The Businesses That Adapt Win | Manny Barrinat
Manny Barrinat · SecureNet MSP & Voting Portals
How can a small business embrace AI and new technology without overspending, exposing sensitive information, or replacing the human judgment it still needs?
About This Conversation
In this episode of City Built Sessions, host Irvans Augustin sits down with Manny Barrinat, co-founder and CIO of SecureNet MSP and Voting Portals, to talk about artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, technology strategy, entrepreneurship, and helping businesses prepare for what comes next.
Manny arrived in Miami from Havana as a child and discovered technology through a high-school internship that changed the direction of his life. More than 25 years later, he helps businesses across Florida make smarter technology decisions, strengthen their security, improve efficiency, and navigate periods of rapid change.
The conversation explores what small businesses are getting right—and wrong—about AI. Manny explains why companies frequently overspend or underspend on technology, how “shadow IT” can expose business information, and why adopting AI should begin with one clearly defined problem instead of a company-wide overhaul.
In This Conversation
How a high-school internship launched Manny’s technology career
What a fractional CIO does for a small or midsize business
The three technology mistakes Manny sees businesses make
Why companies should ask employees where technology can save them time
How unauthorized AI tools can create cybersecurity and data risks
A practical, step-by-step approach to introducing AI into a business
Why AI will change many jobs without eliminating the need for people
How Florida Biz Collective helps companies develop meaningful internships
What to ask before hiring an IT professional or technology provider
One of the central lessons from this conversation is that technology is ultimately about people. The businesses most likely to succeed are not necessarily the ones chasing every new tool—they are the ones willing to learn, adapt, establish the right safeguards, and use technology to help their people work more effectively.
About the Guest
Manny Barrinat is co-founder and CIO of SecureNet MSP and Voting Portals. He helps businesses across Florida make technology decisions, strengthen security, and improve efficiency.
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