IT Career Energizer
IT Career Energizer is a weekly podcast for tech professionals seeking career advancement. Host Phil Burgess interviews industry experts to share their experiences and advice. The show aims to help listeners build skills and achieve success in the tech field.
Episodes
367: You Should Experiment Early in Your Career with Josh Doody
Josh Doody is a salary negotiation coach who helps Software Developers get more high-quality job offers and negotiate higher salaries using the strategies and tactics he writes about on the Fearless Salary Negotiation website. Top 3 Career Tips 1. Build financial flexibility before taking big leaps. 2. Experiment early and often. 3. Make flexible plans and be ready to pivot. R
366: Thriving in a Tech-Driven World: Nada Sanders on AI, Career Growth & Communication
Nada Sanders is a professor at Northeastern University, internationally recognized AI thought leader, and expert in forecasting and supply chain strategy. Nada is a passionate advocate for bridging the gap between technology and humanity, helping professionals' future-proof their careers in a digital world. Nada is a sought-after speaker and the author of seven books including the "The Humach
365: How to Stay Ahead of Tech Industry Changes with Tony Walker
Tony Walker is an accomplished professional in the IT and technology industry, specializing in passive infrastructure. He leads Global Fiber Product Marketing for The Siemon Company. Tony has worked with top-tier companies, navigating dynamic challenges and offering unique solutions in areas such as cabling and network deployments. His career journey is a testament to the power of curiosity
364: Change Will Bring You Opportunity with Anil Pande
Anil Pande is a director and board adviser across multiple Insurtech, Digital Health, Fintech and Consultancy firms. He is also a managing partner of TestPro. He has had a successful career delivering quality engineering services for large corporate clients by bringing best practice, in depth knowledge and practical skills to deliver challenging programmes. Top 3 Career Tips 1. Change
363: You Need To Know What You Want with Kevlin Henney
Kevlin Henney is an independent consultant, speaker, writer and trainer. His software development interests are in programming, practice and people. Kevlin is co-author of A Pattern Language for Distributed Computing and On Patterns and Pattern Languages. He is also editor of 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know and co-editor of 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know. Top 3 Career
362: Transitioning into a Career in Tech with Vanessa Vun
Vanessa Vun is a front-end engineer at SciShield. Vanessa is in the early stages of her tech career having transitioned into tech after realising that she felt unfulfilled in her old career working in a laboratory. Top 3 Career Tips 1. Test the waters before diving into a career in tech. 2. Career switching is a marathon not a sprint. 3. You need to out-human the AI. Rate, Re
361: Great Communication Skills will Amplify Your Success with Brent Dykes
Brent Dykes is the author of Effective Data Storytelling: How to Drive Change with Data, Narrative and Visuals - https://www.effectivedatastorytelling.com/. He is also the founder of AnalyticsHero, a data storytelling consultancy, the Senior Director of Data Strategy at Domo and a regular Forbes contributor. As you'll hear, we talk about the importance of Data Analytics to companies.
360: Nurture Your Network Before You Leverage It with Joe Karlsson
Joe is a Data Engineer turned Developer Advocate. He is also a TEDx speaker and he has spoken at hundreds of technical conferences all over the globe. Joe specialises in making complex programming concepts approachable for developers of all levels. And he empowers developers to think creatively when building applications with a massive amount of data through demos, blogs, videos, or what
359: Be Audacious and Give Yourself Permission with iAsia Brown
iAsia Brown is a Senior Producer at Xbox Gaming Studios. She has a track record of delivering Triple A and Indie game projects at scale. Prior to this iAsia worked as a Senior Program Manager for Microsoft. And this followed 16 years as a combat veteran of the US Air Force and Marine Corps. iAsia is a member of the board of directors for Women In Tech Hollywood and for Creating Coding Care
358: You Need to Figure Out What Works for You with Anna Skoulikari
Anna Skoulikari is an Internal Communications Project Manager at JetBrains. She is the author of "Learning Git" as well as creator of the course "Git for complete beginners". Click on the following link below to find out more about Anna's book and course – https://www.oreilly.com Top 3 Career Tips 1. Listen to your gut. Figure out what works for you. Figure out who you are and stay
357: Being a Developer Advocate at ServiceNow with Chuck Tomasi
Chuck Tomasi is a Developer Advocate at ServiceNow. He loves to share what he has learned with the developer community through blogs, videos, live streams, podcasts and books. Top 3 Career Tips 1. The best time to make mistakes is early in your career. 2. You need to learn how to deal with senior management. 3. Invest in building and developing relationships. Subscribe to the IT Ca
356: You Need to Think Like Your Boss with Zhuoyue Wang
Zhuoyue Wang is a senior software engineer on the space management team at Oracle. He's the team lead for memory management in the database kernel. Top 3 Career Tips 1. Identify your strengths and interests. Find your unique position within the industry. Distinguish yourself from others. Enable people to remember you because of your characteristics and expertise. 2. Think like your bo
355: You Need to Develop a Strong Work Ethic with Opemipo Disu
Opemipo Disu is an 18-year-old Developer Advocate, keynote speaker who has been featured in several publications. He aims to empower 500,000 developers through his keynote talks and tutorials, and has already spoken at 100+ tech conferences. Top 3 Career Tips 1. Develop a strong work ethic. By doing so you will get noticed and make sure that people are aware of your achievements. This incl
354: How to Keep Doing the Fun Stuff with Michael Frew
Michael Frew is a technology veteran with 20+ years of experience. He now acquires 6 and 7 figure software and SaaS companies that generate him a 7-figure pre-tax annual income. Top 3 Career Tips 1. There is always the opportunity to acquire a business rather than start a new business. You can acquire an existing business from an entrepreneur when they're looking to move onto the next thing
353: Why Hard Work Isn't Enough for a Successful Career in Tech with Dr. Kyle Elliott
Dr. Kyle Elliott is confidant to many of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. He is a tech career coach, interview coach and job search expert. Kyle's Top 3 Career Tips 1. Consistency is important. You need to put in the hard work. Spend time putting in effort and don't look for a quick trick or shortcut to success. Be strategic and intentional on what you work on. 2. Life begins outsi
352: Be Bold, Be Brave and Go with Your Heart with Al Kingsley
Al Kingsley has almost 30 years' experience in educational technology and digital safeguarding, with a passion for education. He's the CEO of EdTech company, NetSupport, and an EdTech author. Al's Top 3 Career Tips 1. You are born with two eyes, two ears and one mouth. You should use them in appropriate proportions. You don't need to be the first person to speak to prove your worth. List
351: Educate Develop Innovate and Inspire with Caroline Bedford
In this week's show, Phil talks to Caroline Bedford, the founder and creator of Digital Minds, an award-winning innovation programme. Her forte is embedding design thinking, future-focused skills and a creative mindset within traditional roles in the insurance and corporate tech worlds. Using her 30+ years of technology and specialty insurance experience, she brings to life discovery, ideation,
350: You Should Always Negotiate Your Salary Offer with Brandon Bramley
In this week's show, Phil talks to Brandon Bramley, the founder of The Salary Negotiator. Brandon provides professional job offer and salary negotiation coaching to help IT professionals navigate the job offer negotiation process confidently and earn higher compensation. He's coached clients through hundreds of salary negotiations with companies ranging in size from small businesses and startups
349: Invest In Communication and Be An Optimist with James Malley
In this week's show, Phil talks to James Malley, the CEO and Co-Founder of Paccurate. He has been working in the logistics tech space since 2009 and has helped create a variety of enterprise shipping technology. He spearheaded the design of an award-winning multi-carrier TMS (Transportation Management Software) and since 2015, he's been evangelizing the use of AI to achieve cost-efficient and envi
348: Build Your Skill Set and Have Patience with Luke Switkowski
In this week's show, Phil talks to Luke Switkowski, the CEO and cofounder of Kognitiv, a company that provides Workday consultancy and professional services. He has been working with Workday for more than a decade and developed an on-demand services model supporting Workday clients. Luke talks about why skill sets are at the heart of every IT career. He also discusses the value of patience when it
347: Focus On The Value That You Can Deliver with Marcus Olson
In this week's show, Phil talks to Marcus Olson, who discovered his love of technology by disassembling and reassembling computers salvaged from a shuttered Black & Decker office. He also taught himself Basic so that he could create his own, simple text-based games. He is now the CEO and Founder of Pliancy, a technology-enabled professional services company that helps growing start-ups scale their
346: It's All About People with Chuck Tomasi
In this week's show, Phil talks to Chuck Tomasi who has worked in the IT industry for 40 years. His roles have included software developer, systems administrator, project manager and technical consultant to name but a few. He has a particular interest in integrating devices and systems to increase the value of the overall solution. And he likes share what he has learned with the developer communit
345: Trust Yourself and Remember To Ask For Help with Tyler Rohrer
In this week's show, Phil talks to Tyler Rohrer, a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience around end user computing. He has worked in and around the most progressive and challenging deployments in the world. And most recently, he founded Remotely INC, the world's first Hyper Converged Console. He is leveraging his experience in the digital workspace and end user computing space to he
344: Focus On The Soft Skills and Read, Read, Read with Arpit Mohan
In this week's show, Phil talks to Arpit Mohan, who has always been fascinated by technology, from taking apart has Tamagotchi to creating a mobile game that went viral. He is the co-founder and CTO of Appsmith, an open-source project built by engineers for engineers. It is now used by more than 1,000 teams, employs people in 8 countries and has raised over $10 million in capital. Arpit talks abou
343: Make Sure Your Customers Are Your Kind Of People and Always Empower Others with Alexander Embiricos
In this week's show, Phil talks to Alexander Embiricos, cofounder and CEO of Remotion, a virtual office that brings hybrid teams to life. Before starting Remotion, he was a Product Manager at Dropbox, as well as having studied Computer Science at Stanford. Alexander talks about the value in identifying a customer base that you can relate to on a personal level. He also discusses the value in empow
342: Can One Person Kill an Entire Industry? 'Once Upon Atari' with Howard Scott Warshaw
In this week's show, Phil talks to Howard Scott Warshaw, a video game pioneer, an award-winning filmmaker, an innovative technologist, an author, and a Museum of Modern Art artist. He now employs this eclectic skillset as a psychotherapist in California's Silicon Valley. His latest book, "Once Upon Atari" (subtitled How I made history by killing an industry) details his exploits at Atari and how t
341: Make Yourself Replaceable and Remember That "NO" Stands For New Opportunities with Janet T Phan
In this week's show, Phil talks to Janet T Phan, the Founder and Executive Director of Thriving Elements and Senior Technical Product Manager for Amazon's Project Kuiper. She has a vision to develop and empower young women in STEM to make a sustainable impact and inspire the next generation of women leaders. Janet talks to Phil about the value in making ourselves replaceable in the industry. She a
340: The Power Of Networking and Always Practice Self-Care with Jossie Haines
In this week's show, Phil talks to Jossie Haines, a software engineering leader at the forefront of emerging customer technology across Silicon Valley. She has held management roles at Apple, Zynga and American Express and she is currently VP of Software Engineering and Head of DEI at Tile. She's also a public speaker and she coaches technology leaders on creating inclusive and diverse working spa
339: Focus On The Job and Learn The Foundational Elements Of Your Field with Adrianus Warmenhoven
In this week's show, Phil talks to Adrianus Warmenhoven, a Defensive Strategist and Threat Intelligence Manager at NordVPN. He is responsible for getting the most relevant Indicators of Compromise, malware samples and their indicators and mapping out the threat landscape for the company's customers. He has undertaken security reviews and advised companies on how to deal with active threats and ext
338: Learn More Than You Need To Know and Keep Your Eyes Open with Mark Angle
In this week's show, Phil talks to Mark Angle the Chief Cloud Operations Officer at OneStream, having previously held leadership positions in areas including data centre operations, service desk, enterprise architecture and service delivery. His passions lie at the intersection of technology, science, and nature but he gets his in-office adrenaline rush leading collaboration discussions or present
337: Continually Learn and Never Settle For Less with Don Pezet
In this week's show, Phil talks to Don Pezet, the CTO and Lead Edutainer at ITPro.TV. He has been working in the IT industry since 1997 and has been training others since 2001. He is a certified trainer with many vendors including Microsoft, CompTIA, Google and Cisco. His combination of real-world experience, textbook knowledge, and a questionable sense of humour have helped him to entertain and e
336: Always Follow Up and Take Control Of Your Career Path with Greg Edwards
In this week's show, Phil talks to Greg Edwards, a technology entrepreneur since 1998. Before founding CryptoStopper, he started Axis Backup, a backup and disaster recovery company for the insurance industry. In 2015, Axis backup was acquired by J2 Global, enabling the creation of CryptoStopper which focuses exclusively on cybersecurity. Greg talks about the importance of following up when it come
335: Look For The Opportunities To Grow and Don't Doubt Yourself with Kirk Marple
In this week's show, Phil talks to Kirk Marple, a customer-focused technology leader. He is the CEO and Founder of Unstruk Data and has more than 25 years of experience developing media management pipelines, leading DevOps at venture backed companies and structuring successful exits. Kirk talks to Phil about how taking risks and looking for opportunities can often provide the most growth. He also
334: Broaden Your Knowledge Base and Continually Learn with Craig Goodwin
In this week's show, Phil talks to Craig Goodwin, the co-founder of Cyvatar.ai, a game-changing cybersecurity firm that makes cybersecurity simple for businesses by providing fully managed, customer-centric security solutions. He is a Certified Chief Information Security Officer and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, having held the role of Global Chief Security Officer for a n
334: Broaden Your Knowledge Base and Continually Learn with Craig Goodwin
In this week's show, Phil talks to Craig Goodwin, the co-founder of Cyvatar.ai, a game-changing cybersecurity firm that makes cybersecurity simple for businesses by providing fully managed, customer-centric security solutions. He is a Certified Chief Information Security Officer and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, having held the role of Global Chief Security Officer for a n
333: Keep A Growth Mindset and Question Everything with Maura Charles
In this week's show, Phil talks to Maura Charles, the founder of Keep it Human, a digital innovation consultancy. She has 25 years of experience working in digital transformation and digital product management for beloved brands like Bloomingdale's, Real Simple, and the New York Philharmonic. She loves helping teams get unstuck by finding the right digital processes to build bridges between the te
332: Exposure Changes Attitudes and Share Your Story with Kevin Harris
In this week's show, Phil talks to Kevin Harris, who has been in the IT field for over 20 years, holding positions that range from Systems Analyst to Chief Information Officer. He is now a higher education administration official at American Public University System, continuing to make system improvements to support student success and learning. As a faculty member he has delivered instruction in
331: An Engineering Mindset Is Crucial and Always Work On The Things You're Passionate About with Leon Kuperman
In this week's show, Phil talks to Leon Kuperman, the co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of Cast AI. He has worked in technology for more than 20 years in roles that cover product management, software design & development though to production deployment. Leon talks about the value in fostering an engineering mind-set. He also discusses the importance of following our passions and how working
330: Always Reach Out To People and Remember Your Own Value with Sunir Shah
In this week's show, Phil talks to Sunir Shah, the founder and CEO of AppBind as well as president of the Cloud Software Association. He has spent his career creating and selling software products to improve how the internet works. And he believes that nothing is more profitable than becoming a piece of the internet! Sunir talks to Phil about why we should make use of the internet to reach out to
329: Find Your Personal "And" and Bring What Makes You Unique To Your IT Career with Meredydd Luff
In this week's show, Phil talks to Meredydd Luff, the CEO and cofounder of Anvil, a platform for building full-stack web apps entirely in Python. He has a PhD in building usable programming systems from Cambridge University and he wants to make programming more accessible for everyone. Meredydd talks about the importance of finding your "and" – the secondary skill that adds value to you. He also d
328: Keep Your Creative Spirit Alive and Document Your Ideas with Ulf Schwekendiek
In this week's show, Phil talks to Ulf Schwekendiek, the first mobile engineer at Siri before it was acquired by Apple as well as a co-founder of Ditto which was acquired by Groupon. He is now the co-founder and CEO of Centered, designing the platform and building a team that shares his passion for achieving mindfulness at work. Ulf talks about the importance of keeping your creative spirit alive
327: Begin With The End In Mind and Use Your Time Wisely with Matthew Gaddy
In this week's show, Phil talks to Matthew Gaddy, a productivity and high-performance coach for engineers, helping them to operate at their best so that they can produce work that makes a difference. He is on a mission to increase productivity in a way that reduces stress and fosters a quality working environment. Matthew talks about the importance of visualizing our ideal outcomes and sticking to
326: Diversity of Experience Is Crucial and Let People Know What Excites You with Michal Juhas
In this week's show, Phil talks to Michal Juhas, who has worked in the tech industry for more than 16 years. He has held a variety of positions during his career, from software developer to chief technical officer. And in 2019 he founded Geek Recruiters and he is now an IT Talent Advisor, Recruiter, Career Coach and Trainer as well as the author of 6 books and the creator of multiple video courses
325: Always Put Yourself Out There and Be Consistent with Edidiong Asikpo
In this week's show, Phil talks to Edidiong Asikpo, a developer advocate who writes technical articles about Kubernetes, web development, soft skills and open-source contributions. She has given more than 50 talks at various tech conferences and meetups around the world and also played a significant role in building three of the most impactful developer communities in Africa. Edidiong talks about
324: Build Long Term Relationships and Find A Great Mentor with Sham Jabeen
In this week's show, Phil talks to Sham Jabeen, who has worked in the tech industry for the past 12 years, starting her career is an Account Manager for an IT support and services company. She is now a Senior Account Manager for Total Computers, where she works in partnership with vendors such as Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Microsoft and Google, and manages clients in the legal, financial and gam
323: Invest In Yourself With A Growth Mind-Set and Understand The Value Of The Knowledge You Gain with Ben Hong
In this week's show, Phil talks to Ben Hong, a Vue.js Core Team Member and a Staff Developer Experience Engineer at Netlify as well as a Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies & Map Platforms. He has spoken, taught and Emc'ed around the world at events such as VueConfUS, Vue Toronto and O'Reilly's Fluent Conf. He is also a lead instructor at Vue Mastery, one of the premier learning platforms
322: Focus, Go Deep and Remember To Have Fun with Annie Liew
In this week's show, Phil talks to Annie Liew, who graduated from a Front-End bootcamp in summer 2019 and is currently the Front-End Engineering Lead at Pastel. She's passionate about bringing the technical and visual aspects of digital products to life and cares deeply about the user experience, beautiful pixels and writing clean, accessible code. Her goal is to become exceptional at Front-End bu
321: The Importance Of Growing and Develop Your Resilience with Toni Collis
In this week's show, Phil talks to Toni Collis, the CEO of Collis-Holmes Innovations, an award-winning leader, International Keynote speaker, Consultant and Leadership Coach. Her career has focused on facilitating the use of technology, and she believes that this requires true diversity in the future leadership of the tech industry. As Founder of Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC), she dev
320: The Power Of Networking and How To Deal With Rejection with Devin Ford
In this week's show, Phil talks to Devin Ford, a self-taught front-end developer who enjoys solving complex problems under pressure. And he regularly tweets about what he's doing and shares what he's learnt along the way. Devin talks about the power of networking and how it can accelerate your career. He also discusses why resilience is the key to learning, and how to overcome rejection. KEY TAK
318: Learn From Your Communities and Remember That Learning Is Fun with Michelle Barker
In this week's show, Phil talks to Michelle Barker, a Lead Front End Developer for Atomic Smash and the author of front-end blog CSS In Real Life. She likes to build fun, creative websites and side projects that are also performant and accessible. She has written articles and regularly speaks about front end development at web conferences and meetups, covering topics such as CSS Grid Layout and CS
317: Always Be Learning and Don't Be Afraid To Change with Rob Rastovich
In this week's show, Phil talks to Rob Rastovich, the Chief Technical Officer at ThingLogix, a provider of Internet of Things solutions, solution components and advisory services. He has been actively involved in technology for nearly 30 years including what is now known as Amazon's AWS IoT. As CTO of ThingLogix he is the chief architect behind the company's ground-breaking IoT platform that elimi
316: Standing Out Is Crucial and Be Remembered For The Right Reasons with Leila Singh
In this week's show, Phil talks to Leila Singh, a tech industry career coach who works with high-achieving career professionals who may be feeling stuck, frustrated and undervalued. She has a passion for bringing out the best in others which she does through the mi-brand academy. She is also a TEDx & Keynote Speaker, an Author and host of the mi-brand HQ podcast. Leila talks about why hard work is
315: Learn To Learn and Never Be Afraid To Ask Questions with Fernando Doglio
In this week's show, Phil talks to Fernando Doglio, who describes himself as a fulltime geek. He's an experienced Software Development Manager and architect with a background in Web Development and Big Data architectures. He also writes technical articles and is a published author, his latest book being 'Codes Well with Others' which is being published by Manning. Fernando talks about why we must
314: It's Okay To Move Onwards And Upwards and Take Advice With A Pinch Of Salt with Alan Pope
In this week's show, Phil talks to Alan Pope, an Engineering Manager and Developer Advocate for InfluxData, the creator of InfluxDB which is an open-source time series database. He is also a podcaster and he describes himself as a through and through geek. Alan talks about why it's okay to move on when the time is right in your career journey. He also discusses why it's important to take people's
313: Look Everywhere For Problems That Need Solving and Build Great Teams with Neil Day
In this week's show, Phil talks to Neil Day, who has more than 30 years of experience in the industry having started his career as a coder with Apple. He went on to manage online systems for Walmart and Sears before creating the successful start-up MediaMaster. He is now the Chief Technical Officer for R-Zero. Neil talks about why the search for new initiatives may not always like in your immediat
312: Communication Skills Are Essential and Life Goals Are A Marathon, Not A Sprint with Jessica Chan
In this week's show, Phil talks to Jessica Chan, a self-taught web developer who provides practical tips and tutorials for beginners in web development which she shares through blog posts and her YouTube channel, 'Coder Coder'. Jessica talks about why communication skills are so important in an IT career. She also discusses the importance of patience when it comes to setting life goals. KEY TAKE
311: Develop Your Learning Mind-Set and Consider Your Employer's Needs with Anna McDougall
In this week's show, Phil talks to Anna McDougall, a former opera singer and now a full-stack developer with a passion for JavaScript. She is also a tech blogger, a YouTube creator and a public speaker. Anna discusses impostor syndrome and why it's always wise to receive feedback with the right mind-set in place. She also talks about the importance of altering your perspective when looking for a j
310: Start Networking Now and Step Out Of That Comfort Zone with Mike Karan
In this week's show, Phil talks to Mike Karan, the co-host of the podcast HTML All The Things and the co-founder of Digital Dynasty Design. Mike talks about why it's important to begin networking as early as possible in your IT career. He also discusses why it's crucial to step outside of our comfort zones in order to truly develop. KEY TAKEAWAYS: TOP CAREER TIP Never be afraid to start networ
309: Follow Your Passions and Build A Career Around The Things You Love with Tom Taulli
In this week's show, Phil talks to Tom Taulli, an author, a speaker and an advisor to startups. He has co-founded a variety of companies including Hypermart.net, WebIPO and BizEquity. And his books include 'Artificial Intelligence Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction' and 'The Robotic Process Automation Handbook: A Guide To Implementing RPA Systems'. Tom talks about the importance of following you
308: Be Open To Opportunities and Let The World Know What You're Capable Of with Shruti Balasa
In this week's show, Phil talks to Shruti Balasa, a full stack developer. She has developed and delivered more than 200 websites over the last 9 years, ranging from static to fully-fledged networking and eCommerce sites. She is now focused on creating tutorials and courses to simplify web development for beginners. Shruti talks about why we should always try to remain open to new possibilities in
307: Never Underestimate Yourself and Be Thoughtful About Your Career Path with Don Jones
In this week's show, Phil talks to Don Jones, who has worked in the IT industry since the 1990s, and in that time has been everything from a software developer to a network engineer. He's written dozens of IT books, and now focuses on helping technologists become the owners of their careers. Don discusses why you should never underestimate your value. He also talks about why we must be thoughtful
306: Volunteer In Order To Accelerate Your Growth and Understand Who You Are with Jana Axline
In this week's show, Phil talks to Jana Axline, the CEO and Chief Project Officer of Project Genetics where she drives ideas from initiation to implementation, achieving successful outcomes for clients. She has strong skills and a passion for project management, coupled with years of leadership experience across a variety of industries. She is also an international speaker as well as an active P
305: Why You Should Become A Software Engineer and How To Get Started with Patrick Lynott
In this week's show, Phil talks to Patrick Lynott, the Head of UK Admissions & Placement at Boolean, a tech education company that teaches their students to be software engineers and then helps them to land their first job in tech. Patrick talks about why people should consider a career as a software engineer and how Boolean can help. He also discusses the positive ways in which investment is chan
304: Become An Effective Storyteller and Focus On Your "Why" with Slater Victoroff
In this week's show, Phil talks to Slater Victoroff, who has been building AI, machine learning and deep learning solutions for the enterprise for the better part of the past decade having worked with everyone from the federal government to two-person startups to the Fortune 100. He has also educated hundreds of business users in the successful implementation of deep learning through a simple fram
303: Respect The Team That You're A Part Of and Develop Your Network with James Stanger
In this week's show, Phil talks to James Stanger, CompTIA's Chief Technology Evangelist. James has consulted in cloud security, open source, and networking for organizations such as Northrop Grumman, Tesco, AWS, West Point, SoftBank, and Symantec. He has also developed education programs on a myriad of subjects, including security analytics, cloud administration, Linux, British Romantic literature
302: Find The Career Path That Doesn't Feel Like Work and Have An Attitude Of Gratitude with Seth Hammerman
In this week's show, Phil talks to Seth Hammerman, a Senior Cloud Security Sales Engineer for a large Cybersecurity vendor having made a mid-career change from the construction industry into IT. He has been either a pre-sales Sales Engineer or Sales Engineer Manager for most of his IT career, but has also held roles such as Technical Sales Manager and Director of Channel Sales Enablement. Seth tal
301: The Importance Of Being Inquisitive and Becoming An Asset Through Learning with Kyle Prinsloo
In this week's show, Phil talks to Kyle Prinsloo, who helps web designers and developers to launch and grow their freelancing careers. He is a developer, consultant and course creator as well as host of The Freelancer Podcast where he shares freelancing and marketing nuggets for web developers. Kyle talks about the importance of curiosity and inquisitiveness. He also discusses the value of forging
300: The Importance Of Being Self-Aware and How A Growth Mindset Can Turn Us Into The Best Version Of Ourselves with Jan Muhlfeit
In this week's show, Phil talks to Jan Muhlfeit, who has a proven track record in building and leading successful teams which he acquired through an extensive, 22-year career at Microsoft Corporation where his last role was that of Chairman for Europe. Since leaving Microsoft in 2014 he has been coaching individuals and teams on how to uncover their personal strengths and find the best in people.
299: You Need To Start Using LinkedIn Now with Deenita Pattni
in this week's show, Phil talks to Deenita Pattni. Deenita is a leading expert on LinkedIn marketing and has been helping her clients gain more visibility on LinkedIn, be seen as an authority and generate opportunities. This episode gives you opportunity to listen in to parts of a longer interview recorded for the Transform Your Career podcast, due to be launched in July 2021.
298: Gain Greater Awareness Through Mindset Development with Jeff Perry
In this week's show, Phil talks to Jeff Perry, Jeff helps engineering and software professionals develop soft skills to unlock hidden potential and remove self-imposed roadblocks. This includes Leadership Training & Development, Career & Mindset Coaching and Personal Branding. He is the founder of More Than Engineering and the host of The Engineering Career Coach podcast. In this episode Phil and
297: How To Launch Your Career In Technology with Nancy Hammervik
In this week's show, Phil talks to Nancy Hammervik, the Executive Vice President for Industry Relations at CompTIA, as well as CEO of CompTIA's Tech Careers Academy, where she is responsible for elevating the association's public profile among its member and across the IT industry. Prior to joining CompTia (in 2011) Nancy had a 25 year career with United Business Media's Everything Channel. In thi
296: Set Realistic Goals and Persistence Is Key with Peter Johnson
In this week's show, Phil talks to Peter Johnson, a QA engineer. He has contributed to test automation on a variety of software projects in embedded systems, web services and satellite communication software. Peter talks about setting realistic goals, and how to stay on track with them. He also discusses the importance of persistence in achieving success. Show notes for this episode can be found a
295: Take Care Of The Soft Skills In Business and Play To Your Strengths with Neil Thompson
In this week's show, Phil talks to Neil Thompson, the founder of Teach The Geek, helping STEM professionals to communicate effectively by developing their public speaking skills. Prior to Teach The Geek, he was a biomedical engineer, a freelance writer and a product development engineer as well as a professional speaker. Neil talks about why we should always nurture and develop the soft skills tha
294: Building Is The Best Way To Learn with Mads Brodt
In this week's show, Phil talks to Mads Brodt, a front-end engineer from Copenhagen. He designs, creates and supports websites and applications for clients and for fun. And he loves using modern technology to create exceptional user experiences, always striving to create high quality products. Mads discusses the importance of practical experience and how it can energise your career. He also talks
293: Focus On The Things You're Passionate About with Mike Williams
In this week's show, Phil talks to Mike Williams, the founder of BuildLab, a digital development and automation studio and the co-founder and CTO of SharpSeat, an Event Ticket Marketplace. He is also a full-stack web developer with an emphasis on front-end-development & design and process automation. Mike talks about the importance of focusing on things your passionate about so as to remain motiva
292: People Are Paying You To Solve a Problem with Eric Matthes
In this week's show, Phil talks to Eric Matthes, author of Python Crash Course, the world's best-selling guide to the Python Programming Language, published in 2015. He is also the author of Python Flash Cards for learners of all ages as well as a completely non-tech book, The Road to Alaska. Eric talks about always remembering that people are interested in having problems solved, rather than tech
291: Set Goals That Will Bring Balance And Happiness with Camille Fournier
In this week's show, Phil talks to Camille Fournier, an engineering executive, author of the books "The Manager's Path" and "97 Things Every Engineering Manager Should Know." She began her career with Microsoft in 2001 as a Software Design Engineer and by 2014 had been appointed Chief Technology Officer of Rent the Runway. She is now the Managing Director of Two Sigma, with responsibility for mana
290: Being A Team Player In A World Of Cloud, Cyber Security and Collaboration with Matt Rosenthal
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