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IT in the D
IT in the D is your insider look at the tech scene in Detroit. Started in 2007 as a meetup group in Metro Detroit for IT professionals, the IT in the D podcast was born in 2013 as an extension of those conversations. Host Bob Waltenspiel and co-host and producer Randy Walker are IT industry veterans, but IT in the D is intentionally more conversational and less instructional. Each weekly show has guests ranging from CIOs and local rock stars, to subject matter experts, local event organizers…
Episodes
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Construction Tech with Justin Turk of Livegistics – IT in the D 447
When you think of industries embracing technology, construction just isn't one of them. Well, a long time construction worker and software developer (right?)…
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Movies, Comics, and Pop Culture with Mike Zapcic of Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash – IT in the D 446
This week, we got to speak to the legend himself, Mike Zapcic. With the recent release of Clerks III, his appearance on AMC's Comic Book Men, or his countless…
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Managing Cloud Complexity with Yan Ness of Verge.io – IT in the D 445
Yan Ness, CEO of Verge.io joins us to talk about managing the complexity of cloud infrastructure. Verge.io consolidates several tools into one platform that…
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Sneakers with Rashone Bryant – IT in the D 444
This week, we were joined by Rashone Bryant aka Afrikan Caesar from the Sneaker Box Podcast. Most recently, Rashone was featured on the History Channel's "Fast…
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IT Job Training for People with Disabilities, Rebranding with Paul Blatt of Gesher Human Services – IT in the D 443
[podcast-buttons] Paul Blatt was back to talk about the combining of two local non-profit organizations JVS Human Services and Kadima. The organization also…
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Email Phishing and Enterprise Email Security with Brian Schneble of Abnormal Security – IT in the D 442
[podcast-buttons] This week, we had a fun chat with Brian "Schneebs" Schneble of Abnormal Security and The Great Security Debate podcast fame. Immediately, we…
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Fraud Detection, Spirits Distilling, and Coffee Roasting with Dennis Weiss of IPQualityScore, Weiss Distilling, and Sabbath Coffee Roasters – IT in the D 441
No lies—we love when tech entrepreneurs get into the booze business. Dennis Weiss is the CEO of IPQualityScore, owner of Weiss Distilling, and owner of Sabbath…
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Laptop Security with Ryan Angott of LapLok – Episode 440
Bob and Randy were joined this week by Ryan Angott of LapLok. LapLok is a new style of security device for laptop computers. It’s easier to use than a cable…
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Episode 439 with Alex Linebrink of Passage
This week, Alex Linebrink, CEO of Passage, joined Bob and Randy to talk about all things event ticketing. Alex told us how he got started in tech, and then how…
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Episode 438 with Monica Wheat of Techstars Detroit
Bob and Randy were joined this week by Monica Wheat, Managing Director of Techstars Detroit Powered by JP Morgan. Before that, she most recently led Techstars…
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Episode 437 with Steve Marney and Jake Waggoner of DMI
This week, we got to chat with Steve Marney and Jake Waggoner from DMI. DMI is a mix of Compuware and many other acquisitions and Steve's team is focused on…
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Episode 436 with Kevin McCarty of the McCartys
This week, we were super lucky to chat with Kevin McCarty of The McCartys. Kevin is behind the YouTube channel The McCartys that had amassed close to 3M…
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Episode 435 with Matt Van Itallie of Sema
Bob and Randy were joined this week by Matt Van Itallie, founder and CEO of Sema. Sema has two great tools: Code Review, a Chrome extension that makes code…
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Episode 434 with Andy Didorosi of The Detroit Bus Company
This week, we were joined by Andy Didorosi, owner of The Detroit Bus Company who has been up to quite a few things over the past few years. Early in the…
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Episode 433 with Chris Gordon and Amel Mujdzic on Cloud Security
This was a great show as we chatted with Chris Gordon and Amel Mudjzic, Cloud Security Architects with Trace3. Salespeople take note: We started talking about…
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Episode 432 with Sara Leitz of SkySpecs
This week was something new for us. We chatted with Sarah Leitz, VP of Marketing for SkySpecs. What started as a college project has blossomed into one of…
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Episode 431 with Jim Beiermeister of RMC
Long-time meetup attendee Jim Beiermeister, who works for RMC, joined us this week. RMC is an IT consulting and placement agency, and our conversation with Jim…
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Episode 430 with Jeff Ginn and Bryce Levin of Slalom Build
This week, we got to chat with Jeff Ginn and Bryce Levin with Slalom Build. (Disclaimer: Bob works at Slalom, but in a completely different division.) We…
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Episode 429 with Matt Turner
Matt Turner joined us to talk about recruiting, job-seeking, what to put in a resume, how often to switch jobs, and the Great Resignation.
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Episode 428 with Michelle Gilbert of Comcast
This week, we got to chat with long time offender, Michelle Gilbert, the VP of PR from Comcast. We always like talking to her about the ways Comcast is giving…
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Episode 427 with Nick Cavuoto
This week, we were super lucky to get a chance to talk with serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, host of the Mentoring Millions podcast, and personal brand…
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Episode 426 with Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems
This week, we chatted with longtime friend Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems. We immediately dove into how he grew his Youtube channel to over 250,000…
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Episode 425 with Jer Staes of Daily Detroit
This week, we chatted with long time friend of the program, Jer Staes of Daily Detroit. Jer and his team have been recording a daily podcast for the past 3…
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Episode 424 with Billy Strawter of BLAC Magazine
On this episode, we chatted with long time friend of the program Billy Strawter, owner and publisher of BLAC Magazine. We talked about basically starting a…
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Episode 423 with Travis Waye and Bailey Terrell of CallHarbor
Randy and I had a great conversation with Travis Waye and Bailey Terrell from Call Harbor. We started things off right by making fun of the acronym UCaaS but…
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Episode 422 with Nuri Gocay
Friend and former cohost Nuri Gocay has returned to the States after working two years in New Zealand. We catch up and Nuri tells us what life in New Zealand…
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Episode 421 with David Franco of Exceptional Academy
This week's guest is David Franco, Director of Exceptional Academy, a post-secondary program that provides IT certification training with a focus in…
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Episode 419 with Jason Brown of The Shyft Group
This week, we had a chat with Jason Brown, currently the IT Security Manager at The Shyft Group, formerly the CISO at Merit. We immediately talked about the…
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Episode 420 with Tom Celani of Luna Entertainment and Rudy Patros of Securatech Solutions
Episode 420—you know what that means? We are talking all things marijuana. Mary Jane. The devil's lettuce. You get the point :) And who better to talk about it…
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Episode 418 with Lisa Plaggemier of the National Cybersecurity Alliance
For this episode, we were super-lucky to be able to chat with Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance. NCSA advocates for…
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Episode 417 with Jason Bourque of C3 Technology Advisors
This week, we talked to Jason Bourque of C3 Technology Advisors about all things cybersecurity and communication. Jason just visited the Channel Partners…
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Episode 416 with Bill McAllister of Podcast Nation
This week, we were lucky enough to chat with long time radio veteran and podcast professional Bill McAllister. You might remember Bill from his days on 97.1 FM…
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Episode 415 with David Spiess of Rollbar
On Episode 415, we chatted with David Spiess from Rollbar. For those unaware of what Rollbar does, they are a continuous code improvement platform. Obviously…
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Episode 414 with Mary Bobbitt of Slalom
We were lucky enough to chat this week with Mary Bobbitt from Slalom. If you work in or around software development, this is the show for you as Mary is a…
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413 with Brian “Schneebs” Schneble of SentinelOne
Brian “Schneebs” Schneble is the Director of Enterprise Sales at SentinelOne. He joined Bob and Randy to discuss the intersection of privacy and security…
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Episode 412 with Pierre Chammas of Steve’s Mediterranean Chef
This was a fun episode. Bob and Randy are both fans of Steve's Mediterranean Chef, so they were happy to talk to the owner and CEO, Pierre Chammas. Pierre…
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Episode 411 with Maria Graham of Nuspire
Maria Graham, Director of Sales at Nuspire joins Bob and Randy to discuss the latest in managed security services. Everything is a service these days! A…
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Episode 410 with Erick Gutierrez, Indie Comic Creator
This week's guest is Erick Gutierrez, creator of the Max The Inebriated Rabbit comic and writer of the movie Bender. Erick talks about how he got his start…
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Episode 409 with Ming Chen of A Shared Universe PodcaStudio
Friend of the podcast Ming Chen of A Shared Universe PodcaStudio (also "I Sell Comics", "The Ming & Mike Show", and "AMC's Comic Book Men" ) was in town this…
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Episode 408 with Tom Nardone of PriveCo
Tom Nardone is the founder and president of PriveCo, a specializes in selling items that people would prefer to buy privately. ShopInPrivate.com is the world's…
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Episode 407 with August Gitschlag of Whiskey in the Jar
For Episode 407, we had a great conversation with friend of the program August Gitschlag. While he may be the Clerk for the City of Clawson and had a long…
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Episode 406 with Tommy Onyx of Loudbaby
This show, we had a great chat with musician, producer, web developer, and overall great guy Tommy Onyx. Tommy chatted with us about being in the music…
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Episode 405 with Patrick Garrity of Blumira
This week, Bob and Randy were joined by Patrick Garrity, VP of Operations at Blumira. We could have talked for hours, but we jumped around talking fun stuff…
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Episode 404 “Podcast Not Found” with Scott Wiemels of 24G
In Episode 404 “Podcast Not Found”, we chatted with Scott Wiemels, CEO of Digital Transformation Agency 24G. First, we chatted about their amazing office, the…
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Episode 403 with Gregg Garrett of CGS Advisors
This week's guest is Gregg Garrett, founder and CEO of CGS Advisors. Before the conversation with Gregg, Bob talked about his experience visiting The Relief &…
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Episode 402 with AJ Kuftic of Expedient
For Episode 402, we were lucky to be joined by AJ Kuftic, Digital Product Strategist at Expedient. We got right into the latest ongoings in movies and TV and…
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Episode 401 with Nick Britsky of Hour Detroit
Nick Britsky, Digital Director of Hour Detroit and Detroit area cocktail creator behind NickDrinks.com joins Bob and Randy to talk about local bars and booze…
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Episode 400 with Neil Nosakowski of High Score eSports
Neil Nosakowski, CEO of High Score eSports, joins us to talk about the new gaming lounge opening in The Hawk Farmington Hills Community Center. Also, Bob…
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Episode 399 with Jason Yaeger of Tenacity Cloud
In Episode 399 of The IT in the D Show, we talked to Jason Yeager, CEO of Tenacity. We talked to him about building a company from scratch, getting bought, and…
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Episode 398 with Jason Bressler of UWM
Jason Bressler, CTO of UWM, joined Bob and Randy to talk about what it's like to work in IT, strategies for landing a tech job, building and leading a tech…
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Episode 397 with Jer Staes of Daily Detroit
Jer Staes of Daily Detroit is back! Topics included movie and television news and reviews, TVs making money from ads, a meat industry cyber attack, and Amazon…
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Episode 396 Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems
Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems joins us to talk about hackers, masks, and details on his YouTube projects like The Homelab Show and how he organizes his…
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Episode 395 with Caston Thomas
Caston Thomas has a new role at a healthcare cybersecurity company called MedSec. He joins Bob and Randy to discuss the Colonial Pipeline ransomware and other…
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Special Edition: Remembering Dave with Ming and Mike
Ming Chen and Mike Zapcic (from "I Sell Comics", "The Ming & Mike Show", A Shared Universe PodcaStudio and "AMC's Comic Book Men" ) join Bob and Randy to tell…
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Latest Movie and TV News, Can You Go Screenless, Shrimp Cereal, Chip Shortage
In this episode, the guys talk about the latest movie and TV news, a tempting offer to go without a computer or smartphone for 24 hours, a man who found shrimp…
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The OK, Boomer Episode
Damn we sounded like a bunch of grumpy old men in this one. Which... well, I guess we sort of are.
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A Year of Remoteness, Fred Brown on COVID Vaccines and Mutations
Fred Brown is back again to discuss COVID-19 vaccines and mutations.
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Wandavision Wrap Up, Dave and The Whicked Pickle, Eminem and Cancel Culture
Wandavision Wrap Up, Dave and The Whicked Pickle, Eminem and Cancel Culture