IT Select in the News
Interviews, profiles and podcast conversations with Jordan Solender, CEO of IT Select, on buying technology, working with vendors and putting AI to work.
Press and interviews
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7 reasons the right relationships lead to better tech outcomes
A CIO.com piece on getting more out of technology vendors. Jordan is quoted on relationship KPIs: both sides should agree on what success looks like, in plain terms, before the work starts.
Read on cio.com
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Transforming IT with AI: Jordan Solender's Journey
On camera, Jordan explains how AI can shrink a technology evaluation and buying cycle from roughly 90 days to about 9, and why the traditional consulting model struggles to move that fast.
Read on fintech.tv
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Jordan Solender is redefining customer service in IT...and it's paying off
A look at the service-first approach Jordan brings to IT consulting, and the track record behind it, including building and exiting a technology advisory firm.
Read on digitaltrends.com
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Jordan Solender Is The Mastermind Behind The New Genre of IT-As-A-Service Companies
A profile of the AI-assisted model Jordan built for choosing technology vendors, which cuts selection time dramatically, and of his path through Apple, Dell and more than 15 years in sales and operations.
Read on ibtimes.com
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No Business Background, but an 8-Figure Tech CEO: The Story of Jordan Solender
How Jordan went from no formal business training to building a technology advisory firm, selling it in an eight-figure exit in 2023, and starting again with AI at the center.
Read on techtimes.com
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Procure IT Managing Partner to Lead Its CX Platform
News that Procure IT, formed from a four-firm merger that included Jordan's Premier Technology Advisors, tapped him to lead development of its customer experience platform.
Read on dallasinnovates.com
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Podcasts
10 conversations on scaling, delegation and AI
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The Adaptable Chameleon with José Fernando Costa
Jordan Solender: Building teams that don't need you
Episode 83. Building a team that runs without the founder, traced from teenage side businesses to an eight-figure exit.
villager1598.substack.com
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Growth + Exit Podcast with Susan Kearney, Newport LLC
Scaling Through Freedom: How Founders Can Build Businesses That Run Without Them
Getting the founder out of the bottleneck: leadership clarity, accountability, and the move from hustle to structure.
newportllc.com
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Cracking the Code with Rob Riggs
Inside Intel: Jordan Solender on Scaling Beyond Yourself & Removing Bottlenecks
Scaling several businesses without an MBA or venture capital, by documenting the work, delegating it, and handing the repeatable parts to AI and systems.
spotify.com
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GO4CEO
From Snow Shovels to an 8-Figure Exit: Jordan Solender on Scaling, AI, and Founder Freedom
From a teenage snow shoveling business and a high school DJ company to building and exiting a technology advisory firm, and running several companies at once.
youtube.com
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Rising Entrepreneurs with Dr. Jeremy Weisz, Rise25
Identifying and Removing Bottlenecks To Scale Your Business With Jordan Solender
An Entrepreneurs' Organization DC episode on spotting where the founder is the choke point, then systemizing it away with documentation and AI tools.
rise25.com
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Inspired Insider with Dr. Jeremy Weisz
Eliminate Bottlenecks, Scale Faster With Jordan Solender
A long-form conversation on how founders stop being the bottleneck through documentation, delegation, automation and AI.
inspiredinsider.com
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Business Leaders of America
From Bottleneck to Builder: How Founders Create Freedom, Scale, and Teams That Win
Recognizing the founder-as-bottleneck pattern and building the team and systems that fix it.
Listenspotify.com
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Crunching Your Growth with Phil Masiello
How Founders Become Their Own Bottleneck
Why founders end up as the constraint in their own companies, and how to hand the work off.
Listenjordansolender.com
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Where Brands Get Their Edge with NickelBronx
Most Founders Don't Own a Business. They Own a Job That Pays Them Better.
Founder freedom, accountability and building a company that scales past its owner.
Listenjordansolender.com
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The Lighthouse Sessions with Jeff Borschowa
Stop Being the Bottleneck. Start Leading the Business You Built.
Stepping out of the day-to-day so the business stops depending on the founder for every decision.
Listenjordansolender.com
Media inquiries
Jordan Solender talks about how companies choose and buy technology, getting more from vendors, and using AI to shorten the buying cycle. For interviews, podcasts and quotes, get in touch.