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Midwest Writers RoomChapter Break with Sally CollinsBIO:Since graduating with a BA in Writing from Winona State University, Sally Collins’ work has appeared regularly in the Peninsula Pulse newspaper and Door County Living magazine.A semifinalist for the 2024 Wisconsin People & Ideas short fiction contest, her creative writing has recently appeared in Barstow and Grand and Feels Blind Literary. She lives in Door County, where she proudly served countless old-fashioneds and fish fries during her many years working in the restaurant industry.SYNOPSIS:A wry celebration of Wisconsin culture and an unflinching commentary on co...2025-02-1320 min
DevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingPersonal AI with Ken CollinsBret and Nirmal Mehta are joined by Ken Collins to dig into using AI for more than coding, and if we can build an AI assistant that knows us.They touch on a lot of tools and platforms. "We're bit all over the place on this one, from talking about AI features in our favorite note taking apps like Notion, to my journey of making an open AI assistant with all of my Q&A from my courses, thousands of questions and answers, to coding agents and more." Ken is a local friend in Virginia Beach...2024-11-1557 min
Arroe Collins Like It's LiveAmericorp's Ken Goodman Recruiting Young Adults To Replenish Our Lost ForestsClimate concerns are top of mind, especially with young adults. AmeriCorps, the federal agency for service and volunteering, administers a program for adults ages 18 to 26 to help them take action. AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) is a team-based national service program that engages young adults in 10 to 11-month hands-on service experiences to develop leadership skills and strengthen communities. Forest Corps is a partnership between AmeriCorps NCCC and the United States Forest Service. The program is for young adults passionate about combating the climate crisis and protecting public lands. The first cohort of NCCC Forest Corps members will be sworn in to b...2024-07-2809 min
Absolute AppSecEpisode 253 w/ Justin Collins - Managing Security, ProdSec vs. AppSecWe'd only been a dozen episodes old the last time Justin Collins (@presidentbeef) was on Absolute AppSec, so his upcoming return is certainly overdue. Justin is currently head of security at Gusto, an organization he's been helping secure for nearly five years now. Before Gusto, Justin had stints at SurveyMonkey, Twitter, AT&T interactive, among others. He also is the lead developer of the open-source Ruby-on-Rails security tool Brakeman - https://brakemanscanner.org. This show will covers the range of his deep experience regarding topics like Product Security and AppSec in organizations, static analyzers, and advice for helping organizations create...2024-07-2300 min
The Clarity Advisors Show95 Ken Trupke -- Three ideas to encourage youOn this episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke recounts three separate, but related experiences that encouraged him by reminding him of the value of knowledge and learning, to accept our imperfections, and recognize that success may be closer than we think. Timestamps(00:23): Separate, but related encouraging events(00:40): Conversation with a friend about a difficult relationship(01:36): Bullets before cannonballs(02:22): Begin with the end in mind.(03:55): Nobody is perfect.(07:45): Life is like a pinata. Episode Quotes“Book knowledge doesn't always translate perfectly into the...2024-05-2811 minDevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingAWS Lambda ContainersBret and Nirmal are joined by Ken Collins, AWS Serverless Hero and Principal Engineer at Custom Ink to discuss all things Lambda and to dig into the details of running containers in serverless.Ken and I have known each other for probably 15 years in the local tech scene here in coastal Virginia. And I've always respected him for being a leader in that community, always wanting to talk at a meetup or help in some way. So when he reached out wanting to talk about his company using containers on AWS Lambda, it was an...2023-10-2049 min
Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology ProfessionalModalities of the Staff and Principal Engineer with Ken Collins (2/2)
Welcome to episode 242 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [@NerdJourney]! We’re John White (@vJourneyman) and Nick Korte (@NetworkNerd_) – two technology professionals with backgrounds in IT Operations and Sales Engineering on a mission to help others accelerate career progression and increase job satisfaction by bringing listeners the advice we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 2 of a discussion with Ken Collins, detailing Ken’s contributions to open source software and how he got into it, his experience as an AWS Hero, and thoughts on the staff and principal engineer roles and what t...2023-09-1941 min
The Clarity Advisors Show59 Ken Trupke -- How culture and core values affect performanceAs a leader, one of your core responsibilities is to assess the performance of the individuals on your team and help them be successful.On this episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke shares the story of "Kayla", a leader who has been struggling to help her teammate, "Drew", improve his performance. Ken helps Kayla isolate the possible causes of Drew's issues and helps her frame the next conversations with him. Along the way he walks through ways leaders can clearly communicate what's expected, let teammates know where they stand, and help them i...2023-09-1915 min
Comfort Peace & Freedom with Ken RuskCreate A Culture Worth Joining | Marcus Collins Ep. 14Comfort Peace and Freedom Podcast
I'm Ken Rusk, and during each episode, I speak with a world-class personality about what made them successful and about their experiences with my three favorite words: Comfort, Peace, and Freedom!
Today I am interviewing Marcus Collins, Award winning marketer and cultural translator. He's the Chief Strategy Officer at Wieden & Kennedy New York and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of Michigan
Prior to advertising Marcus began his career in music and tech working at Apple and r...2023-09-1250 minNerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology ProfessionalA Self-Taught Programmer’s Banyan Tree of Knowledge with Ken Collins (1/2)
Welcome to episode 241 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [@NerdJourney]! We’re John White (@vJourneyman) and Nick Korte (@NetworkNerd_) – two technology professionals with backgrounds in IT Operations and Sales Engineering on a mission to help others accelerate career progression and increase job satisfaction by bringing listeners the advice we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 1 of an interview with Ken Collins, discussing his focus on quality of output in his work, how early exposure to technical community shaped his career, his decision to become technical and pursue programming, and learning methods...2023-09-1247 min
Marc Collins Morning AfterMarc Collins Morning After 177*!REPLAY ALERT!* Marc Collins Morning After Solar Radio show with his trusty assistant "Ravishing Russ Warnes the Receptionist” a 2 hour Soul, Jazz, Funk and Boogaloo selection. Simply “Listen Again” on the “Brand new Solar Website” at www.solarradio.net/class/marc-collins/ Or ask Alexa to “Play Marc Collins Morning After Podcast, latest episode” “The Morning After Show Starter!” Vote for your favourite track in this weeks show via email at marccollins@solarradio.com and we’ll start next weeks show with it...2023-08-192h 00
The Healthy Diabetic#147: Diabetes Community With Danica CollinsHey Diabuddy thank you for listening to show, send me some positive vibes with your favorite part of this episode.In today's episode we sit down with Danica Collins, a Type 1 diabetic for over 17 years, who has transformed her life through proactive diabetes management and is now a beacon of hope for the diabetes community. Danica’s story is one of resilience and empowerment, from struggling with minimal diabetes management to becoming a passionate advocate for others. Her innovative startup, Dialog, uses cutting-edge technology and data to help individuals live their healthiest lives as diabetics.Da...2023-08-0453 min
Ungraduated Living|C.K. Collins| The Swipe Right EffectHave you ever found yourself saying these things? Something is missing.... There must be more to life.... I have so much more to offer.... I love my life but... Today's special guest, Author, and Coach C.K. (Kelly) Collins has felt that way too! And she wants to share with you what she learned and the processes she built to take the next step. Once women have raised their families and hit an apex in their career, they frequently begin to seek for more meaning in life. Kelly believes...2023-06-1853 min
Remote RubyUtilizing AWS Lambda and Rails to Build Applications with Ken Collins On this episode of Remote Ruby, we have an awesome guest joining us. Today, we have Ken Collins, who’s a Principal Engineer and Cloud Architect at Custom Ink, an active member in the Ruby community for over fifteen years, a Microsoft open source contributor, PC Gamer, and an AWS Serverless Hero. We have so much to discuss today, as Ken fills us in on Lamby, Custom Ink, how Lambda evolved, a gem called Lambdakiq, and if you’re looking for cost optimization, why Lambda is the best compute service out there. We’ll also learn how CloudFormation can help d...2023-02-241h 00
UK Travel PlanningChat with Ken Lambert - Beatles fan & owner of George Harrison's childhood home in LiverpoolIn episode 29 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, we chat with Ken Lambert a lifelong fan of the Beatles and in particular George Harrison.In 2022 Ken bid on (and subsequently won that bid) to purchase George Harrison's childhood home in Liverpool. In this podcast, he shares his fascinating story from George Harrison fan to now owner of a property closely associated with the Beatles. Also, learn how you can actually now stay in the former Beatles home - an absolute must for any Beatles fan.He shares how he redecorated the front room...2023-01-1723 min