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The Geek Within

Hi, I"m Jeremy Wood, and as someone who participates in several IT communities, I realized there are so many people with remarkable stories on how they happened to land in an IT job. So often these great individuals are the business owners, influencers, and event speakers where we hear about the latest products and services that can help us move our customers forward, but we don"t hear about them, what they do, why they do it, and how they came to be where they are today. This podcast series will

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Ep104: Teresa Holfeld

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2023/01/25

Today's guest is Teresa Holfeld. She is the CEO and Founder of the Hamburg Coding School, which provides courses on software development. Teresa is also the Co-Founder of Small and Modern, a software development company focused on web, mobile, and back-end development, along with machine learning and data science. You can engage Teresa here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-holfeld-bb854b34/ https://www.polywork.com/teresaholfeld The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms -

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Ep103: Brian Anderson-Needham and Jamie Anderson

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2023/01/18

Today's guests are Brian Anderson-Needham, owner and operator of Weapon Brand and Combat Athlete Performance Academy, and Jamie Anderson, CEO and co-owner of Weapon Brand. You can engage Brian here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-anderson-needham-68a82922b/ http://www.combatathletepa.com/ You can engage Jamie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jammwow/ https://www.polywork.com/jamie_anderson Weapon Brand website: https://weaponbrand.com/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast

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Ep 102: Erin Fitzgibbons

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2023/01/11

Today's guest is Erin Fitzgibbons. She is a Deputy Program Manager for USCIS at Octo Consulting Group. Erin is also the President-elect of the Emerging Leaders for AFCEA Bethesda and the Communications Chair of the Emerging Technology Community of Interest at ACT-IAC. Finally, she is also the gAp Chair and her class liaison. Erin and I interact frequently within the ACT-IAC community. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/VZMFM7EEjY8 You can engage Erin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinfitzgibbons/

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Ep101: Matthew Kaulfers

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2023/01/05

Today's guest is Matthew Kaulfers, he is an iOS Engineer at Willlowtree Apps, which is a digital strategy, design, development, and growth company focused on mobile technologies. You can engage Matthew here: https://www.polywork.com/matthew_kaulfers https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewkaulfers/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

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Ep100: Shaun Gold

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2022/12/28

Today's guest is Shaun Gold. He is described as a lifelong entrepreneur, which is easy to see from all of the ventures he is involved in, including founder of YouTopian Journey and Gold's Code, an entrepreneur in residence at Baltic Sandbox, and a startup mentor at Founder Institute. He is also involved with Open VC, where you can read all of his articles on how to get started in your tech business and raise funding. Shaun is also an author of four books, a speaker, previous competitor on Jeopardy!,

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Ep99: Anirudh Varma

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2022/12/21

Today's guest is Anirudh Varma. He is the Associate Director of Engineering at SpotDraft, a company that focuses on streamlining the contract lifecycle and automation platform. You can engage Anirudh here: https://www.polywork.com/anirudhvarma12 https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirudh-varma/ List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes YouTube version: https://youtu.be/d5INKTM8LPc This podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, and

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Ep98: Geraldine Anello

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2022/12/14

Today's guest is Geraldine Anello, someone who had her main career in music, but during COVID transitioned into tech recruiting. She is multi-passionate about both careers. You can engage Geraldine here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldineanello/ https://www.polywork.com/geraldine_anello Some links from Geraldine Handy Women Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/482778602305573 Poetry Books: https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Truth-Geraldine-Anello/dp/B091PR84P7 Music and Speaking:

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Ep97: Kitty Nix

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2022/12/07

Today's guest is Kitty Nix, she is a Senior Manager on the DHS Account Team at Amazon Web Services. Kitty and I met during the ACT-IAC Partners Program in 2018 and our cohort continues to stay connected. You can engage Kitty here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kittynix/ List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

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Ep96: Kristina Britt

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2022/11/30

Today's guest is Kristina Britt, she is an Innovation Specialist at GSA and has also worked at Blackstone Technology Group and 1901 Group. I met Kristina through interactions within the ACT-IAC community, especially their leadership development programs. You can engage Kristina here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinabritt/ List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

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Ep95: Andy Lieber

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2022/11/23

Today's guest is Andy Lieber, he is a Partner at Catapult Growth Partners. He has been involved with ACT-IAC and the Professional Services Council. Andy and I met and have gotten to know each other at numerous networking events in the DC area within the GovCon space. We both share a passion for bourbon AND for wanting to help the government to be better. You can engage Andy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andylieber/ List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

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Ep94: Andrew McCoy

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2022/11/16

Today's guest is Andrew McCoy, he is an Account Executive over Federal Scientific at Zivaro. We know each other from our work with ACT-IAC, especially in the confluence of emerging technology and workforce management. You can engage Andrew here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-mccoy-6351494/ https://twitter.com/Ahoy_coy List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

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Ep93: Steve Winward

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2022/11/09

Today's guest is Steve Winward, he is the Managing Director for Business Applications at Microsoft. His history is in software development and consulting within the federal space. GitHub link mentioned in interview - https://github.com/microsoft/Federal-Business-Applications You can engage Steve here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevewinward/ https://twitter.com/Steve_Winward List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

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Ep92: Miguel Adams

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2022/10/19

This week's guest is Miguel Adams, he is the Chief Information Security Officer at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, retired 24 years active duty Navy, and a graduate of the ACT-IAC Partners program in 2019. I was also grateful when Miguel volunteered to be a coach for the ACT-IAC Associates program in 2021. Miguel and I worked together at MCC, which was a fantastic place to work and a great group of IT professionals. Link to the IBM article on the cost of a data breach

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Ep91: Stephanie Geiger

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2022/10/12

This week's guest is Stephanie Geiger, she is the Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of the Government Marketing University. I was excited when some friends in my network reached out to introduce me to Stephanie so we could all hear her story. Link to the GAIN conference (October 18th, 2022) - https://thegainconference.com/ You can engage Stephanie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniegeiger/ https://gmarku.com/ List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

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Ep90: Neneh Diallo

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2022/09/14

This week's guest is Neneh Deallo, she is the Chief Diversity Officer at USAID, the first for the organization. Neneh and I met when we both worked at the Millennium Challenge Corporation. You can engage Nineh here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neneh-diallo-a235972/ List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

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Passion Project Ep 7: Andrew Och

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2022/09/07

This is a new side series where I talk to people in my network that have passion projects, side hustles, or amazing hobbies in addition to their day job. This week's guest is Andrew Och, he is the Director of Marketing at Planet Technologies and the President, Speaker, Documentarian, and Historian of The First Ladies Man, which is what I wanted to learn all about. Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

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Passion Project Ep6: Seamus Kearns

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2022/09/03

This is a new side series where I talk to people in my network that have passion projects, side hustles, or amazing hobbies in addition to their day job. This week's guest is Seamus Kearns, he is an Inside Account Manager at Splunk and currently participating in the ACT-IAC Associates leadership development program, where we met. Today's conversation is on how he found himself farming. You can engage Seamus here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/always-ensuring-your-success/ List of past episodes:

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Ep89: Casey Harris Custardo

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2022/08/24

This week's guest is Casey Harris Custardo, she is a Senior Federal Partner Marketing Advisor at Microsoft. She also volunteers with ACT-IAC as the Programs Chair for the Health Community of Interest and with AFCEA Bethesda as a board member for the Emerging Leaders program. Casey and I met when I went through the ACT-IAC Partners program in 2018 and she was running the program for ACT-IAC. We have kept in touch and continue to volunteer for the same organizations. You can engage Casey here:

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Ep88: Laura Smith

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2022/08/17

This week's guest is Laura Smith, she is the Director of Marketing at Ardent. Laura is a big supporter of mentorship and loves to mentor others, which is why she also volunteers with ACT-IAC as a coach for the Associates 2022 Program. Laura and I met because of our shared passion for mentoring. List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

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Passion Project Ep 5: Holly Barnett

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2022/08/10

This is a new side series where I talk to people in my network that have passion projects, side hustles, or amazing hobbies in addition to their day job. This week's guest is Holly Barnett, she is a business systems analyst at Leidos and currently participating in the ACT-IAC Associates leadership development program, where we met. Today's conversation is on how she got started with dancing and how it has impacted her. You can engage Holly here:

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