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You've Been Heard
Having a seat at the table. Nice. Being heard? Nicer. For decades, IT leaders have been the backbone of defensible business growth, solving problems that could cripple a business often before anyone noticed. We know this world. The late nights. The firefights. The impossible deadlines that somehow got met. IT Professionals don’t just fix. They fortify. They’re the frontline heroes fighting an improbable battle thriving where others break, armed with a resilience the strongest military leaders…
Episodes
You've Been Heard173. How Robby Jakovljevic Went From Refugee to Director of IT
Robby Jakovljevic Robby Jakovljevic is a Director of IT. After a lengthy application process, he arrived in Canada as a refugee from the civil war in…
You've Been Heard172. Digital Car License Plates? IT Manager David Ftacnik Explains
David Ftacnik David Ftacnik is the Senior IT Manager with Reviver, a company working on providing digital car license plates across the country. David has over…
You've Been Heard171. Praveen Malhotra Tells Us Why Dealing With Vendors is a Huge Part of Life Sciences IT
Praveen Malhotra Praveen Malhotra is the Vice President of Information Technology at TCR2 Therapeutics Inc. He has amassed over 20 years of experience…
You've Been Heard170. Director of IT Joe Whalen Takes a Break From Hosting His Own Podcasts to Be a Guest on Ours
Joe Whalen Joe Whalen is the Director of Information Technology at an electronics manufacturer in the DOD sector. With 30 years of experience in the industry…
You've Been Heard169. David Meltzer Teaches Us Effective Project Management in IT
David Meltzer David Meltzer is the IT Director at Hickory Transportation. David joined the military out of college and, while enlisted, gained a wealth of IT…
You've Been Heard168. Why Your Company Needs Change with Sam Nafziger
Sam Nafziger Sam Nafziger is the IT Manager at Gripple USA. Despite his initial interest in technology, Sam ended up studying business administration at…
You've Been Heard167. How Timothy Laudell Jackson Manages IT in the Oil Industry
Timothy Laudell Jackson Timothy Laudell Jackson is the Chief Information Officer at Diamond Offshore. Timothy has 30 years of experience in IT and 18 years of…
You've Been Heard166. Using IT to Enhance Quality of Life with Carlos Jofre
Carlos Jofre Carlos Jofre is the Executive Director of IT at BioTissue. Having worked in the industry for 30 years, Carlos is an expert in creating roadmaps…
You've Been Heard165. How Drew Stone Turned His Farming Background Into an IT Career
Drew Stone Drew Stone is the Director of IT and Data Security at True Velocity Ammunition. Coming from a farming background, Drew didn’t have a normal path to…
You've Been Heard164. Travis Pierce Tells Us Why Dairy IT is So Complex
Travis Pierce Travis Pierce is the Director of Information Technology at Tillamook County Creamery Association. Starting as a PC Technician in 1997, Travis has…
You've Been Heard163. Understanding the Bottom Line as an IT Professional with Jose Garcia
Jose Garcia Jose Garcia is currently working as IT Manager for Datamark. Jose has been in the industry for over 20 years and, in addition to IT, he has…
You've Been Heard162. How Andrey Stryukov Prevents Siloing of His IT Department
Andrey Stryukov Andrey Stryukov is CIO at CountBOX US and Information Technology Operations Manager at Lumen Property Management. A technology strategist and…
You've Been Heard161. How John Lay Has Built Teams Since Cable TV Was New
John Lay John Lay is Vice President of Information Technology with Camping World and Good Sam. Since the 80s, John has worked in a variety of roles and…
You've Been Heard160. Why Mitch O’Dell Won’t Assign Jobs He’s Not Willing to Do Himself
Mitch O’Dell Mitch O’Dell is the Director of Information Technology at Shimmick Construction, working his way up from Computer Operator Lead. Starting off…
You've Been Heard159. Is Stuart Smith a Geek or a Nerd?
Stuart Smith Stuart Smith is the IT Director at Medtronic. Stuart has been working at Medtronic for 22 years, climbing the IT ladder from Principal IT Project…
You've Been Heard158. Why Chris Barnes Always Asks if New Projects Align With the Firm’s Values
Chris Barnes Chris Barnes is CTO of Operations and Strategic Services at Howard LLP. Howard LLP is a market leader in providing financial consulting, audit…
You've Been Heard157. Joshua Clemons Explains IT Security When Working With the Military
Joshua Clemons Joshua Clemons is the Director of Information Technology at Transhield Inc. He has worked in IT since 2007 and has held roles as a technical…
You've Been Heard156. When You Must Avoid Technical IT Terms with Roman Bulkiewicz
Roman Bulkiewicz Roman Bulkiewicz is the Chief Information Officer with HumanN. He has been working in the IT industry for over 25 years and has extensive…
You've Been Heard155. How Machine Learning Makes IT Better with Larry Hack
Larry Hack Today’s guest is Larry Hack, Chief Technology Officer at CPAP.com. Currently based in Cypress, Texas, Larry has been in technology for over 30 years…
You've Been Heard154. Why Bob Williams Says You Need to Stay Humble in IT
Bob Williams Bob Williams is the Senior Director of Information Technology at ElectriCom, LLC. Bob has worked in the IT sector since 1997 and finds time to…
You've Been Heard153. How Can IT Outages Impact Healthcare? With Brandt Swanson
Brandt Swanson Brandt Swanson is the Director of IT at Compass Medical. He has amassed over 25 years of experience driving technical initiatives to meet the…
You've Been Heard152. Why Phil Porcari Loves the Financial Side of IT
Phil Porcari Phil Porcari is Director of IT Services at McCollister’s Transportation Group. Phil is a proven leader in information technology management and…
You've Been Heard151. Dr. Erik J. Huffman Explains Our Biological IT Weaknesses
Dr. Erik J. Huffman Dr. Erik J. Huffman is a cybersecurity researcher, cyberpsychologist, TedX speaker, and award-winning entrepreneur. Currently, he teaches…
You've Been Heard150. What It’s Like to Work in Municipal IT with Kiason Turner
Kiason Turner Kiason Turner is the IT Director for the city of Weatherford, Texas. His IT career began in the year 2000, beginning as a network administrator…
You've Been Heard149. Handling the IT of a School District with Mark Schumann
Mark Schumann Mark Schumann is the IT Director of New Ulm School District in the state of Minnesota. At his current position, Mark has over 2,000 end users. He…
You've Been Heard148. How Brian Kozlowicz Manages His Entire One-Person Team
Brian Kozlowicz Brian Kozlowicz is the Director of IT at Juice Press. He is an experienced information technology director with a demonstrated history of…
You've Been Heard147. How to Screen IT Vendors with Jeff Reed
Jeff Reed Jeff Reed is Vice President of Information Technology at The Buccini/Pollin Group. He has been in the business for almost 30 years, and has senior…
You've Been Heard146. Amit Gaur Explains How to Get the Best Out of Your Team
Amit Gaur Amit Gaur is Chief Information Officer at On Campus Marketing (OCM). He has been working in IT for almost 20 years and held a variety of roles from…
You've Been Heard145. What Ryan Gruver Has Learned by Working With the Same Company for 14 Years
Ryan Gruver Ryan Gruver is the IT Director at Banner Health. He has been with them for over 14 years, working his way up the ladder from Data Center Operations…
You've Been Heard144. How Eric DiTillio Transitioned Into IT From the US Army
Eric DiTillio Joining me for this episode is Eric DiTillio, Head of IT at Stockmeier, as well as a US Army veteran. He has over 25 years of experience leading…
You've Been Heard143. Do More Than Keep Computers Running: Own the Status Meeting with Randy Kellum
Randy Kellum Randy Kellum is the Director of Information Technology at ARC Automotive. ARC manufactures airbag inflators for automotive safety. Randy graduated…
You've Been Heard142. You Don’t Need a Piece of Paper to Work in IT with Cedric Wells
Cedric Wells 19+ years of combined experience directing, managing, building, implementing, and optimizing a broad range of IT infrastructure technology systems…
You've Been Heard141. The Business Side of IT with Phil Volltrauer
Phil Volltrauer …is a CTO & CIO. He is an experienced IT leader with a demonstrated history of working in a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals…
You've Been Heard140. Making Others Understand the Value of the IT Department with Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson …is a technically sophisticated and business savvy Senior Leader with a pioneering career reflecting strong leadership qualifications coupled with…
You've Been Heard139. How One Call with Phil Resulted in Saving 80% of IT Costs with Jakob Ragnarsson
Jakob Ragnarsson IT manager at GEOCON, Inc, Jakob is an Astaro Certified Administrator as of November 2009 (ACA), and has completed the Tekelec T6000 Service…
You've Been Heard138. IT Leaders: Pull Everybody in the Room or Users Suffer Ramification! with Rusty Everhart
Rusty Everhart is a seasoned and credentialed Fortune 500 IT leader with over 20 years of enterprise level experience in the CPG, manufacturing, public…
You've Been Heard137. Master a Golden Work/Life Balance & Your RFPs with John Carter Gillespie
John Carter Gillespie is an IT Management professional with over 15 years of experience in the fields of information security, enterprise architecture, cloud…
You've Been Heard136. IT Fires Are Everywhere: Suit Up Your Solutions and Save Your Mental Health with Colin Keys
Colin Keys is an amalgamation of paradoxes with an exceptional ability to rise above uncertainty and instability to solve complex and ever changing problems…
You've Been Heard135. IT Personnel Need to Develop Interpersonal Skills and Here’s How with Tom Watson
Tom Watson An experienced and proven leader and a sophisticated and tested problem solver, his experience is best described as the following: herder of cats…
You've Been Heard133. This Should Be the New Vendor Requirement Question with Michael Wahl
Michael Wahl is an innovative Information Technology Executive with progressively responsible experience in enterprise information technology (IT)…
You've Been Heard134. Things That IT SHOULD Be Doing To People with Michael Moore
Michael Moore With 19 years of experience in Information Technology, Michael has helped guide organizations to develop secure and stable enterprise systems…
You've Been Heard132. Turn Tech into a Business Force Multiplier with Adam Morton
Adam Morton is the strategic senior IT leader with expertise in developing and managing programs and project plans and leading enterprise-wide IT initiatives…
You've Been Heard131. Stop Acting Rudderless and Reinvent Your IT Career with Greg Altman
Greg Altman Greg is currently leading the Infrastructure team at Strike Construction. He has implemented Cato Networks, migrations to RingCentral and M365…
You've Been Heard130. Is Your Management Fostering High-Level Performance? with Daniel Millbank
Daniel Millbank Daniel is responsible for the successful completion of strategic initiatives around all aspects of IT, information architecture, knowledge…
You've Been Heard129. Identify Vendor Flags Using These Simple Questions with George Bica
George Bica George is the Director of information technology at HZO, a global company that delivers world-class water-proof nanocoating solutions that…
You've Been Heard128. These Two Traits Will Make Your Managers Take IT Necessities Seriously with Al Gardner
Al Gardner Al Gardner is the Vice President of Information Technology and Security for Denver-based Inspirato. Mr. Gardner specializes in strategic IT…
You've Been Heard127. What Department Performs Better Without Technology?
Milos Topic Milos Topic’s 24 years of experience in positions of increasing responsibilities focused primarily on technology, innovation, strategy, operations…
You've Been Heard126. The Human Factor Engineer
#126 – The Human Factor Engineer Going horizontal to get vertical. How to maximize your time, to build your business and your wealth Samson Jagoras joins Josh…
You've Been Heard125. The Single Biggest Problem in IT
David Park I am a seasoned technology professional who relishes the opportunity to learn new technology/platforms and create meaningful change or positive…
You've Been Heard124. Don’t Make Technology the Solution
Dr. Braden Myers Technology driven, passionate and reliable professional with an extensive background in IT leadership, program management, marketing/design…
You've Been Heard123. 5th Wheel IT Spy Ends Up Getting Hired and then gets Everything he Asks For
Malachi Salazar I’m the IT and Marketing Director for Fun Town RV, the largest towable RV dealer in the nation. Fun Town RV’s main focus is to provide families…
You've Been Heard122. Love the community and you’ll love your IT job
Christopher Driscoll Chris Driscoll is the director of Information Technology Services at Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business…
You've Been Heard121. Inspire – Len “The Tank” Svitenko
Len Svitenko Senior IT Lead for Shell WellVantage Previous experience with leading disaster recovery teams, Information Security teams, IT departments and…
You've Been Heard120. IT is learning to Golf – Keith Tripp
Keith Tripp Highly effective Information Technology Leader with 20+ years of experience in optimizing corporation technology functions. Driven in…
You've Been Heard119. Build Your Network Like a Race Car
Jon Comstock Jon has been a valued member of Berger’s team for 17 years! Jon, we are lucky to have you on our team! When Jon first started his career at Berger…
You've Been Heard118. What does 9600 BAUD look like?
Jack Suess Proven technology leader who has stayed at the forefront of technology for over 35 years. My technology interests are focused around five core…
You've Been Heard117. Making friends with IT people gets you into IT
André Green Thoughtful and Transformational Leader with a strong passion for leading and solving technical issues. Project oriented with great interpersonal…
You've Been Heard116. At what point do people decide to congratulate IT
Chris Perrin A company is only as strong as its roots, and the A-1 Freeman Moving Group’s roots are firmly planted in a culture of honesty, integrity, and hard…
You've Been Heard115. Be a change enabler… when tech, process, and people meet the faster you achieve
Tony Fatouros I’m passionate about helping organizations adopt digital technologies and achieve value faster. I held both leadership and consulting roles…
You've Been Heard114. Traversing the Canyon that Separates IT and The Business
Harrison Woodard Customer-centric technology executive leveraging technical, business, financial, and emotional intelligence acumen to communicate effectively…