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BragTalksEpisode 45: Incorporating Standards Leadership into your Career: Ed BurnsIn this episode of BragTalks, host Heather VanCura interviews Ed Burns about how to incorporate standards leadership into your technical career journey. Ed shares his experiences and the impact that his participation in standards has had on his career Listen to hear about how he approached getting involved and how he developed his leadership in this area. Season 7 is about sharing the experiences of technical professionals and building on the interviews from the recently published book 'Developer Career Masterplan'. This episode is a story that links to Chapter 14 of the book.
Biography: Ed Burns is currently Principal Architect on the Java Toolin...2024-08-1422 minBragTalksEpisode 44: Participate in Standards & Open Source Projects: Patrick ChanezonIn this episode of BragTalks, host Heather VanCura interviews Patrick Chanezon about participating in standards and open source projects &/or communities. Patrick shares his experiences and the impact this participation in the projects and communities has had on his career. Listen to hear about how he approached getting involved and even some of the mistakes made along the way. Season 7 is about sharing the experiences of technical professionals and building on the interviews from the recently published book 'Developer Career Masterplan'. This episode is a story that links to Chapters 11 and 14 of the book..hope you enjoy our new look and Season 7 of BragTalks!
2024-07-2840 minBragTalksEpisode 43: Mentorship and Community: Emily JiangIn this episode of BragTalks, host Heather VanCura interviews Emily Jiang about mentorship and communities. Emily shares her experiences with mentorship and engaging in communities. Listen to hear about how she approached mentorship and the impact it made in her career. Season 7 is about sharing the experiences of technical professionals and building on the interviews from the recently published book 'Developer Career Masterplan'. This episode is a story that links to Chapter 7 of the book..hope you enjoy our new look and Season 7 of BragTalks!
Bio: Emily Jiang is a Java Champion. She is Liberty Cloud Native Architect and Chief Advocate, Senior Techn...2024-07-0117 minBragTalksEpisode 42: Engaging in User Group Communities: Mary GrygleskiIn this episode of BragTalks, host Heather VanCura interviews Mary Grygleski about participating in user group communities. Mary shares her vast experiences engaging in communities and some tips for getting involved in user group communities. Listen to hear about how she approached participation and the impact it made in her career. Season 7 is about sharing the experiences of technical professionals and building on the interviews from the recently published book 'Developer Career Masterplan'. This episode is a story that links to Chapter 8 of the book..hope you enjoy our new look and Season 7 of BragTalks!
Biography: Mary is a Java Champion...2024-03-0523 minBragTalksEpisode 41: Artificial Intelligence & Continuous Learning: Eileen HeIn this episode of BragTalks, host Heather VanCura interviews Eileen He about continuous learning and developing new skills quickly. Eileen shares her experience learning about machine learning and artificial intelligence. Listen to hear about how she approached learning and applied it in her career. Season 7 is about sharing the experiences of technical professionals and building on the interviews from the recently published book 'Developer Career Masterplan', starting with a story that links to Chapter 1 of the book..hope you enjoy our new look and Season 7 of BragTalks!
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StatQuest - a Statistics related YouTube Channel...2024-02-2321 minBragTalksTrailer Season 6: Personal AccomplishmentsSeason 6 (episodes 36-40) is hosted by Heather VanCura. These episodes are all about achieving and sharing personal accomplishments. Hear from a range of professionals about how they accomplished their goals of becoming a leader, writing a book, completing marathons around the world or completing challenging mountain summits in Africa. Learn how this benefits your career when you complete these exciting challenges.2024-02-0200 min
A Bootiful PodcastSpring creator Rod Johnson and Oracle vice president Heather VanCuraHi, Spring and software fans! In this installment of the show we have Spring creator and investor [Rod Johnson](https://twitter.com/springrod) and Oracle vice president [Heather VanCura ](https://twitter.com/heathervc) on the show to talk about the premise of her new book - _Developer Career Masterplan_, coauthored with fellow Java luminary Bruno Souza: building your path to senior levels and beyond.2023-12-071h 21BragTalksEpisode 40: Summit Mount Kilimanjaro: Debasmita DeyIn this episode of BragTalks, host Heather VanCura interviews Debasmita Dey about her summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, located in Tanzania. If you don't know it, it is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: 5,895 m (19,341 ft) above sea level and about 4,900 m (16,100 ft) above its plateau base! Deb graciously agreed to do some 'heavy duty bragging' with Heather to share her experience and how her lessons from it can be applied in our careers. Listen to hear about her amazing journey and her leadership insights. Season 6 is all about sharing stories of personal accomplish...2023-11-0626 minBragTalksEpisode 39: Becoming a Technical Leader: Arun GuptaIn this episode of BragTalks, host Heather VanCura interviews Arun Gupta about his career journey to Vice President. Heather and Arun have been friends and colleagues for many years, and share many experiences together and separately in their technical careers. Listen to hear about their technical leadership insights. Season 6 is all about sharing stories of personal accomplishments and Arun has an inspiring story to share about his path and experiences.
Bio: Arun Gupta is vice president and general manager of Open Ecosystem Initiatives at Intel Corporation. He is an open source strategist, advocate, and practitioner for over two...2023-10-1436 minBragTalksEpisode 38: Becoming an Author: Jennifer Marie PelfiniIn this episode of BragTalks, host Heather VanCura interviews Jennifer Marie Pelfini about her career story and recent book. Heather and Jenn have been friends and colleagues for many years, so this is a fun episode! Season 6 is all about sharing stories of personal accomplishments and Jennifer has an inspiring story to share. She talks about her journey and tips on making bold moves, career transitions and overcoming limiting beliefs, starting her own company and becoming a best selling author. You can order the book, The Impact of One Voice, Volume II as an ebook now on Amazon .
Biography: Jennifer Mar...2023-09-2527 minBragTalksEpisode 37: Developer Career Masterplan Book Launch: Heather VanCura & Bruno SouzaIn this episode of BragTalks, host Heather VanCura and her guest and co-author, Bruno Souza, share about their achievement of publishing a book. Bruno shares about the process of writing a book and Heather discusses with him how the book creates a new category in the careers genre combining knowledge and career insights from industry experts in the technical careers space. Season 6 is all about sharing stories of personal accomplishments and Bruno and Heather have an inspiring story to share about becoming published authors. Listen to learn how you can start achieving your dream of writing a book and how we did it. We...2023-09-1828 min
BragTalksTrailer Season 5: Pathways to PromotionSeason 5 (episodes 30-35) is hosted by Heather VanCura. These episodes are all about varying pathways to promotion. Hear from a diverse range of professionals from career coach, executives, developer advocate, voice over actor, and more as they share their unique journey to fulfilling careers.2023-09-1700 minBragTalksEpisode 36: Marathon on the North Pole: Melissa KullanderIn this episode of BragTalks, Melissa Kullander shares her achievement of running a marathon on the North Pole (90 degree North) with host Heather VanCura. Melissa talks about how she started a passionate journey to run a marathon on all seven continents, plus the North Pole! Season 6 is all about sharing stories of personal accomplishments and Melissa has an inspiring story to share. Listen to learn how you can start achieving your dreams at any age and apply Melissa's tip for completing a marathon to anything in your life or career. You can't help but be impressed, amazed and inspired by this episod...2023-09-1126 minBragTalksEpisode 35: From Tech to Voice Over Artist: Nichole ScottIn this episode of BragTalks, Nichole Scott shares her career path from the technology space to voice over artist with host Heather VanCura. Nicole is a talented voice over professional who worked with Heather for many years at Sun Microsystems and Oracle - listen to the story Nichole shares about how she took a leap and created her journey from working in a traditional role, to the freedom and flexibility of being a successful voice over artist. Season 5 is all about sharing stories of pathways to promotion and Nichole has an inspiring story to share. Listen to learn how to chart your unique p...2023-08-2224 minBragTalksEpisode 34: Path to Tech from Finance: Carmen DelgadoIn this episode of BragTalks, Carmen Delgado shares her career path to the technology space with host Heather VanCura. Carmen is a member of the Java developer community and she shares how her journey from working in a traditional financial role, to a fintech role, to technical developer community management. Season 5 is all about sharing stories of pathways to promotion and Carmen has an inspiring story to share. Listen to learn how to chart your unique path to success and career satisfaction.
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Carmen Delgado joined Eclipse Foundation as Adoptium Community Manager in October 2022 and is...2023-08-0822 minBragTalksEpisode 33: From Criminal Investigator to CEO: Stefani BoydIn this episode of BragTalks, Stefani Boyd shares her journey to becoming CEO with host Heather VanCura. Stefani shares how she created her own journey from a criminal investigator to owning her real estate and mortgage company and being her boss. Season 5 is all about sharing stories of pathways to promotion and Stefani has an inspiring story to share. Listen to learn how to chart your unique path to success and career satisfaction.
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Stefani is a Sacramento local serving those in California and those leaving California with their home mortgage needs. After a success...2023-07-2821 minBragTalksEpisode 32: Path to Developer Advocate: Ixchel RuizIn this episode of BragTalks, Ix-chel Ruiz shares her pathway to promotion to becoming a developer advocate with host Heather VanCura. Heather has known Ix-chel for many years through mutual participation in the Java developer community. In this episode Ix-chel shares how she created her own journey to achieve her career goals, how attending conferences and ultimately speaking at conferences led to her current role as a developer advocate. Season 5 is all about sharing stories of pathways to promotion and Ix-chel has an inspiring story to share. Listen to learn how to chart your unique path to success and promotions...2023-06-3022 minBragTalksEpisode 31: Path to Vice President: Shari BegunIn this episode of BragTalks, Shari Begun shares her pathway to promotion with host Heather VanCura. Heather met Shari through their Chief core group in 2022 and this is a particularly exciting and engaging session where we learn about Shari's recent promotion and how she achieves her career goals, how the peer coaching and networking support of other women boosted her techniques, and strategies utilized on her pathway to Vice President. Season 5 is all about sharing stories of pathways to promotion and Shari has an inspiring story to share. Listen to learn how to chart your unique path to success and promot...2023-06-1432 minBragTalksEpisode 30: Pathway to Promotion: Melissa CarsonIn this first episode of season 5 of BragTalks, Melissa Carson shares about some of her pathways to promotion. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura. Season 5 is all about sharing stories of pathways to promotion and Melissa is a shining example of how to chart your unique path to success and promotions using examples from some of her clients.
Biography: Having worked in HR for several high-performing organizations for 25+ years, including Accenture and EPAM, Melissa Carson founded her business in 2019, offering people strategy development and alignment, leadership development and coaching, and leadership advisory services. Her...2023-05-3126 minBragTalksTrailer Season 4: Health & WellnessSeason 4 (episodes 21-29) is hosted by Heather VanCura. We cover all aspects of establishing your health and wellness routines in 2023, from preventing burnout, learning to work smarter, connecting your head with your heart, cycles of life, mindset shifts , building a fitness routine and meditation practice, sustainable product design and healthy diet choices, we cover all the bases to keep you on the road to success in your life and in your career. Hear from career minded men and women how they maintain their health and careers in Season 4. This summer we will kick off Season 5 with stories of pathways...2023-05-3100 minBragTalksEpisode 29: Making Healthy Lifestyle Changes: Belinda EllsworthIn this episode of BragTalks, Belinda Ellsworth shares about some of her systems and practical knowledge used in her career helped her to make healthy lifestyle changes. She shares how she incorporates healthy eating choices into her busy schedule. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura. Season 4 is all about health and wellness as it relates to your career advancement, and this episode highlights best practices and practical tips Belinda used to successfully transform her health using some of the proven methods from her career, including advanced planning and meal preparation to eat healthier and incorporate movement and exercise in...2023-05-1935 minBragTalksEpisode 28: Sustainable Product Design: Urvashi BhatnagarIn this episode of BragTalks, Urvashi Bhatnagar shares about sustainable product design and the sustainability scorecard she developed for companies to utilize in their product development lifecycle. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura. Season 4 is all about health and wellness, and this episode highlights some of the important health implications happening at the intersection of corporate and social responsibility.
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Urvashi Bhatnagar is a healthcare executive whose career spans clinical care, research and clinical instruction in physical medicine and rehabilitation,
advocacy and strategy and operations consulting for leading healthcare organizations. As a mission-driven population-health an...2023-05-0725 minBragTalksEpisode 27: How to Build a Meditation & Mindfulness Practice: Tinuola AwopetuIn this episode of BragTalks, Tinuola Awopetu shares about how she has developed her meditation practice, and offers some tips for building your own practice in a way that works for you. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura. Season 4 is all about health and wellness, and this episode highlights Tinu's journey and experience with meditation and spiritual growth, as well as some powerful suggestions for bringing a positive mindset to your life and career.
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With over two decades in Media and Technology, Tinuola "Tinu" Awopetu has worn many hats! Content Producer; Product & Community Ev...2023-04-2142 minBragTalksEpisode 26: How to Build a Fitness Routine: Anouk PascaleIn this episode of BragTalks, Anouk Pascale shares about how she prioritizes health, wellness and fitness into her lifestyle, and how you can incorporate a fitness routine into your life. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura. Season 4 is all about health and wellness as it relates to your career advancement, and this episode highlights best practices for making time in your busy life for a fitness routine.
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Anouk Pascale is a Fitness Coach/ PersonaTrainer, Longevity Wellness Specialist ,and Holistic Life Coach. She is the Founder and Director of RESHAPEOLOGY www.reshapeology.com.
Resha...2023-04-0327 minBragTalksEpisode 25: Four Mindset Shifts: Alex BrueckmannIn this episode of BragTalks, Alex Brueckmann shares four mindset shifts to overcome fear, avoid burnout and bring more joy to your life. Alex is a strategy facilitator and author who shares his story of how he overcame doubt and the lessons he learned coming out of multiple life challenges. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura. Season 4 is all about health and wellness as it relates to your career advancement, and this episode highlights four mindset shifts that Alex discovered for healthy mental and physical health. Drawing on his personal experience in his book, ''Secrets of Next-Level Entrepreneurs", w...2023-03-2333 minBragTalksEpisode 24: How to Connect Your Head and Heart: Hannah AustinIn this episode of BragTalks, Hannah Austin shares how to connect your head with your heart for success. Hannah is as leader, management professional and author. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura. Season 4 is all about health and wellness as it relates to your career advancement, and this episode highlights why it is so crucial to consider both our head and our heart in order to lead a healthy mental and physical life. We discuss how to beat burnout and how to tap into your extraordinary life. Drawing on her experience in the healthcare industry, she explores the co...2023-03-1128 minBragTalksEpisode 23: 3G Cycle of Life: Dr Miriam ZylberglaitIn this episode of BragTalks, Dr Miriam Zylberglait (also known as Dr Z), shares how to work smarter. Dr Z is a physician, mental health advocate and published author. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura. Season 4 is all about health and wellness as it relates to your career advancement, and this episode highlights the importance or balance and boundaries as we strive for success in our careers and in life. As a physician and mental health expert, she explores the concepts she expands on in her book around the 3G Cycle of Life -- goals, grit and growth. Her...2023-02-2729 minBragTalksEpisode 22: How to Work Smarter: Dr. Jennie ByrneIn this episode of BragTalks, Dr Jennie Byrne shares how to work smarter. Jennie is a physician, executive and published author. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura. Season 4 is all about health and wellness as it relates to your career advancement, and this episode highlights the future work and how we can all thrive in hybrid work environments. As a brain and behavior expert, she shares some fascinating facts about multitasking and how to be more effective at work based on her work and learnings in brain science. Her book, 'Work Smart: Use Your Brain and Behavior to Ma...2023-02-1135 minBragTalksEpisode 21: How to Overcome & Avoid Burnout: Suzanne MonroeIn this episode of BragTalks, Suzanne Monroe shares how to avoid and overcome burnout. Suzanne is a published author and podcast host. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura. Season 4 is all about health and wellness as it relates to your career advancement, and this episode highlights not only burnout, but also how to end your overwhelm, stress and tap into your purpose. Bonus materials for BragTalks listeners are available on her website, including the Career Superpower Quiz.
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/InternationalAssociationOfWellnessProfessionals
Instagram - instagram.com/theiawp/
LinkedIn - https://www.li...2023-01-2631 minBragTalksTrailer Season 3: MentoringSeason 3 (episodes 14-20) is hosted by Heather VanCura, with two bonus episodes to learn more about your hosts. You asked, and we answered your requests, by sharing more about the BragTalks hosts. In episode 19 Theresa interviews Heather, and in episode 20, Heather interviews Theresa. Episode 20 is the last episode of Season 3. Season 3 is all about mentoring in various formats and different facets of mentoring. Listen to the career stories of our guests and learn from their mentoring successes. BragTalks will be back in 2023 with Season 4 focused on health and wellness. 2023-01-1300 minBragTalksEpisode 20: Mentoring in a Large Organization: Theresa NguyenIn this episode of BragTalks, Heather VanCura interviews Theresa Nguyen about mentoring within a large organization. Mentoring has been the theme of this season and in this final episode of the season, Theresa shares a story of how she mentors others at Microsoft. Theresa is a co-host of Brag Talks and a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft.
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Refactor ThisLeveraging the Strength of Communities to Modernize - Heather VanCuraIn this episode, we discuss:Connecting communities, both internally and externally, during the pandemic (4:14) How does the Java Community Process work to promote continuous modernization (11:45)Balancing “it just works” with adopting cutting-edge technologies (23:27) Boosting your career with community participation (32:45)For more information, check out these resources:Get to know the Java Community Process and get involved with the community either as an individual, through your employer or as part of a Java User Group: https://jcp.org/en/participation/overviewRead the news about the Java 19 release (JSR 394) https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-releases-java-19-2022-09-20...2023-01-1234 minBragTalksEpisode 19: Host Interview on Mentoring & Public Speaking: Heather VanCuraIn this episode of BragTalks, Theresa Nguyen interviews Heather VanCura, who shares her thoughts on mentoring, specifically around public speaking. Heather is passionate about public speaking as a a powerful activity to increase your visibility and advance your career. Find out how Heather came to embrace public speaking and turned it into her super power for good as we wrap up Season 3 of BragTalks on the topic of mentoring.
Please subscribe, share and review this podcast! This isn’t just a one way conversation either. Share your story and experience with us by subscribing and filling out the co...2022-12-0516 minBragTalksEpisode 18: Peer Mentoring: Linda Lautenberg & Judy SchoenbergIn this episode of BragTalks, Linda Lautenberg & Judy Schoenberg share how you can incorporate peer mentoring into your professional life. Linda and Judy are are the co-founders of EvolveMe, a career development company for women in midlife. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who also shares some of her mentoring experiences. Season 3 is all about mentoring, and this episode highlights how peer mentoring can help to advance your career. Bonus materials for BragTalks listeners are available from EvolveMe, such as the Reinvention Analyzer and Personal User Manual. They share about their Reinvention Collective and offer a 1:1 Breakthrough Session to s...2022-11-1526 minBragTalksEpisode 17: Mentoring in Your Relationships: Liz MohlerIn this episode of BragTalks, Liz Mohler shares how you can utilize mentoring in your relationships. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who met Liz through Chief, a private women's network, where Liz is her Core Group Facilitator. Season 3 is all about mentoring, and this episode highlights how mentoring in your relationships can help to advance your career.
Please subscribe, share and review this podcast! This isn’t just a one way conversation either. Share your story and experience with us by subscribing and filling out the contact form on BragTalks.com. Follow us on Twitter and Linke...2022-11-0332 minBragTalksEpisode 16: How Mentoring Can Maximize Your Visibility: Lisa AskinsIn this episode of BragTalks, Lisa Askins shares how mentoring can maximize your visibility. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who met Lisa through attending PowerCamp workshop led by Lisa. Season 3 is all about mentoring, and this episode highlights how mentoring relationships can help to advance your career. This is Lisa's second time as a guest on BragTalks and Heather asked her to share more about the upcoming Power Camp workshops that are available.
Please subscribe, share and review this podcast! This isn’t just a one way conversation either. Share your story and experience with us...2022-10-2525 minBragTalksEpisode 15: Mentoring and Coaching: Mike ManoskeIn this episode of BragTalks Mike Manoske, aka Coach Mike, shares his perspective on mentoring as it relates to Executive Coaching around career success. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who serendipitously met Mike through an executive mentor circle that she participates in. Season 3 is all about mentoring, and this episode provides a perspective on mentorship, coaching, learning and most importantly, how to connect and build relationships with people.
This isn't just a one way conversation. Please share your story and experience with us by subscribing and filling out the contact form on BragTalks.com. Follow...2022-10-0626 minBragTalksEpisode 14: Women Mentoring Women: Michelle FergusonIn this episode of BragTalks, Michelle Ferguson shares her learnings and stories about women mentoring other women. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who met Michelle through Chief, a private network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. Season 3 is all about mentoring, and this episode kicks off the season with a focus on women.
This isn't just a one way conversation. Please share your story and experience with us by subscribing and filling out the contact form on BragTalks.com. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn as well. You c...2022-09-2230 minBragTalksTrailer Season 2: Transitions & PivotsSeason 2 (episodes 7-13) is hosted by Heather VanCura. These episodes are all about transitions and pivots. Hear the career stories of these amazing women as they transition and pivot their career, lives and destinies. 2022-08-3100 minBragTalksEpisode 13: How to Create a Career Adventure: Anne RyanIn this episode of BragTalks, Anne Ryan shares how she transitioned from tech hiring manager to a career coach and resume expert. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who met Anne through a mutual poker player and former BragTalks Podcast guest. Season 2 is all about transitions and pivots, and this podcast is a prime example that will also give you tips for your own career search adventure!
This isn't just a one way conversation either. Share your story and experience with us by subscribing and filling out the contact form on BragTalks.com. Follow us on...2022-08-1632 minBragTalksEpisode 12: Teaching Girls to Code: Hania GuiagoussouIn this episode of BragTalks, Hania Guiagoussou shares how she followed her passion for technology to Columbia University and teaching girls to code. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who met Hania when she attended an International Day of the Girl event at Oracle. Season 2 is all about transitions and pivots, and this podcast is full of them!
This isn't just a one way conversation either. Share your story and experience with us by subscribing and filling out the contact form on BragTalks.com. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn as well. You can listen on...2022-07-2523 min
BragTalksEpisode 11: Getting Your First Job in Tech: Jennifer ReifIn this episode of BragTalks, Jennifer Reif shares how she got her first job in tech and successfully presented at several technology conferences. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who met Jennifer through speaking and attending several of the same conferences as Jennifer. Season 2 is all about transitions and pivots, and this podcast is full of them!
This isn't just a one way conversation either. Share your story and experience with us by subscribing and filling out the contact form on BragTalks.com. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn as well. You can listen on Apple, G...2022-06-3027 minBragTalksEpisode 10: How to Pivot Your Life and Business: Lisa Mae BrunsonIn this episode of BragTalks, Lisa Mae Brunson shares how she transformed and pivoted her life and business with her amazing team at Wonder Women Tech (WWT). This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who met Lisa Mae through speaking and attending several iterations of the WWT Summits. Season 2 is all about transitions and pivots, and Lisa Mae shares how the team worked with their partners and community to create engagement and deeper relationships to strengthen the organization. She also shares how she prioritizes mental health and self care in her life. You can join the WWT Online Community...2022-06-1534 minBragTalksEpisode 9 - How to Use Poker Strategy in Business: Ellen LeikindIn this episode of BragTalks, Ellen Leikind shares how she successfully transitioned from corporate life to entrepreneurship using poker strategy to launch her business, Poker Diva. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who is a fellow Chief member with Ellen. Season 2 is all about transitions and pivots. A senior marketing executive who launched over a billion dollars in health and beauty products, Ellen was intrigued when poker began to rival golf as a form of corporate networking and she saw the strong parallels among the strategies of poker, business, negotiation and life itself. You can connect with Ellen o...2022-05-2626 minBragTalksEpisode 8: From Big Corporate Law to Advocate & Author: Amy Conway-HatcherIn this episode of BragTalks, Amy Conway-Hatcher shares how she successfully transitioned from big corporate lay to become an Advocate and published Author. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who is a fellow Chief member with Amy. Season 2 is all about transitions and pivots. Amy shares her brave journey and transition story, as well as some key insights from her book, "Infinitely More". You can connect with Amy on LinkedIn or on her website, for contact information and the links to the non-profits that the book supports (all aimed at supporting women and girl leaders of the future).2022-05-1122 min
DevOps Speakeasy PodcastS03E10: #DevOpsSpeakeasy at #DevNexus 2022: Heather VanCura on next generation of Java developersIn this episode, Heather VanCura, Chair of the JCP, spoke to us about how we can make sure Java retains its dominance as the programming language of choice and what Oracle is doing to attract and retain the next generation of developers.
2022-05-1012 minBragTalksEpisode 7: Founding a Company: Gabriela MarinIn this episode of BragTalks, Gabriela Marin shares how she successfully founded her first company. Season 2 is all about transitions and pivots. Gabriela shares her inspiration and journey for founding her company. Learn how you can find your passion and purpose in unexpected ways through her experiences.
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Bio: Gabriela Marin in the Co-Founder of Par...2022-04-2827 minBragTalksEpisode 6: How to be a Brand Storyteller: Chauncey ZalkinIn this episode of BragTalks, Chauncey Zalkin shares how she became a brand storyteller. As a narrative brand storyteller, Chauncey takes you through her greatest hits and also how she overcame obstacles along the way. She shares her passion for storytelling, creating narratives and strong thought leadership. She also gives us some insights into her secret fiction writing life. Learn how you can become a brand storyteller to successfully share your stories with the world. For more about Chauncey, check out her website and portfolio.
Please subscribe, share and review this podcast! This isn't just a one way...2022-04-1327 minBragTalksEpisode 5: How I Discovered Being Wrong is a Super Power: Lisa AskinsIn this episode of BragTalks, Lisa Askins shares how she considers being wrong her super power and why you should too. As an Executive Coach, Lisa works with technology leaders to strengthen their communication skills and strategize their careers. For more about Lisa, check out www.lisaaskins.com.
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Bio: Lisa Askins...2022-03-3018 minBragTalksEpisode 4: How to Grow Your Personal Brand through Social Media: Yolande PoirierIn this episode of BragTalks, Yolande Poirier, shares the story of how she became a social media guru and how you can grow YOUR personal brand through social media. Yolande shares how to position yourself and grow your audience through your personal brand. Learn from her experience working with the worldwide Java developer community at both large corporations and startups. Yolande empowers developers globally to successfully grow their projects & businesses. You can find her on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Please subscribe, share and review this podcast! This isn't just a one way conversation either. Share your story and e...2022-03-1624 minBragTalksEpisode 3: How to Get YOUR Story Recognized: Liz H KellyIn this episode of BragTalks, Liz H Kelly, shares the story of how she became an award winning author and how you can get YOUR story recognized. Liz shares that it is always the story behind the story that gets the press interested. Learn from her experience launching her own public relations agency how you can position and pitch your career or business story to the world and win 'Earned Media".
Bio: Liz H. Kelly is the Goody PR Founder, Award-Winning Author (8-Second PR, 2nd Edition, 2022), Podcast Host (8-Second Branding) and Goody Business Book Awards Founder, who i...2022-03-0823 minBragTalksEpisode 2: Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone: Theresa NguyenIn this episode of BragTalks, Theresa Nguyen, shares how she gets out of her comfort zone. Doing new things and learning new skills is one of the best things we can do for our minds and bodies. Theresa shares a story of how a challenging rock climbing trip helped her to grow her career and her confidence. Theresa is a co-host of Brag Talks and a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft.
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BragTalksEpisode 1: Share Your Story: John K Bates - Executive Speaking SuccessIn the episode of BragTalks, John Bates shares how he found his why: I bring out what is awesome inside you so that you can have the impact you want to have in the world! John is the CEO and founder of Executive Speaking Success: https://executivespeakingsuccess.com/mini-trainings/
Event Listing: https://lu.ma/johnbates
You can find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbates/
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BragTalksTrailer: What is BragTalksLearn about the BragTalks podcast and listen to our guests brag about their career successes. In season 1 (episodes 1-6) you can learn the skills you need to share your praise worthy stories - dream big and brag about it. Please subscribe, share and review this podcast! This isn't just a one way conversation either. Share your story and experience with us by subscribing and filling out the contact form on BragTalks.com. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn as well.2022-01-2801 min
BragTalksEpisode 0: Meet the Hosts of BragTalksMeet the hosts of BragTalks - Heather VanCura and Theresa Nguyen. Please subscribe, share and review this podcast! This isn't just a one way conversation either. Share your story and experience with us by subscribing and filling out the contact form on BragTalks.com. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn as well.2022-01-2815 min
Pivotal – Java OffheapEpisode 43. JCP: Hold my (white) Wine. The JCP welcomes the competition of Eclipse Foundation on spec creation + A recap on Reactive.Ah, DevNexus 2019! One of the better conferences to attend in the U.S. We ended up running our yearly offheap show in there with special guests Heather VanCura, and Ben Hale! We went through the deep questions on the role of JCP (now that Eclipse Foundation Spec Process is in town), and Heather replied that...2019-03-251h 10Eclipse – Java OffheapEpisode 43. JCP: Hold my (white) Wine. The JCP welcomes the competition of Eclipse Foundation on spec creation + A recap on Reactive.Ah, DevNexus 2019! One of the better conferences to attend in the U.S. We ended up running our yearly offheap show in there with special guests Heather VanCura, and Ben Hale! We went through the deep questions on the role of JCP (now that Eclipse Foundation Spec Process is in town), and Heather replied that...2019-03-251h 10
Duke's CornerTrajectories: Career Paths of IT StarsMark Heckler, Pratik Patel, Sean Phillips, Heather VanCura, and Johan Vos discuss how they got from their earliest coding experiments to stellar IT careers; Stephanie Xu shares a college student's perspective.2017-07-1834 minDuke's CornerTrajectories: Career Paths of IT StarsMark Heckler, Pratik Patel, Sean Phillips, Heather VanCura, and Johan Vos discuss how they got from their earliest coding experiments to stellar IT careers; Stephanie Xu shares a college student's perspective.2017-07-1834 min
Pub House NetworkEpisode 13. The Good (Java Community Process w/Heather VanCura), The Bad (Corporations?), and the Ugly (Conferences and Controversial Speakers)Do you know that Java can evolve right? Do you ever wonder how that happens behind the scenes? Well, we had a great opportunity to talk to the person that coordinates all that magic from the underside, and discuss, albeit briefly what we feel is great...2016-04-1500 min
Java Off-HeapEpisode 13. The Good (Java Community Process w/Heather VanCura), The Bad (Corporations?), and the Ugly (Conferences and Controversial Speakers)Do you know that Java can evolve right? Do you ever wonder how that happens behind the scenes? Well, we had a great opportunity to talk to the person that coordinates all that magic from the underside, and discuss, albeit briefly what we feel is great...2016-04-1500 min