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11.4 Sarah Lawler-Muzquiz Alcatraz Security and AI

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - November 04, 2020 22:06 - 48 minutes
Today I have a great conversation with  Sarah Lawler-Muzquiz with Alcatraz.  Their technology combines new edge-based touchless authentication security with AI for access.  We discuss the pros and cons of AI, the technology, tech for good, and a pathway to the industry for a young woman. 

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David Maimon - GSU CISO Cybersecurity Program

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - October 08, 2020 19:58 - 42 minutes
10.8.20 We get to talk #cybersecurity with @David Maimon from GSU talking about their evidence-based cybersecurity program which provides students with #scholarships and matches them with #CISOs so they are well prepared to hit the ground running in a cyber career.  

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Bill Thomson and Becky Cole DC Blox

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - September 03, 2020 14:15 - 43 minutes
9.3.20 We have the pleasure of speaking with Bill Thomson and Becky Cole with DC Blox which is a colo provider in the southeast.   They discuss building in nontraditional data center cities, marketing,  community outreach, and their career paths into the data center industry.  This is a bit diff...

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Amy Al-Katib Editor in Chief at Mission Critical Magazine

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - August 14, 2020 19:30 - 55 minutes
8.14.20 in today's episode, we speak with Amy Al-Katib Editor in Chief at Mission Critical Magazine.  Amy came from outside the industry and grew her career into an Editor post.  Her journey from Blockbuster to Editor is inspiring.  #womenintech #womenindatacenters #tradesintech #tradesindatacen...

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Nabeel Mahmood Futurist, Consultant

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - July 09, 2020 16:29 - 46 minutes
7.9.20 Today we speak with Nabeel Mahmood Futurist, and C-Suite consultant on buzzwords, cryptocurrency, AI, Smart Cities, Robots, Machine Learning, the path forward after covid, new ways of learning and the importance of triaging your technology.  He provides his insights into the quality of li...

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Natalie Sharma Design and Branding

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - June 18, 2020 19:45 - 51 minutes
Natalie Sharma is the Founder & Creative Director of Pixetal Studio, a niche design studio that specializes in creating websites, brand identities, and user interfaces as scalable visual systems for industry innovators. She is a Jackson, Mississippi native and an honors graduate of Mississippi U...

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Valerie Crafton Construction Management

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - June 05, 2020 14:53 - 51 minutes
6.5.20 Valerie Crafton with @Turner and Townsend discusses construction management, women in the industry, taking chances, and her role as dean at @AATCU.  Her career choice was made early on, and continues to enjoy her career in construction.  She discusses various jobs in the construction indu...

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Kevin Kent- Sustainability in Data Centers

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - May 07, 2020 20:19 - 56 minutes
5.7.20 Episode features Kevin Kent with CFPUE and OSU Wexner Medical Center.  Kevin is a Climate Reality Leader and discusses energy efficiencies in data centers both as a necessity and as a career. He is an international speaker on data center energy efficiency creating awareness and providing ...

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Dr. Julie Albright Author of "Left to Their Own Devices"

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - April 23, 2020 19:18 - 44 minutes
4.23.20 We speak with Dr. Julie Albright Digital Sociologist and author of Left to Their Own Devices, How Digital Natives are Reshaping the American Dream.  She has a dual Doctorate in Sociology and Marriage and Family Therapy from USC where she teaches master’s level courses on the Psychology o...

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CherylODonoghue Author, Scholarship Founder, Emotional Intelligence Leader

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - April 17, 2020 16:38 - 36 minutes
4.17.2020 Episode we interview Cheryl O'Donoghue Author and Emotional Intelligence Leadership Champion and Founder & CEO, Emotional Intelligence Leadership Resources and founder of the outreach organization Mission Sisters who work which offers scholarships for training and school.  Cheryl is th...

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Amanda Trumble ABB and WIMCO

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - April 02, 2020 20:00 - 34 minutes
April 2, we interview Amanda Trumble with ABB who discusses her work at ABB in the power division, starting a WIMCO chapter for the great lakes region and the value of mentorship and women supporting women.  We discuss work-life balance and the need for personal health days, and some great new b...

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An Interview With Lee Kirby Salute Mission Critical - Careers for Women, Vets and Trades in Data Centers - Carrie Goetz

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - March 26, 2020 14:50 - 23 minutes
Thank you for your service, first! For the kick-off of our veterans' talent initiative, we start with the great work being done by Salute Mission Critical.  In their words, "Clients worldwide turn to Salute Mission Critical they need precise execution in their data center environments.  Whether ...

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Juli Ierulli, Marketing Mgr, Caterpillar power, VP 7x24Exchange and Founder of WIMCO

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - March 12, 2020 17:44 - 34 minutes
March 12 we talk to Juli Ierulli, Ecommerce Marketing Manager for @Caterpillar, Chair of the 7x24 Exchange International WiMCO and now VP of @7x24Exchange.org.  Juli discusses her journey, International Data Center Day and outreach in general.   Many of the jobs didn't exist when we began in thi...

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Interview with Dr. Stevance Astrophysicist STEM at work

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - March 03, 2020 17:40 - 33 minutes
Taking a science spin, this week we interview Dr. Heloise Stevance @Sydonahi on her journey as an astrophysicist, the science, super and killer nova and other fun space topics.  She shares her tips for learning, not being afraid to fail, and how failure is learning!  Also discussed a strong fema...

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Kelly Flowers, Women Leading Technology Sorority, Girl Scout Scholarships to STEM camp

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - February 21, 2020 17:30 - 37 minutes
Kelly Flowers with Service Express and founder of the Women Leading Technology Sorority discusses aftermarket service as a career option, but most importantly why she founded the WLT sorority, the outreach programs there and her work with the Girl Scouts.  WLT is a sponsor for the STEM camps in ...

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Nancy Novak - Women in Construction and Women Outreach Final Mix

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - February 11, 2020 16:12 - 50 minutes
Carrie Goetz interviews Nancy Novak, SVP of Construction at Compass Data Centers that provides custom, move-in-ready data centers from edge deployments to core facilities serving hyperscale, cloud and enterprise customers. Nancy frequently speaks on diversity and inclusion in construction and te...

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Dameion Brown, Veteran and Security Professional

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - February 04, 2020 19:15 - 48 minutes
Today we interview Dameion Brown.  He is a security professional and the chapter president of ASIS in Jackson, MS. and a member of Infragard. He works for a multinational oil and gas company, champions veterans in the industry and is working with me to bring the message of job possibilities to c...

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Wendy Stewart, VP Databank - Women, Dallas DC Women's Group, Diversity and Management

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - January 23, 2020 17:55 - 33 minutes
In this episode, we interview Wendy Stewart, VP with Databank data centers on being a woman VP, the Dallas Data Center women's group she started, WIMCO and diversity.  She discusses managing diverse and remote employees and how she motivates her team to be 1% better every day.  As a distinguishe...

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Interview with Jeff Clark - Careers for Women, Trades, and Vets in Data Centers and Tech - Carrie Goetz

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - January 16, 2020 17:38 - 29 minutes
Today's interview with Jeff Clark, a Principal at Michaud, Cooley, Erickson Engineers.  Jeff talks about his path starting as a draftsman, to becoming a Principal at the firm.   We discuss the importance of CAD and how 3D is changing the industry. Trades and 2 year degrees are a valuable part of...

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Interview with Greg Crumpton of Service Logic on Trades - HVAC, Power, Mechanical

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - January 09, 2020 17:07 - 28 minutes
Trades are needed!  In this informative episode with industry veteran Greg Crumpton of Service Logic, he discusses his career and work as a tradesman in the data center, HVAC, Electrical, mechanical realms and creating apprenticeships to reach the younger generations.  Greg also discusses the hu...

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Michael Evans - Insights into Customer Relationship Management from a Veteran with Salute

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - January 02, 2020 20:36 - 30 minutes
Today's episode includes a frank discussion with former Marine, Michael Evans, VP at Salute Mission Critical discussing sales, customer relationship management and why he loves the industry.  Michael didn't start in the industry, but once he got here, he found a home. He has had various position...

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Interview with Shelley Armato, CEO of MySmartPlans

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - December 17, 2019 15:26 - 21 minutes
Today's episode provides insight from Shelley Armato, CEO of MySmartPlans, a construction documentation management platform.  Shelley discusses her journey into the industry (spoiler alert, not what you would think!) and how the company was founded out of necessity to solve the problems surround...

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Millennials and Careers in Data Centers - Bill Kleyman and Kacey Armstrong

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - December 09, 2019 22:34 - 41 minutes
Today we have a great interview with Bill Kleyman from Switch and Kacey Armstrong with Vertiv who collectively lead the Millenials and GenZ group within IMasons.  Kacey comes from construction to the modular world, and Bill operates within the data centers.  Both have a unique perspective on the...

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Millennials and Careers in Data Centers Final Mix

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - December 09, 2019 22:34 - 41 minutes
Today we have a great interview with Bill Kleyman from Switch and Kacey Armstrong with Vertiv who collectively lead the Millenials and GenZ group within IMasons.  Kacey comes from construction to the modular world, and Bill operates within the data centers.  Both have a unique perspective on the...

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Melissa Chambal, Cnet-Training and the Power of Certifications to Jumpstart Your Career

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - December 03, 2019 15:14 - 32 minutes
In this episode, we interview Melissa Chambal with Cnet-Training discussing Cnet's Master's degree program and the power of their various certifications as a path into the industry.  Melissa explains the importance of certifications for individuals with and without degrees.  Learn her path into ...

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Building Diversity - Careers for Women, Trades and Vets in Data Centers

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - November 18, 2019 19:44 - 41 minutes
Today we interview Dr. Terri Simpkin a renowned expert with several years' worth of work on diversity and inclusion found here:  Braver Stronger Smarter www.braverstrongersmarter.com and www.forfakesake.org. She addresses the differences between diversity and inclusion and the imposter phenomeno...

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Building Diversity Interview with Terri Simpkin - Careers for Women, Trades and Vets in Data Centers - Carrie Goetz

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - November 18, 2019 19:44 - 41 minutes
Today we interview Dr. Terri Simpkin a renowned expert with several years' worth of work on diversity and inclusion found here:  Braver Stronger Smarter www.braverstrongersmarter.com and www.forfakesake.org. She addresses the differences between diversity and inclusion and the imposter phenomeno...

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Episode 5, Salute Part 2 -Scott Mooers - Area Manager

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - November 11, 2019 15:00 - 22 minutes
Episode 5 and number 2 from the great folks at Salute Mission Critical. and Carrie Goetz from StrategITcom. Continuing with the introduction from Lee, Scott discusses what it's like to be an area manager, his past in cybersecurity, and what brought him to this role.  As a manager, Scott discusse...

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Interview with Scott Mooers, Project Management -Careers in Tech, Women, Trades and Vets -Carrie Goetz

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - November 11, 2019 15:00 - 22 minutes
Episode 5 and number 2 from the great folks at Salute Mission Critical. and Carrie Goetz from StrategITcom. Continuing with the introduction from Lee, Scott discusses what it's like to be an area manager, his past in cybersecurity, and what brought him to this role.  As a manager, Scott discusse...

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Data Center Careers for Trades, Women, Vets - An Interview With Salute Mission Critical

Careers for Women, Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers - November 05, 2019 14:49 - 23 minutes
Thank you for your service, first! For the kick-off of our veterans' talent initiative, we start with the great work being done by Salute Mission Critical.  In their words, "Clients worldwide turn to Salute Mission Critical they need precise execution in their data center environments.  Whether ...

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