The Geek Within: Recent Episodes
Jeremy Wood
Hi, I'm Jeremy Wood, and as someone who participates in several IT communities, I realized there are so many people with remarkable stories on how they happened to land in an IT job. So often these great individuals are the business owners, influencers, and event speakers where we hear about the latest products and services that can help us move our customers forward, but we don't hear about them, what they do, why they do it, and how they came to be where they are today. This podcast series will focus on the people behind the products and services and we will get to hear their unique stories.
Today's guest is Karlene Stecchi. She is an Executive Vice President at Tantus Technologies, which is focused on digital transformation within the government space. Karlene has just stepped up to be the Quantum lead for the Quantum Knowledge Group for the Emerging Technology COI at ACT-IAC.
Episode 175 on YouTube - https://youtu.be/_9ly5GDrMzY
You can engage Karlene here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlenestecchi/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://www.thegeekwithin.net/
Today's guest is Lauren Leulu. She is the Founder and CEO of Lulu & Company which is focused on providing proposal graphics, marketing, and branding services to government contractors and other adjacent businesses.
You can engage Lauren here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenleulu/
Website - https://leuluandco.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Sarah Jones. She is Principal Consultant at ShortList Recruitment Limited focused on their Microsoft Practice and Power Platform, BizzApps, and Azure.
You can engage Sarah here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahjonespermanentrecruiter/
Website - https://www.ontheshortlist.co.uk/us/events
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Jennifer Bonner. She is the Senior Vice President of Client Delivery at RIVA Solutions. Jenny is a graduate of the ACT-IAC Partners in 2023 leadership development program and was recently honored by OrangeSlices AI as a 2024 Engage Federal Citizen Services Honoree. Jenny and I met through the ACT-IAC fellows network.
You can engage Jennifer here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-bonner/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
Today's guest is Cody Mruk. He is the Senior Director of Business Development at ECS Federal. Cody both met through our interactions in the DC area through AFCEA and ACT-IAC.
You can engage Cody here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody-mruk-pmp-a8750354/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Pam DeGraffenreid. She is Senior Microsoft 365 Developer and Tech Lead at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, one of the Department of Energy labs, with this one managed by UT-Battelle. Pam is also a Microsoft MVP and a Leader for the Knoxville M365 User Group. Pam and I met online through our shared passion for M365.
You can engage Pam here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamdegraff/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Laura Bennett. She is a Partner at Catapult Growth Partners and a High Performance Coach at BDL Consulting, where she does executive coaching. She has also volunteered with Women in Homeland Security, ACT-IAC, and HIMSS NCA.
You can engage Laura here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauradrahanbennett/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Timothy Boettcher. He is Senior VP and Head of Go-To-Market Strategy for AvePoint, currently working out of AvePoint's Public Sector office in Arlington, Virginia. Tim has been working in the SharePoint scene for just shy of 20 years and can often be found speaking at events like SharePoint Saturdays, TechCons, ARMA NOVA, KMworld, and more.
You can engage Timothy here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyboettcher/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Natalie Carey. She is the Director for Alliances and Ecosystem for Unqork Government. Natalie is also a co-founder and board member for GovLink, Industry Advisory Board member for ATARC, and ACT-IAC Fellow from Partners 2021.
You can engage Natalie here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/careynv/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This is part 2 of a two-part episode. Watch last week's episode for part 1
Today's guest is Scott Weiss. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Catalest. Scott is also a former White House Presidential Innovation Fellow supporting the VA and OMB and has also worked with IDEO.
You can engage Scott here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-weiss-50b1b23/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Come back next week for part 2
Today's guest is Scott Weiss. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Catalest. Scott is also a former White House Presidential Innovation Fellow supporting the VA and OMB and has also worked with IDEO.
You can engage Scott here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-weiss-50b1b23/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Malcolm Harden. He is the Chief Growth Officer at Safal Partners and the IAC Chair for ACT-IAC. It is through our years of volunteering for ACT-IAC that Malcolm and I met.
You can engage Malcolm here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/malharden/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is David Wennergren. He is the CEO of ACT-IAC, an amazing non-profit based in the DC area that helps government and industry collaborate to solve problems for government agencies. As a volunteer with ACT-IAC, I have seen first-hand David's commitment to the organization and expanding its reach.You can engage David here:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-wennergren-9416956/NextGov/FCW - https://www.nextgov.com/voices/david-m-wennergren/18817/The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1luList of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Samara Schulman. She is the President of OnPoint Consulting, a technology and consulting services firm in the government contracting space. Samara and I both participate in the ACT-IAC community in Washington DC, which is where we met.
You can engage Samara here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samara-schulman-99335b7/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Frank Reyes. He is the Cloud Solutions Leader within the Technology and Consulting Services division at Maximus. Frank is also a graduate of the ACT-IAC Voyagers 2019 leadership development program and through interaction in the fellows community is how Frank and I met.
You can engage Frank here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankreyes/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Sonia Mundra. She is the President at Chenega Analytic Business Solutions, which is an 8(a) Alaska Native Corporation providing IT and Professional Services for the Federal Government.
Episode 160 on YouTube - https://youtu.be/caYvLCj5OE4
You can engage Sonia here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/soniamundra/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Jennifer Folsom. She is the VP of Growth at ICF Next. Jennifer is also a Customer Experience Advisory Member at the Richmond School of Professional and Continuing Studies and the author of the book - Ringmaster: Work, Life, and Keeping It All Together. Jennifer completed the ACT-IAC Partners program in 2021 and is the industry vice-chair for Partners 2024. It is through ACT-IAC community that we met.
You can engage Jennifer here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferfolsom/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Abbey Kos. She is the Digital Experience Leader of State and Local Government at Amazon Web Services. Abbey also did a stint with 18F, one of a few government offices leveraging new innovative methodologies. She was also at FutureGov doing content design for local government in the UK.
You can engage Abbey here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbeykos/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Mitzi Mead. She is President and CEO of Anakim Consulting, a women owned, HUBZone certified small business providing IT and business development services in the Federal marketplace. We know each other through the ACT-IAC community where she has served on the Industry Advisory Council's Executive Committee, has been a board member for ACT-IAC and the executive chair, has held multiple positions over the years for the leadership development program, and is a fellow from Partners 2001.You can engage Mitzi here:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitzi-mead-11190a2/Website - https://anakim.consulting/The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1luList of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Jon Meadows. He is the Owner of High-End Headshots and a Co-Founder of Creative Transitions which assists veterans as they transition out of the military with headshots and video and hiring events aimed at helping them to excel in the private sector. Jon is also the author of Making Bank with Photography: 10 principles that changed my life.
You can engage Jon here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/highend/
Book - https://tgwlink.net/jon_book
Website - https://highendheadshots.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Will Manel. He is Competitive Strategy Director at Peraton and a graduate of the ACT-IAC Voyagers Leadership Development Program in 2021.
You can engage Will here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmanel/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Kristy Haung. She is the Business Development Manager at ABS Group, former President of AFCEA Bethesda Emerging Leaders, AFCEA 40 under 40 recipient, an ACT-IAC Associates Graduate and currently in the ACT-IAC Voyagers Program for 2024.You can engage Kristy here:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristine-huang/The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1luList of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Jen Jensen. She is a Partner at Applied Technology Solutions LLC. Jen and I met when we worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation and have stayed connected ever since.
You can engage Jen here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenwagoner/
Website - https://www.appliedtechsolutions.io/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Janet Stevens. She is the Chief Talent Management Officer in the Office of Management at the Food Safety Inspection Service within the USDA. Janet has had a prolific career at FSIS as an Assistant Administrator for Analysis and risk management, acting Chief Data Officer, as the chief risk officer, and as the Chief Information Officer.
You can engage Janet here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-s-876b0013/
Website - https://www.fsis.usda.gov/careers
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Jessica Price. She is Director of Customer Success at NuAxis Innovations. Jessica is on the Emerging Leaders Board at AFCEA Bethesda and was in the ACT-IAC Voyager class of 2020. It is through ACT-IAC that Jessica and I met. You can engage Jessica here:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaprice1/Website - https://nuaxis.com/The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1luList of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Richard Harbridge. He is the Chief Technology Officer at 2toLead and he has been a trusted technology advisor for many businesses. Richard is also a Microsoft MVP for Microsoft 365 and a speaker for conferences, webinars, and user groups and all-around knowledgeable individual.
You can engage Richard here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rharbridge/
Website - https://www.2tolead.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Keith Atherton. He is a Senior Developer at Quorum, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Keith is a Microsoft MVP for Business Applications, a published LinkedIn instructor, a Power Apps Community Super User, public speaker, host of the On Air in the Cloud podcast, a blogger, and mentor. Keith has over 20 years of international experience as a developer and architect within the finance, manufacturing, retail, and game development sectors.
You can engage Keith here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-atherton/
Website - http://linktr.ee/keithatherton
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Tahirah Finley. She is a Program Manager for Capital Planning and Investment at the U.S. Coast Guard. Tahirah and I worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation where we got to know each other pretty well.
You can engage Tahirah here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahirah-finley-35056b97/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Sarah Hughes. She is the Manager of Professional Development at the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council, better known as ACT-IAC. Sarah and I work together on the Associates Leadership Development program for early career federal and industry professionals.
You can engage Sarah here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-hughes-2418abb/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Alyssa Blackburn. She is the Director of Information Management at AvePoint. Alyssa speaks on a variety of topics in the records, records management, information governance, and the information lifecycle.
You can engage Alyssa here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssa-blackburn-62344226/
AvePoint Jobs - https://www.avepoint.com/about/careers (** Don't forget to mention Alyssa as a referral!)
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Richard Klemmer. He is the President and Co-Founder of Black Box Strategies, which provides advice to organizations on strategic planning, account management, business development, and opportunity assessment and response. He is a former government and industry executive with extensive experience in government technology and strategy consulting. Richard is also a board member for the non-profit, Closing the Gap Year.
You can engage Richard here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-klemmer/
Non-Profit - https://www.closingthegapyear.org/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Edward Williams. He is a Senior Power Platform Developer at Andworx. Edward has served over 20 years in the Maryland Army National Guard.
You can engage Edward here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-williams-3b647641/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Sam Ziman. He is a Strategic Account Executive at Global CI, he is in his second year as a board member for AFCEA Bethesda Emerging Leaders, and a graduate of the ACT-IAC Associates program in 2023, which is where we first met.
You can engage Sam here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-ziman-891b55b6/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Ace Kazkayasi. She is a narrative writer and director and was a BIPOC TV and Film 2023 delegate.
You can engage Ace here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ace-kazkayasi-1020641b5/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Sam Valme. He is the Senior Director for U.S. Channel Sales within the MSP Team at AvePoint, which is focused on optimizing SaaS operations and enabling secure collaboration. Sam and I have known each other for quite a few years within the Microsoft and AvePoint tech space.
You can engage Sam here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samvalmejr/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Louise Van Der Bill (Bijl). She is a UI and Web Specialist at Pure UI, which is her own consulting firm focused on user interfaces from WordPress to SharePoint to Custom Apps.
You can engage Louise here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisevdb/
Website - https://www.pure-ui.co.za/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Rob Turman. He is the Director of Consulting Services at CGI Federal. His main focus is connecting CGI experts with the Department of State stakeholders to bring them smart solutions that work. When I asked him what else I should include in his introduction, he highlighted his two awesome sons and amazing wife, but also that he is a HUGE fan of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Rob and I also share a passion for bourbon, which always seems to get added into our conversations.
You can engage Rob here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-turman-2613721a/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Venkat Kodomudi. He is the Chief Technology Officer at Unissant Inc and a friend for many years. We met through our mutual work with the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest.
You can engage Venkat here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kodumudi/
Website - https://unissant.us/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Dan Moore. He is the head of Devrel at FusionAuth and the author of "Letters To A New Developer", which is subtitled, What I Wish I Had Known When Starting My Development Career.
Episode 136 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1C1q-o6DtPU
You can engage Dan here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mooreds/
Website - https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/
Book - https://www.amazon.com/Letters-New-Developer-Starting-Development-ebook/dp/B08FD7DG943
Substack - https://ciamweekly.substack.com
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is David Hemmat. David is the founder and CEO at Blue Coding, a software development firm focused on nearshore development in Latin America. He started his career as a telecom engineer, transitioned to software development and later became an entrepreneur. Aside from running Blue Coding, David teaches Innovation for Entrepreneurship at Barna Management School, where he got his MBA. In his free time, he enjoys riding motorcycles and Brazilian jiujitsu.
You can engage David here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhemmat/
Website - https://www.bluecoding.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Erika Flora. She is the CEO of Beyond20, a woman-owned IT consulting and training company on a mission to Change Work Life. Erika is lead editor and co-author of the ITIL 4 book, Digital and IT Strategy and a longtime executive and coach. She is also a fierce advocate for opening doors to women and minorities in STEM.
You can engage Erika here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eflora/
Website - https://www.beyond20.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Jeff Kramer. He is the Vice President for DHS Portfolio at Karsun Solutions. Jeff and I met during our journey through the ACT-IAC Partners program in 2018.
You can engage Jeff here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-kramer-924b019/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Haris Jaliawala. He is a Senior Product Manager at Vivante Health where he is interested in the intersection between technology and business, especially in how it can be leveraged for large scale problem solving. Haris started Angel Investing to learn more about how funding works.
You can engage Haris here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harisjaliawala/
Polywork - https://www.polywork.com/haris_ja
Website - https://www.harisjaliawala.com/liawala
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Rachel Irabor. She is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Developer, she's a Power Platform Advocate, the host of A Girl in Love with Tech Podcast, and she posts YouTube content on a variety of Microsoft topics, especially on the Power Platform.
You can engage Rachel here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelirabor/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Richie4love
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Lauren Maffeo. She the author of "Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up" through The Pragmatic Programmers, she is a Service Designer at Steampunk (which is a human-centered design firm serving the federal government), the Founding editor of Springer's AI and Ethics journal, and an Adjunct Lecturer of Interactive Design at The George Washington University. On top of that, Lauren is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, which is where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions.
You can engage Lauren here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenmaffeo/
Polywork - https://www.polywork.com/lauren_maffeo
Book - https://pragprog.com/titles/lmmlops/designing-data-governance-from-the-ground-up/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Nick Hayden. His consulting firm, Alderman Hayden, helps eCommerce companies build resilient websites. Nick also has the Codercise YouTube Channel with content on being the best engineering manager you can be.
You can engage Nick here:
Website - https://aldermanhayden.com/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@CoderciseYT
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhayden-au/
Polywork - https://www.polywork.com/nick_hayden
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Kevin Skolnik. He is a Product Manager at Capitol One, former Peace Corp, and we both worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation for about two years.
This is a two-part episode so go listen to episode 127 for the beginning of Kevin's story.
You can engage Kevin here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinskolnik/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Kevin Skolnik. He is a Product Manager at Capitol One, former Peace Corp, and we both worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation for about two years.
You can engage Kevin here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinskolnik/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Maciek Palmowski. He is a Development Advocate Analyst at Kinsta, helping to create and maintain contact with developers. Beyond work, Maciek hosts a Code and Coffee show and finds interesting news for his newsletter.
You can engage Maciek here:
https://www.polywork.com/palmiak
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciejpalmowski/
https://codeandcoffeeshow.dev/
https://wpowls.co/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Michael Fasanello. He is the Crypto Compliance Officer at AnChain.AI and spent 10 years working within the public sector with the Department of Treasury and the Department of Justice.
You can engage Michael here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bl0ckchain/
https://www.anchain.ai/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Michael Fasanello. He is the Crypto Compliance Officer at AnChain.AI and spent 10 years working within the public sector with the Department of Treasury and the Department of Justice.
You can engage Michael here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bl0ckchain/
https://www.anchain.ai/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Jackie French. She just launched DAWN Cyber, which is an early-stage startup focused on helping organizations protect their employees, intellectual property, and infrastructure.
Episode 124 on YouTube: https://buff.ly/43YsqPj
You can engage Jackie here:
https://buff.ly/43YiWUk
https://buff.ly/45WNtDT
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://buff.ly/3DGrtAz
List of past episodes: https://buff.ly/3Yw0Aaf
Today's guest is Jay Rosenthal. He is the founder of CPSprotect Consulting Services, which is a first of its kind consulting firm helping families across the United States prepare for and navigate Child Protective Services investigations.
You can engage Jay here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-m-rosenthal-ba44b866/
https://www.polywork.com/jay_rosenthal
https://cpsprotect.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Lisa Wetzel. She is the President of Vikint Inc, which is a professional services and consulting company focused on business process efficiency through creative solutions and techniques.
You can engage Lisa here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-wetzel-mhr-6b88a62b/
https://vikint.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Nick Shrimankar. He is the Founder of Elasticity LLC, an IT Services and Consulting firm located in the Washington DC area. Nick have gotten know each other over the last few years through a variety of networking organizations and events.
You can engage Nick here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhavalshrimankar/
https://elasticityllc.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Brian Wilson. He is an Organizational Change Manager at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He is also the CEO and Founder of the Founder both Brian Adrian Photography and Tonkyman Productions LLC.
You can engage Brian here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianadrian85/
http://photographicbrian.com
https://www.tonkyman.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Nick Hodges. He is a Developer Advocate at 1Password, an author of three books about the Delphi programming language, and he continues to write on a variety of topics.
You can engage Nick here:
https://nickhodges.substack.com/
https://nickhodges.medium.com/
https://www.nickhodges.com/
https://www.polywork.com/nickhodges
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhodges/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Evelyn Lee. She is the Head of Workplace Strategy and Innovation at Slack. She is also the Founder of Practice of Architecture, which I am looking forward to learning about. Evelyn is also a co-host of the Practice Disrupted podcast.
You can engage Evelyn here:
https://practiceofarchitecture.com/
https://www.polywork.com/evelyn_lee
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynlee/
https://evelynlee.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Ben Tobin. He is a Tech Career Coach at Ben Tobin Coaching and formerly worked at Amazon as a Software Development Manager.
You can engage Ben here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tobin-11351210/
https://www.polywork.com/ben_tobin
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Nithin. He is the Founder of Synaps QA, which is a community space for test automation professionals and software quality advocates. Nithin is also an Engineering Manager for QA at Fave.
You can engage Nithin here:
https://www.polywork.com/nithinss
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nithin-ss/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Kenji Japra. He is the CEO of PLGA LLC, which is focused on building out a fully featured financial suite for churches.
You can engage Kenji here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjij/
https://www.polywork.com/kenjij
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Alexandria Degree. She is the Founder and CEO of AskDegree, which is focused on comprehensive and cohesive compliance management by optimizing FinTech Products, Systems, and People. Alexandria is also involved in Banking as a Service, which is such an interesting concept.
You can engage Alexandria here:
https://www.polywork.com/alexandria_degre
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandria-degree-a450a6113/
https://www.ask.degree/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Eddie Hinkle. He is the Engineering Manager at Glassdoor and the host of the WebJoy podcast. Eddie has a goal to help spread joy and empathy in the tech industry and enjoys mentoring those who want to get into tech.
You can engage Eddie here:
https://www.polywork.com/eddiehinkle
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardhinkle/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is ImJust Nelly. She is the Founder of Real Estate Driven Community, or RED, and an entrepreneur.
You can engage Nelle here:
https://www.polywork.com/imjust_nelle
https://www.facebook.com/Iamjustnelle
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes:
https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Ted Neward. He is a Principal at Neward & Associates and most recently the Director of Tech Culture at Rocket Mortgage. Ted is also a Guest Lecturer for the iSchool at the University of Washington Information School.
You can engage Ted here:
https://www.polywork.com/tedneward
http://www.newardassociates.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedneward/
https://twitter.com/tedneward
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes:
https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Amanda Eamich. She is a Senior Director of Business Development at ICF and a former civil servant.
You can engage Amanda here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aeamich/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Ash Birk. He is an Operations Coordinator at Kulture and a freelance UX/UI designer.
You can engage Ash here:
https://www.polywork.com/ash_birk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-birk-65725a116/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Krithika Chandramouli. She is a Software Engineer at Meta and speaker at the upcoming Women Who Code - Connect Empower 2023 conference.
You can engage Krithika here:
https://www.polywork.com/krithika_chandra
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckrithika/
More information on Connect Empower 2023:
https://www.womenwhocode.com/connect-cfp
https://hopin.com/events/connect-2023/registration
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Jeff Gallimore. He is the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, and Co-founder, at Excella. He is also a writer and speaker within the DevOps community, where is also an organizer for DevOpsDays DC and a co-founder of DC Tech Community Champions.
You can engage Jeff here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgallimore/
https://twitter.com/jgallimore
https://itsanicelife.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Alexandria Leary. She is a Cloud Security Consultant at ScaleSec. Alexandria has been busy and recently completed her Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification for Google Cloud, the Certified Information Systems Security Professional, better known as the CISSP, and her AWS Certified Solutions Architect for AWS.
You can engage Alexandria here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/calexandrial/
https://www.polywork.com/c_alexandria
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes:
https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Martin Anderson-Clutz. He is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Acqueia and is a Triple Certified Drupal Expert for Drupal 7, 8, and 9 among a variety of other certifications and a member of the Drupal community for 17 years.
You can engage Martin here:
https://www.polywork.com/mandclu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandclu/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Teresa Holfeld. She is the CEO and Founder of the Hamburg Coding School, which provides courses on software development. Teresa is also the Co-Founder of Small and Modern, a software development company focused on web, mobile, and back-end development, along with machine learning and data science.
You can engage Teresa here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-holfeld-bb854b34/
https://www.polywork.com/teresaholfeld
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guests are Brian Anderson-Needham, owner and operator of Weapon Brand and Combat Athlete Performance Academy, and Jamie Anderson, CEO and co-owner of Weapon Brand.
You can engage Brian here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-anderson-needham-68a82922b/
http://www.combatathletepa.com/
You can engage Jamie here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jammwow/
https://www.polywork.com/jamie_anderson
Weapon Brand website: https://weaponbrand.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Erin Fitzgibbons. She is a Deputy Program Manager for USCIS at Octo Consulting Group. Erin is also the President-elect of the Emerging Leaders for AFCEA Bethesda and the Communications Chair of the Emerging Technology Community of Interest at ACT-IAC. Finally, she is also the gAp Chair and her class liaison. Erin and I interact frequently within the ACT-IAC community.
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/VZMFM7EEjY8
You can engage Erin here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinfitzgibbons/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Matthew Kaulfers, he is an iOS Engineer at Willlowtree Apps, which is a digital strategy, design, development, and growth company focused on mobile technologies.
You can engage Matthew here:
https://www.polywork.com/matthew_kaulfers
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewkaulfers/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Shaun Gold. He is described as a lifelong entrepreneur, which is easy to see from all of the ventures he is involved in, including founder of YouTopian Journey and Gold's Code, an entrepreneur in residence at Baltic Sandbox, and a startup mentor at Founder Institute. He is also involved with Open VC, where you can read all of his articles on how to get started in your tech business and raise funding. Shaun is also an author of four books, a speaker, previous competitor on Jeopardy!, and the list goes on.
You can engage Shaun here:
http://www.shaungold.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaungold/
https://www.polywork.com/shaungold
https://twitter.com/IamShaunGold
https://youtopianjourney.substack.com/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms and YouTube - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Anirudh Varma. He is the Associate Director of Engineering at SpotDraft, a company that focuses on streamlining the contract lifecycle and automation platform.
You can engage Anirudh here:
https://www.polywork.com/anirudhvarma12
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirudh-varma/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/d5INKTM8LPc
This podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, and iHeartRADIO.
Today's guest is Geraldine Anello, someone who had her main career in music, but during COVID transitioned into tech recruiting. She is multi-passionate about both careers.
You can engage Geraldine here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldineanello/
https://www.polywork.com/geraldine_anello
Some links from Geraldine
Handy Women Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/482778602305573
Poetry Books: https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Truth-Geraldine-Anello/dp/B091PR84P7
Music and Speaking: https://geraldineanello.com/music/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Kitty Nix, she is a Senior Manager on the DHS Account Team at Amazon Web Services. Kitty and I met during the ACT-IAC Partners Program in 2018 and our cohort continues to stay connected.
You can engage Kitty here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kittynix/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Kristina Britt, she is an Innovation Specialist at GSA and has also worked at Blackstone Technology Group and 1901 Group. I met Kristina through interactions within the ACT-IAC community, especially their leadership development programs.
You can engage Kristina here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinabritt/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Andy Lieber, he is a Partner at Catapult Growth Partners. He has been involved with ACT-IAC and the Professional Services Council. Andy and I met and have gotten to know each other at numerous networking events in the DC area within the GovCon space. We both share a passion for bourbon AND for wanting to help the government to be better.
You can engage Andy here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andylieber/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Andrew McCoy, he is an Account Executive over Federal Scientific at Zivaro. We know each other from our work with ACT-IAC, especially in the confluence of emerging technology and workforce management.
You can engage Andrew here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-mccoy-6351494/
https://twitter.com/Ahoy_coy
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
Today's guest is Steve Winward, he is the Managing Director for Business Applications at Microsoft. His history is in software development and consulting within the federal space.
GitHub link mentioned in interview - https://github.com/microsoft/Federal-Business-Applications
You can engage Steve here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevewinward/
https://twitter.com/Steve_Winward
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Miguel Adams, he is the Chief Information Security Officer at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, retired 24 years active duty Navy, and a graduate of the ACT-IAC Partners program in 2019. I was also grateful when Miguel volunteered to be a coach for the ACT-IAC Associates program in 2021.
Miguel and I worked together at MCC, which was a fantastic place to work and a great group of IT professionals.
Link to the IBM article on the cost of a data breach -
https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach
You can engage Miguel here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-adams-cissp-03ab29/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Stephanie Geiger, she is the Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of the Government Marketing University. I was excited when some friends in my network reached out to introduce me to Stephanie so we could all hear her story.
Link to the GAIN conference (October 18th, 2022) - https://thegainconference.com/
You can engage Stephanie here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniegeiger/
https://gmarku.com/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Neneh Deallo, she is the Chief Diversity Officer at USAID, the first for the organization. Neneh and I met when we both worked at the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
You can engage Nineh here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/neneh-diallo-a235972/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This is a new side series where I talk to people in my network that have passion projects, side hustles, or amazing hobbies in addition to their day job.
This week's guest is Andrew Och, he is the Director of Marketing at Planet Technologies and the President, Speaker, Documentarian, and Historian of The First Ladies Man, which is what I wanted to learn all about.
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This is a new side series where I talk to people in my network that have passion projects, side hustles, or amazing hobbies in addition to their day job.
This week's guest is Seamus Kearns, he is an Inside Account Manager at Splunk and currently participating in the ACT-IAC Associates leadership development program, where we met. Today's conversation is on how he found himself farming.
You can engage Seamus here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/always-ensuring-your-success/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/passion
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This week's guest is Casey Harris Custardo, she is a Senior Federal Partner Marketing Advisor at Microsoft. She also volunteers with ACT-IAC as the Programs Chair for the Health Community of Interest and with AFCEA Bethesda as a board member for the Emerging Leaders program.
Casey and I met when I went through the ACT-IAC Partners program in 2018 and she was running the program for ACT-IAC. We have kept in touch and continue to volunteer for the same organizations.
You can engage Casey here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-harris-custardo/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Laura Smith, she is the Director of Marketing at Ardent. Laura is a big supporter of mentorship and loves to mentor others, which is why she also volunteers with ACT-IAC as a coach for the Associates 2022 Program.
Laura and I met because of our shared passion for mentoring.
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This is a new side series where I talk to people in my network that have passion projects, side hustles, or amazing hobbies in addition to their day job.
This week's guest is Holly Barnett, she is a business systems analyst at Leidos and currently participating in the ACT-IAC Associates leadership development program, where we met. Today's conversation is on how she got started with dancing and how it has impacted her.
You can engage Holly here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-barnett-569824126/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/passion
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This week's guest is Sarah Gilbert, she the Community Manager for Microsoft Public Sector Tech Community. Today's conversation is on how she got started with Opera singing and how she continues to sing.
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This week's guest is Kathleen Cowles. She is a Partner at Deep Water Point, serves on the board of AFCEA International and president of AFCEA Bethesda, and has been a huge supporter of ACT-IAC programs.
Kathleen and I met in the trenches in 2018 as we prepared for the ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference and continued to work together for a few years after that.
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Reeba Magulick. She is a Founding Senior Partner at d8 Group and a volunteer with AFCEA NOVA. She hosted an interesting podcast series called A New Way to Win and she is soon to launch a new talk show/ podcast series titled East Coast Hustle.
Reeba and I met at a networking mixer and immediately connected on our shared passion for podcasting. She is a genuine talent that you should check out -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOAC4PCTkdNHTYt5RT0TnOA
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Charlotte Lee. She is the Strategic Lead for CX and Innovation at Granicus and the Chief Executive Officer at Monday Design Company. Charlotte is currently the industry chair for the Customer Experience Community of Interest for ACT-IAC.
I met Charlotte in 2018 when I was in a leadership development program and was paired with her, and my partner in the program, to help bring a program to the ACT-IAC ELC event. It was hard work and out of that we gained mutual respect and a friendship. I am sure you will be equally impressed once you hear her story.
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This is a new side series where I talk to people in my network that have passion projects, side hustles, or amazing hobbies in addition to their day job.
This week's guest is Bianca Kahlenberg, she is a Freelance Product Manager but most interestingly, she is the Founder and Owner of Starship Spirits. Today's conversation is on how she started down the path of developing her own line of vodka.
You can engage Bianca here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bianca-kahlenberg-5135a31a/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/starship-spirits/
https://www.starshipspirits.com/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
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This week's guest is Jennifer Yang. She is the President at Inflexion LLC, and an Entrepreneur in Residence at McDaniel College. She is also the Founder of Covalent Spirits, TasteBuds Events, and Whisk(e)y Labs.
Jennifer and I had actually never met, although we circulate among a common set of friends. I learned about Covalent Spirits, which led me to reaching out to interview her. This is the first one and I can't wait for the second where we talk about starting her own distillery.
You can engage Jennifer here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-yang-3070771/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This is a new side series where I talk to people in my network that have passion projects, side hustles, or amazing hobbies in addition to their day job.
This week's guest is Ana Inés Urrutia, she is the D365 Human Resources Practice Lead at Axazure. She is also a Microsoft Business Applications MVP, but for today's conversation we are going to talk about her passion project - flying.
In this episode we learn how she started and what it takes to become a pilot.
You can engage Ana here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anainesurrutia/
https://twitter.com/AnaInesUrrutia
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
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This week's guest is Deon Norals. He is the President and CEO of iHealth Innovative Solutions and is a big supporter of organizations that help people and HBCUs.
Deon and I met when I worked at the Millennium Challenge Corporation and continue to keep connected.
You can engage Deon here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deon-norals-emba-pmp-cissp-ccnp-aws-sap-b048702/
https://ihealthis.com/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Patrick Doran, he is a Front-End Development Lead and UX Design Manager working on Microsoft 365 and SharePoint at the North Carolina Department of Information Technology.
Patrick and I met through online Microsoft communities, and being fellow public sector employees, attending sessions about the uniqueness of the government offerings.
You can engage Patrick here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickdoran/
https://twitter.com/SwearPointJS
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Savin Joseph, he is the Senior Director of Business Development at ICF. He is an ACT-IAC Fellow and participates with AFCEA and HiMMS, all three amazing programs.
Savin and I met through our interactions with ACT-IAC and networking at events in the DC area. He is a dynamic personality, good at what he does, and always engaging when you meet and spend some time with him.
You can engage Savin here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/savinjoseph/
Organization links:
https://www.actiac.org/
https://bethesda.afceachapters.org/
https://www.himss.org/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Sandy Barsky, he is the Executive Program Director for Government and Education at Oracle. He is a prolific volunteer with ACT-IAC, the Partnership for Public Service, and ATARC.
Sandy and I met volunteering with the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest. He is extremely knowledgeable of the challenges government has in leveraging innovative technologies and has great ideas for how to procure solutions and services to move government forward.
You can engage Sandy here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/theconnectr/
Organization links:
https://www.actiac.org/
https://ourpublicservice.org/
https://atarc.org/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This is a new side series where I talk to people in my network that have passion projects, side hustles, or amazing hobbies in addition to their day job.
This week's guest is Ioana Tanase, she is an Accessibility Program Manager at Microsoft, but her passion project is making shoes. In this episode we learn how she started and how it all works.
You can engage Ioana here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ioana-tanase/
https://twitter.com/Ioana_in_a11y
https://ioanatanase.com/atelier
https://www.amazon.com/Ioana-Tanase/e/B08B2GL66B
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
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This week's guest is Chuck Riddle, he is a Senior Advisor to the CTO at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Chuck and I met many years ago when he hired me to work at the Food Safety Inspection Service. It was so great to work for him, I was fortunate to follow him when he became CIO at the Government Printing Office. Chuck is a dynamic leader who listens well, cares for, and protects those who work for him. You can engage
Chuck here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/criddle/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Tom Suder, he is the Chief Executive Officer at the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center, better known as ATARC.
Tom and I met a long time ago when I first got involved with ACT-IAC around the government mobile application initiative. Tom is a great organizer and networker. His work with ATARC continues to expose more software vendors to the government and helps those of us in government realize what the market has to offer.
You can engage Tom here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomsuder/
https://atarc.org/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Jonathan Alboum. He is the Federal CTO at ServiceNow, is a previous IT executive in government, serves as an advisor to numerous companies, and has been an active member of the IT community with organizations such as ACT-IAC, AFFIRM, and more.
Jonathan and I met through interactions within the ACT-IAC community. He is always helpful and insightful around federal executive careers and how government and industry can interact to the betterment of the mission. He is someone you should know if you are involved at the Federal level.
You can engage Jonathan here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-alboum-b3469/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Christian Buckley. He is the Brand Alliance Director at AvePoint, a Microsoft Regional Director, and an MVP for Microsoft Office Apps and Services. Listen as he shares about his long 30-year journey in the technology space, although he started with a plan to go into Industrial Design
Christian and I met online while interacting within the Microsoft community space especially with AvePoint's Community Champion program. He is a great guy who is a prolific speaker, host of AvePoint's Microsoft Office (365) Hours, the CollabTalk podcast, and more!
You can engage Christian here:
https://www.buckleyplanet.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianbuckley/
https://twitter.com/buckleyplanet
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Theresa Kinney. She is the NASA SEWP Director of Operations and Communications at NASA. Listen as she talks about her journey to NASA and how her education wasn't even related to the job she has done for twenty years!
Theresa and I met when we were in the ACT-IAC Partners 2018 program together. She is such an approachable person with a great wealth of knowledge around SEWP and how to make it work for agencies.
You can engage Theresa here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresa-kinney-2235197/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Marshall Heard. He is the Chief Operations Officer at Thermopylae Sciences + Technology. Listen as he talks about an unexpected opportunity that changed his career plans.
Marshall and I met through a local church youth program we both volunteered with, and he was an awesome mentor for my youngest son. In conversations we learned about our shared passion for IT and our military backgrounds. Great guy who cares about the things we do and the people we are responsible for.
You can engage Marshall here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshall-heard-753355a/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Becky John. She is the Vice President of Business Development at ECS. Listen as she talks about her unexpected journey into the technology world and government contracting.
Becky and I met when I volunteered to help with the ACT-IAC Associates 2020. She was the industry chair and a delight to work with throughout the year. Becky has a heart for people, and I was honored to share that work with her.
You can engage Becky here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-john-pmp-msmit/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Ashley Nichols. She recently achieved a goal and contrary to my introduction is now a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State! Ashley is also the author of Tech to Save the World. Listen as she shares talks about the winding road she traveled, and even mentioned how she wanted to be an FSO.
Ashley and I worked together at a previous agency on several projects, and we know many of the same people at Accenture. I am so excited for her new opportunity that started just last month, and where in the world it takes her.
You can engage Ashley here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleycnichols/
Amazon Author Page: https://tgwlink.net/a-author
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Ioana Tanase. She is an Accessibility Program Manager at Microsoft, an author of two books, and a shoemaker - she has a business making custom shoes! Listen as she talks about her journey from Romania to London, starting in recruiting, and her side businesses.
Ioana and I met through our friend Dona Sarkar and I am so glad! Ioana is an amazing person who, despite being an introvert and dyslexic, embodies #DoTheThing. She is a prized person in my network, and I can't wait to see what she does next.
You can engage Ioana here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ioana-tanase/
https://twitter.com/Ioana_in_a11y
https://ioanatanase.com/atelier
https://www.amazon.com/author/ioanatanase
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Akanksha Sharma. She is the Senior Advisor on Human Capital Technology Transformation at the Office of Personnel Management. Listen as she talks about her interesting path to a career in the technology space, which started when her family immigrated to the United States.
Akanksha and I are both government advisors for the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest and have had the opportunity provide guidance as that talented team develops content that can help government leverage technology in innovative ways.
You can engage Akanksha here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akankshasharma2/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Sharon Weaver. She is the founder and CEO of Smarter Consulting. Listen as she shares about how she has always been a "nerd" and a problem solver, which has led her first to the medical field before moving into technology.
Sharon and I bumped into each other on the speaking circuit for Microsoft technologies. She is a positively focused professional who is good at explaining Microsoft tools, so you should definitely catch one of her sessions!
You can engage Sharon here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonweaver/
https://twitter.com/sharoneweaver
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Don Lovett. He is the Founder, CIO, and Principal Consultant at ProjectBits Consulting. Listen as he shares about his background growing up in Houston Texas and the heavy influence his father had on him.
Don and I met through our work with the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest when the Internet of Things/Smart Cities efforts started. He became an industry chair for this working group which is doing some amazing work in educating government on this challenging space. Don was also previously the CIO for the office of contracting for the DC government.
You can engage Don here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donlovett/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Bethany Aquilina Brez. She is the Managing Director of Strategic Execution at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. Listen as she talks about how a trip to Russia when she was a Freshman in High School set her on the trajectory she is following in regard to the challenges and opportunities around the world.
Bethany and I met working at the Millennium Challenge Corporation together and having the opportunity to try and solve some great challenges in how we run the business. When I first met her, I was struck by her focus on solving problems and how she interacted and collaborated with whoever was needed to get the job done.
You can engage Bethany here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethany-aquilina-brez/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Mary O'Connor. She is a Program Management Office Coordinator at Agile Defense and a 2021 graduate of the ACT-IAC Associates leadership development program. Listen as she talks about growing up locally in the DC area, staying here for school, and her journey to a career in the technology area.
I was the government chair for the Associates 2021, which is how Mary and I met. A fascinating fact that didn't make it into the interview is that she won a full scholarship from McDonalds as an employee.
You can engage Mary here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-a-o-connor/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Jeremiah Akinbohun. He is a Technical Specialist at Dev Technology Group and a 2021 graduate of the ACT-IAC Associates leadership development program. Listen as he talks about how he works to support those who are interested and trying to get into a career as a software developer.
I was the government chair for the Associates 2021, which is how Jeremiah and I met. We had the opportunity to talk one on one and at a few events and he struck me as someone who has a good understanding of where he fits in and where he wants to go.
You can engage Jeremiah here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakinbohun/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Jessica Alfaro. She is a Managing Director of Technology Solutions at Acuity, Inc. and a 2021 graduate of the ACT-IAC Voyagers leadership development program. Listen as she talks about how she is a native of DC with parents from Honduras and had a challenging journey to the success she has today.
Jessica and I met through networking events with ACT-IAC and her participation in the ACT-IAC Voyagers 2021 leadership development program.
You can engage Jessica here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsalfa1/
List of past episodes:
https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is David Patrick. He a Subject Matter Expert at DSA working in the SharePoint space. He is an adjunct professor and volunteer with several amazing organizations and is well known as a speaker and trainer in the Microsoft community. Listen as he talks about being a local to the DC area and the early exposure to technology at camps that was his inspiration for getting into an IT career.
David and I met a few years ago when we were speaking at the local Microsoft Ignite the Tour, both of us speaking that day with our daughters on our passion for technology and its impacts on the future generations. Since then, he has been a great encouragement to my daughter, getting her involved with TechGirlz, and we continue to bump into each other while speaking at user group events.
You can engage David here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidepatrick/
https://twitter.com/DavidEPatrick
List of past episodes:
https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Rob Lerner. He is the Vice President of Sales for Cloud at Databank Ltd and an entrepreneur who is always looking for his next venture. Listen as he talks about how his family started in the Soviet Union and that immigrating to America was like hitting the lottery, and how that has influenced his career.
Rob and I met when he was in a relationship with my sister that brought him into the family. For as long as I have known him, he is a hard worker who is always looking for something new to get involved in and invests his time heavily into what he is trying to accomplish.
You can engage Rob here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-l-75b54627/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Mike Rice. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of CornerStone IT. Mike is also the author of "In Pursuit Business Development Life Cycle: The Framework". Listen as he talks about how his interest in technology and experimentation drove him to systems engineering and set him on the course of his career.
Mike and I met while volunteering with the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest. We both have an interest in how technology can help us to achieve real change for the better. He is a great person who is always willing to lend a hand and just wants to make the world a better place.
You can engage Mike here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hmikerice/
List of past episodes:
https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Kelly Morrison. She is the Director of TBM Strategy and Engagement within the Digital Transformation & Management Service Line at Grant Thornton Public Sector. Listen as she talks about how she is a Michigan girl and how that attitude continues to be a driving force in her career.
Kelly and I met when she was a vice-chair for the ACT-IAC Partners Program in 2018 and I have continued to stay connected and have great conversations as she moved through her career in government and now in the private sector.
You can engage Kelly here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellycbmorrison/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Alec Longarzo. He is the Director of Business Development at Dcode. Listen as he talks about how growing up in a military family encouraged him to move around a bit himself before settling in DC for the opportunities it provides.
Alec and I met while helping facilitate the ACT-IAC Associates 2021 leadership development program and I have enjoyed getting to know him via the virtual world COVID has flourished.
You can engage Alec here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleclongarzo/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Cayhan Movaghari. He is a Digital Transformation Executive at Appian and he is on the board at AFCEA Bethesda Emerging Leaders. Listen as he talks about his career journey and his passion project as a DJ and music creator. Cayhan and I have interacted at a number of local networking events (shoutout to NXNE government). He is a focused individual with an engaging way of interacting and I can't wait to see what the future has in store for him and how his music will grow.
You can engage Cayhan here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cayhanmovaghari/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Scott Brewster, he is an Office 365 Subject Matter Expert at Leidos and a Community Organizer for the DC SharePoint User Group. Listen as he talks about his career starting in the Army and then transitioning to support government agencies in the DC area.
I have attended a number of monthly meetings for the user group he helps organize and have gotten to know Scott virtually throughout COVID. He is someone to know and always passes on unique job opportunities that come across his radar.
You can engage Scott here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottbrewster/
List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes
This week's guest is Jillian Stiegmann, she is in Business Development and Operations at Ambit Group. Listen as she talks about being a Virginia native and having an accelerated education so that she was in the workforce early.
Jillian and I met when she participated in the ACT-IAC Associates 2021 leadership development program. You can immediately tell that she has a powerful sense of who she is and what she wants to accomplish. Jillian will be someone to watch as she navigates her career in government/contracting.
You can engage Jillian here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillian-stiegmann-aba98368/
List of past episodes:
https://www.thegeekwithin.net/geekwithin/collections/524
This week's guest is Ray McCollum, DACS Policy Branch Chief at the National Science Foundation. Listen as he talks about being the one to do a lot of firsts for his family -
https://youtu.be/YYlf0ERCBEE
More ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/podcasts
Join me for a conversation with JoRob as he shares about how he got started in the music industry and the decisions that led to him starting his own set of companies for creation and management.
You can engage JoRob here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorob/
https://twitter.com/jorobismusic
https://jorobismusic.com/
http://www.jorobproductions.com/
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep54
Join me for a conversation with Mark as he shares about the typical start he had via help desk and web development, and how that moved into SCRUM, which led to him launching his own company.
You can engage Mark here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wavle/
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep53
Join me for a conversation with Susan as she shares how she went to school with a specific goal of getting into consulting with degree mix between phycology and information systems. She is huge in the information management space, so I really hope you enjoy learning more about her journey.
You can engage Susan here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanhanley/
https://twitter.com/susanhanley
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep52
Join me for a conversation with David as he shares his journey started in the UK, learning valuable lessons about business, and then transitioned to the US and what that looked like.
You can engage David here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgcassidy/
Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep51
Join me for a conversation with Joy as she shares how she started in the finance industry, moved to help desk work, and slowly was pulled into the SharePoint world and we are better for it!
You can engage Joy here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-apple-49b18316/
https://twitter.com/JoyOfSharePoint
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep50
Join me for a conversation with David as he talks about how he ended up in IT consulting. This interview was fun as David had to move locations multiple times throughout our conversation, but his persistence mirrors his work ethic and determination in what he does.
You can engage David here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddhernandez/
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep49
Join me for a conversation with Becca as she talks about being a linguist stuck in DC without a job during COVID, which led her to a role that has brought her into the technology industry.
You can engage Becca here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccakandersen/
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep48
Join me for a conversation with Tracy as she talks about how hard work will help you overcome obstacles and make you successful, and some training never hurt!
You can engage Tracy here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-van-der-schyff-6470a543/
https://twitter.com/tracyvds
https://tracyvanderschyff.com/the-guid-stuff/
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep47
Join me for a conversation with Elijah as he talks about starting his career studying bioengineering and unexpectedly took a turn into Health IT and how it can make a difference.
You can engage Elijah here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijah-biggs-984b6972/
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep46
Join me for a conversation with Shak as she talks about her journey moving around the country and getting into government consulting following a non-traditional path.
You can engage Shak here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakira-mccants-5891aa47/
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep45
Join me for a conversation with Nica as she talks about graduating high school at 15 and going straight to college for nursing before switching to computer science.
You can engage Nica here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nica-de-leos-425a485a/
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep44
Join me for a conversation with Fred as he shares his journey from France, his involvement in research, and how he has a passion for leveraging technology to make things better for everyone.
You can engage Fred here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericdevaulx/
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep43
Join me for a conversation with Tony as he shares how he started as a full-time musician and leveraged down time to learn about policy and economics which started his journey into data analysis and AI.
You can engage Tony here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonmcg/
https://twitter.com/tonmcg
https://emdata.ai/
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep42
Join me for a conversation with Joseph as he talks about starting as a linguist in the Navy and how he ended up in a SharePoint career.
You can engage Joseph here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-dunn-54375037/
https://twitter.com/playwithwordz
https://www.meetup.com/SUG-DC/
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep41
Join me for a conversation with Melissa as she talks about how she acquired the Chief Penguin title and all the other activities she is involved in.
You can engage Melissa here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissasassi/
https://twitter.com/mentorafrika
https://mentornations.org/
https://takmil.org/
http://ibm.biz/studenthub
http://ibm.biz/accelerator-hub
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep40
Join me for a conversation with Erica as she shares how she grew up in a small town and what brought her to the Microsoft Compliance world.
You can engage Erica here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericatoelle/
https://twitter.com/EricaToelle
https://www.polywork.com/ericatoelle
https://www.apress.com/us/book/9781484257777
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep39
Join me for a conversation with Jon as he shares how he moved from the east to the west coast, and how that move brought him to where he is today.
You can engage Jon here:
https://twitter.com/JonJLevesque
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonlevesque/
https://linktr.ee/JonJLevesque
https://www.youtube.com/jonlevesquetech
Other ways to listen:
https://tgwlink.net/ep38
Join me for a conversation with Rupal as she shares how she started with Accenture right out of college and is still with them today.
You can engage Rupal here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupal-lamorena-8b80718/
Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep37
Join me for a conversation with Pete as he shares his passion for making government better.
You can engage Pete here:
https://twitter.com/tseronis
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ptseronis/
https://dotsandbridges.com/
Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep36
Join me for a conversation with My as she shares how she was studying psychology and did a side IT job that turned into a full career.
You can engage My here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/my-le-04212669/
https://www.likefamilyvisits.com/visitors/my-l
Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep35
Join me for a conversation with Todd as he shares his journey starting as a hotel opener.
You can engage Todd here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thagerdc/
https://twitter.com/thagerdc
ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest - https://www.actiac.org/group/emerging-technology-community-interest
Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep34
Join me for a conversation with April as she shares how she went from her own consultancy to working for Microsoft.
You can engage April here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/apeyd41686
https://twitter.com/aprildunnam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprildunnam/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/05/19/the-geek-within-episode-33-april-dunnam/
Join me for a conversation with David as he shares how he was raised with technology and followed in his father's footsteps.
You can engage David here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagsce/
https://www.twitch.tv/foxtrotsden
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/05/12/the-geek-within-episode-32-david-gutierrez/
Join me for a conversation with Ron as he shares about his excitement for what IT can do for an organization.
You can engage Ron here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronthompson2/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/05/05/the-geek-within-episode-31-ron-thompson/
Join me for a conversation with Sheena as she shares how she thought she would work in communications, especially in the fashion industry, but instead found herself working for the government and moving into the technology space.
You can engage Sheena here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheena-burrell-15040415b/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/28/the-geek-within-episode-30-sheena-burrell/
Join me for a conversation with Grace as she shares her journey from Nigeria to Virginia, to Texas, and then to Seattle to work at Microsoft.
You can engage Grace here:
https://twitter.com/GraceMacjones
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemacjones/
Her podcast - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuZqaqFwl3YhSR-N9UgF1Tg
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/21/the-geek-within-episode-29-grace-macjones/
Join me for a conversation with Ryen as she shares her journey from the military to Microsoft.
You can engage Ryen here:
https://twitter.com/Ryen_Mac
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryen-macababbad/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/14/the-geek-within-episode-28-ryen-mac/
Join me for a conversation with Rima as she shares how she got into IT and then ended up at Microsoft.
You can engage Rima here:
https://twitter.com/rimazima
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rimareyes/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/07/the-geek-within-episode-27-rima-reyes/
Join me for a conversation with Sarah as she shares her decision to go into IT and how she encourages girls to pursue STEM careers.
You can engage Sarah here:
https://twitter.com/sarahepatrick
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahepatrick/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/03/31/the-geek-within-episode-26-sarah-patrick/
Join me for a conversation with Heather as she shares how she started as a theater major and ended up at Microsoft.
You can engage Heather here:
https://twitter.com/heddanewman
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathernewman/
https://www.creativemaven.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6upWudhVjt3qi_HuELLZQQ
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/03/24/the-geek-within-episode-25-heather-newman/
Join me for a conversation with Jay as he shares how he went from being in the liquor industry to information technology.
You can engage Jay here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jleask/
https://twitter.com/jayleask
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkZLCxmck0nZYffJNg9DKHg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrGTNR0ggnxS5K4B5hINw
Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/03/17/the-geek-within-episode-24-jay-leask/
Join me for a conversation with David as he shares about growing up with tech and how it shaped his decision to work in IT.
You can engage David here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-yang-374561/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/03/10/the-geek-within-episode-23-david-yang/
Join me for a conversation with iAsia as she shares how she "reverse-engineered" her way into a job at Microsoft.
You can engage iAsia here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iasia-brown/
https://twitter.com/TechPicasso
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/03/03/the-geek-within-episode-22-iasia-brown/
Join me for a conversation with Jeff as he talks about starting out as technical, moving to managing people and programs, to leadership at a company level.
You can engage Jeff here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyshen/
https://redteamconsulting.com/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/02/24/the-geek-within-episode-21-jeff-shen/
Join me for a conversation with Dawn as she talks about needing to move from paper to the web brought her into the IT world.
You can engage Dawn here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-bayne-winters-48458655/
http://www.b-skies.com/about
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/02/16/the-geek-within--episode-20-dawn-winters/
Join me for a conversation with Jamie as he talks about his early job that required HTML on his way to becoming a Power Platform person to follow.
You can engage Jamie here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiewillisrose/
https://twitter.com/jwillisrose
https://willisrose.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUhDPdha4895ZQEH-8wByrA
https://www.powerappsug.com/home
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/02/09/the-geek-within--episode-19-jamie-willis-rose/
Join me for a conversation with Sharad as he talks about his journey into IT and then his transition to starting his own company, Red Cedar Consultancy.
You can engage Sharad here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharad-gumaste-msit-pmp-itil-v3-9893342/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/red-cedar-consultancy-llc/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/02/02/the-geek-within--episode-18-sharad-gumaste/
Join me for a conversation with Shona as we hear about her journey to IT and the creation of the amazing HumansOfIT community.
You can engage Shona here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shonadelie/
https://twitter.com/shonadelie
Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/01/27/the-geek-within-episode-17-shona-bang/
Join me for a conversation with Sarah as we learn about her to IT and how she decided to start her own company.
You can engage Sarah here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-carpenter-9964a415/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/likefamily/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/01/19/the-geek-within--episode-16-sarah-carpenter/
Join me for a conversation with Peter as we learn his path to IT and how he became a CTO.
You can engage Peter here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-anih/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/01/12/the-geek-within--episode-15-peter-anih/
Join me for a conversation with Francisco as we learn about his journey into IT that has brought him into a CIO role in government.
You can engage Francisco here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisco-salguero-senior-executive/
Other ways to listen:
https://thegeekwithin.net/2020/12/22/the-geek-within---episode-14-francisco-salguero/
Join me for a conversation with Sarah and how an opera singer ended up in an IT job.
You can engage Sarah here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/singtech/
https://twitter.com/SingingTech
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/public-sector/ct-p/PublicSector
Other ways to listen:
https://keepitinthefamily.net/2020/12/22/the-geek-within---episode-13-sarah-gilbert/
Join me in getting to know Anna and the amazing Microsoft Tech Community that she created.
You can engage Anna here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annachu08/
https://twitter.com/_achu
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/12
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdaBIk_axiNLfdCCGWiHwgg
Other ways to listen and more information about how I know Anna:
https://keepitinthefamily.net/2020/12/21/the-geek-within---episode-12-anna-chu/
Join me in getting to know Matt and learn how SharePoint's release changed his career path.
You can engage Matt here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatmattwade/
https://twitter.com/thatmattwade
https://www.linkedin.com/company/jumpto365/
https://twitter.com/jumpto365
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYGPjbW66h40L4dOt2N_kyw
Other ways to listen and some of my favorite resources Matt has created:
https://keepitinthefamily.net/2020/12/16/the-geek-within-episode-11-matt-wade/
Join me for a conversation with Dona Sarkar as we learn the path that brought her to Microsoft, but more importantly how perseverance can overcome the failure we have along the way.
You can engage Dona here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/donasarkar/
https://twitter.com/donasarkar
Other ways to listen and how I know Dona - https://keepitinthefamily.net/2020/11/30/the-geek-within--episode-10-dona-sarkar/
Join me for a conversation with Sean Bugler, Cloud Architect, Speaker, and Technology Evangelist, as we learn more about how his experience as a trainer set him up for a career in IT.
You can engage Sean here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanbugler/ https://twitter.com/sbglr
Other ways to listen and how I know Sean - https://keepitinthefamily.net/2020/11/23/the-geek-within--episode-9-sean-bugler/
Join me for a conversation with Michael Drescher, Business Development Executive at TCG, as we hear how he got into IT and his thoughts on the future.
You can engage Michael here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-drescher-4852561/
Other ways to listen and how I know Michael - https://keepitinthefamily.net/2020/11/22/the-geek-within--episode-8-michael-drescher/
Join me for a conversation with Dux Raymond Sy, Chief Brand Officer at AvePoint, as we learn about his background and his entry into a career in information technology.
You can engage Dux here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/meetdux/
https://twitter.com/meetdux
https://www.avepoint.com/blog/shifthappens/
Other ways to listen and how I know Dux - https://keepitinthefamily.net/2020/11/19/the-geek-within-episode-7-dux-raymond-sy/
Join me for a conversation with Justin Herman, Global Head of Public Sector at Twilio Inc. as we talk about where he is from, how he got into IT, and where he sees things going.
You can engage Justin here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/justintherman/
https://twitter.com/JustinHerman
https://ahoy.twilio.com/
Other ways to listen and how I know Justin - https://keepitinthefamily.net/2020/11/11/the-geek-within-episode-6-justin-herman/
Join me for a conversation with Roxy Ndebumadu, Customer Success Lead at Microsoft, and Councilwoman for the city of Bowie Maryland.
You can engage Roxy here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxyndebumadu/
https://twitter.com/roxyndebumadu
Join me for a conversation with Darryl Peek, the Head of Federal Strategic Partnerships at Google.
You can engage Darryl here:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/depeekii
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrylepeekii/
Join me as I learn about Sudha Venkateswaran, Senior Director at Collabralink Technologies.
As someone who participates in several IT communities, I realized there are so many people with remarkable stories on how they happened to land in an IT job. So often these great individuals are the business owners, influencers, and event speakers where we hear about the latest products and services that can help us move our businesses forward, but we don't hear about them, what they do, why they do it, and how they came to be where they are today.
This podcast series will focus on the people and get to hear their unique stories.
Music created by Zach Wood and used by permission.
Join me as I learn about Amie Seisay of Seisay IT Solutions.
As someone who participates in several IT communities, I realized there are so many people with remarkable stories on how they happened to land in an IT job. So often these great individuals are the business owners, influencers, and event speakers where we hear about the latest products and services that can help us move our businesses forward, but we don't hear about them, what they do, why they do it, and how they came to be where they are today. This podcast series will focus on the people and get to hear their unique stories.
Music created by Zach Wood and used by permission.
Join me as I learn about Raza Latif, President at NuAxis Innovations.
As someone who participates in several IT communities, I realized there are so many people with remarkable stories on how they happened to land in an IT job. So often these great individuals are the business owners, influencers, and event speakers where we hear about the latest products and services that can help us move our businesses forward, but we don't hear about them, what they do, why they do it, and how they came to be where they are today. This podcast series will focus on the people and get to hear their unique stories.
Music created by Zach Wood and used by permission.