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Berkshire Business Journal AUGUST 2025 | VOL. 4, NO. 8
Tech firms forge united front
STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE
The founding partners of Revolution MSP, a new IT services company, from left: Justin Kaczowski, Mitch Lacker, Scott Kirchner and Daryl Corbett. “When we look at a business and its IT needs, we’re able to bring everyone’s expertise to the table and decide, as a team, how to solve that problem best,” Kirchner said.
Revolution MSP combines talents for a singular IT mission By John Skavlem PITTSFIELD — It was 1998 when the
team at Mad Macs first started providing authorized Apple services to Berkshire County out of Pittsfield. The store started from humble beginnings, opening under the leadership of its president and director of operations, Scott Kirchner, as a one-stop shop for selling and servicing Apple products. Kirchner initially founded the company out of his truck, and now, 25 years later, Mad Macs has earned a reputation as one of the most well-respected businesses in the county. In 2016, Mad Macs began looking for other ways to grow their business, and Kirchner and Vice Pres-
ident Daryl Corbett chose to shift their focus toward providing IT support for local businesses. This led them to adopt a new name, Mad Macs Evolution. “So, back in 2016, Daryl and I realized it was time for us to pivot,” Kirchner said. “Before, the plan was always that we were going to be an Apple Authorized Service center, but after some consideration, we decided that we needed to broaden our horizons more into traditional IT.” “We were initially trying to put an Apple spin on IT,” he said. “And what we found was that there wasn’t a huge need, especially in our area, for that kind of support. … That’s when we figured that we
More information To contact Revolution MSP, call 413-684-8648; email support@revmsp.com; or visit revmsp.com needed to diversify even more and start bringing in full IT for not just Apple products, but also PCs and cameras and all that stuff. A lot of it we had already been doing, we just never really put a name on it.” Now, after nearly a decade of quietly expanding their offerings, that name has finally arrived. Corbett and Kirchner are taking the next big step in their IT jour-
ney with the launch of Revolution MSP, a full-service managed IT provider that offers technical expertise to small businesses in Berkshire County. The company officially launched on July 6 and promises to provide its clients with the following services: • Cybersecurity and compliance. In other words, keeping your data safe and following the rules. • Monitoring and IT support. This means watching your systems and helping when things go wrong. • Cloud and network infrastructure. This is the behind-the-scenes setup that lets your team work and connect online. • Scalable, predictable IT plans. That is to say, making sure that REVOLUTION MSP, Page 3