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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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00:15:11

Ep31: Ron Thompson

The Geek Within ·

2021/05/05

Join me for a conversation with Ron as he shares about his excitement for what IT can do for an organization. You can engage Ron here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronthompson2/ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/05/05/the-geek-within-episode-31-ron-thompson/

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00:19:42

Ep30: Sheena Burrell

The Geek Within ·

2021/04/28

Join me for a conversation with Sheena as she shares how she thought she would work in communications, especially in the fashion industry, but instead found herself working for the government and moving into the technology space. You can engage Sheena here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheena-burrell-15040415b/ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/28/the-geek-within-episode-30-sheena-burrell/

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00:18:23

Ep29: Grace MacJones

The Geek Within ·

2021/04/21

Join me for a conversation with Grace as she shares her journey from Nigeria to Virginia, to Texas, and then to Seattle to work at Microsoft. You can engage Grace here: https://twitter.com/GraceMacjones https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemacjones/ Her podcast - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuZqaqFwl3YhSR-N9UgF1Tg Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/21/the-geek-within-episode-29-grace-macjones/

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00:25:14

Ep28: Ryen Mac

The Geek Within ·

2021/04/14

Join me for a conversation with Ryen as she shares her journey from the military to Microsoft. You can engage Ryen here: https://twitter.com/Ryen_Mac https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryen-macababbad/ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/14/the-geek-within-episode-28-ryen-mac/

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00:22:06

Ep27: Rima Reyes

The Geek Within ·

2021/04/07

Join me for a conversation with Rima as she shares how she got into IT and then ended up at Microsoft. You can engage Rima here: https://twitter.com/rimazima https://www.linkedin.com/in/rimareyes/ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/07/the-geek-within-episode-27-rima-reyes/

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00:08:43

Ep26: Sarah Patrick

The Geek Within ·

2021/03/31

Join me for a conversation with Sarah as she shares her decision to go into IT and how she encourages girls to pursue STEM careers. You can engage Sarah here: https://twitter.com/sarahepatrick https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahepatrick/ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/03/31/the-geek-within-episode-26-sarah-patrick/

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00:20:43

Ep25: Heather Newman

The Geek Within ·

2021/03/24

Join me for a conversation with Heather as she shares how she started as a theater major and ended up at Microsoft. You can engage Heather here: https://twitter.com/heddanewman https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathernewman/ https://www.creativemaven.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6upWudhVjt3qi_HuELLZQQ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/03/24/the-geek-within-episode-25-heather-newman/

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00:19:36

Ep24: Jay Leask

The Geek Within ·

2021/03/17

Join me for a conversation with Jay as he shares how he went from being in the liquor industry to information technology. You can engage Jay here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jleask/ https://twitter.com/jayleask https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkZLCxmck0nZYffJNg9DKHg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrGTNR0ggnxS5K4B5hINw Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/03/17/the-geek-within-episode-24-jay-leask/

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00:12:31

Ep23: David Yang

The Geek Within ·

2021/03/10

Join me for a conversation with David as he shares about growing up with tech and how it shaped his decision to work in IT. You can engage David here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-yang-374561/ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/03/10/the-geek-within-episode-23-david-yang/

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00:10:19

Ep22: iAsia Brown

The Geek Within ·

2021/03/03

Join me for a conversation with iAsia as she shares how she "reverse-engineered" her way into a job at Microsoft. You can engage iAsia here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iasia-brown/ https://twitter.com/TechPicasso Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/03/03/the-geek-within-episode-22-iasia-brown/

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00:16:55

Ep21: Jeff Shen

The Geek Within ·

2021/02/24

Join me for a conversation with Jeff as he talks about starting out as technical, moving to managing people and programs, to leadership at a company level. You can engage Jeff here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyshen/ https://redteamconsulting.com/ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/02/24/the-geek-within-episode-21-jeff-shen/

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00:39:45

Ep 20: Dawn Winters

The Geek Within ·

2021/02/17

Join me for a conversation with Dawn as she talks about needing to move from paper to the web brought her into the IT world. You can engage Dawn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-bayne-winters-48458655/ http://www.b-skies.com/about Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/02/16/the-geek-within--episode-20-dawn-winters/

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00:29:12

Ep19: Jamie Willis-Rose

The Geek Within ·

2021/02/10

Join me for a conversation with Jamie as he talks about his early job that required HTML on his way to becoming a Power Platform person to follow. You can engage Jamie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiewillisrose/ https://twitter.com/jwillisrose https://willisrose.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUhDPdha4895ZQEH-8wByrA https://www.powerappsug.com/home Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/02/09/the-geek-within--episode-19-jamie-willis-rose/

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00:29:52

Ep18: Sharad Gumaste

The Geek Within ·

2021/02/03

Join me for a conversation with Sharad as he talks about his journey into IT and then his transition to starting his own company, Red Cedar Consultancy. You can engage Sharad here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharad-gumaste-msit-pmp-itil-v3-9893342/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/red-cedar-consultancy-llc/ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/02/02/the-geek-within--episode-18-sharad-gumaste/

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Ep17: Shona Bang

The Geek Within ·

2021/01/27

Join me for a conversation with Shona as we hear about her journey to IT and the creation of the amazing HumansOfIT community. You can engage Shona here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shonadelie/ https://twitter.com/shonadelie Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/01/27/the-geek-within-episode-17-shona-bang/

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00:19:27

Ep 16: Sarah Carpenter

The Geek Within ·

2021/01/20

Join me for a conversation with Sarah as we learn about her to IT and how she decided to start her own company. You can engage Sarah here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-carpenter-9964a415/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/likefamily/ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/01/19/the-geek-within--episode-16-sarah-carpenter/

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00:18:11

Ep 15: Peter Anih

The Geek Within ·

2021/01/13

Join me for a conversation with Peter as we learn his path to IT and how he became a CTO. You can engage Peter here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-anih/ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/01/12/the-geek-within--episode-15-peter-anih/

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00:17:59

Ep 14: Francisco Salguero

The Geek Within ·

2021/01/06

Join me for a conversation with Francisco as we learn about his journey into IT that has brought him into a CIO role in government. You can engage Francisco here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisco-salguero-senior-executive/ Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2020/12/22/the-geek-within---episode-14-francisco-salguero/

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00:20:04

Ep 13: Sarah Gilbert

The Geek Within ·

2020/12/30

Join me for a conversation with Sarah and how an opera singer ended up in an IT job. You can engage Sarah here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/singtech/ https://twitter.com/SingingTech https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/public-sector/ct-p/PublicSector Other ways to listen: https://keepitinthefamily.net/2020/12/22/the-geek-within---episode-13-sarah-gilbert/

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00:34:07

Ep 12: Anna Chu

The Geek Within ·

2020/12/23

Join me in getting to know Anna and the amazing Microsoft Tech Community that she created. You can engage Anna here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annachu08/ https://twitter.com/_achu https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/12 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdaBIk_axiNLfdCCGWiHwgg Other ways to listen and more information about how I know Anna: https://keepitinthefamily.net/2020/12/21/the-geek-within---episode-12-anna-chu/

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