Brian HoppeBoard-Level Advisor to MSP CEOs, Brian Hoppe Coaching · Board-Level Advisor to MSP CEOs at Brian Hoppe Coaching

The Hardest Part of Scaling an MSP

7 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker reflects on the most daunting aspect of scaling a Managed Service Provider (MSP): the fear of giving up control. He explains that while it’s possible to grow solo, true acceleration comes from surrounding yourself with exceptionally smart, diverse talent that shares the same vision, culture, and belief system. He emphasizes that relinquishing control is an ego check, and that accountability and taking investment risks are essential. Comfort zones, he warns, can stall growth; stepping out of them and delegating to the right people and ideas enables rapid progress.

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Giving up control, I think it's scary, right? I think that's the biggest fear, right? It's scary. But if you do it right, which, which I think we did, and I think it's proved itself out, gave up control, but we surrounded ourselves with really, really smart people with different skill sets, different backgrounds that really enabled us to get to where we wanted to go, right? So trying to do it on your own is hard, can be done. But, you know, if you surround yourself with really smart people with the same vision and culture and belief systems, really accelerated. I mean, we would not be where we are today without that. Investment and taking the risk of giving up. It's an ego check. You know, it's an ego check. You can't just— accountability is good. Comfort can certainly stall growth. And I think getting out of your comfort zone and giving up some control to the right groups and the right team and the right ideas, then it can make a lot of sense for people. So.