Technology executives with agencies or companies face many issues: a shortage of skilled new recruits, cybersecurity, supply chain issues, and an ever-changing technology landscape, to name just a few. To help our clients work through these challenges, I founded and now lead two technology solution companies that save our clients time and money: ⭐️ BROADGRID TECHNOLOGY – Since 2022, we have kept midsize and enterprise corporations productive and protected. We chose the name “Broadgrid” to reflect both our wide array of services and commitment to keeping our clients always connected or “on the grid.“⭐️ OZKAR SERVICES – For nearly 20 years, we have been providing I.T. Solutions to public and quasi-public organizations in NY, TX, and FL. WHAT DISTINGUISHES OUR APPROACH? ⎷ We begin each project by understanding the 2-5-year strategic goals of our clients to develop a tailored solution that facilitates scalability.⎷Our team is customer-centric.⎷ My passion lies in technology, and I thoroughly enjoy crafting solutions for our valued customers.⎷ We are a minority-owned company certified with NY State MWBE, NYC MWBE Certified, NYNJNMSD MWBE Certification, Nassau County MWBE, NYNJ Port Authority MWBE, and the Metropolitan Transit Authority Disadvantaged Business Enterprise. ⎷ We preserve the values of a family-owned business as we grow. While AI is a vital tool, we always get personally involved to give clients the best service/outcome.Ozkar Services (and now Broadgrid Technology) has been on a growth path and has worked for some of the largest agencies and prestigious firms in the tri-state area and beyond. I guide the team toward a dual focus: they must be driven to solve difficult customer problems while never losing sight of the vision and goals held by Broadgrid Technology/Ozkar Services. We provide career growth opportunities, while also promoting work-life balance. We are a model for other MBEs and are a 2023 alum of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses. We support and mentor other early-stage entrepreneurs, for example as a judge in the 2024 Queens Tech and Innovation Challenge.Being an entrepreneur goes back to my childhood. Early on, I also absorbed everything about both the hardware and software side of the emerging technology industry. I was so passionate about IT that I left corporate America to support a single client (still a client today) as an IT contractor before starting Ozkar in 2007. Persistence and hard work continue to be cornerstones of our success. And, in my “spare” time, I enjoy cooking and playing soccer.