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A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 405: AI Training with John MunsellAbout John John Munsell is the co-founder of Bizzuka, an AI consulting firm focused on artificial intelligence strategy and implementation. With a career spanning over 25 years in marketing, software development, financial services, and sales, John brings a wealth of experience to the AI industry. He is also an Adjunct Instructor of Artificial Intelligence at Louisiana State University, contributing to the academic field while leading Bizzuka. His work centers on helping enterprise leadership teams develop AI competency frameworks and upskill their workforces. John is the creator of the AI Strategy Canvas, a fundamental methodology for seamlessly integrating AI technologies across various...2025-02-2129 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 396: Ryan CrittendenAbout Ryan Ryan has held leadership and coaching roles across both profit and non-profit organizations. With 8 years of experience in leadership coaching, team building, and personal excellence, he has developed a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that today’s executives and emerging leaders encounter. Ryan’s coaching philosophy is rooted in strengths-based and authentic leadership. He leverages his expertise by adhering to ICF standards and utilizes strengths assessments and 360-degree surveys to partner with leaders in achieving personal growth, professional development, and team excellence. Throughout his coaching career, Ryan has successfully guided over 100 individuals in recognizing and appreciating thei...2024-12-2035 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 385: John ConafayAbout John John Conafay is a US Air Force Veteran and the CEO and Co-Founder of Integrate, building program management software with a systems engineering approach for the world’s most ambitious machines. Previously he was an early employee at three space unicorns – Head of BD at ABL Space Systems, was one of the first ten employees at Astranis, and Interned at Spire Global early on. He also worked at the Office of the CFO NASA Headquarters while at BryceTech and was a Director of Business Development at Spaceflight. Today We Talked About John's background Collaboration Accountability Trust and Transparency Grow...2024-10-0431 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 356: John FisherAbout John John has worked for a wide variety of companies including BPP, GP Strategies (on the HSBC contract), Training 2000 Ltd, Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions and BAe Systems designing and delivering leadership and personal Development interventions, coaching and Project Management. He is experienced at operating at all organizational levels providing, not only development training but also coaching and Boost Growth business consultancy Background John designs, develops and facilitates learning in a highly interactive environment, based on participants own experience. His sessions involve group activities and facilitate discussion to elicit key points. This is to allow participants to gain a thorough...2024-03-1545 min

Ideas on Video CommunicationsA Geek Leader interview of Jim Jachetta by John RoudaAGL 274: Jim Jachetta About Jim Jim Jachetta, CTO & Co-founder at VidOvation Jim Jachetta is the driving force behind VidOvation’s world-class technology that makes the “impossible” and “never been done before” a viable solution within your daily business operations. Using modern, easy-to-support technology, Jim and the talented VidOvation team creatively design, implement, and support wireless, cellular, IPTV, video over IP, and fiber optics installations that meet your organization’s business goals and at a price point that fits any size, scope, and budget. Today We Talked About Jim Jachetta's background VidOvation IPTV Broadcast Technology Hiring post COVID Sales Security Multi-cast Networks ...2023-10-1249 min

IT Matters | Tech Solutions and Strategies for Every IndustryAdopting AI, ChatGPT, and Other New Technologies in Your Organization, with John RoudaJoin the conversation with John Rouda as he shares his thoughts on bringing AI and ChatGPT into the workplace and schools. We also cover the importance of learning the basics before using AI, how John approaches adopting other new technologies in his role managing an IT department, the impact of streaming services on content ownership and more.John is VP of IT at INSP, LLC. He comes with over 20 years' experience in IT leadership and is an expert in software engineering, networking, and cyber security. He has honed his skills in all aspects of project life cycles...2023-05-1838 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 305: The Submarine Way with John and DebAbout John and Deb John Gregory Vincent is a retired Navy Command Master Chief. He served for 20 years in the Navy ,14 of that on submarines. He is a former Gallup workplace consultant with a core expertise in inclusive leadership development learned in the submarine force. He is the co- founder, with Deb Cake Fortin of The Submarine Way, a company specializing in building inclusive cultures in high-tech companies. Deb Fortin’s expertise comes from her roles as a senior executive in Fortune 300 companies. She is the author of the best-selling book, Diversity and Inclusion The Submarine Way and UP PERISCOPE, Pu...2023-03-3136 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 265: James Wetrich on Where Leaders Go WrongAbout Jim James G. Wetrich, LFACHE is the CEO of The Wetrich Group of Companies and the author of Stifled: Where Good Leaders Go Wrong. His writing has also appeared in the 2021 anthology series Quitless: The Power of Persistence in Business and Life, a USA Today and WSJ best seller. Having led teams in three continents over more than 40 years and consulted with over 100 companies, Jim has seen great leaders who have thrived and ones that have failed. A noted expert in leadership, Jim’s leadership lessons are as highly sought after by today’s business students as they are Baby...2022-06-2733 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 262: John EstafanousAbout John John Estafanous is the founder and CEO of RallyBright, a SaaS team development platform that helps business leaders improve team performance, dynamics and inclusion. John helps business leaders build high-performing, inclusive teams. He works with executive teams and leaders of teams of all sizes and levels at organizations ranging from startups to unicorns, to enterprise tech companies and household names in healthcare and media. He also partners with organizational people leaders interested in measuring inclusion and collaboration. As a repeat founder with extensive digital transformation, marketing, and operations experience, John leverages his executive leadership and technology background to...2022-06-0336 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 252: Josh SatermanAbout Josh Josh was born in Miami but now lives in Harlem New York with his amazing husband and cat. His favorite food is pizza––is it bad to eat it everyday? A proud HMI.org executive Board Member, Josh loves all animals (except snakes), traveling the world and exploring new cultures, and his great hope is for a world that listens better. His superpower is being a connector and his professional passion is unlocking client’s superpowers and seeing where it takes them. He strongly believes “there’s awakening when you aren’t focused on yourself.” Favorite quote: “Two roads diverged i...2022-03-1833 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 251: Engineering Leadership with Patrick SweetAbout Pat Patrick Sweet, P.Eng., MBA, PMP, CSEP is a recognized expert in engineering management, productivity, and leadership. He is the president of The Engineering & Leadership Project, which specializes in leadership and management development, training, and consulting for engineers and engineering firms. He also hosts the popular Engineering & Leadership Podcast, a show dedicated to helping engineering leaders thrive. Prior to launching The Engineering & Leadership Project, Pat spent 13 years in industry. His work focused predominantly on leading and managing engineers through complex systems integration projects in the rail and defence industries. He's worked as a product manager, project manager, systems...2022-03-1436 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 250: Showing Up with Ray ArataAbout Ray Ray Arata is an award-winning leader in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), specifically known for his work in engaging men as allies. In addition to amassing more than 13,000 hours leading workshops for men, Ray is the founder of the Better Man Conference. He is a sought-after speaker, consultant, and trainer, delivering keynotes and facilitating trainings for massive global clients such as PwC, Toyota, Genentech, Verizon, Bloomberg, and many more. Ray’s Better Man Conference, as seen in Forbes, The Good Men Project, and Fortune, is an international industry-leading event that focuses on the development of he...2022-03-0740 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 249: Catching up with Steve YacovelliAbout Steve Dr. Steve Yacovelli (“The Gay Leadership Dude”) is the owner & principal of TopDog Learning Group (LLC) – a learning and development, leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA, with affiliates across the globe. Steve and TopDog have had the pleasure of working with some great client-partners who they consider to be members of their “pack.” He’s worked with Fortune 500 greats like The Walt Disney Company and Bayer to amazing not-for-profits like The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The American Library Association; large universities like The Ohio State University and The University of Central F...2022-02-2546 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 248: Lead Well with Ken FalkeAbout Ken Ken Falke spent twenty-one years in the US Navy as a bomb disposal specialist, leading troops on thousands of high-risk missions. After retiring from the Navy in 2002, Ken started his first company, A-T Solutions, a counter-terrorism company, and in 2008 sold the business. In 2011, Ken started his second company, Shoulder 2 Shoulder, and sold his stock to his business partner in 2017. In addition to Ken’s two for-profit companies, he founded two nonprofit organizations, beginning with the EOD Warrior Foundation to support the families of severely wounded military bomb disposal personnel. This work inspired Ken and his family to donate th...2022-02-1846 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 247: Changing from the Inside Out with Erika AndersenAbout Erika Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Over the past 30 years, Erika has developed a reputation for creating approaches to learning and business-building that are tailored to her clients’ challenges, goals, and culture. She and her colleagues at Proteus focus uniquely on helping leaders at all levels get ready and stay ready to meet whatever the future might bring. Much of her recent work has focused on organizational visioning and strategy, executive coaching, and management and leadership development. In these capacities, she serves as a consultant an...2022-02-1137 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 246: Trench Leadership with Simon KardynalAbout Simon Simon is a Canadian who retired from the Canadian Armed Forces after 26 years of experience being a follower and leader. He holds a Master of Arts in Leadership degree from Royal Roads University where he found his passion to help emerging leaders create strong foundations as they embark on their leadership journey. Simon is a father and husband who lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Today We Talked About: Simon's background Military Service System's Thinking Things I wish I knew starting out Communication Softening the edges Transparency SOPs Inposter Syndrom Connect with Simon Podcast Twitter LinkedIn I’ve been us...2022-02-0436 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 245: Alex Murrey from TangoTeamsAbout Alex Alex Murrey is the Head of North American Operations for TangoTeams, a startup that's redefining the software development outsourcing industry. When the average digital project runs 45% over budget and 7% over time--and delivers 56% less value than predicted--it's clearly time for a major industry shift. With a background in leading companies through building new practices and navigating massive disruption, Alex is out to prove that there's a better way to build digital products in the post-COVID distributed economy. (website). Today We Talked About Alex's background DevOps Offshore development build leaders ice breakers Communication leading off shore teams empathy muscles Highlight...2022-01-2837 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 244: Sumit GuptaAbout Sumit Sumit started as a techie in 2005 and fit the typical geek profile – good at computers and programming but introverted when it comes to people skills. He has worked in companies like InfoEdge (Naukri.com) (2005-2008), Yahoo (2010-2011), 91Mobiles (2013), and Booking (2014-2020). In addition, I also incorporated two startups – SaleRaja (from 2007-2010) and CricketRadius (in 2012) and co-founded a non-profit Pick A Fight (2011-12). As it happens with most people who are good at their job, SumtI was soon leading a team of 14 people. He was 24 years at that time, and had no idea what leadership was all about. To make it worse, he...2022-01-2440 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 243: Christopher JuddAbout Christopher Christopher Judd is CTO and partner at Manifest Solutions (http://www.manifestcorp.com), an international speaker, Java Champion, an open source evangelist, and the Central Ohio Java Users Group (http://www.cojug.org) leader. He is an accomplished writer having co-authored Beginning Groovy and Grails (Apress, 2008), Enterprise Java Development on a Budget (Apress, 2003) and Pro Eclipse JST (Apress, 2005) as well as the author of the children's book "Bearable Moments". Based in Columbus Ohio, he has spent over 25 years architecting and developing software for organizations ranging from Fortune 50 companies to start-ups across various industries including insurance, health care, education, re...2022-01-0349 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 242: Individual Advantages with Mary SmithAbout Mary Mary Smith, co-author of The I in Team series, which includes the newest release Individual Advantages: Be the “I” in Team. Mary, a leadership development and organizational culture expert, is an Associate Advisor at IA Business Advisors. Mary's biggest passions in life are developing individuals and teams and pursuing social and self-awareness. Learn more at: iabusinessadvisors.com. Today We Talked About Mary's background Ethical Leadership Influence Empathy Be compassionate for yourself Every is going through something Emotional Intelligence Influence is vital Have a Growth Mindset Positivity vs. Negativity Life is Peaks and Valleys Biz Vision The "I" in Team...2021-12-2432 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 241: Leading Below the Surface with LaTonya WilkinsAbout LaTonya Founder of The Change Coaches, LaTonya Wilkins partners with executives, upwardly mobile professionals, and teams to build cultures of belonging through highly customized coaching and consulting services. She is a sought-after keynote speaker and has inspired audiences all over the world. She built her career working in HR, talent management and learning & development at Fortune 500 companies before teaching and taking on progressive leadership roles at the University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business. LaTonya is currently the President of the True Star Youth Foundation board. She gained industry recognition when she was featured on the peer-nominated list of mo...2021-12-2239 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 240: Paul SzyartoAbout Paul Paul Szyarto is an Oxford University and Wharton Business School educated expert in business operations and technology and has spent the last twenty years maximizing the bottom line of more than 1000 global companies including Microsoft, Goodyear, BP, GE, United Technologies, Kellogg, Alcoa, Autoliv, Darden, Yum, and many more from the Fortune 500 list by redefining how they operate in regards to people, processes, and technologies. He is an expert in the domains of Project/Program Management, Digital Transformation, ERP Architecture, and Corporate Finance Optimization. In addition, he has personally supported the development of more than 20 entrepreneurial assets with cumulative...2021-12-1734 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 239: In The Lead with Dr. Janet PolachAbout Janet Janet is a global leader in leadership development and coaching. She's a strategist and counsel to executive leaders across various industries. Janet has deep expertise in comprehensive leadership and employee development across the world, including the U.S., China, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Puerto Rico, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. I’m also a retired Lt.Col. in the U.S. Marine Corps. She's focused on equipping first-time and experienced executives with the skills and a point of view for long term success. Janet is dedicated to helping leaders find their voice to lead from within. She works with...2021-12-1035 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 238: Work Made Fun with Dr. Bob NelsonAbout Bob BOB NELSON, PH.D., president of Nelson Motivation Inc., is the world’s leading authority on employee recognition and engagement. He’s worked with 80% of Fortune 500 companies, is a Senior Fellow for the Conference Board, a top thought leader for the Best Practice Institute, and was named a top-five management guru by Global Gurus. Fondly known as “Dr. Bob,” he has authored over 30 books on employee motivation and engagement, which have collectively sold over 5 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. He is co-author of the new book Work Made Fun Gets Done! Easy Ways to Boost Energy, M...2021-12-0351 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 237: Turn Words Into Wealth with Aurora WinterAbout Aurora Aurora Winter, MBA, is an award-winning, bestselling author. She is a successful serial entrepreneur, media trainer, creator of the Spoken Author™ method, and founder of Same Page Publishing.She left her lucrative career as a TV executive decades ago to become a full-time author, trainer, and entrepreneur. Using storytelling for business, she created a life of freedom, creativity, and contribution. Now she helps her clients turn their words into wealth, wisdom, and wonder. Her clients win hearts and minds with their communication skills. They have started new chapters, escaped 9 to 5, and made a difference. They have written bestselling bo...2021-11-2433 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 236: Hiring for Diversity with Arthur WoodsAbout Arthur Arthur Woods is a social entrepreneur and LGBTQ+ advocate working at the intersection of equity, inclusion, and technology. He is an Amazon National Bestselling author of the book, Hiring for Diversity and the Co-Founder of Mathison, a venture-backed technology platform equipping employers with everything they need to manage their diversity hiring efforts. Arthur was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 and 40 Under 40 by BEQ. He is a three-time TEDx speaker and has advised leading brands from Disney, Sonos, and MetLife to the Smithsonian. Arthur is the creator of the first Equal Hiring Index to assess and benchmark inclusive hiring practices. He...2021-11-2245 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 235: Ransomware and Cyber Security with Greg EdwardsAbout Greg Greg has been a technology entrepreneur since 1998. Before Greg founded CryptoStopper, he started Axis Backup, a backup and disaster recovery company for the insurance industry. He saw firsthand the rapid increase in the damage cyber criminals were doing with debilitating malware resulting in high financial loss to vulnerable companies. Between 2012 and 2015, one in five of Axis Backup’s clients was hit by cybercrime. Greg realized effective cyber security could save businesses from costly downtime and compromised systems. In 2015, Axis Backup was acquired by J2 Global, freeing Greg to create CryptoStopper and focus exclusively on cybersecurity. Today We Talked Ab...2021-11-1731 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 234: Turbulence with Monique MaleyAbout Monique Monique Maley is a CEO, serial entrepreneur, and angel investor. In 2011 she founded Articulate Persuasion, her third entrepreneurial success and a company that cultivates authentic and influential leaders. As a classically-trained actor with more than a decade spent in the theater and film industries, Monique offers her clients unique insight into influential communication. She leverages her actor’s toolkit and entrepreneurial experience to mentor leaders with a distinctive approach that emphasizes adaptability, impactful communication, and connection with others. Monique’s clients include Fortune 500 companies, complex government-funded organizations, and scrappy startups from around the world. In Turbulence, Monique Maley shar...2021-11-1538 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 233: Managing Software Teams with Ron LichtyAbout Ron Ron Lichty has been managing software development and product organizations since Apple recruited him from a boutique programming consultancy in 1988. He led development of Apple's UX/UI, then brought engineering discipline to product delivery at Stanford, Check Point, Razorfish, Fujitsu, Charles Schwab, and a host of startups. A strong believer that product development is a team sport, he consults as an interim VP Engineering and advisor in transforming chaos to clarity and making software development "hum". Ron's fifth book, Managing the Unmanageable: Rules, Tools, and Insights for Managing Software People and Teams (http://www.ManagingTheUnmanageable.net), has been co...2021-11-0852 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 232: Taurea Vision AvantAbout Taurea Taurea went from Foreclosure in 2009 to producing millions in sales in the home based business industry. She is the creator of The System Mastery and Show Your Success Workshops, and 6 Time Author of books on personal self-development, education and more. Her major focus is to show entrepreneurs how to build multiple streams of income in their current businesses She has been seen on Fox News, CBS News, ABC News, Sheen Magazine, Successful Women Radio Show, IHeartRadio and more! Taurea’s focus is on helping small-based business owners & independent distributors to develop, master, and remain committed to growing their bu...2021-11-0335 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 231: Emotional Intelligence with Robin HillsAbout Robin Robin is based in the UK in the Greater Manchester area and is Director of Ei4Change. With over 35 years’ successful commercial and leadership experience, he has worked in a variety of sales and marketing management roles with a wide variety of companies from small start-ups to large multinationals. These include the NHS, major pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, universities, charities, finance and recruitment organisations. Robin has the British Psychological Society Test User Occupational Ability (Level A) and Occupational Personality (Level B) certificates in psychometric testing. He is qualified to use trait-based assessments (NEO and Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire), type-b...2021-11-0138 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 230: The Great Resignation with Vicky OliverAbout Vicky Vicky Oliver, author of 6 best-selling books on job-hunting and job interview questions, business etiquette, frugalista style, advertising, and office politics. Under her pen name, Diana Forbes, Vicky Oliver also authored the novel, Mistress Suffragette (Penmore Press, 2017). Vicky Oliver owns the copyright to the novel, Mistress Suffragette. Her savvy career advice has been featured in over 801 media outlets, including the front page of the New York Times Job Market section, the Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, Associated Press (twice), LA Times, Chicago Tribune, the Philadelphia Inquirer (twice), Sunday Star-Ledger, Esquire magazine, Essence magazine, The Investment Professional magazine...2021-10-2247 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 229: Visual Leadership with Nora HertingAbout Nora A pioneer of visual strategy, Nora Herting is passionate about expanding peoples’ definition of creativity and believes the best way to meet the demands of business today is to take a visual approach that blends strategic thinking and creative expression. Nora’s skill and impact with businesses, and her own entrepreneurial prowess founding ImageThink has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fox Business, Entrepreneur and INC. She leads a compelling conversation around the power of visual thinking as a catalyst for personal and organizational change. As a sought-after speaker and thought leader, Nora has inspired global audi...2021-10-2040 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 228: The 100x Leader with Jeremie KubicekAbout Jeremie Jeremie Kubicek is a powerful communicator, serial entrepreneur and content builder. He creates content used by some of the largest companies around the globe found in the books he has authored: The 100X Leader, 5 Voices, 5 Gears and the National Bestseller, Making Your Leadership Come Alive. Jeremie is the Executive Chairman of GiANT, a company that certifies coaches and consultants that serve companies and their employees. Jeremie has started over 20 companies while living in Oklahoma City, Moscow, Atlanta and London. Today We Talked About Jeremie businesses Mafia in Moscow Support Challenge Matrix Leadership Mt. Everest and Sherpas Green Houses...2021-10-1539 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 227: Play Bigger with Kevin ManeyAbout Kevin Kevin Maney is a bestselling author and award-winning columnist. He has been writing about technology for 30 years, has interviewed most of the tech pioneers you can name, and brings broad and deep context to Category Design conversations. He is co-author of the book Play Bigger, and has been an A-list writer and thinker about technology for 25 years. Kevin’s most recent book is UnHealthcare: A Manifesto for Health Assurance, which proposes a new category of healthcare. It is co-authored with Hemant Taneja of General Catalyst and Stephen Klasko, CEO of Jefferson Health. Kevin and Hemant also co-authored the 2018 book ...2021-10-1347 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 226: Transformational Leadership with Nicole JansenAbout Nicole Nicole grew up in an entrepreneurial household and by her mid-twenties had helped build an 8-figure family business that spanned nearly a dozen countries. Having also launched her own successful venture at sixteen years old, Nicole quickly attracted attention from business leaders eager to know her secret to maximizing productivity and human potential. After experiencing more than her fair share of unethical and unjust business practices over her 30-year career, Nicole decided that while teaching others how to build effective business systems and play to their strengths is valuable and rewarding, the most important factor that determines success...2021-10-0845 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 225: Artful communication with Tina ClementsAbout Tina Tina Clements is a high energy, hands-on keynote speaker, author, coach, facilitator, entrepreneur.com contributor and successful leader. Before launching the BMW Group Joint Venture, The Retail Performance Company, LLC (rpc) in 2013, she worked for 10+ years within the BMW NA Organization and has been in the Learning & Development industry since 1996. Throughout her career, she has held leadership positions such as Vice President, Operations Manager, and Training Manager. Believing that a company’s success is directly related to the engagement of its people, she excels at moving businesses forward and motivating and growing talent. Tina has worked with organizations such as...2021-10-0143 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 224: Connectable – Loneliness at Work with Steven Van CohenAbout Steve Steve is an expert on lessening loneliness in the workplace. His book “Connectable” is the first book to ever address the impact of loneliness at work. Steve has consulted for many of the top companies in the world (Salesforce, Home Depot, Bridgestone, Bank of America..) using his “powers” to deliver learning experiences that drive professional growth and development. Dubbed “The Leadership Whisperer” Steve has trained thousands of people, is a McGraw Hill and ATD (Association for Talent Development) published author, keynote speaker, and writer featured in Forbes, Trainingmag.com, and TD (Training Development) magazine. Steve is the CEO of SyncLX, a...2021-09-2945 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 223: Leadership Coaching with Erin JewellAbout Erin From a young age, Erin was raised with the belief that she could do anything. With a degree from Villanova and a wildly optimistic outlook, she found success early in sales leadership positions in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries (Pfizer, Boston Scientific, Medtronic). From a first-year MVP at Pfizer to many accolades later, Erin earned a top role in medical devices. She jumped four positions to a global director of 3 business lines, 80 million in revenue, 200 direct and indirect reports. After 15 years in the healthcare sector, she decided that it was time to take a big leap and C...2021-09-2447 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 222: Leadership Spark with Angie MorganAbout Angie Angie learned how to lead during her time as a United States Marine. When she transitioned to the private sector, what surprised her was how the term "leadership" was being used. Whereas in the Marines, leadership was a verb - everyone aspired to lead. In her new world, "leadership" was a noun and only an expectation for managers. This inspired her to write her first book on leadership - "Leading from the Front" - as well as start her own business, Lead Star. She's since written another book, SPARK, which became a NY Times Best Seller. Through Lead...2021-09-2236 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 221: Interviewing in 2021 with LaKiesha TomlinAbout LaKiesha LaKiesha is the Founder of Thriving Ambition, Inc, a career and management consulting agency. Helping engineers position themselves to get multiple job offers and working with technology companies to attract and retain diverse technical talent. She has been mentioned in Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Self Magazine, and more. LaKiesha is regarded as the leadership expert for professionals. Prior to running her own company, she was an engineer and technology leader in the Aerospace industry and in Silicon Valley. LaKiesha is currently in the Executive MBA program at Yale University. She also has a MS in Technical Management from J...2021-09-1745 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 220: Technical Leadership with Scott DrakeAbout Scott Scott Drake is the Founder and Executive Director at Jump Coach, a social enterprise on a mission to make best-in-class leadership training available to everyone who needs it. Prior to Jump Coach, he was Vice President of Technology for medical education innovator ScholarRx, and his 25-year career in tech includes stops at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, and at start-ups in Silicon Valley. Scott is a sought-after consultant and trainer who made every mistake when rising through the leadership ranks. After seeing emerging leaders on his teams repeating the same mistakes, he set out to find a simpler and...2021-09-1238 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 219: Artificial Intelligence in Business with Daniel FaggellaAbout Daniel Daniel Faggella is Founder and Head of Research at Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research. Daniel is a globally recognized speaker on the use-cases and ROI of artificial intelligence in business. Called upon by organizations like the World Bank, the United Nations, INTERPOL, and global pharmaceutical and banking companies, Daniel helps business and government leaders navigate the competitive landscape of AI capabilities, and build strategies that win. Daniel’s AI predictions and research has been featured in TechCrunch, Inc, Xconomy, Forbes, and more. His research is referenced in Harvard Business Review, the World Economic Forum, MIT Technology Review, and more. An...2021-09-0347 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 218: Cyber War… and Peace with Nick ShevelyovAbout Nick Nick Shevelyov is a specialist in cybersecurity, information technology, data privacy, and risk management with experience in multiple industries—from an engineering to executive and board advisory level. See his LinkedIn profile for career history. He is also the Chief Security Officer at Silicon Valley Bank. A guest speaker at a variety of industry events, Nick has an undergraduate degree in economics, an executive MBA, and CISSP, CIPP, and CISM industry certifications. Today We Talked About Nick's background Zero Trust IT Risks "know thyself" Asset Inventory MFA Behavioral Economics Introspection Storytelling Childhood memories and bugs Changing Cyber landscape Da...2021-09-0141 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 217: Chris Hass on Cyber Security LeadershipAbout Chris Chris Hass is an extremely driven and proven information security professional with extensive experience in Malware Reverse Engineering, Threat Intelligence, and Offensive Security Operations. In his current role, Chris serves as Director of Information Security and Research at Automox. In addition to being a former cybersecurity analyst for the NSA, he also served as a principal research engineer at LogRhythm and helped fight off malware authors using AI/ML at Cylance. His unique experience makes him adept at understanding today's current threat landscape, and works passionately to secure Automox and its customers from today's cyber attacks. Today We...2021-08-3041 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 216: Organizational Culture with Steve ChaparroAbout Steve Steve Chaparro is an organizational culture expert and communicator who speaks worldwide about how companies can transform their workplace culture through intentional co-creation and communication. Steve is a self-described frustrated visionary. His passionate message of navigating the transformative journey of leadership resonates with visionaries and innovators who find themselves stuck in the messy, in-between seasons. He himself embodies and defines the in-between - the bridges, the connections, and the culture - of community. By standing astride disciplines of design, architecture, culture and communications, he equips community to speak for and solve for its own needs and aspirations. He...2021-08-2339 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 215: David Nour on Curve BendersAbout David A senior leadership/board advisor, educator, executive coach, and bestselling author, David Nour is internationally recognized as the leading expert on applications of strategic relationships in profitable growth, sustained innovation, and lasting change. The author of eleven books, including bestsellers Relationship Economics® (Wiley) and Co-Create (St. Martin's Press), as well as the newly released Curve Benders (Wiley, 2021), Nour serves as a trusted advisor to global clients and coaches corporate leaders. He is an adjunct professor at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and was named to the Global Gurus Top 30 Leadership Professionals and the Thinkers 50 Radar Class of 2021...2021-08-1641 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 214: Avoid Resistance with Rick MaurerAbout Rick Rick Maurer is a speaker, author, consultant, and expert on helping leaders avoid resistance to change period since the publication of his book Beyond the Wall of Resistance in the 1990s, Ricks opinion has been sought by The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, NBC Nightly News, Fortune, and many other media outlets. Some of the largest companies in the world ask for his advice on ways to avoid resistance to change and ways to build strong support for changes and other big projects. Today We Talked About Rick's Background Change Management Avoid Resistance Energy Fear Trust Seizing Moments of...2021-08-0941 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 213: Return to the Office with Dr. Gleb TspiurskyAbout Gleb Known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is on a mission to protect technology leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases by developing the most effective decision-making strategies via his consulting, coaching, and training firm Disaster Avoidance Experts. A cognitive neuroscientist and behavioral economist, Dr. Tsipursky writes for Inc., Time, and CNBC. A best-selling author, his new book, available on Amazon and in bookstores everywhere, is Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters and his latest book, Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remo...2021-07-3046 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 212: Leaders in Lockdown with Atholl DuncanAbout Atholl Atholl Duncan is an Insead qualified executive coach. He blends his wisdom of having “been there and done it” in a range of board roles with his experience from a decade of coaching CEOs, CFOs and high potential leaders. He is currently Chairman of three organisations – Black Isle Group, UK Coaching and Scottish Salmon, which represents a one billion-pound sector of the UK economy. He is also a former Chairman and non-executive director of the British Horseracing Authority – which runs the UK’s second largest spectator sport – and Audit Chair of a cinema business which runs the Edinburgh Filmhouse, t...2021-07-2336 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 211: Big Brain Little Brain with Kevin McCarneyAbout Kevin A successful entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, husband, and father, Kevin has spent several decades managing customer and employee relations across a wide range of industries and organizations. He has been a guest speaker at the USC Marshall School of Business, the UCLA Anderson School of Business, and Woodbury University, among many others. Since his first paper route at the age of seven, growing up in Hollywood, California, he has worked as a janitor, a switchboard operator, a busboy, a waiter, a manager, a doorman at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, and a tour guide at Universal Studios. He then went in...2021-07-1950 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 210: Cultural Agility with Paula CaligiuriAbout Paula Dr. Paula Caligiuri is a D'Amore-McKim School of Business Distinguished Professor of International Business at Northeastern University, and lives in Boston, Massachusetts. She has been named as one of the most prolific authors in international business for her work in cross-cultural management, global leadership development, and cultural agility. She is president of TASCA Global, a consulting firm that specializes in assessing and developing culturally agile professionals and boasts a client list that includes the U.S. Army, Peace Corps, Cigna, 3M, and Johnson & Johnson. She is a frequent expert guest on CNN and CNN International and author of th...2021-07-0941 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 209: Flex with Jeffery HullAbout Jeff Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D. is an author, educator and consultant with over twenty years experience partnering with C-suite executives on issues of high performance leadership, change management, organizational strategy, structure and culture. Dr. Hull is a highly sought-after facilitator, keynote speaker and executive coach to both non-profit and for-profit global organizations. Dr. Hull is Director of Education & Business Development at the Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate. He is also a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School and an adjunct professor of leadership at New York University. Today We Talked About Jeff's...2021-07-0236 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 208: The Data Mirage with Ruben UgarteAbout Ruben Ruben Ugarte is an expert in data, decision-making and the author of the Data Mirage: Why Companies Fail to Actually Use Their Data. He has helped over 75 medium-sized and large enterprises, including the Fortune 1000, across 5 continents, use data to make higher quality decisions. These decisions helped companies significantly boost performance, increase profitability, dramatically lower costs, and make their teams world-class. He also maintains a popular blog that over 100,000 readers have read. In his free time, you can find him dancing or trying to learn something new. Today We Talked About Data Ruben's history What can data do for...2021-06-2538 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 207: Catching up with Kent C. DoddsAbout Kent C. Dodds Kent C. Dodds is a world renowned speaker, teacher, and trainer and he's actively involved in the open source community as a maintainer and contributor of hundreds of popular npm packages. Kent is the creator of EpicReact.Dev and TestingJavaScript.com. He's an instructor on egghead.io and Frontend Masters. He's also a Google Developer Expert. Kent is happily married and the father of four kids. He likes his family, code, JavaScript, and React. Today We Talked About Kent's Background What he's been doing the last 2 years leadership remote teams Training, testing, etc. opensource business engineering alignment...2021-06-1843 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 206: Leadership and Security in 2021 with Vincent ScottAbout Vincent Vince currently serves as the Founder and President of Defense Cybersecurity Group, focused on DoD cybersecurity, cyber compliance and assessments. He also currently serves as the Chief Security Officer for STI-TEC, a medium sized government contractor. Vince had a diverse career in military operations, cyber and information warfare, and intelligence operations. He served with national intelligence agencies and deployed numerous times including both the first and second Gulf Wars, Bosnia and elsewhere. After his Navy career, Vince served with Oklahoma State University’s Multispectral Laboratory (UML) as Chief Information Officer and the Director of C5ISR. In that ro...2021-06-1442 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 205: The Smartest Person in the Room with Christian EspinosaAbout Christian Christian Espinosa is an entrepreneur, a cybersecurity engineer, a certified high-performance coach, a professor, and a lover of heavy metal music and spicy food. He’s also an Air Force veteran and Ironman triathlete. Christian used to value being the “smartest guy in the room,” only to realize that his greatest contribution to the fight against cybercrime is his ability to bring awareness to the issue through effective communication and leadership training. Christian is a speaker, coach, and trainer in the Secure methodology, helping to make the smartest people in the room the best leaders in the field. In his...2021-06-0447 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 204: Focus with Michelle Natalya MooreAbout Michelle Michelle Natalya Moore is the Founder of MindEQuity, a management consultancy bringing 21st-century tools and practices to the forefront of team performance. Michelle brings 20 years of experience building successful teams, having done so while a Partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, at Ernst & Young, and at a tech start-up. Now she helps organizations do better work in half the time. How? By managing organizational attention. Michelle and the team at MindEQuity work with groups of consultants, advisors, innovators, IT professionals, HR leaders, lawyers, engineers, and others to design work keeping in mindall 5 elements impacting attention. Focus BetterJourneys result in sustained...2021-05-2750 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 203: Communication with Meredith BellAbout Meredith Meredith Bell is co-founder and President of Performance Support Systems, a global software company providing assessment and development tools for the workplace. Their award-winning tools and books guide leaders and team members to make the shift from KNOWING to DOING. The result is permanent improvements in the way people interact with each other. Meredith is an expert in leader and team communications, the author of two books, and the host of the Strong for Performance podcast. She‘s worked with thousands of business leaders, Human Resources professionals, and Learning & Development executives to successfully implement their tools. Meredith co-authored her...2021-05-2144 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 202: Data Security and Privacy with Paul KatzoffAbout Paul Paul Katzoff has over 10 years of experience in the data security industry. His key focus is manageable growth, brand loyalty and expansion. He has managed sales teams and been responsible for increased client base, securing new business, and developing & implementing processes for creditable growth. For over a decade he has worked with technology companies seeking manageable growth and brand loyalty/expansion. He's managed DevTeams, Support Teams and Sales Teams focused on increasing the company's client base, secure new business, and develop and implement efficient processes. His career has ranged from being an integral part of a new business...2021-05-1732 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 201: Eric Shepherd on Talent TransformationAbout Eric Eric Shepherd is an accomplished leader of international businesses and associations focused on talent, assessments, and success. Eric recently stepped away from a CEO role where he worked to build a SaaS company into a multimillion-dollar international assessment software business. Eric has also led industry and standards initiatives to promote best practices for assessments, learning, and interoperability. He currently serves as Chair of the IEEE working group developing Recommended Practice for Defining Competencies. Eric has previously served on Boards and working groups that have included: - HR Open Standards that defines interoperability standards for HR technology. - Association...2021-05-1039 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 200: Leverage Change with Jake JacobsAbout Jake Jake helps organizations, teams, and individuals make monumental changes. Over the past 35 years he has worked in 61 industries, from high tech to manufacturing to hospitality to entertainment to financial services. He has consulted to 96 organizations, from Fortune 50 to national non-profits and community theaters. He's supported more than 210,000 people directly on important changes to their business. What kinds of changes? Everything from strategy implementation to culture change to mergers and acquisitions and leadership development. He's partnered with CEOs, front-line workers and changemakers in middle management in organizations like Ford, Kraft and Marriott. He has also helped create change in...2021-05-0341 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 199: Tanaka MutakwaAbout Tanaka Tanaka is a senior software developer and the VP of Engineering at Names & Faces, a Cape Town-based technology company. He's the founder of a lifestyle brand called NoDaysOff, and a partner at Pahari African Restaurant. Tanaka started Tech Leadership Community in South Africa, a community of long-time, new, and aspiring technology leaders. Their mission is to help each other learn through conversation, collaboration, and ideation. Today We Talked About Tanaka's past Technology in Africa Transition from Contributor to Leader Slower feedback loop The four key areas of focus for successful technology leaders People weekly checkins Product A Seat...2021-04-2643 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 198: Tim Danks with HuaweiAbout Tim As VP, Risk Management & Partner Relations, Mr. Danks is responsible for understanding and managing business risks in the context of cybersecurity and privacy across Huawei USA businesses and toward external stakeholders. Further, he is responsible for developing and enhancing partner relationships towards key external stakeholders across academia, channels partners, industry, and suppliers utilizing his broad understanding of Huawei's local and global business operations. His background includes a diversified mix of operational experience, from both the vendor and customer perspectives, with a primary focus on risk mitigation and management in delivery environments. In addition, he has achieved repeated success...2021-04-1638 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 197: Scaling for Success with Andrew BartlowAbout Andrew Andrew Bartlow has 25 years of Human Resources and Talent Management experience at organizations across a wide spectrum of sizes, maturity stages, and industries. He is the co-author of “Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth Organizations”, has a masters degree from the top program in his field, and has been CECP, SPHR, Six Sigma, and executive coaching certified. dAndrew leads Series B Consulting, which helps businesses to articulate their people strategy and accelerate their growth, while navigating rapid change. He also founded the People Leader Accelerator, which is the preeminent development program for startup HR leaders. He’s work...2021-04-0851 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 196: Ethics with Joel MalkoffAbout Joel Joel Malkoff, a.k.a. the Ethics Giver, demonstrates that ethical business decision-making isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s the profitable thing to do. Over the course of his 45-year career as a business executive and entrepreneur, he has generated more than half a billion dollars in sales. A writer and coach on ethical business practices and principles, he serves as general manager and vice president of a corporation that manufactures and sells medical and scientific research products worldwide. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he lives in Avon, Connecticut, with his wife, Lynn. Selling...2021-03-2637 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 195: Diversity and Inclusion through VR with Robin RosenbergAbout Robin Robin S. Rosenberg is the CEO and Founder of Live in Their World. Robin is a clinical psychologist and textbook author. She has had both psychotherapy and coaching practices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City. She is board certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She has taught psychology classes at Lesley University and Harvard University. Robin has been interested in virtual reality (VR) for years, and was...2021-03-1944 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 194: Strategic Leadership with Richard MedcalfAbout Richard Richard Medcalf describes himself as "what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and an entrepreneur into a blender". Richard is an executive coach & leadership consultant to exceptional founders & CEOs and their leadership teams. His clients are elite performers who've already achieved incredible things, and still have the ambition to 10x their impact and influence and achieve something that seems impossible right now. That can involve 1:1 coaching, taking the leadership team to its next level, or scaling high-performance culture throughout the business. After a Masters Degree at Oxford University, where he...2021-03-0943 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 193: Good Authority with Jonathan RaymondAbout Jonathan Jonathan Raymond is the CEO of Refound, a leadership training company that helps organizations unlock high-performance through transparent conversations about growth and accountability. Jonathan spent 20 years building careers in business development and personal growth before realizing he could have the best of both worlds by starting his own company. Now, he uses those skills to advise CEOs and organizational leaders on how to create a people-first culture that drives results. His goal is to provide Refound’s clients with a partner they can trust and a program that gives managers an experience of how they can make work a...2021-03-0141 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 192: Data Visualization from Jack TompkinsAbout Jack Jack Tompkins is a partner and founder of Pineapple Consulting Firm, a company that turns data into visualizations, allowing their clients to make more informed strategic choices. Jack has lived in Charlotte since early 2019 (moving away from Connecticut winters) and spent the majority of his professional career in the insurance world. His roles ranged from analyst to product manager, and strategic partnership owner to team manager, all of which helped craft his ability to form Pineapple Consulting Firm. Jack has now taken those analytical, financial, and partnership skills and offers them to small and medium-sized businesses that know...2021-02-1241 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 191: Happiness with Becky MorrisonAbout Becky Becky Morrison is a UC Berkeley Certified Executive Coach with a passion for helping people live happy, priority-aligned lives. After a successful career in financial services, as a litigator and then in law firm administration, managing several hundred attorneys and staff at one of the country’s premier litigation firms, she was looking for a new challenge and transitioned to a small investment firm where she was COO. This transition helped her recognize that her true passion was people, she started her own coaching practice. Becky is also a life-long learner who is currently working towards her LLM in...2021-02-0531 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 190: Robert “Bo” BraboAbout Bo Throughout his career, Robert “Bo” Brabo has always focused on the people, helping them tackle their business problems as if they were his own. Since retiring from the U.S. Army as the Chief of Human Resource Operations with the White House Communications Agency and Presidential Communications Officer for both Presidents Bush and Obama, Bo has served in several executive positions including most recently Founder of Hail Media Group and the Brabo Center of Excellence. He previously co-founded a consulting agency that assisted government contractors in HR strategies and contract proposal efforts. Bo received his MBA from the Univ...2021-02-0140 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 189: AI and the Feeling Economy with Ming-Hui Huang, PhDAbout Ming-Hui Huang, PhD Distinguished Research Fellow at the Center for Excellence in Service at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, and Distinguished Professor, Department of Information Management, College of Management, National Taiwan University. A leading researcher and frequent contributor to both academic and managerial journals in AI and service, she is also Editor-in-Chief Elect of the Journal of Service Research (JSR). Learn more about their new book, The Feeling Economy: How Artificial Intelligence Is Creating the Era of Empathy (Springer International Publishing; January 2021), at https://www.amazon.com/Feeling-Economy-Artificial-Intelligence-Creating/dp/3030529762. Today We Talked About AI Economy...2021-01-2530 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 188: Virtual Events with Jonathan KazarianAbout Jonathan Jon Kazarian is the founder and CEO of Accelevents, a one stop shop for event organizers who want to create a unique and engaging virtual experience for their audience. In the current environment, many companies are choosing to transition their live events to a virtual format and Jon is the expert when it comes to helping companies making this process as seamless as possible. Today We Talked About Jon's background Pivoting a business Why attend virtual events What's the tech behind it all Connect With Jonathan Twitter LinkedIn Website I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over...2021-01-1129 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 187: Own Your Culture with Brett PutterAbout Brett Bretton (Brett) Putter is an expert in company culture development who is consulted by companies and leaders worldwide to help design, develop and build high-performing cultures. He is the CEO of CultureGene, a culture leadership software and services platform. Prior to founding CultureGene Brett spent 16 years as the Managing Partner of a leading executive search firm based in London working with startups and high-growth companies in the UK, Europe and USA. In 2018 he published his first book, Culture Decks Decoded and his second book Own Your Culture: How to Define, Embed and Manage your Company Culture in September 2020. ...2020-12-1840 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 186: Critical Moments with Bill ColettiAbout Bill Bill is an experienced C-suite, global crisis and reputation management strategist and author of Critical Moments: The New Mindset of Reputation Management. Rich cross industry expertise, advising companies such as: Target Corporation, Xerox, Home Depot, AT&T, American Airlines, and the Nuclear Energy Institute. Persuasive evangelist focused on expanding corporations’ license to operate through thoughtful insights and expertise. Passionate trainer, coach and team builder. - Created reputation management strategies and recovery plans for over 20 global corporations - Expert media relations strategist and creative third party liaison and executive coach - Skilled in risk triage and identifying corporate versus br...2020-12-1142 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 185: Average Joe with Shawn LivermoreAbout Shawn Shawn Livermore is a tech startup founder, entrepreneur, and technology consultant for over 20 years. He’s written books on software development and writes software in at least ten different programming languages. After raising investment capital for his startups six times, Shawn began to look beyond the code to see the bigger picture— systems, patterns, and mental models that most deserve our attention. Instead of hype and hustle, Shawn focuses on tangible, factual, and replicable bits and bytes that most people wouldn’t see or pay attention to. From small fragments, Shawn assembles larger stories, and helps people think, speak...2020-12-0455 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 184: High Preforming Boards with Didier CossinAbout Didier Didier Cossin is the founder and director of the IMD Global Board Center, the originator of the Four Pillars of Board Effectiveness methodology and an advocate of Stewardship. He is the author and co-author of books such as Inspiring Stewardship, book chapters (such as Governance Risk: A Guide for Investors) and many articles in the fields of governance, investments, risks and stewardship, several of which have obtained citations of excellence or other awards. He works with owners, boards and senior leaders to provide the latest thinking on best-in-class governance, board effectiveness, the governance and selection of investments, board...2020-11-3033 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 183: Solving the Productivity Puzzle with Tim RingoAbout Tim Tim Ringo, Chartered FCIPD, is a senior executive, board advisor, author and popular conference speaker, based in London. Ringo's nearly 30-year career in HR management consulting and HR software gives him a unique perspective on how engaged people harnessing smart technology is transforming the world of work. He is the author of Solving the Productivity Puzzle (Kogan Page, 2020) and the co-author of Calculating Success (Harvard Business Review, 2012). He is currently writing his next book, The Accidental Globalist for publication in 2021. Most recently he was Vice President, SAP SuccessFactors. He led SuccessFactors HR Advisory Practice for Europe, Middle East...2020-11-2030 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 182: Becoming a Leader with Tom ConnallyAbout Tom Tom Connally, is an experienced leader, strategist, and change agent with proven performance leading, building, and fixing organizations by creating a culture of performance. Raised in a Navy family with two WWII Veterans for parents, Tom became a student of leaders at a young age. He followed his older brothers to the Naval Academy and into the Marine Corps. As a young officer, he observed that the performance of units was directly related to the culture, esprit, and work ethic. The best units, including his, had an attitude of confidence that made every objective attainable and in which...2020-11-1541 min

Teach the Geek Podcast - public speaking for technical professionalsEP. 125 - IT leader, author, speaker, and podcaster John RoudaJohn Rouda is an IT leader, author, professor, and speaker. He’s also the host of the A Geek Leader podcast. We spoke about his various interests, especially the podcast, and his journey with public speaking. To learn more about John, visit http://johnrouda.com/. TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG TikTok)2020-11-1023 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 181: Chrisa Zindros BoyceAbout Chrisa Chrisa brings over a decade of management and executive level leadership to the Handel Group®. Throughout her career, she has worked alongside C-level executives building brands and creating numerous business driving initiatives that have positively impacted sales, profit, and employee retention for large and small companies. Having served as Director and Vice President for many notable brands, Chrisa has been responsible for spearheading the launch of various divisions and managing national teams of 20+ individuals. Her responsibilities have spanned marketing strategy, project management, talent development, creative direction, and consumer experience. In 2008, Chrisa came to Handel Group® to further hone he...2020-11-0641 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 180: Essentialism with Greg McKeownAbout Greg Originally from London, England, Greg McKeown is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” and the founder of McKeown, Inc, a company with a mission to teach Essentialism to millions of people around the world. Their clients include Adobe, Apple, Airbnb, Cisco, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. McKeown is an accomplished public speaker and has spoken to hundreds of audiences around the world including in Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, England, Holland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Singapore, South Africa and the United States. Highlights include speaking at S...2020-10-301h 00

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 179: Inclusion from the The Gay Leadership Dude, Dr. Steve YacovelliAbout Steve Dr. Steve Yacovelli ("The Gay Leadership Dude") is the owner & principal of TopDog Learning Group (LLC) – a learning and development, leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA, with affiliates across the globe. Steve and TopDog have had the pleasure of working with some great client-partners who they consider to be members of their "pack." He's worked with Fortune 500 greats like The Walt Disney Company and Bayer to amazing not-for-profits like The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The American Library Association; large universities like The Ohio State University and The University of Ce...2020-10-2340 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 178: Tech Debt 2.0 with Michael FilliosAbout Michael Michael C. Fillios is the founder and CEO of the IT Ally Institute, a nonprofit organization providing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) access to knowledge, research, and practical tools to improve their tech bottom line. A senior global business and technology executive with more than 25 years of experience in IT, finance, operations management, and change leadership, he lives in Mason, Ohio. Learn more at www.itallyinstitute.org. Today We Talked About Michael's Past What is Technical Debt Business knowledge for IT Leaders COVID's impact Operation vs. Cap X expense COVID-19 Tech Debt Playbook Understanding Risk Document more of yo...2020-10-1644 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 158: Innovation with John FerrisAbout John John Ferris is the founder and CEO of inVision Edge, a management consultancy focused on enabling innovation, clarifying strategy, and growing businesses. With a background in large organizations that includes leadership experience in sales and marketing, human resources, and organizational development, John is able to help organizations and business owners experiencing growing pains move past the obstacles holding them back and achieve great things. John’s latest product, The Playbook Edge System, is a do-it-yourself strategic planning framework designed to help businesses spend one day creating a plan and the rest of the year achieving their goals. Today we...2020-05-2932 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 153: One in a Billion with John HittlerAbout John “How were you able to pull that off?” This question follows John a lot, in his professional, personal, and charitable endeavors. John specializes in creating seemingly impossible outcomes, whether transforming a struggling team to become the top performer, or engaging an audience with his playful, interactive, life-changing style. His belief is simple: we are each endowed with one Genius Talent, different than any other person on the planet. John uses his genius to create seemingly impossible outcomes and in doing so, helps people win big! Professionally, John partners with clients to create outcomes that they simply could not imag...2020-04-2440 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 152: Bill Treasurer and Coach HavlickAbout Bill Treasurer Bill Treasurer is founder and Chief Encouragement Officer at Giant Leap Consulting (GLC), a courage-building company that exists to help people and organizations live more courageously. The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance Bill is considered the originator of the new organizational development practice of “courage-building.” Bill is the author of the internationally bestselling book, Courage Goes to Work. The book provides practical strategies for inspiring more courageous behavior in workplace settings. In 2009, the book became the 6th bestselling management book … in China. Bill is also the author of Courageous Leadership: Using Courage to Transf...2020-04-1744 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 147: Coach John Havlik – Former Navy SealAbout Coach The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance CAPT John “Coach” Havlik, U.S. Navy SEAL (Retired), led special operations teams around the world during his 31-year naval career, to include the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, the SEAL’s most elite operational unit. CAPT Havlik was a nationally-ranked swimmer, and is a member of the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame and Mountaineer Legends Society, WVU's Ring of Honor equivalent. Born in Munich, Germany, Coach grew up an Army brat, following his father around the world, eventually spending most of his childhood in Glen Burnie...2020-03-1337 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 124: The Humachine with John WoodAbout John John D. Wood, Esq. is a graduate of NYU School of Law and TCU where he earned his bachelors degrees summa cum laude in English and Philosophy. He is a member of the New York and Texas State Bar Associations and has provided Continuing Professional Education programs on insurance, copyleft, and artificial intelligence and the law. He represents real and intellectual property owners in insurance matters through his law firm, and consults on technology policy through The Humachine LLC. Today We Talked About John's Background What is the Humachine AI and the risk of using it Machine learning...2019-10-0444 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 103: The Leadership Killer with Captain John Coach HavlikAbout Captain John Coach Havlik CAPT John "Coach" Havlik, U. S. Navy (Retired), is the CEO of JRH Consulting, offering individual/team consulting on building and leading high-performance teams. He is also the Special Advisor for Giant Leap Consulting. He retired in 2014 after 31+ years of distinguished military service, 29 of those years in the Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) community. John graduated from West Virginia University with a B.S. in Business Administration (Accounting). He was a 4-year swimming letterman, and his career was highlighted by being the first swimmer in school history to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials (1980...2019-05-1731 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 088: The 5th WhyBeing that it is late January 2019 now, I'm sure most of you have already made and broken at least one new years resolution. There's nothing wrong with that... we all do it. But let's focus on why you created that resolution in the first place. Some common resolutions are to eat healthier, get in shape, be nicer, work harder, stop drinking so much, stop eating fast food, etc. If you picked one of those, or something totally different, ask yourself why it is important for you to stop or start those things? We'll dig more into the why in a minut...2019-01-2412 min

Simple LeadershipPodcast – Simple LeadershipPurpose, Motivation and Empathy with John RoudaJohn Rouda is an IT Leader and Computer Science Professor. Currently, he is an IT Director and he teaches as an adjunct professor at both York Technical College and Winthrop University. John has spoken at numerous conferences and is currently on the board of the Interface Cyber Security Conference. John’s past experiences include more than […] The post Purpose, Motivation and Empathy with John Rouda appeared first on Simple Leadership.2018-12-0300 min

SimpleLeadership PodcastPurpose, Motivation and Empathy with John RoudaJohn Rouda is an IT Leader and Computer Science Professor. Currently, he is an IT Director and he teaches as an adjunct professor at both York Technical College and Winthrop University. John has spoken at numerous conferences and is currently on the board of the Interface Cyber Security Conference. John’s past experiences include more than a decade of Technical management in both software development and network infrastructure. In 1999, John Rouda and 2 partners founded a business developing, hosting and marketing websites. The business was profitable each year until it was sold in 2007 to a larger competitor. John has developed do...2018-12-0346 min

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 079: John Allen – Navy Seal – Elite MeetJust another #1 world ranked video game player turned philosopher turned Navy SEAL turned non-profit startup CEO. John Allen is the CEO of Elite Meet, a Non-Profit organization he co-founded along with Jordan Selleck that connects high performing, transitioning veterans, like Navy SEALs and Fighter Pilots, with companies who are looking to hire. He started out at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, after which he served in the Navy as a Navy SEAL for seven years. Now the former Navy SEAL, turned non-profit start up CEO helps Navy SEALs, fighter pilots and other elite veterans find meaningful employment after they leave act...2018-11-121h 08

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 077: The Motivation Trap with John HittlerAbout John “How were you able to pull that off?” John has made a habit of creating seemingly impossible outcomes, whether transforming a struggling team to become the top performer, or engaging an audience with his playful, interactive, life-changing style. His belief is simple: we are each endowed with one unique genius, different than any other person on the planet. John uses his genius to create seemingly impossible outcomes and in doing so, helps people win big! His professional career spans 9 owner funded companies, some of which thrived, others not as much. Regardless, each company (and one non-profit foundation) taught valu...2018-11-0550 min

Developer On FireEpisode 359 | John Rouda - Leading Wisely Guest: John Rouda @johnrouda Full show notes are at https://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-359-john-rouda-leading-wisely 2018-07-2600 min