Lauren Cooney is the founder of Spark Labs and has been doing amazing work leading mentoring, coaching, and leadership programs for women in technology which is a much needed effort. In this very open and exciting discussion, Lauren shares how she and her community building programs are working to bring diversity and inclusivity into business…
Adam Post is a Principal Consultant, and despite his twitter handle of @semi_technical, he can certainly be extremely technical when needed. Adam joins for a great discussion that will lead you through a journey on how to do effective goal settings, how to maintain the determination needed during difficult times, and much more. There are…
Kelly Goolsby is Director of Solution Architecture at Liquid Web and joins me for a great discussion around how managed services and managed cloud is a win for organizations and much more. We discuss the tips that make a great architect, career progressions, navigating the effective sales process, and all things in between. Photo by Berkeley…
Imagine facing an unbearable physical pain and a doctor’s decision in front of you that could fundamentally change your future. Join Jacob DeLuise as he shares a profound story of experiencing just that and how he makes tough decisions and motivates in not just the good days but through the bad days. The story…
As the wind up to VMworld 2019 is in full force, this is the last of the pre-VMworld podcasts. Today I share ideas on how to take in the announcements, what to really dig in on with how vendors influence their stories, and how to up level your thinking like an architect as you take…
VMworld is around the corner and we are joined by a hugely respected community advocate in Yadin Porter de Leon for this show. Yadin is the founder of the Level Up Project and the mind behind the vTrailMap which lays out a phenomenal list of folks and resources to get connected to for raising your…
This show brings back one of our most popular guests, Rob Hirschfeld, who also has his own wicked good podcast at L8ist Sh9y Podcast We talk on some timely topics leading up to VMworld 2019 in San Francisco August 25-29. There will be daily community runs and the community coffee exchange and we are seeing…
Ben Kehoe is a Cloud Robotics Research Scientist at iRobot and Serverless Hero among many things. After an exciting twitter thread which centered around what the upcoming AWS Outposts product could do (and perhaps be limited to) and the “why on-prem?” question that many ask, Ben joined me for a powerful conversation where we explore…
The team from Clubhouse.io join me to chat about their approach to bringing a developer-focused experience with their platform. This is a great discussion that talks much deeper on how being in what some may view as a crowded market is actually not crowded when you differentiate and provide distinct and focused products. Big thanks…
James Olander is the founder and designer of The Roost Stand which reached an impressive 1MM+ on its Kickstarter campaign. Join us as we discuss the adventures of launching a Kickstarter, the challenges and learnings, and also how to think like a product manager to successfully build your own startup ideas. Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash