In this episode of The Bottom Line, we sit down with Tom Bridge, a cornerstone of the Mac Admins community, for a sweeping conversation that spans decades of Apple IT, community building, and the changing face of endpoint management.
We cover:
Tom’s unexpected entry into IT post-dotcom crash, and the winding road from education to MSP to CTO of a legendary music company.
The grassroots origins and massive evolution of the Mac Admins community, from mailing lists to a global Slack with 80,000+ members.
The behind-the-scenes story of how the Mac Admins Foundation came to be—and why community-funded tech spaces matter more than ever.
A deep dive into Apple’s WWDC 2025 announcements: MDM migration APIs, the power of DDM (Declarative Device Management), and what it means for modern IT teams.
Philosophies around onboarding and offboarding, open ecosystems, and why vendor lock-in should be a thing of the past
This isn’t just a conversation about tools. It’s about culture, craft, and the connective tissue that holds the Apple IT world together. If you’re in IT, education, enterprise, or just love a good origin story—you’ll want to hear this one.
Guest Speaker
Tom Bridge
IT Leader
Hosted by
Spurti Preetham Gurram
Product & Growth at Scalefusion