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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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Ep205: Anil Chaudhry

The Geek Within ·

2025/02/19

Today's guest is Anil Chaudhry. He is the Senior Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at U.S. Department of Transportation. Anil goes by Neal and has been a Presidential Management Fellow, a graduate of ACT-IAC Partners 2022, and a White House Leadership Development Program Fellow. Neal and I met many years ago around our shared passion for emerging technologies and how the government can leverage them into the future. You can engage Neal here:LinkedIn -

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Ep204: Cheryl Waldrup

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2025/02/12

Today's guest is Cheryl Waldrup. She is a Principal Consultant at AIMC Consulting, which is a woman-owned business here in the DC area. Cheryl is also a graduate of the 2012 ACT-IAC Partners program and we both met through our interactions with that organization. Cheryl and I have a shared passion for mentoring and its valuable impact on careers.You can engage Cheryl here:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylwaldrup/List of past episodes: https://www.thegeekwithin.net/

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Ep203: Shelley McGuire

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2025/02/05

Today's guest is Shelley McGuire. She is the owner and Events Curator for Shelley's Events, the Chief Strategy Officer for OrangeSlices, a realtor in Florida, and Co-owner of MSS Management, an accounting and wealth management company. On top of all that, Shelley is a former professor of Entrepreneurship, a former special education teacher, and a former Business High School teacher. We talked about how important it is to find a mentor and how it can transform your career.You can engage

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Ep202: Eric Twiggs

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2025/01/29

Today's guest is Eric Twiggs. He is a Founding Partner and President of The What Now Movement, author of The Discipline of Now: 12 Practical Principles to Overcome Procrastination, host of The 30 Minute Hour podcast, and a Certified Business and Life Coach. We talk a bit about Eric's passion for providing tools and ideas to entrepreneurs.You can engage Eric here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erictwiggs/ Book -

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Ep201: Matt Payne

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2025/01/22

Today's guest is Matt Payne. He is the Founder of Outer Circle Foundation, which is focused on supporting Veterans and first responders during their most critical moments. They champion PTSD awareness, suicide prevention, and their transition to new opportunities. Matt has a diverse background and has worked for several well known companies.Listen or watch episode 201 here: YouTube - https://youtu.be/M0d6O_QqVBc Spotify - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geekwithin You can engage Matt

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Ep200: Jeremy Wood

The Geek Within ·

2025/01/15

Today's episode is a little different. I asked my good friend Rima Reyes to interview me for my podcast so that I could share my own career journey. It is a little weird to describe myself, but here goes - I am the Chief of Enterprise Architecture at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, I speak on government innovation and use of technologies, volunteer with the ACT-IAC Emerging Technologies Community of Interest as a government advisor, love opportunities to mentor those early in their

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Ep199: Brionna Mayo

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2024/12/18

Today's guest is Brionna Mayo. She is a Data Architect at Smart Synergies. Brionna has a lot of experience in the DoD contracting community. We met through our shared love of networking in the DC area. Brionna and I talk a bit about your pipeline of growth and how hard it is to communicate what you know in the early years, and we need mentors to help us learn how to do that. On top of that, we need a better way of educating hiring managers and organizations that experience in many programming

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Ep197: Dominic Sale

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2024/12/04

Today's guest is Dominic Sale. He is the Managing Director at Code and Theory, which builds transformative digital experiences for federal agencies. Dominic is a previous federal employee where he worked at the General Services Administration, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Transportation. We talk a bit about the all too formal way government interacts with industry and how better dialog needs to occur. Both Dominic and I interact and meet up at a variety of DC area

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Ep196: Kate Livis

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2024/11/20

Today's guest is Kate Livis. She is the President of Livis Consulting, which is a small woman owned business specializing in IT consulting, agile management, and IT staffing. Kate and I go back over 20 years when I hired her as a developer at a small DOD consulting firm. We take some time to talk about the state of training staff and how many organizations overlook it and lose out.You can engage Kate here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-gribovsky-livis-5638759/ Website -

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Ep195: Arfa Syed

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2024/11/13

Today's guest is Arfa Syed. She is on the Growth and Strategy team at Leidos. Arfa graduated from the ACT-IAC Voyagers 2022; she sat on the Cybersecurity board at NOVA and was also a 2022 NOVA commencement speaker! On top of all of that, Arfa is also a freelance writer and speaker focused on IT, Cybersecurity, and digital media. And finally, Arfa was recently certified to teach yoga. I have known Arfa for a few years, and I am excited to finally get her on the podcast. We got a chance to talk a bit

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Ep194: Jonathan Hamlet

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2024/11/06

Today's guest is Jonathan Hamlet. He is a Senior Procurement Executive at the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Jonathan has worked at six different federal agencies in his government career and did a stint at Booz Allen Hamilton. I met Jonathan when I worked at MCC and found him to be extremely knowledgeable in the acquisition space. Jonathan speaks to how important it is to get your customer's perspective and spend time with the company delivering products/services to ensure good communication and

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Ep193: Beth A. Martin

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2024/10/30

Today's guest is Beth A. Martin. She is a UX Design and CX Subject Matter Expert in Digital Services at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Beth is also a board member of Federal Innovators Salon. We talk about our shared passion of mentoring for those early in their career and encouraging others to consider a career in government. Beth and I run into each other at networking events here in the DC area and I find it incredibly important to connect with fellow Government employees. You can

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Ep192: Jordan Ottaway

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2024/10/23

Today's guest is Jordan Ottaway. He is a Marketing Project Manager at Dallas-based Mortgage company. Jordan is a journalist turned marketer, which I am looking forward to hearing about. Jordan and I discuss how there is a general mindset of fear that keeps organizations and people from taking risks and trying new ideas and solutions. You can engage Jordan here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanottaway/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms -

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Ep191: Aaron Pujanandez

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2024/10/16

Today's guest is Aaron Pujanandez. He is the CEO of Delta Lima, a firm focused on data science and data analytics across the government. Aaron and I met through our shared love of networking within the GovCon space in Washington DC. We had a great conversation on organizations providing an allowance for experimentation and investing after showing successes. Aaron shares a bit about establishing an Employee Resource Group and how it positively impacted the organizational culture and then we deep

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Ep190: Alexa Tsui

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2024/10/09

Today's guest is Alexa Tsui. She is the Chief Operating Officer for G2Xchange, growth tool suite for government and contractors. Alexa and I met through networking events in the Washington DC area. We had a great conversation on how we need to encourage math skills at a younger age. Alexa also shared how we need to better equip those early in their career by teaching them effective communications skills.You can engage Alexa here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexatsui/ Podcast -

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Ep189: Tarrazzia Martin

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2024/10/02

Today's guest is Tarrazzia Martin. She is the Senior Advisor for Enterprise Technology Planning and Change Management at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Executive Director of USNIA Global Law Enforcement and Investigation Services. Tarrazzia and I discussed how organizations should consider programs to help amazing contributors become good managers and how to better collaborate in a new hybrid world.You can engage Tarrazzia here: LinkedIn -

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Ep188: Doug Yates

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2024/09/25

Today's guest is Doug Yates. He is a Consultant and Advisor for Intelligent Information Management at Konica Minolta Business Solutions focused on DocPoint Solutions. DocPoint is a well-known brand name within the Microsoft space, which is how Doug and I recently ran into each other at a Microsoft conference. We also talked about the lack of knowledge shared with students about all the interesting jobs available and how it could help them get excited about something unique and important. Doug

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Ep187: Ratima Kataria

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2024/09/18

Today's guest is Ratima Kataria. She is the Chief Strategy and Growth Leader for Health Analytics, Research, and Technology Solutions at ICF. Ratima was previously the Deputy Chief Information Officer at Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency under the HHS umbrella. We talked about her career journey and then examined the challenges women have in their career and how to expand on those opportunities. Ratima also brought up imposter syndrome and how it impacts many and keeps them

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Ep186: Chuck Grindle

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2024/09/11

Today's guest is Chuck Grindle. He is the Executive Advisor for Public Sector at Proofpoint. Chuck is an Army veteran and a previous Chief Information Officer. We talked a bit about the challenges around FedRAMP and the benefits for an organization to implement cloud technologies and how it can be a positive change agent.You can engage Chuck here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesgrindle/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms -

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Ep185: Chidilim (Chi) Okonkwo

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2024/09/04

Today's guest is Chidilim (Okonkwo) Oconkwo, better known as Chi. She is the Director of the Agency Financials Systems Office at NASA. Chi is also an ACT-IAC fellow, which is how we came to know each other.You can engage Chi here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiokonkwocgfm/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu List of past episodes: https://www.thegeekwithin.net/

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