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Real Job TalkEpisode 1: Careers, jobs, and recruiters -- what's this podcast all about?Meet the hosts! Guest MC John Mark Troyer interviews the two hosts of the podcast, Liz Bronson and Kathleen Nelson Troyer, about their backgrounds and what this podcast is all about - jobs, careers, and what doesn't get said at the water cooler. They talk about their backgrounds, including stints in-house and indepdent recruiters, HR professionals, career coaches, and entrepreneurs).
John then leads our intrepid hosts on a lightning round of questions he has about getting a job and working with recruiters. We all are not very good at sticking to short answers for the lightning round...2018-12-2132 min
Inner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, ATaking Ideas and Bringing them to Life | Gregarious Narain?—?EP019Today our guest is Gregarious Narain! Greg is a serial entrepreneur and product strategist, co-founder of the innovation firm Before Alpha, and previously the CTO and founder of Chute. Prior to Chute, Greg was the first employee and vice-president of product at Klout, where he established the Klout store we know and love as the standard for online influence. We discuss the common misconceptions of influence marketing, how Greg works with different companies to show ROI, the traditional vs.current ways of message distribution, the challenge of a brand portraying the right personality, and how brands can create great experiences...2018-05-1047 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AProtecting customers in a client-server world | Doc Searls?—?EP019Our guest today is Doc Searls: journalist, writer, and speaker.
We started off this informative conversation talking with Doc about his background, the emergence of the Internet, and the conceptual flaw that could have avoided a lot of today’s problems?—?overlaying the concepts of the client-server world and centralized control over what is inherently a peer-to-peer network based on TCP/IP. We went on to talk about privacy, VRM, and CustomerTech; what the consumer world could learn from B2B; implications of GDPR and globalization, and how people can protect their privacy. Doc also dispelled
This is the first episod...2018-04-0546 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AConnecting Community Back with Business | Amy Lewis and Matt Broberg of The Geek Whisperers?—?EP018Today we are talking with Amy Lewis and Matt Broberg, who along with John were the co-hosts of The Geek Whisperers podcast that came to a close at Episode 140 in October 2017. It was great to reconnect on the mic and have a laugh with Amy and Matt, but we also wanted to talk about their roles in influence marketing and what they are up to now.
We talked about building a community at a startup, creating great content with a low budget, how their roles fit in across departments within their company, some highlights of the now retired Geek Whisperer...2018-01-2056 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AThe Value of Authenticity in User Groups— EP017Today we are talking about user groups?—?programs that gather local communities in the real world. Our guests are Victor Bohnert and Brad Tompkins. Victor is a Principal at the Innovatis Group and has worked with associations and user groups for nearly 20 years. Brad is the current CEO of the VMware User Group and his career background spans a number of operations and management roles in the tech area. We discuss the value of a user group program, how you start one, why a company would want one, who should be running the program, the different kinds of user groups, an...2017-12-1459 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AThe data is out there: Marshall Kirkpatrick and the science of influencers— EP016Today our guest is Marshall Kirkpatrick, Product Director in Influencer Discovery & Research at Sprinklr. Previously, Marshall was Co-founder and CEO of Little Bird. Prior to that, Marshall was Co-editor and Lead Writer at ReadWriteWeb, and the first hired writer at TechCrunch.
We talk with Marshall about his experiences with the early days of Twitter, and how using a tool like Little Bird to identify people influential in a given space can be used both to get new insights for your business as well as to change the world.
Marshall Kirkpatrick works as a Product Director in influencer discovery & r...2017-11-1749 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, ACombining the personal and professional in business | John and Kathleen Troyer?—?EP015On this very special episode of the Influence Marketing Podcast, we recount the origin story of both this podcast and the Influence Marketing Council. We’re a husband and wife who have operated on two parallel tracks?—?one in personal growth and leadership development, and the other in fostering communities of technologists. The Influence Marketing Council connects people in both of those area?—?it’s a group of marketing peers who bring the practice of developing deeply human relationships and connectivity to companies, and it’s a group of professionals who are both innovators and business leaders.
Both the IMC and our co...2017-11-0415 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, ABuilding a Healthy Community with Matt Broberg?—?EP014Today we are talking with Matthew (Brender) Broberg , VP of Community at Sensu, Inc. Previously Matt was at Intel working on Developer Advocacy for cloud automation; he was also the founder of the program now known as the Dell EMC Elect. Matt was also one of the three co-hosts of the Geek Whisperers podcast along with John. It was really fun to hear about the things Matt has pulled from his past endeavors into making Sensu the best it can be. We take a look back and hear how Matt got into advocacy marketing, and how his love for connecting w...2017-10-2534 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AA Program for the Participants | Eric Nielsen of VMware?—?EP013Today we are talking with Eric Nielsen, Senior Director of Social Media and Communities for VMware. Eric and his team run the VMware vExpert program, one of the most successful advocacy programs in the enterprise technology area. John created and managed the program with Eric, and the vExperts make up a community that John and Kat are both still engaged with.
Eric reinforces throughout our conversation how the program is first built for its participants?—?to help make them successful. We also discuss creating programs and process, scaling the program to be global, demonstrating value to the rest of the org...2017-10-1841 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AThey Call it Evangelist for a Reason | Eric Wright at Turbonomic?—?EP012In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with the great and fantastically unique Eric Wright. Eric is the Technology Evangelist at Turbonomic, and he shares with us his passion of building a community and engaging with them. Giving with no expectations while having faith that this generosity will be returned in the long run are two main themes that come up for Eric, both in his personal and professional life. This mindset has helped him develop a strong gut instinct and ability to show the impact of intangible efforts to Turbonomic’s internal team. And...2017-10-0246 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AParticipating, Listening, and Making it Safe for Both Sides | Perrine Crampton with CitrixToday we are talking with Perrine Crampton. Perrine is the Influencer Relations Community Manager at Citrix. Created in 2006, the Citrix Technology Professional program is currently made up of 50 dedicated members. From sending meeting notes and feedback to holding an unconference, Perrine is thorough in her dedication to having the CTP program give back a rewarding experience and win/win for the members and the internal Citrix team. She takes what does work at webinars and in-person events, such as Synergy, and molds it into the future path to best connect Citrix and CTP’s. Both sides have to understand and re...2017-09-0145 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AThe Future of Marketing Is Influencer Marketing: Francine Hardaway?—?EP010Today we are joined by Francine Hardaway, friend and advisor to the IMC. We cover a lot of ground on the current state of marketing, new vs. old marketing methods, the important roles of influencer marketing, and her personal experience as an early adopter of most leading marketing trends. Francine does an amazing job of getting products to market and helping startups, and we appreciate her sharing her expertise and advice!
About our guest, Francine Hardaway Francine is a marketing strategist who leads Stealthmode Partners, where she focuses on helping startups grow. Prior to Stealthmode, Francine held several executive marketing r...2017-08-2647 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AGoing Internally Berserk with Excitement: Mark Browne of Dell EMC?—?EP009Today we are delighted to share our episode with Mark Browne. Mark serves as the manager for the Dell EMC Elect Program and the Community Manager for the Dell EMC Community Network. The (then) EMC Elect Program was started by Mark and another colleague, Matt (Brender) Broberg who came together from different parts of EMC with the same goal of recognizing others for good work. Now with the program combining both the Dell TechCenter Rockstars and the EMC Elect, Mark sees himself in a trustee role for the members, making sure they have help getting what they need within the...2017-08-1847 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AStriving To Continually Be Great Open Source Citizens: Jonas Rosland at {code} by Dell EMC— EP008Today our guest is Jonas Rosland, Open Source Community Manager at {code} by Dell EMC. The {code} community has become an active way for the Dell EMC ecosystem to participate in open source projects. There are currently 3700 members in this community, and Jonas forecasts even more future growth. In this episode we really enjoyed speaking with Jonas about his background of developer advocate to community manager.
Jonas goes into finer detail about the {code} Catalyst program and hisrole as a community leader, and how important it is to them to use the program as a way to thank those who a...2017-08-1042 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AAdvocating for the Advocates, featuring Sam Moulton of The NetApp A-Team— EP010Today our guest is Sam Moulton, Senior Manager of Influence Marketing at NetApp. Sam has held a variety of roles in technology industry spanning sales support, product management, media and analyst relations, and marketing communications. Throughout her career the relationship she develops with other members of the community, colleagues and peers has remained of top importance. This is why being a champion for The NetApp A-Team and their team of dedicated and passionate influencers suits her well. The A-Team is the marketing and development arm for NetApp, and Sam shares with us the origin, present successes, and tips for those...2017-08-0334 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AConnecting and Expanding through Open Source Collaboration?—?Chris Aniszczyk EP006In today’s episode we talk with Chris Aniszczyk. Chris is the COO of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, aka the CNCF. We spoke with Chris on site at DockerCon 2017 in Austin, TX earlier this year about the CNCF Master Program. CNCF is part of the Linux Foundation, of which he is a VP, and a home to many projects, including Kubernetes. Kubernetes is one of the fastest growing open source projects. We had a very interesting talk with Chris on how the ambassador programs of both the CNCF and Linux mirror other types of open source contributions, where participants th...2017-07-2726 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, ABuilding Momentum with the Docker Captains, featuring Jenny Burcio and Victor Coisne?—?EP005Docker has a huge amount of momentum in the community, and you can feel their enthusiasm and energy, both virtually and at live events like DockerCon, which is where we recorded this podcast with them! The Docker Captains Program is about a year old, and is a calculated way of helping the most active people in their community feel connected to the company and help them grow. We appreciate the way they are both organically and strategically approaching their program, and growing globally. Docker Community has been a large engine to their growth as a company, and they see community...2017-07-1937 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AConnecting and Expanding through Open Source Collaboration — Chris Aniszczyk - EP007In today’s episode we talk with Chris Aniszczyk. Chris is the COO of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, aka the CNCF. We spoke with Chris on site at DockerCon 2017 in Austin, TX earlier this year and spoke with him about the CNCF Master Program. CNCF is part of the Linux Foundation, of which he is a VP, and a home to many projects, including Kubernetes. Kubernetes is one of the fastest growing open source projects in recent memory. We had a very interesting talk with Chris on how the ambassador programs of both the CNCF and Linux mirror other ty...2017-07-1826 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AElevating Through Helping and Supporting: Chronicles of the Nutanix Technology Champions with Angelo Luciani?—?...In this episode, we have a fun chat with Angelo Luciani on his experiences with the Nutanix Technology Champions, or NTC, program. Angelo was the Community Manager at Nutanix, and he and another colleague run this program, which is in its third year. There are 151 members in the program, and Angelo’s traits of being hardworking, proactive, and helpful, certainly help give it the right recipe for success. We have known Angelo for many years, going back to the early VMware days. Angelo puts his heart and soul into his projects, and it is reflected in the way people feel ab...2017-06-2838 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, AWith Great Passion Comes Great Responsibility, featuring the Splunk Trust with Eric Grant— EP003With Great Passion Comes Great Responsibility, featuring the Splunk Trust with Eric Grant— EP003 Eric Grant, Community Manager for Splunk, sits down with us today to discuss how the SplunkTrust started, evolved, and now helps active members of the Splunk community be “geeky in all the right ways.” Giving those who help Splunk great benefits and a positive identity is very important to Eric, and he details exactly how they accomplish that. Today we are talking with Eric Grant, Community Manager for Splunk, who manages the advocacy program SplunkTrust. Eric shares with us the importance of building a team you can cou...2017-06-2041 minInner Chamber and the Inner Life, The by MURRAY, ABuilding Your Enterprise Tribe, featuring the SAP Mentors story with Mark Finnern?—?EP002On today’s episode of The Influence Marketing Podcast, we are joined by Mark Finnern, founder of the boutique consultancy Playful Enterprise. Mark shares how he built the SAP Mentor Program, explains the terminology and ideology behind the concept of an “Enterprise Tribe,” and gives tips on how a company can encourage mentors to highlight and support the community. Finnern discusses bringing passion, purpose, and playfulness into the advocacy program to create deep connection and trust. Key Takeaways [1:56] This podcast will show listeners both the business and personal values of advocacy programs, and what does and does not work. [2:06] Enterprise advoca...2017-06-1357 min