Changing Careers, Listening and Podcasting with Bart Farrell

Probably the most fun conversation I’ve had while having the most connectivity issues 😂

Hopefully nothing noticeable :)

Bart Farrell comes on and shares his non-linear journey to the tech industry. I love how he leverages his previous experience in what he does now and isn’t afraid to jump into the unknown.

Next to that, we discuss our learnings from having had many conversations with different. Listening is one of the key takeaways there.

Enjoy 🎙

Connect with Bart Farrell:

https://twitter.com/birthmarkbart

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-farrell

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/qAvZ1gBg3eU

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  

Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

OUTLINE:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:28 - Bart's non-linear path to the tech industry

00:02:15 - Bart's YouTube channel

00:04:06 - Teaching and organising events

00:06:25 - Changing careers in Bart's environment

00:09:09 - Leveraging previous experience

00:11:00 - Baby steps

00:11:55 - Breaking things down into small pieces

00:15:16 - Patrick's podcasting journey

00:17:02 - Starting vs. Finishing

00:19:38 - Grinding it out

00:20:37 - Self reflection

00:22:48 - What Patrick has learned through talking to people

00:24:24 - Creating great environments

00:26:31 - Training for listening

00:29:02 - Listening as conference topic

00:30:38 - The feeling of being heard

00:32:25 - Powerful silences

00:34:50 - Podcasts we've listened to

00:37:04 - Why are people listening?

00:38:30 - Bart loves Ear Hustle

00:40:02 - Making notes while listening

00:41:38 - Facing imposter syndrome

00:44:28 - Suffering from not knowing

00:46:16 - Mentoring & Feedback

00:48:46 - Bouncing perceptions

00:51:10 - Bart has his calendly link open

00:53:44 - Truly helping people