Hello Tech Pros - Motivation, Soft Skills & Business Advice
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 7 years ago -A daily show focused on motivation, productivity, leadership, technology, communication, entrepreneurship and work/life balance. This show aired 2016-2017.
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The Evolution of Journalism and Technology — Conrado Lamas
January 30, 2017 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBConrado Lamas is a journalist who's been working with startups and digital marketing for almost 5 years now. He explains how writers could and should transit to digital marketing, and how everything is learnable. Conrado works at Carts Guru, after successfully releasing Mailtrack and transforming it into a leader of its success. What You Will Learn in This Episode How to understand people's behaviours using empathy. A brief history on traditional journalism and why today is so diffe...
How Software Engineering Consultants Can Sign More Contracts — Charlie Light on People
November 18, 2016 11:30 - 40 minutes - 37 MBCharlie Light helps companies with sales, and almost all his clients are digital marketing agencies or software engineering consultants. Charlie is an expert on prospecting, getting in front of new customers, and the general sales process. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/charlie-light-people/ What You Will Learn in This Episode The wall of fear that prevents technical people from trying to sell and how to overcome it. How to craft the perfect sales pitch for your consultancy. ...
GitHub's Anti-Harassment Tools and the Open Source Codes of Conduct — Coraline Ada Ehmke on People
November 04, 2016 09:30 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBCoraline Ada Ehmke is a speaker, writer, teacher, open source advocate and technologist with 20 years of experience in developing apps for the web. She works diligently to promote diversity and inclusivity in open source and the tech industry. She is the creator of the Contributor Covenant, the most popular open source code of conduct in the world (with over 15,000 adoptions including JRuby, Swift, F# and Rails.) Coraline works for GitHub as a senior engineer on a team devoted to creating co...
How to Find Your First Customers When You Hate Selling
October 28, 2016 09:30 - 40 minutes - 37 MBThis is Part 5 of the free 7-day audio and email course Start Your First Business. What You Will Learn In This Episode Why I've always felt "sales" and "salespeople" were sleazy scumbags. The trait you need to have as a marketer to not come across as a sleazy scumbag. How to connect with your potential customers on an emotional level to build raving fans. How to speak the language of your audience using their own words to build trust. Search engine tricks to find customers wan...
Building the Next Generation of Superheroes, One Little League Athlete at a Time — Clarence Washington on People
October 21, 2016 09:30 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBClarence Washington is a manager of infrastructure architecture and engineering and has a strong belief in finding a way to give back to the community and blessing others with the things that you have yourself been blessed with. Clarence works with inner-city youth and uses sports (football) to reach children that we otherwise would not be able to reach. Although they have been a perennially successful and winning program, winning is not emphasized as the most important outcome. They believe...
The NeuroScience and APIs to Make Your App More Addictive — Dalton Combs on People
October 14, 2016 09:30 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBWhile working on his PhD in NeuroEconomics, Dalton Combs learned a lot about motivation and why people do what they do. Now he's the founder-CEO of Dopamine Labs. They've designed a product that makes it easy for any developer to increase retention and engagement by turning their app into a habit. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/dalton-combs-people/ What You'll Learn in This Episode Why users "stick" to some apps and quit using others. The key to rewarding users in ways that su...
Social Engineering Hacks to Break Into the Jedi Council Without Looking Like a Nerfherder
October 07, 2016 09:30 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBCareer Hyperdrive Course: Day 5 The Career Hyperdrive Course is a free 7 day email and audio course for technical professionals to help launch your career into hyperspace. Each module in this course is designed to help you overcome a major barrier to your career growth. Here's what you're going to get out of the course. The motivation you need to overcome your biggest career obstacles and navigate asteroids. Productivity tips to help you crush it at work without killing your personal ...
Celebrating Disagreements and Diversity in the Tech Industry — Paula Paul on People
September 30, 2016 09:30 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBPaula Paul entered the workforce as a software engineer after an internship with IBM in the early 80’s. Since then she has shipped commercial software, evangelized .NET for Microsoft, and held executive positions in corporate IT. After ‘flipping the table’ mid-career, she came back to technology through a passion for teaching people to code. Paula is currently an architect with AmWINS Group, Inc. and enjoys work in the community as an ABI (Anita Borg Institute) Syster, diversity speaker, and...
Business Cultures That Will Make or Break Your Big Data Initiatives — Bill Schmarzo on People
September 23, 2016 09:30 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBBill Schmarzo is the CTO of EMC's Big Data Consulting Practice and a frequent industry speaker, a blogger, a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Management as well as an author. Schmarzo wrote "Big Data MBA: Driving Business Strategies with Data Science" and "Big Data: Understanding How Data Powers Big Business". Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/bill-schmarzo-people/ Key Takeaways The companies who are successful with Big Data addressed the cultural or people is...
Tech Interviews From the Perspective of the Interviewee — Andy Haskell on People
September 16, 2016 09:30 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBAndy Haskell is a web software engineer at Meta Search in Cambridge, which is like a Google search for your files. Andy also runs the blog Computer Science for the Slothful and is one of the organizers of Boston Golang. When he's not coding, you can find Andy running or gaming. Don't ask Andy Haskell about sloths or Pokemon unless you want to have a 45-minute conversation! Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/andy-haskell-people/ Key Takeaways It's hard to get a job without work exper...
Recruiting Snitch Spills Insider Secrets to Hiring Process — Alysse Metzler on People
September 09, 2016 09:30 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBAlysse Metzler’s career evolved to not only finding the best talent in the industry but also helping America get back to work. Her life’s mission is to help people of all ages and backgrounds find their dream job. She’s taken all of the lessons she’s learned in her 12 years of recruiting and wrote, The Recruiting Snitch, Recruiting Secrets to Help Land Your Dream Job. Alysse believes by understanding what a recruiter thinks, an applicant can achieve better results from their interviews and t...
Why Real Estate Agents Will Never Be Replaced By Tech — Monica Neubauer on People
September 02, 2016 09:30 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBMonica Neubauer is a successful REALTOR in Franklin, TN and has been a National Speaker in the industry since 2009. As an Education Junkie, she enjoys talking about many aspects of Real Estate and Business. As the 2015 REALTOR of the Year for her local association, she is active at home, but also enjoys traveling the 50 states and any country that will let her in. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/monica-neubauer-people/ Key Takeaways The public is educating themselves about real...
Crucial Conversations and Anxiety
August 26, 2016 09:30 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBCrucial conversations are defined by Kerry Patterson as a needed conversation that involves strong emotions, opposing opinions and high stakes. But what happens when you need to have a crucial conversation but suffer from social anxiety? Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/crucial-conversations-and-anxiety/
Building a LinkedIn Network That Actually Adds Value — Mike Montague on People
August 19, 2016 09:30 - 40 minutes - 37 MBMike Montague is a certified trainer and the Director of Content Marketing for Sandler Training Worldwide. He is passionate about sharing the Sandler success principles and teaching the interpersonal communication skills needed to improve your life and business. He is an accomplished speaker and writer, and has designed over 200 websites. He also contributed to the popular Sandler book, LinkedIn the Sandler Way. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/mike-montague-people/ Sponsors M...
Why Relationships are the Strongest of the 3 Types of Power — Therman Trotman on People
August 12, 2016 13:27 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBTherman Trotman is a husband and father of 3. He's been in the IT field for 16 years, he's an Army veteran, a NYC native and a SharePoint developer. Therman feels that the number one key to growing your career is building relationships. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/therman-trotman-people/ Sponsors Minio Cloud Storage — Built in Go for developers and devops.
The Gap In Industry Podcasts and the Process For You To Crush It — Jim Collison on People
August 05, 2016 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBJim Collison is a Performance Team Lead at Gallup Technology in Omaha, Nebraska. Jim oversee’s a team of software developers as well as the internship program year round. Outside of Gallup, Jim Collison is the voice behind The Average Guy Network where he hosts Home Gadget Geeks, Home Tech Tips, Cyber Frontiers, Rich’s Random Podcast Generator, Ask the Podcast Coach and School of Podcasting. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/jim-collison-people/ Sponsors Minio Cloud Server
Hacking the 4 Archetypes in the Board Room to Kill Your Next Presentation — Christina Canters on People
July 29, 2016 09:30 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBEven if you are a shy, introverted person you can learn public speaking skills by practicing and identifying the 4 personality types that you'll be presenting to. Christina Canters is a Melbourne-born entrepreneur and founder of The C Method. Through her training workshops and coaching, she helps driven young professionals and business owners be more effective at public speaking and communication. A passionate and engaging speaker, Christina has spoken at organizations and conferences in A...
How to Get More Followers Than Justin Timberlake — Matt Gibson on People
July 22, 2016 09:30 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBMatt is an internet-famous guitarist with over 1 million followers on Google+. He's got a plan to help you get famous too. Matt Gibson is a guitarist, social media personality and the host of the Kingdom of Rock Podcast for DIY Musicians. He endorses ESP Guitars, Breedlove Guitars, Mesa Boogie, D'Addario and Ree's Harps. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/matt-gibson-people/ Sponsors Minio Cloud Sever - Store photos, videos, VMs, containers, log files, or any blob of data as objec...
Relate then Communicate - Tips for Shy People
July 15, 2016 09:30 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBI'm not just an introvert, I'm an extremely shy person. This podcast is a resource I use to practice using my voice and meeting new people. These tips help set the foundation for a life of smiles and new relationships. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/relate-then-communicate-shy-people/ Sponsors Burdene - The bot that helps you remember all the stuff you've forgotten. 9hnqh6k3
You're Not Getting Promoted Because of Your Awkward Communication Style — Tim Priebe on People
July 08, 2016 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBTim Priebe is an author, columnist, and the owner of T&S Online Marketing. He has been working on websites since 1997, and has experience in areas including search engine optimization, blogging, email newsletter marketing, and social media, among others. Tim is the author of several online marketing books, including “102 Tweets,” “Blog a Week,” and “Online Marketing Mindshift." Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/tim-priebe-people/ Sponsors Burdene - A bot that remembers your stuff a...
How To Recruit Software Developers Who Code Like Artists — AB Periasamy on People
July 01, 2016 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBAB Periasamy builds software like an artist builds a masterpiece. By inspiring others to believe in the idea and the design and contribute to it's success. Anand Babu (AB) Periasamy is a free software contributor, angel investor and an entrepreneur. AB is one of the founders of Minio, an open source cloud storage server. Prior to Minio, AB co-founded Gluster, an open source distributed filesystem. AB is also on the board of Free Software Foundation - India and has authored GNU FreeIPMI an...
Do Emojis and Animated Gifs Help or Hinder Business Communication? — Edward Fry on People
June 24, 2016 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBEdward Fry advises enterprises on ways to streamline their software development to drive business results. He has been working with IT for over 20 years and has been passionate about technology all his life. Edward lives in Oklahoma City with his wife, Linda, and 3 children. Edward was a past guest on Hello Tech Pros episode 16 - Applying Kanban to Your Inbox and Calendar — Productivity Tuesday Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/edward-fry-people/ Key Takeaways Gartner found tha...
How to Have Guts and Self-Awareness - Mike Crandall on People
June 17, 2016 09:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBMike Crandall is a Speaker, Consultant, Coach and Trainer focused on Proactive Business Growth. He is brought in by Business Owners and Executives to work on the Behaviors, Attitudes, Techniques, and Guts needed to be more Successful in Business Improvement, Sales Growth, and Employee Development. His firm specializes in helping identify the Blind Spots and Obstacles that are holding you back and then implementing Systems, Behaviors, and Guts to become more Successful. Clients ultimately dev...
The Process of Innovation and People Who Have Great Ideas - People Friday with Gert Garman
June 10, 2016 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBHow do we come up with a new idea? Gert Garman facilitates brainstorming sessions and uses innovation processes to bring new ideas to light. “Gert” Garman is the owner of Broad Perspective, LLC. Previously, she was the Director of the Collaborative Design Center at Valencia College. Prior to that, she was a Creativity and Innovation Catalyst for Disney Destinations, where she facilitated brainstorming sessions and trained fellow Cast Members in Disney’s Innovation Toy Box for the Disney ...
Empathizing with the Customer for Winning UX - People Friday with Matt LaVoie
June 03, 2016 09:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBMatt LaVoie discusses the differences between developing user interfaces for yourself and being a servant designer, empathizing with customers. Matt LaVoie is a User Experience Designer at PowerDMS, and founder of the Downtown UX Meetup group in Orlando, FL. He enjoys teaching and learning about UX, gardening and building things. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/matt-lavoie-people/ Key Takeaways So many times we solve problems for ourselves, we need to solve them with other peop...
Your Tech Interviews are Scaring Away Brilliant People - People Friday with Bill Kennedy
May 27, 2016 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBBill Kennedy is a managing partner at Ardan Studio in Miami, Florida, a mobile, web, and systems development company. He is also a co-author of the book Go in Action, the author of the blog GoingGo.Net, and a founding member of GoBridge which is working to increase Go adoption through diversity. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/william-kennedy-people/ Key Takeaways Go is a systems programming language that makes programming fun and makes developers more productive Go allows deve...
Open Internship Programs - People Friday with Robert Okun
May 20, 2016 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBRobert Okun is a former hedge fund manager who has turned to a career in technology. Mr. Okun has a BS in Management and Finance from New York University Stern School of Business and an MBA in Finance from Fordham Graduate School of Business. He has over 25 years of experience in trading, sales, Management, Banking and Investment Management at JP Morgan, UBS as well as his own private firm, RORS Management & Research. Mr. Okun studied technology and coding python under the tutelage of Mr H...
Treat Your Career as a Business Even If You Have Only One Customer (Your Employer) - People Friday with John Sonmez
May 13, 2016 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBJohn Sonmez was a shy, unathletic kid who one day decided that he could be anyone he wanted to be. With this realization, he began a journey of personal and career growth. Today he teaches software developers how to plan and execute their own journey of increasing their hourly rate, have better relationships and live a healthy lifestyle. John Sonmez is the creator of SimpleProgrammer.com, a PluralSight author and trainer with over 50 courses and the author of of the book Soft Skills: The S...
Understand Your Team's Sense of Humor to Motivate Them - People Friday with David Okun
May 06, 2016 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MB"Your job is to make me not worry about mobile." When David Okun's new manager empowered him to take ownership of the mobile application, David took it upon himself to implement a new process across the team. Initially met with a collection of eye-rolling, David ignored the negativity and slowly introduced practices that increased the productivity across the whole organization. His approach included a self-deprecating humor that showed the team that he was an easy-going individual that was...
Why Emotional Intelligence Outweighs Technical Skills - People Friday with Lauren Rutledge
April 29, 2016 09:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBOften technical folks rely on the data and facts and algorithms and technical skill-sets to further them in their career. Lauren Rutledge coaches her candidates that being able to show some emotional intelligence will never have to worry about a job. She sees many hiring managers that would much rather have mid-level skill set with great communication and attitude than a more experienced candidate that doesn't play well with others. Lauren Rutledge is a hungry, career minded professional t...
Invest in Business Relationships Before the Business Crisis - People Friday with Chris Britton
April 22, 2016 09:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBThe best time to develop a business relationship is well before the critical point that you need it. Chris Britton gets to know his vendors, partners and consultants over lunches and meetings in a low-stress environment. When crunch time comes and he needs to solve a critical business problem late at night or over the weekend, Chris' relationship investments pay off dividends. Chris Britton leads the vendor management team for a top insurance carrier where he’s worked in the industry for t...
We Think You're Crap: How NOT to Communicate - People Friday with James Wilson
April 15, 2016 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBAfter a merger with another company, James Wilson was given the choice to change to a new role in the organization or leave. He accepted the opportunity but was not prepared for the culture change he was about to face: suddenly he felt like the new kid on the playground and no one wanted him around. What would you do if your colleague said, "We don't know what you're doing here. We think you're crap and you put out crap work. We don't know why you're still trying to make it here." James Wi...
Building Relationships and Putting out Fires - People Friday with Marrell Sanders
April 08, 2016 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.9 MBWhen the SharePoint systems are in trouble, Marrell Sanders uses late-night firefighting sessions to build camaraderie with colleagues and promote a healthy dose of fun. In this episode we talk about the leader who taught him to express himself at work while having fun, how he deals with communication differences with offshore workers and when to invite a coworker into your personal social media circle. Marrell Sanders is a fun loving, technology enthusiast, musician, people person. As a t...