Reinventing Nerds
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Juliette Powell: Designing AI for People
November 08, 2023 21:18 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBJoanie interviews Juliette Powell, author, entrepreneur, technologist, and strategist. Juliette’s background is varied and extensive. She is a co-author of the book, The AI Dilemma, and her consulting services focus on global strategy and scenarios related to AI and data, banking, mobile, retail, social gaming, and responsible technology. Highlights: Q: How did the book come … Continue reading Juliette Powell: Designing AI for People →
Abby Malchow: Crafting a Career in Big Tech
May 03, 2023 18:57 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBAbby Malchow is a Manager of Small Business Partnerships at Amazon. She develops and manages partnerships that help drive success for early-stage entrepreneurs and small businesses through delivering programs and investments that support their continued growth. Abby appeared on Reinventing Nerds Episode 6 and talked about Women Vets in Tech when she was working at … Continue reading Abby Malchow: Crafting a Career in Big Tech →
Franklin Taggart: Humans vs. AI
March 24, 2023 23:40 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBIn this episode, Joanie interviews Franklin Taggart about his recent book about AI called, Straight from the Bot’s Mouth: A Conversation With ChatGPT About Artificial Intelligence. Franklin created the book using ChatGPT and had the whole project done in less than a week. In this interview, Franklin describes his experience as well as AI’s impact … Continue reading Franklin Taggart: Humans vs. AI →
Kamales Lardi: Humans, Business, and Technology
March 10, 2023 04:43 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBKamales Lardi is a digital tech expert, business advisor, speaker, teaching fellow, and an author. She recently published a book called The Human Side of Digital Business Transformation. Kamales is globally recognized as an influencer and Thought Leader in Digital Transformation. She has been advising multinational companies across various industries in Europe, Asia and Africa … Continue reading Kamales Lardi: Humans, Business, and Technology →
Sarah Tenisi: Supporting Employee Growth
September 30, 2022 18:03 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBSarah Tenisi is the CEO of TenisiTech, an IT Service provider firm. They to help companies build the IT foundation to support their business goals and manage the IT as the business evolves to ensure that the IT continues to be a tool not a hindrance. Sarah also hosts a podcast for people interested in … Continue reading Sarah Tenisi: Supporting Employee Growth →
Pat Cullen: Leading Through Growth
June 29, 2022 05:52 - 32 minutes - 30 MBPat Cullen is the VP of Engineering at Carrot Fertility, the leading global fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits provider for employers and health plans. Pat oversees and directs Carrot’s information security, data, and engineering teams. He has more than a decade of experience as a technologist & thought-leader who builds effective teams by driving engineering … Continue reading Pat Cullen: Leading Through Growth →
Kristeen Barth: Creating a Healthy Relationship with Work
March 31, 2022 20:39 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBJoanie has a conversation with an IT-manager-turned-coach, Kristeen Barth. Kristeen works with people and teams to challenge their current thinking, and she is committed to their growth experience. Kristeen also has a nerdy background. She has worked in IT project and product management as well as cultural integration. Her current work focuses on team culture … Continue reading Kristeen Barth: Creating a Healthy Relationship with Work →
Joanie Connell Speaks about her Book on Consulting to Technical Leaders
March 01, 2022 07:26 - 45 minutes - 42.7 MBHighlights: In this unique episode, Joanie presents a short overview of her new book, Consulting to Technical Leaders, Teams, and Organizations: Building Leadership in STEM Environments and responds to audience questions. She differentiates technical leaders and industries from nontechnical leaders and industries and answers questions on a variety of topics ranging from how did she … Continue reading Joanie Connell Speaks about her Book on Consulting to Technical Leaders →
Keith Mangold: A Technical Leader’s Dream Job
December 14, 2021 01:24 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBKeith Mangold is a Senior Manager of IT Applications at Make-A-Wish Foundation. His passion is finding the right technology for organizations and helping improve their processes through innovative and new ideas. He loves playing with new tech, but his specialty is making the tech work for the organization’s needs. In this episode, Keith talks about … Continue reading Keith Mangold: A Technical Leader’s Dream Job →
Fabrice Paracuellos: Supporting People Through Holiday Stress
November 23, 2021 23:16 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBJoanie hosts a special holiday episode with Fabrice Paracuellos. Fabrice is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. He helps individuals, couples, teams, and organizations with emotions, relationships, self-worth, and wellness. In addition, Fabrice has a technical background with multiple degrees in engineering and business and he’s worked for startups and … Continue reading Fabrice Paracuellos: Supporting People Through Holiday Stress →
Katheryn Baker: Bridging Business and Technical People
October 29, 2021 21:30 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBKatheryn Baker is Vice President at Artic Consulting, a consulting firm that provides technology solutions for business and data management. Katheryn is passionate about both technology and business and is skilled in Enterprise Software, Business Strategy, Productivity, Data, and Program Management. She’s joining us today from Anaheim, CA. Highlights: Q: You have a background in … Continue reading Katheryn Baker: Bridging Business and Technical People →
Steve Hoffman: People Skills for Founders
September 14, 2021 07:44 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBJoanie has a conversation with Steve Hoffman, CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators. Steve has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world’s largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, … Continue reading Steve Hoffman: People Skills for Founders →
Franklin Taggart: Pros and Cons of Working Alone
July 31, 2021 21:03 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBFranklin Taggart is the host of the podcast called Your Own Best Company. He coaches and leads a community of people who enjoy working alone. A lot of nerds work alone and it seemed like a good idea to learn more about what kind of support is out there for them. This is also a … Continue reading Franklin Taggart: Pros and Cons of Working Alone →
Angelo Ponzi: Strategic Conversations About Marketing
June 30, 2021 20:42 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBJoanie has a conversation with Angelo Ponzi, a marketing architect at The Ponzi Group. Angelo has more than 25 years of marketing experience in and outside of companies in industries ranging from semiconductors to financial to restaurants to beverage to ice cream. As a fractional Chief Marketing Officer (and marketing nerd!) he helps define market … Continue reading Angelo Ponzi: Strategic Conversations About Marketing →
Michael Puldy: Managing Critical Life Circumstances
May 31, 2021 04:32 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBJoanie has a deeply personal conversation with Michael Puldy, CEO and Founder of Puldy Resiliency Partners, LLC. Michael has over three decades of technology, information risk management, and operations experience in the aerospace, banking and computer technology sectors, including at IBM. He is passionately focused on ways companies can improve their offensive and defensive posture … Continue reading Michael Puldy: Managing Critical Life Circumstances →
Vladimir Baranov: The CEO/CTO Relationship
April 27, 2021 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBVladimir Baranov is the founding CTO of AdvisorEngine, a fintech company that was recently acquired by Franklin Templeton. Vladimir has been building successful technology solutions primarily in the fintech industry for 15 years, and he shares his experience on managing the business/tech divide. Highlights: Q: What are some of the common challenges that come up … Continue reading Vladimir Baranov: The CEO/CTO Relationship →
Manish Bhardia: Habits for Healthy Teams
April 01, 2021 03:49 - 28 minutes - 26 MBJoanie has a conversation with Manish Bhardia. Manish is a principal at Think AI, a software development and consulting firm, author of the book Teamwork and Collaboration: How to Select and Use Right Productivity Environment for You and Your Team, and co-host of True Stories in Tech podcast. Manish specializes in AI and cloud consulting … Continue reading Manish Bhardia: Habits for Healthy Teams →
Lydia Chiu: The Importance of Communication in Web Design
February 28, 2021 22:57 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBJoanie interviews Lydia Chiu, a partner at Jub Jub Interactive. Jub Jub is a web application development company based in Orange County, CA. Lydia has over 15 years of programming and web development experience. She has a deep understanding of content management systems and enterprise application development. Listen to the episode to hear Lydia’s stories … Continue reading Lydia Chiu: The Importance of Communication in Web Design →
Michelle Beauchamp: Leveraging Diversity as a Team Leader
November 19, 2020 05:31 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBJoanie has a conversation with Michelle Beauchamp about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the tech world. Michelle is the CEO of The Champ Group, a training and coaching firm that focuses on sales and diversity. One of the reasons Michelle is so special is that she is a very positive, encouraging person. She will inspire … Continue reading Michelle Beauchamp: Leveraging Diversity as a Team Leader →
Mike Kimball: Key People Factors for Entrepreneurs
October 31, 2020 02:22 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBMike Kimball is an attorney who works on venture capital deals in the tech space. He knows what it takes to create and execute structures and agreements to foster fast growth. He also knows where entrepreneurial leaders fail. Mike has a wealth of experience from working on a nuclear submarine to working in big tech … Continue reading Mike Kimball: Key People Factors for Entrepreneurs →
Lynda Roth: Leading Transformational Change
September 30, 2020 22:38 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBJoanie has a conversation with Lynda Roth, a consultant who bridges IT expertise with business and lean management. Lynda founded LJR Consulting Services to provide assessment of existing business and IT processes and educate business executives about information technology options and lean business process to help them creatively reduce cost and improve profits. Lynda also … Continue reading Lynda Roth: Leading Transformational Change →
Paul Johnson: From Rapid Growth to Team Reductions
August 31, 2020 05:05 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHighlights: Joanie has a conversation with Paul Johnson, Partner and Managing Director of Essilen Research. Essilen is a consulting company that helps tech leaders build robust and reliable tech organizations. Paul has over 20 years of experience at Qualcomm, where he worked his way up from a software developer to a senior director of engineering, … Continue reading Paul Johnson: From Rapid Growth to Team Reductions →
Aseem Giri: Managing Technical and Creative Personalities
July 30, 2020 03:15 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBJoanie has a conversation with Aseem Giri. Aseem has over twenty years of experience as an entrepreneur, private equity investor, and investment banker. He is also fond of art, serving as an Art Advisor and/or Finance Advisor to art-related businesses, and he hosts his own podcast, called ACHiEVE, where he interviews people about life-changing events. … Continue reading Aseem Giri: Managing Technical and Creative Personalities →
Luis Socconini: Leading Efficient Teams
May 31, 2020 06:33 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBJoanie has a conversation with Luis Socconini, the Director of the Lean Six Sigma Institute and master blackbelt in Lean Six Sigma. He is the author of several books on Lean practices and has run over 300 projects in Mexico, the United States, Spain, and South America. He is an engineer by training and he … Continue reading Luis Socconini: Leading Efficient Teams →
Bob Salomon: Learning Disabilities, Computers, and Communicating
April 17, 2020 23:19 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBJoanie has a conversation with Bob Salomon, president of CIO Systems. One of the coolest things about Bob is his willingness to talk about how he’s dealt with dyslexia and ADD and how that actually motivated him to get into tech. Bob also talks about how they “make IT boring” at CIO Systems. They do … Continue reading Bob Salomon: Learning Disabilities, Computers, and Communicating →
David Oates: Managing Coronavirus and Other Crises
March 16, 2020 23:16 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBDavid Oates is a Crisis PR expert with 25 years of experience in the field. He helps organizations repair their brand’s reputation in the press and online. He can handle any Crisis PR situation and train others to do the same. As a U.S. Navy Public Affairs Officer and a corporate PR professional, he dealt … Continue reading David Oates: Managing Coronavirus and Other Crises →
Eric Weiss: Building Products People Love
February 20, 2020 04:46 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBJoanie interviews Eric Weiss, founder of Full Cycle Product Development. Eric has led massive development projects worth billions of dollars, including the Sony Playstation 3 and Qualcomm’s $9 Billion patent licensing machine. Eric is a product technology consultant and startup advisor and the author of Build the Right Things: How to Design and Build a … Continue reading Eric Weiss: Building Products People Love →
Brian Jackson: Handling Sales
January 21, 2020 06:02 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBA nerd at heart, Brian Jackson is the president and owner of Sandler Training of San Diego, a sales training company. Brian enjoys coaching customer-facing people who are engaged in selling within Software, Technology, Manufacturing, and Professional Services. Prior to owning Sandler, Brian invested over 20 years in hospital equipment & software sales and leadership … Continue reading Brian Jackson: Handling Sales →
Sanjiv Prabhakaran: Culture, Contribution, and Leadership
December 10, 2019 17:26 - 35 minutes - 33 MBSanjiv Prabhakaran is a senior executive and entrepreneur with over 30 years of software development management and technical architecture experience in mobile and web applications for a wide variety of applications and industries. In early 2002, he founded Bytes, Inc. to provide low cost and rapid software outsourcing and project management services. Sanjiv talks about … Continue reading Sanjiv Prabhakaran: Culture, Contribution, and Leadership →
Sean Ferrel: Growing a People-Oriented Company
November 30, 2019 00:41 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBSean Ferrel founded Managed Solution in 2002. They provide consultative IT services for small-to-medium and enterprise clients. Sean tells his story of literally growing the company from his living room to a flourishing downtown San Diego enterprise. Hint: it starts with, “I was going to be a lawyer…” Within 3 years, the company was recognized … Continue reading Sean Ferrel: Growing a People-Oriented Company →
Will Marshall: Improving Your Relationship with Your Lawyer
October 08, 2019 20:55 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBWill Marshall is a co-founder and partner of UBM Law Group. He drafts and negotiates commercial contracts, especially SaaS and traditional software licensing agreements and takes care of all sorts of legal things that come up for businesses. He is also especially knowledgeable in issues that come up with small businesses and startups. If you … Continue reading Will Marshall: Improving Your Relationship with Your Lawyer →
Burt De Mill: When Technical People Do Business
September 06, 2019 21:30 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBBurt De Mill is the President of BDM Consulting, a San Diego based consulting firm that works with small and medium sized companies who are in the biotechnology tools and clinical diagnostics spaces. Burt helps companies define their products and markets, conduct new market research, and launch products. Burt talks about the challenges scientists encounter … Continue reading Burt De Mill: When Technical People Do Business →
Adam Cuppy: Building Confidence in your Soft Skills
July 26, 2019 18:31 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBAdam Cuppy is the Chief Operating Officer at Zeal, a web and mobile apps development company. He is also an actor. He helps Zeal focus on how process drives success. He says he has “no idea” of what he does. Already, you can tell this is an entertaining episode. Really what he focuses on is … Continue reading Adam Cuppy: Building Confidence in your Soft Skills →
Gina Stetsko: Becoming a Compassionate Leader
June 03, 2019 05:36 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBJoanie has a conversation with Gina Stetsko, Vice President of Manufacturing at Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Gina has a been a leader in Pharmaceuticals for over 35 years and she’s held other executive positions in the pharmaceutical industry including: Vice President of Product Development, Vice President of Operations, and Chief Scientific Officer. … Continue reading Gina Stetsko: Becoming a Compassionate Leader →
Meetesh Karia: Advantages of Diverse Teams
May 22, 2019 22:51 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBJoanie interviews Meetesh Karia, CTO of The Zebra, the nation’s leading insurance search engine. Meetesh’s interest in computers goes back to childhood. He taught himself several programming languages back in the 80s when he was a kid and played on his dad’s 8086 computer. He studied computer science and math and minored in psychology in … Continue reading Meetesh Karia: Advantages of Diverse Teams →
Vladimir Baranov: Startup Stressors for CTOs
May 13, 2019 04:44 - 32 minutes - 30.6 MBJoanie interviews Vladimir Baronov, who is a Founder and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of AdvisorEngine. They build powerful and intuitive technology for financial advisors. Vladimir oversees the company’s software development and technological operations. He has nearly 15 years of experience designing and building successful technology solutions. Vladimir shares keen insights on the stressors that … Continue reading Vladimir Baranov: Startup Stressors for CTOs →
Alex Balazs: The Benefits of Inclusive Leadership
May 03, 2019 04:07 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MBJoanie interviews Alex Balazs, Senior Vice President and Chief Architect at Intuit. Alex shares the story of his transformation from being a quiet engineer to becoming a communicative leader. He also shares his insights on inclusion and describes how he is supportive of women in tech. Being inclusive is key for Alex and he shares … Continue reading Alex Balazs: The Benefits of Inclusive Leadership →
Lisa Kaczmarczyk: People Issues in Project Evaluations
April 23, 2019 04:18 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBDr. Lisa Kaczmarczyk is an award-winning computer science researcher, educator and book author. She provides independent evaluation services for academia and the hi-tech industry. These evaluations are used as evidence of project viability to secure funding from grant agencies and investors. Her clients have included Google, Stanford University, the University of Illinois, Purdue University, California … Continue reading Lisa Kaczmarczyk: People Issues in Project Evaluations →
Nihar Bhakta: People Skills for Scientific Collaboration
April 13, 2019 00:49 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBJoanie has a conversation with Nihar Bhakta, who is a project team leader at Gossamer Bio. Nihar is a kidney transplant physician by training and has worked in biotech and pharma for about 14 years. Nihar has a very thoughtful approach to collaboration and teamwork and discusses the challenges that arise in biotech and pharma … Continue reading Nihar Bhakta: People Skills for Scientific Collaboration →
Joe Molina: People Strategies for Techies and Vets
March 27, 2019 17:13 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBJoanie interviews Joseph Molina, the Executive Director and CEO of the Veterans Chamber of Commerce. Joe draws from his experiences in the military, teaching at Cal Poly, being an entrepreneur, writing books, and working with veterans to bring us his lessons learned about the people skills needed to be an effective leader. He talks specifically … Continue reading Joe Molina: People Strategies for Techies and Vets →
John Thornburgh: When Nerds Go to Trial
March 18, 2019 01:19 - 33 minutes - 31 MBAre you looking for free legal advice? Tune in as Joanie interviews John Thornburgh, a patent litigator and principal at Fish & Richardson, about the people skills you need if you go to trial over your technology. Whether you’re suing or being sued, you may end up testifying some day and it’s a totally different … Continue reading John Thornburgh: When Nerds Go to Trial →
Jamie Leben: The Joy of Connecting with People
March 09, 2019 05:53 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBJoanie has a conversation with Jamie Leben, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the Loveland Makerspace. A self-proclaimed nerd, Jamie has developed from a socially awkward kid to a community builder. He has a strong sales background as well. As a community leader, he exhibits humility, gratitude, teamwork, and giving. Highlights: Q: What is a Makerspace? … Continue reading Jamie Leben: The Joy of Connecting with People →
Nick Armstrong: Super Skills for Super Leaders
March 01, 2019 05:33 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBJoanie interviews Nick Armstrong, a Super Nerd who founded Fort Collins Comic Con. It’s a completely volunteer-run Comic Con that donates all of its proceeds to the local library reading programs. It has burgeoned into a thriving, welcoming community of generous geeks who bring joy to themselves and the broader community. It’s also a very … Continue reading Nick Armstrong: Super Skills for Super Leaders →
Vidya Dinamani: Connecting with Product Managers
February 19, 2019 04:04 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBJoanie interviews Vidya Dinamani, founder of Product Rebels. Vidya uses her impressive experience in product management to teach others how to do it. She calls herself a fully qualified nerd, having started her career coding, with a physics degree in her pocket. Vidya is quite articulate and has really nailed how developers and product managers … Continue reading Vidya Dinamani: Connecting with Product Managers →
JV Crum III: Conscious Strategies for Entrepreneurs
February 06, 2019 05:29 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBJoanie interviews JV Crum III, author of Conscious Millionaire: Grow Your Business by Making a Difference. In nerd speak, JV is a Jedi Master. Not only has he mastered the art of helping entrepreneurs make money, but he also uses the Force for good. JV says you have to get in touch with yourself and … Continue reading JV Crum III: Conscious Strategies for Entrepreneurs →
Slava Khristich: Communicating with Global Teams
January 31, 2019 05:03 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBJoanie interviews Slava Khristich, CEO of Tateeda. Tateeda provides clients with software development resources in the USA and internationally to extend teams, complete complex projects and solve challenging tasks. Their model provides, among other things, improved communications between technical and non-technical people. You can see why he’s a perfect guest for Reinventing Nerds. Highlights: Q: … Continue reading Slava Khristich: Communicating with Global Teams →
Rebecca Johannsen: Acting Emotionally Intelligent
January 25, 2019 04:36 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBJoanie Interviews Rebecca Johannsen, a people expert. Rebecca is a corporate trainer who has a Ph.D. in theater. She writes and directs plays and, of course, she’s a skilled actor. She’s taken her knowledge and skills in acting to teach executives soft skills. It’s a really interesting approach and I highly encourage you to listen … Continue reading Rebecca Johannsen: Acting Emotionally Intelligent →
Agnieszka Vestal: People Solutions for Telecommuters
January 18, 2019 23:31 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBJoanie interviews Agnieszka Vestal, a software engineer at Grasstree Engineering who focuses on embedded software. An MIT graduate with an MBA in her pocket, Agnieszka adds global experience and a business perspective to her programming expertise. She’s also a long-time telecommuter and shares advice on how to make telecommuting more satisfying and productive. Highlights: Q: … Continue reading Agnieszka Vestal: People Solutions for Telecommuters →
Duncan Davidson: Managing an Empathy Wobble
January 10, 2019 01:09 - 46 minutes - 43.6 MBJoanie interviews Duncan Davidson, CTO In Residence at Microsoft, Berlin. He provides service to and is a liaison between Microsoft and the CTOs at start-up companies that Microsoft supports through the ScaleUp accelerator program at Microsoft for Startups. What’s great about this interview is that Duncan shares his own experience with what he calls an … Continue reading Duncan Davidson: Managing an Empathy Wobble →
Mike Nowland: Solutions to your Leadership Problems
December 20, 2018 06:29 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBJoanie interviews Mike Nowland, whose purpose in life is to help managers be better, do better, and live better. Joanie met Mike when he was working as the Corporate Training Manager for the Americas at ResMed. Now he’s the president of Enriched Learning and Development, LLC. Mike shares tips for technical people who move into … Continue reading Mike Nowland: Solutions to your Leadership Problems →