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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 WithinEp150: Richard Harbridge
Today's guest is Richard Harbridge. He is the Chief Technology Officer at 2toLead and he has been a trusted technology advisor for many businesses. Richard is…
The Geek WithinEp149: Keith Atherton
Today's guest is Keith Atherton. He is a Senior Developer at Quorum, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Keith is a Microsoft MVP for Business Applications, a…
The Geek WithinEp148: Tahirah Finley
Today's guest is Tahirah Finley. She is a Program Manager for Capital Planning and Investment at the U.S. Coast Guard. Tahirah and I worked together at the…
The Geek WithinEp147: Sarah Hughes
Today's guest is Sarah Hughes. She is the Manager of Professional Development at the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council, better…
The Geek WithinEp146: Jothi Dugar
Today's guest is Jothi Dugar. She is the Acting Deputy Director at the Center for Information Technology at the National Institutes of Health. Jothi is also a…
The Geek WithinEp145: Alyssa Blackburn
Today's guest is Alyssa Blackburn. She is the Director of Information Management at AvePoint. Alyssa speaks on a variety of topics in the records, records…
The Geek WithinEp144: Richard Klemmer
Today's guest is Richard Klemmer. He is the President and Co-Founder of Black Box Strategies, which provides advice to organizations on strategic planning…
The Geek WithinEp143: Edward Williams
Today's guest is Edward Williams. He is a Senior Power Platform Developer at Andworx. Edward has served over 20 years in the Maryland Army National Guard. You…
The Geek WithinEp142: Sam Ziman
Today's guest is Sam Ziman. He is a Strategic Account Executive at Global CI, he is in his second year as a board member for AFCEA Bethesda Emerging Leaders…
The Geek WithinEp141: Ace Kazkayasi
Today's guest is Ace Kazkayasi. She is a narrative writer and director and was a BIPOC TV and Film 2023 delegate. You can engage Ace here: LinkedIn -…
The Geek WithinEp140: Sam Valme
Today's guest is Sam Valme. He is the Senior Director for U.S. Channel Sales within the MSP Team at AvePoint, which is focused on optimizing SaaS operations…
The Geek WithinEp139: Louise Van Der Bijl
Today's guest is Louise Van Der Bijl. She is a UI and Web Specialist at Pure UI, which is her own consulting firm focused on user interfaces from WordPress to…
The Geek WithinEp138: Rob Turman
Today's guest is Rob Turman. He is the Director of Consulting Services at CGI Federal. His main focus is connecting CGI experts with the Department of State…
The Geek WithinEp137: Venkat Kodumudi
Today's guest is Venkat Kodomudi. He is the Chief Technology Officer at Unissant Inc and a friend for many years. We met through our mutual work with the…
The Geek WithinEp136: Dan Moore
Today's guest is Dan Moore. He is the head of Devrel at FusionAuth and the author of "Letters To A New Developer", which is subtitled, What I Wish I Had Known…
The Geek WithinEp135: David Hemmat
Today's guest is David Hemmat. David is the founder and CEO at Blue Coding, a software development firm focused on nearshore development in Latin America. He…
The Geek WithinEp134: Erika Flora
Today's guest is Erika Flora. She is the CEO of Beyond20, a woman-owned IT consulting and training company on a mission to Change Work Life. Erika is lead…
The Geek WithinEp133: Jeff Kramer
Today's guest is Jeff Kramer. He is the Vice President for DHS Portfolio at Karsun Solutions. Jeff and I met during our journey through the ACT-IAC Partners…
The Geek WithinEp132: Haris Jaliawala
Today's guest is Haris Jaliawala. He is a Senior Product Manager at Vivante Health where he is interested in the intersection between technology and business…
The Geek WithinEp131: Rachel Irabor
Today's guest is Rachel Irabor. She is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Developer, she's a Power Platform Advocate, the host of A Girl in Love with Tech Podcast…
The Geek WithinEp130: Lauren Maffeo
Today's guest is Lauren Maffeo. She the author of "Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up" through The Pragmatic Programmers, she is a Service Designer…
The Geek WithinEp129: Nick Hayden
Today's guest is Nick Hayden. His consulting firm, Alderman Hayden, helps eCommerce companies build resilient websites. Nick also has the Codercise YouTube…
The Geek WithinEp128: Kevin Skolnik
Today's guest is Kevin Skolnik. He is a Product Manager at Capitol One, former Peace Corp, and we both worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation…
The Geek WithinEp 127: Kevin Skolnik
Today's guest is Kevin Skolnik. He is a Product Manager at Capitol One, former Peace Corp, and we both worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation…
The Geek WithinEp126: Maciek Palmowski
Today's guest is Maciek Palmowski. He is a Development Advocate Analyst at Kinsta, helping to create and maintain contact with developers. Beyond work, Maciek…
The Geek WithinEp125: Michael Fasanello
Today's guest is Michael Fasanello. He is the Crypto Compliance Officer at AnChain.AI and spent 10 years working within the public sector with the Department…
The Geek WithinEp123: Jay Rosenthal
Today's guest is Jay Rosenthal. He is the founder of CPSprotect Consulting Services, which is a first of its kind consulting firm helping families across the…
The Geek WithinEp122: Lisa Wetzel
Today's guest is Lisa Wetzel. She is the President of Vikint Inc, which is a professional services and consulting company focused on business process…
The Geek WithinEp121: Nick Shrimankar
Today's guest is Nick Shrimankar. He is the Founder of Elasticity LLC, an IT Services and Consulting firm located in the Washington DC area. Nick have gotten…
The Geek WithinEp120: Brian Wilson
Today's guest is Brian Wilson. He is an Organizational Change Manager at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He is also the CEO and Founder of the…
The Geek WithinEp119: Nick Hodges
Today's guest is Nick Hodges. He is a Developer Advocate at 1Password, an author of three books about the Delphi programming language, and he continues to…
The Geek WithinEp118: Evelyn Lee
Today's guest is Evelyn Lee. She is the Head of Workplace Strategy and Innovation at Slack. She is also the Founder of Practice of Architecture, which I am…
The Geek WithinEp117: Ben Tobin
Today's guest is Ben Tobin. He is a Tech Career Coach at Ben Tobin Coaching and formerly worked at Amazon as a Software Development Manager. You can engage Ben…
The Geek WithinEp116: Nithin
Today's guest is Nithin. He is the Founder of Synaps QA, which is a community space for test automation professionals and software quality advocates. Nithin is…
The Geek WithinEp115: Kenji Japra
Today's guest is Kenji Japra. He is the CEO of PLGA LLC, which is focused on building out a fully featured financial suite for churches. You can engage Kenji…
The Geek WithinEp114: Alexandria Degree
Today's guest is Alexandria Degree. She is the Founder and CEO of AskDegree, which is focused on comprehensive and cohesive compliance management by optimizing…
The Geek WithinEp113: Eddie Hinkle
Today's guest is Eddie Hinkle. He is the Engineering Manager at Glassdoor and the host of the WebJoy podcast. Eddie has a goal to help spread joy and empathy…
The Geek WithinEp111: Ted Neward
Today's guest is Ted Neward. He is a Principal at Neward & Associates and most recently the Director of Tech Culture at Rocket Mortgage. Ted is also a Guest…
The Geek WithinEp110: Amanda Eamich
Today's guest is Amanda Eamich. She is a Senior Director of Business Development at ICF and a former civil servant. You can engage Amanda here…
The Geek WithinEp109: Ash Birk
Today's guest is Ash Birk. He is an Operations Coordinator at Kulture and a freelance UX/UI designer. You can engage Ash here…
The Geek WithinEp108: Krithika Chandramouli
Today's guest is Krithika Chandramouli. She is a Software Engineer at Meta and speaker at the upcoming Women Who Code - Connect Empower 2023 conference. You…
The Geek WithinEp107: Jeff Gallimore
Today's guest is Jeff Gallimore. He is the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, and Co-founder, at Excella. He is also a writer and speaker within the…
The Geek WithinEp106: Alexandria Leary
Today's guest is Alexandria Leary. She is a Cloud Security Consultant at ScaleSec. Alexandria has been busy and recently completed her Professional Cloud…
The Geek WithinEp105: Martin Anderson-Clutz
Today's guest is Martin Anderson-Clutz. He is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Acqueia and is a Triple Certified Drupal Expert for Drupal 7, 8, and 9 among a…
The Geek WithinEp104: Teresa Holfeld
Today's guest is Teresa Holfeld. She is the CEO and Founder of the Hamburg Coding School, which provides courses on software development. Teresa is also the…
The Geek WithinEp103: Brian Anderson-Needham and Jamie Anderson
Today's guests are Brian Anderson-Needham, owner and operator of Weapon Brand and Combat Athlete Performance Academy, and Jamie Anderson, CEO and co-owner of…
The Geek WithinEp 102: Erin Fitzgibbons
Today's guest is Erin Fitzgibbons. She is a Deputy Program Manager for USCIS at Octo Consulting Group. Erin is also the President-elect of the Emerging Leaders…
The Geek WithinEp101: Matthew Kaulfers
Today's guest is Matthew Kaulfers, he is an iOS Engineer at Willlowtree Apps, which is a digital strategy, design, development, and growth company focused on…
The Geek WithinEp100: Shaun Gold
Today's guest is Shaun Gold. He is described as a lifelong entrepreneur, which is easy to see from all of the ventures he is involved in, including founder of…
The Geek WithinEp99: Anirudh Varma
Today's guest is Anirudh Varma. He is the Associate Director of Engineering at SpotDraft, a company that focuses on streamlining the contract lifecycle and…
The Geek WithinEp98: Geraldine Anello
Today's guest is Geraldine Anello, someone who had her main career in music, but during COVID transitioned into tech recruiting. She is multi-passionate about…
The Geek WithinEp97: Kitty Nix
Today's guest is Kitty Nix, she is a Senior Manager on the DHS Account Team at Amazon Web Services. Kitty and I met during the ACT-IAC Partners Program in 2018…
The Geek WithinEp96: Kristina Britt
Today's guest is Kristina Britt, she is an Innovation Specialist at GSA and has also worked at Blackstone Technology Group and 1901 Group. I met Kristina…
The Geek WithinEp95: Andy Lieber
Today's guest is Andy Lieber, he is a Partner at Catapult Growth Partners. He has been involved with ACT-IAC and the Professional Services Council. Andy and I…
The Geek WithinEp94: Andrew McCoy
Today's guest is Andrew McCoy, he is an Account Executive over Federal Scientific at Zivaro. We know each other from our work with ACT-IAC, especially in the…
The Geek WithinEp93: Steve Winward
Today's guest is Steve Winward, he is the Managing Director for Business Applications at Microsoft. His history is in software development and consulting…
The Geek WithinEp92: Miguel Adams
This week's guest is Miguel Adams, he is the Chief Information Security Officer at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, retired 24 years active duty Navy, and…
The Geek WithinEp91: Stephanie Geiger
This week's guest is Stephanie Geiger, she is the Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of the Government Marketing University. I was excited when some…
The Geek WithinEp90: Neneh Diallo
This week's guest is Neneh Deallo, she is the Chief Diversity Officer at USAID, the first for the organization. Neneh and I met when we both worked at the…
The Geek WithinPassion Project Ep 7: Andrew Och
This is a new side series where I talk to people in my network that have passion projects, side hustles, or amazing hobbies in addition to their day job. This…