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The Geek Within
Hi, I'm Jeremy Wood, and as someone who participates in several IT communities, I realized there are so many people with remarkable stories on how they happened to land in an IT job. So often these great individuals are the business owners, influencers, and event speakers where we hear about the latest products and services that can help us move our customers forward, but we don't hear about them, what they do, why they do it, and how they came to be where they are today. This podcast series…
Episodes
The Geek WithinEp271: Saira Mahmood
🎙️ In Episode #271 of The Geek Within, my guest is Saira Mahmood. She is the Director of Product Strategy at CGI and graduate of the ACT-IAC Voyagers Program…
The Geek WithinEp270: Rebecca Link
🎙️ In Episode #270 of The Geek Within, my guest is Rebecca Link. She is the Chief Growth Officer at OneGlobe, a GovCon veteran of almost 20 years, an AI…
The Geek WithinEp269: Mariana Lungu
🎙️ In Episode #269 of The Geek Within, my guest is Mariana Lungu. She is the Founder and Data Architect at Archetype Core, a data and AI consulting company…
The Geek WithinEp268: Carolyn Hantz
🎙️ In Episode #268 of The Geek Within, my guest is Carolyn Hantz. She is the Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Coach at Hantz Executive Coaching…
The Geek WithinEp267: Shannon Howard
🎙️ In Episode #267 of The Geek Within, my guest is Today's guest is Shannon Howard. He is a Lead Information Technology Specialist at the U.S. Department of…
The Geek WithinEp266: Cory Garrett
🎙️ In Episode #266 of The Geek Within, my guest is Cory Garrett. He is the Director of Growth at SMX with a focus on Federal Financials and positioning…
The Geek WithinEp265: Virginia Huth
🎙️ In Episode #265 of The Geek Within, my guest is Virginia Huth. She is the President and Founder of The Vantage Point Partners, which is a boutique…
The Geek WithinEp264: Kim Pack
🎙️ In Episode #264 of The Geek Within, my guest is Kim Pack. She is the Founder and CEO of Gray Lens Consulting, where they focus on developing growth…
The Geek WithinEp263: Amanda Chavez
🎙️ In Episode #263 of The Geek Within, my guest is Amanda Chavez. She is the Vice President of Federal Strategy at Qualtrics. Amanda was recently honored as a…
The Geek WithinEp262: Joshua Seckel
🎙️ In Episode #262 of The Geek Within, my guest is Joshua Seckel. He is the Chief Solutions Architect at Coforma. Joshua was previously the CIO for the Center…
The Geek WithinEp261: Helene Johnson
🎙️ In Episode #261 of The Geek Within, my guest is Dr. Helene Johnson. She is the President and CEO of Next Wave Workforce Consulting where she helps…
The Geek WithinEp260: Chetin Durak
🎙️ In Episode #260 of The Geek Within, my guest is Chetin Durak. He is the Director of Federal Business Development at Cav, formerly Caveonix, where he…
The Geek WithinEp259: Carriann Sillman
🎙️ In Episode #259 of The Geek Within, my guest is Carriann Sillman. She is the Vice President for Legal at Compass International Holdings, which is the…
The Geek WithinEp258: Leilani Martinez
🎙️ In Episode #258 of The Geek Within, my guest is Leilani Martinez. She is the Founder and Principal of KulturaTech, where she helps organizations design…
The Geek WithinEp257: Grafton deButts
🎙️ In Episode #257 of The Geek Within, my guest is Grafton deButts. He is the Director of Strategic Growth at Strongbridge LLC. Grafton was recently the Chair…
The Geek WithinEp256: Sally Pfabe
🎙️ In Episode #256 of The Geek Within, my guest is Sally Pfabe. She is the Vice President of Business Development at Corporate Mailing Service/Management…
The Geek WithinEp255: Oscar Hedaya
🎙️ In Episode #255 of The Geek Within, my guest is Oscar Hedaya. He is the Chief Executive Officer at Space, with a new product launched called The Space Safe…
The Geek WithinEp254: Scott Voss
🎙️ In Episode #254 of The Geek Within, my guest is Scott Voss. He is the Executive Managing Director of Voss Strategic Investments LLC, the parent company to…
The Geek WithinEp253: Alisa Sparks
🎙️ In Episode #253 of The Geek Within, my guest is Alisa Sparks. She is the Founder and CEO of Linden Creek, a luxury interior design and home staging…
The Geek WithinEp252: Mike Parkinson
🎙️ In Episode #252 of The Geek Within, my guest is Mike Parkinson and Mike is a geek. 🔗 You can engage Mike here: LinkedIn -…
The Geek WithinEp251: Michelle Walker
🎙️ In Episode #251 of The Geek Within, my guest is Michelle Walker. She is a Senior Account Executive at Microsoft. Michelle is a seasoned senior sales and…
The Geek WithinEp250: Bill Shander
🎙️ In Episode #250 of The Geek Within, my guest is Bill Shander. He is an author, speaker, LinkedIn Learning Instructor, and data storytelling workshop leader…
The Geek WithinEp249: Robin Camarote
🎙️ In Episode #249 of The Geek Within, my guest is Robin Camarote. She is a presentation coach, speaker, and writer. From speaking at TEDx to writing the book…
The Geek WithinEp248: Awilda Gunderson
🎙️ In Episode #248 of The Geek Within, my guest is Awilda Gunderson. She is the Vice President of Federal, State, and Local Business Development at Senture…
The Geek WithinEp247: Cooper Harrison
🎙️ In Episode #247 of The Geek Within, my guest is Cooper Harrison. He is the Founder of Conscious Creation Ministries where he is a champion for holistic…
The Geek WithinEp246: Justin Goldston
🎙️ In Episode #246 of The Geek Within, my guest is Dr. Justin Goldston. He is a pioneering academic, thought leader, entrepreneur, and scientist, known for his…
The Geek WithinEp245: Moni Oloyede
🎙️ In Episode #245 of The Geek Within, my guest is Moni Oloyede. She is the Founder of MO MarTech, a marketing education consultancy. Moni is also the Head…
The Geek WithinEp244: Yadi Caro
🎙️ In Episode #244 of The Geek Within, my guest is Yadi Caro. She is the Founder of Hardcore Soft Skills LLC, a global education platform which includes a…
The Geek WithinEp243: Francesca Furchtgott
🎙️ In Episode #243 of The Geek Within, my guest is Francesca Furchtgott. She is a Co-Founder of Mariner11, a brand marketing agency that helps small and…
The Geek WithinEp242: Freda Thomas
🎙️ In Episode #242 of The Geek Within, my guest is Freda Thomas. She is a Certified Professional Coach and a LinkedIn Top Voice. Freda's goal is to help…
The Geek WithinEp241: Amos Balongo
🎙️ In Episode #241 of The Geek Within, my guest is Amos Balongo. He is the CEO at Leader Compass Consulting Group where he specializes in working with senior…
The Geek WithinEp240: Marv McGuire
🎙️ In Episode #240 of The Geek Within, my guest is Marv McGuire. He is the Head of Investor Relations at Grovia Capital. Marv is a Husband, Father, Navy…
The Geek WithinEp239: Kira Shishkin
🎙️ In Episode #239 of The Geek Within, my guest is Kira Shishkin. He is a four-time founder, the current CEO of informed, and has spent his career building…
The Geek WithinEp238: Eric Pratum
🎙️ In Episode #238 of The Geek Within, my guest is Eric Pratum. He is the Founder of Inbound and Agile, a marketing and communications firm focused on helping…
The Geek WithinEp237: Andrew Powell
🎙️ In Episode #237 of The Geek Within, my guest is Andrew Powell. He is the Chief Growth Officer at Strongbridge and a graduate of the ACT-IAC Voyagers in…
The Geek WithinEp236: Boomya Patan
🎙️ In Episode #236 of The Geek Within, my guest is Boomya Patan. She a Product Owner and Systems Analyst at Navy Federal Credit Union where she is part of the…
The Geek WithinEp235: Taylor Kelley
🎙️ In Episode #235 of The Geek Within, my guest is Taylor Kelley. She is a Director of Business Development at GDIT, a graduate of both the ACT-IAC Associates…
The Geek WithinEp234: Jade Pech
🎙️ In Episode #234 of The Geek Within, my guest is Jade Pech. She is Director of Analytics at Scope Infotech, Inc, a software engineering company in the…
The Geek WithinEp233: Karen F. Lee
🎙️ In Episode #233 of The Geek Within, my guest is Karen F Lee. She is a Co-founder and President of FedsForward, an organization committed to helping civil…
The Geek WithinEp232: Brian Numainville
🎙️ In Episode #232 of The Geek Within, my guest is Brian Numainville. He is a Principal at The Feedback Group, President of NUMINSIGHT LLC, and an author of…
The Geek WithinEp231: Rob Fawcett
🎙️ In Episode #231 of The Geek Within, my guest is Rob Fawcett. He is the Founder and Principal Consultant of The Human CTO, where he provides leadership…
The Geek WithinEp230: Mahdieh Ghalampoor
🎙️ In Episode #230 of The Geek Within, my guest is Mahdieh Ghalampoor, although she goes by Maddie. She is the Director of Service Delivery at Abaco Strategy…
The Geek WithinEp229: Lauren Wittenberg Weiner
🎙️ In Episode #229 of The Geek Within, my guest is Lauren Wittenberg Weiner. She is the founder of WWC Global, a woman-owned government-focused management…
The Geek WithinEp228: Wes Kussmaul
🎙️ In Episode #228 of The Geek Within, my guest is Wes Kussmaul. He is the CEO of The Authenticity Institute, which is an incubator that supports companies…
The Geek WithinEp227: Erika Dinnie
🎙️ In Episode #227 of The Geek Within, my guest is Erika Dinnie. She is a former GSA Associate CIO for Infrastructure & Operations and currently VP of Federal…
The Geek WithinEp226: Mike Shanley
🎙️ In episode #226 of The Geek Within, my guest is Mike Shanley. He is the Founder and CEO of GovDiscovery AI, a human-in-the-loop AI intel tool for DoD…
The Geek WithinEp225: Sabrina Amjad
In episode #225 of The Geek Within, my guest is Sabrina Amjad. She is a Founder and Senior Advisor for Vanbri Consulting, which is focused on transformation…
The Geek WithinEp224: Brett Bearce
In episode #224 of The Geek Within, my guest is Brett Bearce. He is currently unemployed, as many are with the changes in the Federal government space. Brett…
The Geek WithinEp 223: Rajiv D'Cruz
In episode #223 of The Geek Within, my guest is Rajiv D'Cruz. He is a Data Analyst at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Rajiv is an expert in…
The Geek WithinEp222: Matt Hargenrader
In episode #222 of The Geek Within, my guest is Matt Hargenrader. He is a Software Developer for SilverEdge Government Solutions. Matt and I connected on…
The Geek WithinEp 221: Nicole Waddell
Today's guest is Nicole Waddell. She is the Founder and CEO of Virtual Link LLC, which is a small IT management consulting business. Nicole is also a published…
The Geek WithinEp220: Neil Twa
Today's guest is Neil Twa. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Voltage Holdings, a company specializing in launching, consulting, selling, and acquiring brands…
The Geek WithinEp219: Amy Corcoran
Today's guest is Amy Corcoran. She is the Director of Business Development and previously led Marketing and Communications at Alpha Omega. Amy is a problem…
The Geek WithinEp218: Donald Gabbin
Today's guest is Donald Gabbin. He is the Chief Operating Officer for PKH Enterprises, which is focused on insider threat, zero trust, and cybersecurity…
The Geek WithinEp217: Nate Chamberlain
Today's guest is Nate Chamberlain. He is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Nate Chamberlain LLC. Nate specializes in Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and…
The Geek WithinEp216: Kisha Powell
Today's guest is Kisha Powell. She is the Chief Experience Officer at ACT-IAC, a nonprofit bringing government and industry together to solve government…
The Geek WithinEp215: Lea Bowman
Today's guest is Lea Bowman. She is a Data Scientist at Metric5. Lea and I met through work she was doing for another organization at the SEC. Lea and I talk a…
The Geek WithinEp214: Gabrielle Sease
Today's guest is Gabrielle Sease. She is the Founder of Spatial Research LLC, which specializes in advanced research, consulting, and technology services…
The Geek WithinEp213: Shauna Weatherly
Today's guest is Shauna Weatherly. She is the President and Founder of Federal Subcontract Solutions LLC (FedSubK). Shauna retired from federal service with…
The Geek WithinEp212: Melvin Mooring II
Today's guest is Melvin Mooring II. He is the Founder of Polished Technologies LLC, a nearly 10 year old website and software development firm. I met Melvin…