I'm Mike Semel, Complianceologist.

I was an MSP helping regulated clients and and was CIO for a regulated hospital and a regulated K-12 school district. 

I made a lot of mistakes and went down expensive rabbit holes before I figured out what I needed to do.

I used HIPAA to jump-start my compliance journey into other regulations and industries. I have taken formal training and have earned multiple certifications in compliance and business continuity planning and I keep them current. I'm not a newbie, wannabe, or a 1-trick compliance pony that only knows one regulation.

I’ve helped hundreds of clients become compliant and taught thousands of MSPs how to deliver compliant services. 

I wrote a best-selling HIPAA book and wrote the Certified HIPAA Security Professional (CHSP) certification course. I co-wrote and taught the Certified Cyber Resilience Professional (CCRP) certification course for the Disaster Recovery Institute.

I helped RapidFire Tools build its compliance tools and then worked with Kaseya after they acquired RapidFire Tools to provide the content for Compliance Manager GRC. My compliance training programs were included with Kaseya’s Powered Services. 

Oh, and now I'm a Certified CMMC Assessor.

You can take advantage of my knowledge and experience to become a better MSP, not a compliance expert.

Every Business that has the Social Security Numbers for their employees and Every business that accepts payment cards, PLUS:

If you outsource compliance services for your clients, 

YOU STILL HAVE LIABILITY

if the services you deliver every day don’t meet your clients’ regulatory requirements.

I see MSP clients fail audits every day when my consulting business performs regulatory audits. They fail every time because the services the MSPs are delivering don’t meet their regulatory requirements.

I’m not talking about the areas of regulations beyond the scope of what MSPs do. I’m talking about the basic MSP services they deliver every day. That’s something you can’t outsource despite what vendors tell you.

You have clients in multiple industries with multiple regulations that they must comply with at the same time. A doctor that accepts payment cards for co-pays and has cyber insurance has to meet the requirements of HIPAA, their state data breach law, PCI-DSS, and their cyber insurance policy AT THE SAME TIME. Your next client may face the FTC Safeguards Rule, and another has to meet insurance company regulations.

When I was an MSP I handled this every day.

Don’t Panic. With 20+ years of experience studying regulations and holding certifications in every compliance field, I've even authored certification courses. After identifying the challenges MSPs face in implementing compliant cybersecurity services, I knew a solution was needed to protect both MSPs and regulated businesses. 

That's why I developed a straightforward, vendor-neutral system that you can implement within 30 days to deliver compliant services to your regulated clients in any industry, except defense contractors, who have unique requirements beyond what 95% of your current clients encounter.

MIKE SEMEL'S COMPLIANCE IMPLEMENTATION BOOT CAMP 

LIMITED SEATS & LIMITED TIME OFFER

The Semel System is almost done, but it needs one last thing - you!

We need a group of dedicated MSPs to help us finish the product by going through our implementation lab, a series of 5 weekly 2-hour meetings where we will be going through each step of the system, listening to your feedback, and having you validate that our steps are simple enough to complete in 30 days.

Instead of Do-It-Yourself, you will benefit from Mike Semel's personal guidance and peer-to-peer sharing with other MSPs.

With your input MSPs will benefit even more, and you will end up at the end ready to deliver compliant services.

If you want to ...

• Fast-track your MSP business to ensure you're delivering compliant services
  
• Have accountability and encouragement
• Have your questions answered live
• Problem-solving for your unique needs 
• Participate within a group of likeminded MSPs

Then this workshop group setting will be perfect for you!

When you choose to become a yearly subscriber to Compliance for Profit, or decide to invest in the Semel System, you'll be invited to this special one-time only opportunity to join Mike Semel live in  group meetings where Mike will help you implement the Semel System.

There is one thing I ask, and that is that if you choose to participate, you participate.  That is in the doing of the tasks, showing up for our meetings, and providing your experiences and feedback. 

* The Semel System Compliance Implementation Boot Camp $ 497 offer is a one-time only opportunity if you invest in the Semel System by November11, 2024

COST JUSTIFICATION

This is about as basic as it gets.

PAIN OR GAIN

The Semel System can help you avoid failure and get bigger deals faster.

I've seen the pain and frustration of the owners and executives at regulated businesses in the healthcare, financial, and defense industries after they hired my consulting company because they wanted a certified assessor to evaluate their cybersecurity compliance and we had to show them they failed.

Sometimes clients come to us after their regulator has come down on them for basic cybersecurity failures.

I've seen their anger when they realize that they failed because their MSP didn't deliver the basic managed services and cybersecurity services required for compliance.

Some are MSPs who brag on their websites about how they help clients comply and about the industry awards and achievements they have earned.

I've seen MSPs become defensive, and even angry at me, when their client shows them hard evidence based on the same information the MSP could see every day that the client's systems were not protected at the level the MSP promised.

I've also seen MSPs fired after their clients failed audits.

THIS IS ALL AVOIDABLE WITH THE SEMEL SYSTEM.

I want to help you avoid the finger pointing, the embarrassment, and the financial risks.

But I also want to help you WIN BIGGER DEALS FASTER!

Implementing the sales process in the Semel System has been proven to close big deals in just a few minutes while eliminating the competition.

It works!

MIKE SEMEL'S PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY AND CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS 

• CMMC Certified Assessor (CCA) 2024, Certified Professional (CCP) 2023, CMMC Registered Practitioner (RP) 2021
• Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) – since 2006 - Disaster Recovery Institute International Business Continuity Plan for $ 4 billion credit union and a $ 1 billion health plan; plan review for International Tax Service; 200+ smaller businesses; our clients survived Superstorm Sandy, the Joplin Tornado, and more
• Certified Cyber Resilience Professional (CCRP) - 2022 Disaster Recovery Institute International
• Member, DRI (Disaster Recovery Institute) International Professional Practices Select Committee - 2021
• CompTIA Security Trustmark - Only person to have consulted with CompTIA on the original Security Trustmark (2008), the Security Trustmark Plus (2014), and the Cybersecurity Trustmark (2022)
• Certified HIPAA Security Professional - authored the certification training - have conducted hundreds of HIPAA Security Rule assessments and compliance projects including medical offices, hospitals, government agencies; led compliance assessment teams for 3 Nevada school districts and HIPAA assessments for a New York county; Maryland State Agency; hospital; medical practices
• Certified Security Compliance Specialist (EC First) 2012
• Authored Certified HIPAA Security Professional (CHSP) Training Course—for 4Medapproved, professionally reviewed and qualifies for health care continuing education units
• Member, FBI Infragard – 2003 - present
• Outsourced Chief Information Officer (CIO) for White Pine County School District, Ely, NV, 2007 ‑ 2012 responsible for maintaining all network infrastructure; helped district qualify for over $ 1 million in E-rate discounts
• Apple Education Sales Consultant, 1990 ‑ 1991, responsible for $ 10 million in Apple Sales, Support, and Service to educational institutions in New York and Pennsylvania
• Elected Chair, CompTIA IT Security Community - 2011; Co-chair CompTIA Ambassadors
• CIO, Schuyler Hospital, Montour Falls, NY, 2004 – 2006 ‑ increased IT reliability and flexibility, reduced downtime to zero; lowered IT department operating budget by 32% over 2 years; HIPAA compliance
• Writer - for ChannelPro, MSP Success Magazine, Business Solutions Magazine cover story; Hewlett-Packard Success Story; and D-Link Case Study; Computing Channels Magazine—wrote 4,000 word cover story
• Manager - 30 years managing between 7 and 30 network engineers & service technicians
• Advisor - 18+ years’ experience in IT manufacturer and industry Advisory Councils- Compaq, Ingram, Xerox; Served on Executive Level advisory panels for two multi-billion $$ companies ; Chaired Software Development Team—Intelligent Electronics Service Management Software
• Speaker - Conference speaker—numerous conferences, audiences up to 800 people
• Subject Matter Expert -CompTIA Security Trustmark Original Development Team, 2008
• Best-Selling Author, How to Avoid HIPAA Headaches, 2017 Co-Author—The CompTIA Security Trustmark Quick Reference Guide, 2009