intx - in tech: Recent Episodes
Luke J Byrne
Conversations with ordinary and extraordinary people in the world of tech. Discover roles, technologies, and means of accessing and navigate the sector from people with a variety of background and experiences.
This week we speak with start-up entrepreneur and People Analytics leader Marianna Simonian. Marianna has worked with various startups over the past 10 years developing expertise in early growth alongside a passion for People Analytics. Currently her main focus is as Country Manager for Tech and Startups at SEED Group, and Head of HR for Startups at the Higher School of Economics.
Marianna:
► https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariannasimonyan/
► https://www.instagram.com/smarianna/
Support:
► Patreon: https://patreon.com/intx
Listen:
► Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jiIhGO
► Apple: https://apple.co/3HhUOSY
► Google: http://bit.ly/3Y8iiRb
► Amazon: https://amzn.to/3JmF4Rb
Connect:
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intxpodcast/
► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@intx_podcast
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intx_podcast/
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/intx_podcast
For business enquiries contact us at intx.contact@gmail.com
This week we speak with Software Engineer at Microsoft, Top Mentor at MentorCruise, and Technical Writer Medium, Davide Pollicino.
Davide:
► https://linktr.ee/davidepollicino
Support:
► Patreon: https://patreon.com/intx
Listen:
► Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jiIhGO
► Apple: https://apple.co/3HhUOSY
► Google: http://bit.ly/3Y8iiRb
► Amazon: https://amzn.to/3JmF4Rb
Connect:
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intxpodcast/
► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@intx_podcast
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intx_podcast/
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/intx_podcast
For business enquiries contact us at intx.contact@gmail.com
This week we speak with MIT Instructor and fractional CTPO, Mark Herschberg. This episode we follow Mark's journey from studying EE/CS and Physics at MIT to becoming a published author, startup founder, serial CTO, and instructor at MIT. We cover how ballroom dancing helped his career, to ethics, to strategies for career progression from Mark's book, The Career Toolkit.
Mark:
► https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com
► https://brainbumpapp.com/#video
► https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershey/
► https://twitter.com/CareerToolkitBk
► https://www.facebook.com/TheCareerToolkitBook
► https://www.instagram.com/thecareertoolkit/
Support:
► Patreon: https://patreon.com/intx
Listen:
► Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jiIhGO
► Apple: https://apple.co/3HhUOSY
► Google: http://bit.ly/3Y8iiRb
► Amazon: https://amzn.to/3JmF4Rb
Connect:
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intxpodcast/
► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@intx_podcast
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intx_podcast/
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/intx_podcast
For business enquiries contact us at intx.contact@gmail.com
This week we speak with Aashni from HypeDocs about her journey as an entrepreneur and the development of HypeDocs, a platform designed to help people celebrate their accomplishments, and beat imposter syndrome. We discuss various aspects of the product, including the community-based approach, integrations, and potential for growth through partnerships with companies like Slack and LinkedIn. We also touch on the challenges of entrepreneurship and the importance of collaboration and seeking outside perspectives. Overall, the conversation provides insights into the process of developing and marketing a startup in the tech industry.
Aashni:
► https://hypedocs.co
► mailto:aashni@hypedocs.co
► http://twitter.com/@aashnisshah
► https://instagram.com/aashnisshah
Support:
► Patreon: https://patreon.com/intx
Listen:
► Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jiIhGO
► Apple: https://apple.co/3HhUOSY
► Google: http://bit.ly/3Y8iiRb
► Amazon: https://amzn.to/3JmF4Rb
Connect:
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intxpodcast/
► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@intx_podcast
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intx_podcast/
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/intx_podcast
For business enquiries contact us at intx.contact@gmail.com
Evelyn Lee, FAIA, is the first-ever Global Head of Workplace Strategy and Innovation
at Slack Technologies, Founder of the Practice of Architecture, and Co-Host of the
Podcast, Practice Disrupted. Lee integrates her business and architecture background
with a qualitative and quantitative focus to build better experiences for the organisation's
employees, clients, and guests.
She is widely published, wrote a monthly column for Contract magazine for over three
years, contributed frequently to Architect Magazine, and is working with Architizer to
develop recurring content on the business of architecture. Evelyn has received
numerous industry awards, including the 2016 40 Under 40 award for Building Design +
Construction and the 2014 AIA National Young Architects Award. She recently served
as the first-ever female Treasurer to the AIA National Board in 2020-2021.
Evelyn:
► https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynlee/
► https://twitter.com/evelynmlee
► https://www.instagram.com/evelynmlee/
► https://practiceofarchitecture.com
► https://practiceofarchitecture.com/podcast/
Support:
► Patreon: https://patreon.com/intx
Listen:
► Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jiIhGO
► Apple: https://apple.co/3HhUOSY
► Google: http://bit.ly/3Y8iiRb
► Amazon: https://amzn.to/3JmF4Rb
Connect:
► YouTube: http://youtube.com/@int_x
► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@intx_podcast
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intx_podcast/
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/intx_podcast
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intxpodcast/
For business enquiries contact us at intx.contact@gmail.com
Welcome to episode 6 of intx where we have career conversations in tech.
Today’s guest is Lead Engineering Manager at LHV UK, Macs Dickinson.
Macs is a self-taught Engineer who went from Tech Support at O2 to Head of Tech at Ticket Arena in little over 4 years. After the steep ascent, Macs returned to a Lead Engineering role at SkyBet before working his way up to Senior Engineering Manager within Flutter Entertainment. During this time his focus had expanded to include team management and strategy which is reflected in the seniority of his positions.
Contact Macs here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/macsdickinson/
Where to listen:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@intx_podcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intx_podcast/
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jiIhGO
Apple: https://apple.co/3HhUOSY
Google: http://bit.ly/3Y8iiRb
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3JmF4Rb
Welcome to episode 5 of intx where we have career conversations in tech.
Today’s guest is Product Design Lead, Educator, and Entrepreneur, Lola Salehu.
After graduating in Real Estate from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, Lola moved into the UX and the Product Design sphere, where she quickly ascending the ranks to Senior Product Designer. She currently works at Paystack and Flick, as well as a number of other endeavours such as OpenSource Africa and a fellow the Design Leadership Forum.
If this wasn’t enough Lola also co-founded a web3 startup, With Kingdom, which was ultimately acquired by FutureAfrica for a 6 figure sum.
Register your interest for Lola's AI Course
https://maven.com/forms/86199a
Contact Lola here:
https://linktr.ee/LolaSalehu
Where to listen:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@intx_podcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intx_podcast/
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jiIhGO
Apple: https://apple.co/3HhUOSY
Google: http://bit.ly/3Y8iiRb
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3JmF4Rb
00:00 Intro and career overview
04:20 Moving into Product Design from UI
06:10 What makes a good designer?
11:25 How to get into Product Design?
15:35 Transition to Lead
21:20 Following broad curiosity and wearing lots of hats...
24:20 Moving into Paystack and Flick (working with AI and ML)
30:20 Kingdom and challenges of start-ups
42:30 OpenSource Africa
45:20 How to manage all this stuff...?
52:30 Avoid AI job displacement
55:58 How to begin your own start-up
Welcome to episode 4 of intx where we have career conversations in tech.
Today’s guest is Aashni Shah, after growing up in Kenya, Aashni moved to Canada to study Computer Science at University of Toronto - where she began Canada’s first student hackathon. After graduation, she worked at Microsoft for just over a year before moving into Square, where she helped the company 3x their regional workforce. After leaving Square almost 3 years ago, Aashni now runs her startup HypeDocs.
Check out Aashni's startup:
https://hypedocs.co
Contact Aashni here:
mailto:aashni@hypedocs.co
http://twitter.com/@aashnisshah
https://instagram.com/aashnisshah
Where to listen:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@intx_podcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intx_podcast/
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jiIhGO
Apple: https://apple.co/3HhUOSY
Google: http://bit.ly/3Y8iiRb
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3JmF4Rb
"A trainwreck with tears, pizza, cancer, and triumph"
Welcome to episode 3 of intx where we explore the stories of both ordinary and extraordinary people in tech, with the goal of helping you better understand how to get in and navigate the sector. We will walk through the career of the guest from as early as is relevant exploring the who what when and why’s of the person they’ve become today
Today's guest is the resilient and passionate, Stephanie Reid-Noe; a Front End Developer, Small Business Guru, and Volleyball Coach. Having started out in Microbiology in 2008, Stephanie spent years across a variety of sectors, from education to sales. With a love of STEM, she joined the tech space later in her career as a Software Developer and is currently a Front End Developer at her own Contracting company, Big Red Productions and CEO of One Smart Cookie.
Stephanie offers a wide spectrum of business tech solutions (quote intx):
https://bigredproductions.us
Check Stephanie out on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/team_big_red_
Where to listen:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@intx_podcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intx_podcast/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2SvhlrQ2Yv2gMmX0i8sciT
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/intx-in-tech/id1663684475
Google:
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8yMTEwNTQ2LnJzcw
Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/72d1a6d5-9767-4c86-b70c-195df0f3902c/intx---in-tech
00:00 Intro
06:00 Car business and sales training
12:30 Moving into education
17:45 Life after education and software development program
21:30 Big Red Productions
32:30 Networking (in-person vs zoom)
38:40 Challenges of the journey
40:50 Cancer diagnosis during dream job
46:26 Outro
Welcome to episode 2 of intx where we explore the stories of both ordinary and extraordinary people in tech, with the goal of helping you better understand how to get in and navigate the sector. We will walk through the career of the guest from as early as is relevant exploring the who what when and why’s of the person they’ve become today
Today's guest is Data Science expert and published author, Zacharias Voulgaris PhD. After gaining his PhD in Computer Science from the University of London in 2009, he quickly moved into Data Science and grew with the field, watching it become the mainstream sector it is today. He has held various roles from Data Scientist to Project Management at Microsoft, through to C-Level positions (such as CTO and Chief Data Science Officer).
Zack's Podcast:
https://utreon.com/c/AnalyticsandPrivacyPodcast
Check out Zack's new book, The Data Path Less Traveled:
https://technicspub.com/thedatapathlesstraveled/
Welcome to episode 1 of intx where we explore the stories of both ordinary and extraordinary people in tech, with the goal of helping you better understand how to get in and navigate the sector.
The format of these podcasts is as follows; we will walk through the career of the guest from as early as is relevant exploring the who what when and why’s of the person they’ve become today.
Helen Richards is a Portfolio Lead at Accenture UK. Despite starting in Animal Science, Helen successfully navigated her career to the management side of tech for which she has assumed roles such as release manager, change lead, and now port folio lead - all of which occurred after a 6.5yr long career break to raise her children.
Connect with Helen here:
linkedin.com/in/helen-richards-53086930/