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IT Career Energizer

415 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 97 ratings

Want to learn what it takes to start, develop and build a successful career in the Information Technology industry? The IT Career Energizer podcast enables you to find out how. More than 300 IT and tech professionals, consultants and experts have shared their career experiences and insights to help you to succeed. Previous guests have included Jeff Atwood (Stack Overflow), Troy Hunt (Have I Been Pwned), Nicole Archambault (La Vie en Code), April Wensel (Compassionate Coding), Kent Beck (Agile Manifesto), Chani Simms (SHe CISO Exec Founder), Danny Thompson (Community Leader), Sanjeev Sharma (DevOps Expert) and many more industry recognised figures.
Join Phil Burgess and his latest featured guest every Monday.

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Episodes

302: Find The Career Path That Doesn’t Feel Like Work and Have An Attitude Of Gratitude with Seth Hammerman

June 07, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

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 talks about the importance of choosing the right career in IT, and following the path towards the...

301: The Importance Of Being Inquisitive and Becoming An Asset Through Learning with Kyle Prinsloo

May 31, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB

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 strong relationships so as to better learn from those who can teach. Show notes for this ep...

300: The Importance Of Being Self-Aware and How A Growth Mindset Can Turn Us Into The Best Version Of Ourselves with Jan Muhlfeit

May 24, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MB

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. He also coaches high-level executives, Olympic games winners and artists from different countr...

299: You Need To Start Using LinkedIn Now with Deenita Pattni

May 17, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 20.6 MB

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

May 10, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 23.5 MB

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 Jeff talk about the importance of increasing your awareness, why we can sometimes over value...

297: How To Launch Your Career In Technology with Nancy Hammervik

May 03, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

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 this episode Nancy and Phil discuss the best ways in which aspiring professionals can launch th...

296: Set Realistic Goals and Persistence Is Key with Peter Johnson

April 26, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MB

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 at https://itcareerenergizer.com/e296

295: Take Care Of The Soft Skills In Business and Play To Your Strengths with Neil Thompson

April 19, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB

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 that can make our IT careers far more compatible with those without engineering or technical ba...

294: Building Is The Best Way To Learn with Mads Brodt

April 12, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

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 about why finding your niche can invigorate your interest in IT in general. Show notes and l...

293: Focus On The Things You’re Passionate About with Mike Williams

April 05, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

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 motivated. He also discusses why it’s crucial to begin your career as soon as possible. Check ou...

292: People Are Paying You To Solve a Problem with Eric Matthes

March 29, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 36 MB

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 technical brilliance displayed. He also discusses the importance of reflection, and how we should ...

291: Set Goals That Will Bring Balance And Happiness with Camille Fournier

March 22, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MB

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 management and strategy. Camille talks about the value in becoming comfortable with the uncomfor...

Set Goals That Will Bring Balance And Happiness with Camille Fournier

March 22, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MB

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 management and strategy. Camille talks about the value in becoming comfortable with the uncomfor...

290: Being A Team Player In A World Of Cloud, Cyber Security and Collaboration with Matt Rosenthal

March 15, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 34 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Matt Rosenthal, a technology and business strategist as well as the President & CEO of Mindcore, the leading IT solutions provider in New Jersey. He specialises in working with business owners and management to fix business processes and technology problems using his process mastery formula.   Matt talks about why it is crucial to put one’s ego aside in the world of IT, and how this can benefit you greatly. He also discusses why it’s crucial that we all...

Being A Team Player In A World Of Cloud, Cyber Security and Collaboration with Matt Rosenthal

March 15, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 34 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Matt Rosenthal, a technology and business strategist as well as the President & CEO of Mindcore, the leading IT solutions provider in New Jersey. He specialises in working with business owners and management to fix business processes and technology problems using his process mastery formula.   Matt talks about why it is crucial to put one’s ego aside in the world of IT, and how this can benefit you greatly. He also discusses why it’s crucial that we all...

289: Author of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python - Al Sweigart

March 08, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Al Sweigart, a professional developer who teaches programming to kids and adults. As well as being a speaker at Python conferences, he has written several bestselling programming books for beginners, including ‘Automate the Boring Stuff with Python’, ‘Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python’, ‘Cracking Codes with Python’, and ‘Coding with Minecraft’. Al talks about the fact that many jobs are attainable, despite the job description and list of qualif...

Author of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python - Al Sweigart

March 08, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Al Sweigart, a professional developer who teaches programming to kids and adults. As well as being a speaker at Python conferences, he has written several bestselling programming books for beginners, including ‘Automate the Boring Stuff with Python’, ‘Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python’, ‘Cracking Codes with Python’, and ‘Coding with Minecraft’. Al talks about the fact that many jobs are attainable, despite the job description and list of qualif...

Learn To Be Useful and Gain Mastery In Your Area Of Expertise with Scott Turman

March 01, 2021 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Scott Turman, who has developed software and cryptographic systems over the last 25 years for some pretty big organisations such as NASA, Disney, Hilton and the US Department of Defence.   He is the founder of BrightRay Consulting which is a staffing and software solutions company that he formed 6 years ago.   Scott talks to Phil about making sure we achieve the worth for which we have worked by being as useful as possible and developing skills. He ...

288: Learn To Be Useful and Gain Mastery In Your Area Of Expertise with Scott Turman

March 01, 2021 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Scott Turman, who has developed software and cryptographic systems over the last 25 years for some pretty big organisations such as NASA, Disney, Hilton and the US Department of Defence.   He is the founder of BrightRay Consulting which is a staffing and software solutions company that he formed 6 years ago.   Scott talks to Phil about making sure we achieve the worth for which we have worked by being as useful as possible and developing skills. He ...

287: Pick Yourself Up If You Get Knocked Down with Jeff Wald

February 22, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 31.6 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Jeff Wald, the founder of Work Market, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to manage freelancers. He has also founded several other technology companies including Spinback, a social media sharing platform. He is an active angel investor and start-up advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors. He is also the author of the Amazon Best Seller ‘The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corp...

Pick Yourself Up If You Get Knocked Down with Jeff Wald

February 22, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 31.6 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Jeff Wald, the founder of Work Market, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to manage freelancers. He has also founded several other technology companies including Spinback, a social media sharing platform. He is an active angel investor and start-up advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors. He is also the author of the Amazon Best Seller ‘The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corp...

286: Keep Investing In Your Skills and Become A Storyteller with Oscar Santolalla

February 15, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Oscar Santolalla, the author of "Rock the Tech Stage" and "Create and Deliver a Killer Product Demo". After a decade and a half in the technology arena, he embarked on a mission to help people in technology companies present better, inspire others, and sell more.   Since 2014, he has been hosting the public speaking podcast Time to Shine, for which he has interviewed more than 150 communication professionals. He works as a sales engineer at Ubisecure. A...

Keep Investing In Your Skills and Become A Storyteller with Oscar Santolalla

February 15, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Oscar Santolalla, the author of "Rock the Tech Stage" and "Create and Deliver a Killer Product Demo". After a decade and a half in the technology arena, he embarked on a mission to help people in technology companies present better, inspire others, and sell more.   Since 2014, he has been hosting the public speaking podcast Time to Shine, for which he has interviewed more than 150 communication professionals. He works as a sales engineer at Ubisecure. A...

Remember To Develop Your People Skills and Don’t Get Caught Up In The Hype with Mark Richards

February 08, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Mark Richards, an experienced, hands-on software architect involved in the architecture, design, and implementation of microservices architectures and other distributed systems in a variety of technologies.   He has been in the software industry since 1983 and is the author of numerous technical books and videos. He has also spoken at hundreds of conferences and user groups around the world on a variety of enterprise-related technical topics.   Mark...

285: Remember To Develop Your People Skills and Don’t Get Caught Up In The Hype with Mark Richards

February 08, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Mark Richards, an experienced, hands-on software architect involved in the architecture, design, and implementation of microservices architectures and other distributed systems in a variety of technologies.   He has been in the software industry since 1983 and is the author of numerous technical books and videos. He has also spoken at hundreds of conferences and user groups around the world on a variety of enterprise-related technical topics.   Mark...

284: Never Be Afraid To Ask For Guidance with Kelly Vaughn

February 01, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Kelly Vaughn, a front end developer and founder of The Taproom, a Shopify Plus agency rooted in Atlanta. She and her team have helped hundreds of Shopify merchants build successful marketing strategies, map out customer journeys that convert and provide the insight, experience and tools businesses need to keep growing. She’s passionate about all things, ‘entrepreneurship’. Since building her first website for a client project at the age of 14, she has bui...

Never Be Afraid To Ask For Guidance with Kelly Vaughn

February 01, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Kelly Vaughn, a front end developer and founder of The Taproom, a Shopify Plus agency rooted in Atlanta. She and her team have helped hundreds of Shopify merchants build successful marketing strategies, map out customer journeys that convert and provide the insight, experience and tools businesses need to keep growing. She’s passionate about all things, ‘entrepreneurship’. Since building her first website for a client project at the age of 14, she has bui...

283: The Power Of Negotiating Small Wins and Create A Career Plan with Mark Herschberg

January 25, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 40 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Mark Herschberg, who has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500 companies, and in academia. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator”. At Harvard Business School, he helped to create a platform used to teach finance at prominent business schools, and most recently, he has authored “The Career Toolkit – Essential Skills For Success That No One Taug...

The Power Of Negotiating Small Wins and Create A Career Plan with Mark Herschberg

January 25, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 40 MB

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Mark Herschberg, who has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500 companies, and in academia. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator”. At Harvard Business School, he helped to create a platform used to teach finance at prominent business schools, and most recently, he has authored “The Career Toolkit – Essential Skills For Success That No One Taug...

282: The Roadmap To Your Future Is Not In Your Resumè with Laura Berman Fortgang

December 28, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MB

Laura Berman Fortgang is recognised as a pioneer in the personal coaching field and part of the founding team of the International Coach Federation. She has brought coaching to NASA, Florida’s State Government and dozens of Fortune 500 companies. She has made appearances on Oprah, Good Morning America and CNN, amongst others, as well as publishing five best-selling books including ‘Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction’ and ‘The Little Book On Meaning’. And in 2015 she gave a TEDx talk...

The Roadmap To Your Future Is Not In Your Resumè and Honour The Instincts That Shape Us with Laura Berman Fortgang

December 28, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MB

Laura Berman Fortgang is recognised as a pioneer in the personal coaching field and part of the founding team of the International Coach Federation. She has brought coaching to NASA, Florida’s State Government and dozens of Fortune 500 companies.   She has made appearances on Oprah, Good Morning America and CNN, amongst others, as well as publishing five best-selling books including ‘Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction’ and ‘The Little Book On Meaning’. And in 2015 she gave a TEDx ...

The Roadmap To Your Future Is Not In Your Resumè with Laura Berman Fortgang

December 28, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MB

Laura Berman Fortgang is recognised as a pioneer in the personal coaching field and part of the founding team of the International Coach Federation. She has brought coaching to NASA, Florida’s State Government and dozens of Fortune 500 companies. She has made appearances on Oprah, Good Morning America and CNN, amongst others, as well as publishing five best-selling books including ‘Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction’ and ‘The Little Book On Meaning’. And in 2015 she gave a TEDx talk...

Be Selective About Where You Work with Shawn Livermore

December 21, 2020 00:00 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Shawn Livermore, a software engineer, a consultant, a software architect and a tech startup founder, managing to raise venture capital investment six times. He has also authored several books on software and business including the recently released ‘Average Joe: Be the Silicon Valley Tech Genius’. Shawn talks to Phil about why it’s important to choose carefully when applying to companies for work, and how career dreams can become horror stories if you aren...

281: Be Selective About Where You Work with Shawn Livermore

December 21, 2020 00:00 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Shawn Livermore, a software engineer, a consultant, a software architect and a tech startup founder, managing to raise venture capital investment six times. He has also authored several books on software and business including the recently released ‘Average Joe: Be the Silicon Valley Tech Genius’. Shawn talks to Phil about why it’s important to choose carefully when applying to companies for work, and how career dreams can become horror stories if you aren...

280: Don’t Be Afraid To Start At The Bottom and Stay Curious with Raffi Jamgotchian

December 14, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Raffi Jamgotchian, the founder of Triada Networks. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and a member of both Infragard and the US Secret Service’s Joint Electronic Crimes Task Force.   Raffi talks to Phil about why starting at the bottom is a good thing for anyone new to the world of IT as it provides experience and knowledge.   He also discusses the value of staying curious and why without curiosity, we may sometimes stagnate. ...

Don’t Be Afraid To Start At The Bottom and Stay Curious with Raffi Jamgotchian

December 14, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Raffi Jamgotchian, the founder of Triada Networks. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and a member of both Infragard and the US Secret Service’s Joint Electronic Crimes Task Force.   Raffi talks to Phil about why starting at the bottom is a good thing for anyone new to the world of IT as it provides experience and knowledge.   He also discusses the value of staying curious and why without curiosity, we may sometimes stagnate. ...

279: Don’t Be Afraid To Learn New Things and Don’t Skip The Fundamentals with Nigel Poulton

December 07, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Nigel Poulton, who does what he loves - playing with tech and teaching Kubernetes all around the world. He has trained well over 1 million people with Docker and Kubernetes.   He is also the author of Docker Deep Dive which was rated by Book Authority as the best ever book on Docker. And his latest book is The Kubernetes Book which is being updated a couple of times a year.   Nigel talks to Phil about why we must always seek to learn new things, and ho...

Don’t Be Afraid To Learn New Things and Don’t Skip The Fundamentals with Nigel Poulton

December 07, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Nigel Poulton, who does what he loves - playing with tech and teaching Kubernetes all around the world. He has trained well over 1 million people with Docker and Kubernetes.   He is also the author of Docker Deep Dive which was rated by Book Authority as the best ever book on Docker. And his latest book is The Kubernetes Book which is being updated a couple of times a year.   Nigel talks to Phil about why we must always seek to learn new things, and ho...

278: Gain Mastery By Specialising and Build Strong Relationships with Will Johnson

November 30, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Will Johnson, a developer, speaker, blogger and marketer who enjoys helping people reach their goals by using the power of social media. He is currently a Learner Advocate for Egghead.io and Presentation Director for Kansas City Women in Technology. Will discusses the importance of specialising in one specific area rather than diluting our skills by spreading them too thin. Will also talks about why it’s vital to build and nurture good working relationship...

Gain Mastery By Specialising and Build Strong Relationships with Will Johnson

November 30, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Will Johnson, a developer, speaker, blogger and marketer who enjoys helping people reach their goals by using the power of social media. He is currently a Learner Advocate for Egghead.io and Presentation Director for Kansas City Women in Technology. Will discusses the importance of specialising in one specific area rather than diluting our skills by spreading them too thin. Will also talks about why it’s vital to build and nurture good working relationship...

Be Aware Of Your Own Unique Value and Learn About The World As Well As Technology with Jennifer Byrne

November 23, 2020 00:00 - 33 minutes - 46 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Jennifer Byrne, a former Chief Technical Officer for Microsoft US where she worked with companies and organisations across industries and market segments to re-frame their business opportunities in digital terms. She now advises start-ups and mentors young women and leaders on topics related to making the most of today’s fast-changing, tech-infused world. Jennifer joins the show to talk about why we should always recognize the unique value we bring to any ...

277: Be Aware Of Your Own Unique Value and Learn About The World As Well As Technology with Jennifer Byrne

November 23, 2020 00:00 - 33 minutes - 46 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Jennifer Byrne, a former Chief Technical Officer for Microsoft US where she worked with companies and organisations across industries and market segments to re-frame their business opportunities in digital terms. She now advises start-ups and mentors young women and leaders on topics related to making the most of today’s fast-changing, tech-infused world. Jennifer joins the show to talk about why we should always recognize the unique value we bring to any ...

276: Always Enjoy The Work You Do and Build Teams Rather Than Hoard Credit with Jason Lengstorf

November 16, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Jason Lengstorf, a principal developer experience engineer at Netlify and host of Learn With Jason, a live-streamed video show where he pair programs to learn something new in 90 minutes. He spends a lot of time telling people that the formula for success and happiness is to lift each other up and share what we learn. Jason joins Phil to talk about the importance of enjoying the work we do, and how this can breed creativity. He also discusses the importanc...

Always Enjoy The Work You Do and Build Teams Rather Than Hoard Credit with Jason Lengstorf

November 16, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Jason Lengstorf, a principal developer experience engineer at Netlify and host of Learn With Jason, a live-streamed video show where he pair programs to learn something new in 90 minutes. He spends a lot of time telling people that the formula for success and happiness is to lift each other up and share what we learn. Jason joins Phil to talk about the importance of enjoying the work we do, and how this can breed creativity. He also discusses the importanc...

275: Don’t Let A Degree Come Between You And Your Ambitions with Nicole Archambault

November 09, 2020 00:00 - 26 minutes - 37.3 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Nicole Archambault, a web developer and educational technology entrepreneur. She creates online courses and coaches people who are teaching themselves how to code. She taught herself to program in 2015 using Treehouse, making a career change to an industry that she loves. Nicole talks about the importance of striking out on your own in brave ways and creating communities in IT. Nicole also discusses why it’s so important not to let your lack of educational...

Don’t Let A Degree Come Between You And Your Ambitions with Nicole Archambault

November 09, 2020 00:00 - 26 minutes - 37.3 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Nicole Archambault, a web developer and educational technology entrepreneur. She creates online courses and coaches people who are teaching themselves how to code. She taught herself to program in 2015 using Treehouse, making a career change to an industry that she loves. Nicole talks about the importance of striking out on your own in brave ways and creating communities in IT. Nicole also discusses why it’s so important not to let your lack of educational...

274: Involve Yourself In As Many Things As Possible and Don’t Be Intimidated By Job Titles with Julian Sequeira

November 02, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 30.4 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Julian Sequeira, a Python coach and co-founder of PyBites, a platform that he and friend Bob Belderbos created to help others to learn Python. Julian currently works for Amazon Web Services where his responsibilities include running the AWS Data Centre Operations Trainee Program Julian joins Phil to discuss the importance of leaving your comfort zone and building your communication skills by involving yourself in as many things as possible without becoming...

Involve Yourself In As Many Things As Possible and Don’t Be Intimidated By Job Titles with Julian Sequeira

November 02, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 30.4 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Julian Sequeira, a Python coach and co-founder of PyBites, a platform that he and friend Bob Belderbos created to help others to learn Python. Julian currently works for Amazon Web Services where his responsibilities include running the AWS Data Centre Operations Trainee Program Julian joins Phil to discuss the importance of leaving your comfort zone and building your communication skills by involving yourself in as many things as possible without becoming...

273: Read Your Way To Success and Don’t Compare Yourself To Others with Ian Reynolds

October 26, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.8 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Ian Reynolds, a Partner and the Chief Solutions Architect at Zibtek, a software development company focused on helping businesses build custom software.   He has spent the better part of his career in consulting covering a diverse range of industries, including Finance, Oil & Gas and Healthcare. He now helps companies to solve their core business objectives with agile software development.   Ian talks about the importance of reading, and of constantly ...

Read Your Way To Success and Don’t Compare Yourself To Others with Ian Reynolds

October 26, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.8 MB

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Ian Reynolds, a Partner and the Chief Solutions Architect at Zibtek, a software development company focused on helping businesses build custom software.   He has spent the better part of his career in consulting covering a diverse range of industries, including Finance, Oil & Gas and Healthcare. He now helps companies to solve their core business objectives with agile software development.   Ian talks about the importance of reading, and of constantly ...

Guests

Mandy Michael
2 Episodes
Allen Holub
1 Episode
Andy Budd
1 Episode
Andy Hunt
1 Episode
Asim Hussain
1 Episode
Brian Okken
1 Episode
Charity Majors
1 Episode
Dave Thomas
1 Episode
Denise Jacobs
1 Episode
Ed Finkler
1 Episode
Guillermo Rauch
1 Episode
Jake Archibald
1 Episode
James Montemagno
1 Episode
James Shore
1 Episode
Jen Looper
1 Episode
Jeremy Clark
1 Episode
Jeremy Keith
1 Episode
Joe Birch
1 Episode
Jon Skeet
1 Episode
Josh Doody
1 Episode
Justin Searls
1 Episode
Kelsey Hightower
1 Episode
Kent Beck
1 Episode
Kyle Shevlin
1 Episode
Lee Byron
1 Episode
Matt Harrison
1 Episode
Melissa Perri
1 Episode
Mitchell Hashimoto
1 Episode
Phil Haack
1 Episode
Wes Bos
1 Episode

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