, BlueStar US, Ingenico, MagTek, ScanSource, Star Micronics, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, and Verifone. Learn more "ISVs Spill the Tea" and the Niche & Startup ISV Community: https://lnkd.in/eZaZb87w

NEW! RSPA CEO Jim Roddy talks leadership with channel expert Janet Schijns, the CEO and co-founder of JSG and an RSPA Board Advisor. Among the topics discussed are leading through change, key differences between risk taking at a large company vs. a small company, the state of women in the IT channel, and why #VAR and #ISV leaders need to avoid “echo chambers.” RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 127: Entrepreneurial Leadership with Channel Expert Janet Schijns. Watch, listen, and subscribe today: https://lnkd.in/eB_8_zaE

Thank you to #RSPAinspire Day 1 Education Sponsor Star Micronics for their support of the retail IT's premier leadership conference. Experience Networking Nirvana with leading executives and future leaders at Inspire 2025! Register today: https://bit.ly/3NcL0N

Jim Roddy’s Recommended Reading is back and bigger than ever for 2025! The list has expanded to 239 books thanks to recommendations from many of my SMB executive friends and RSPA members. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eWAWjXKW

RSPA Inspire 2025 will host over 200 of your peers and future A+ partners – executives and future leaders from VAR, software provider, hardware vendor, and IT distributor organizations. Learn more here: www.GoRSPA.org/inspire #RSPAinspire, January 26-29 in Curacao, will offer you several unique opportunities to connect with fellow retail IT leaders: >>200+ high-initiative attendees >>15+ expert speakers & panelists  >>Collaborative education workshops >>Connection-building excursions >>Networking meals and receptions >>Much, much more… Visit the Inspire 2025 website to secure your conference pass and save hundreds on your hotel stay before the RSPA discounted room block expires next Tuesday, Dec. 24!

The W2W Spotlight provides insight into the backgrounds, skills, and lessons that have propelled the women of our community to be leaders in retail IT. This W2W Spotlight highlights the background and accomplishments of Christin Dorner. #W2W #Retail Get to know RSPA member, #RSPANexGenRisingStar, and Star Micronics' Christin Dorner: https://lnkd.in/gasffveu

Join 200+ retail IT channel leaders for transformative workshops and in-depth networking at RSPA Inspire 2025, the retail IT channel’s premier leadership conference: www.GoRSPA.org/inspire In collaboration with our community, we have crafted an industry-specific, growth-oriented education agenda that will accelerate personal and business development for #VARs and #ISVs. Register for #RSPAinspire today and save hundreds as the discounted RSPA hotel room block expires Dec. 24!

NEW blog post! My analysis of this week's #MJBizCon2024: "When Will the Cannabis Industry Fully Embrace Retail Tech?" https://lnkd.in/eJih6Yqp "I made it my mission at MJBizCon to understand which cannatech products and services are getting the most traction today. Here’s what I uncovered, listed in alphabetical order: > Age verification solutions > Color label printers > Countertop cash recycler/counterfeit detector > E-commerce solution that accepts ACH payments > Handhelds > Kiosks > Linerless label printers > POS systems designed for CBD stores and smoke shops > RFID" Great to see these RSPA - Retail Solutions Providers Association members in attendance/exhibiting at #MJBizCon: Paybotic, Star Micronics, PLS, POSRG, SpartanPOS Outlaw Technology, LLC. Jay Tittman Brad Harris Mark Rasho, MBA Ryan Allott Jaime Leon Jr. Jason Haynes Craig Kaliebe Dennis M. Wilson -AI Retail Growth Expert -Chatbots or Voice Israel Pineiro Mike Patel David Eagleson Sr. Paul Roberts Anthony Jones Rick Smith Kevin Ward Dennis B. Dave Briatta Jim Remke Daniel Savu Rick Smith Jonathan Bachanov Duane Roebuck, MSOL