IT Career Energizer

Josh Doody is a salary negotiation coach who helps Software Developers get more high-quality job offers and negotiate higher salaries using the strategies and tactics he writes about on the Fearless Salary Negotiation website.     Top 3 Career Tips   1. Build financial flexibility before taking big leaps .   2. Experiment early and often .   3. Make flexible plans and be ready to pivot .       Rat...

Nada Sanders is a professor at Northeastern University, internationally recognized AI thought leader, and expert in forecasting and supply chain strategy. Nada is a passionate advocate for bridging the gap between technology and humanity, helping professionals' future-proof their careers in a digital world.   Nada is a sought-after speaker and the author of seven books including the "The Humachine...

Tony Walker is an accomplished professional in the IT and technology industry, specializing in passive infrastructure. He leads Global Fiber Product Marketing for The Siemon Company.   Tony has worked with top-tier companies, navigating dynamic challenges and offering unique solutions in areas such as cabling and network deployments. His career journey is a testament to the power of curiosity and...

Anil Pande is a director and board adviser across multiple Insurtech, Digital Health, Fintech and Consultancy firms. He is also a managing partner of TestPro.   He has had a successful career delivering quality engineering services for large corporate clients by bringing best practice, in depth knowledge and practical skills to deliver challenging programmes .   Top 3 Career Tips   1. Change bring...

Kevlin Henney is an independent consultant, speaker, writer and trainer. His software development interests are in programming, practice and people.   Kevlin is co-author of A Pattern Language for Distributed Computing and On Patterns and Pattern Languages. He is also editor of 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know and co-editor of 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know.   Top 3 Career Tips...

Vanessa Vun is a front-end engineer at SciShield.   Vanessa is in the early stages of her tech career having transitioned into tech after realising that she felt unfulfilled in her old career working in a laboratory.   Top 3 Career Tips   1. Test the waters before diving into a career in tech.   2. Career switching is a marathon not a sprint .   3. You need to out-human the AI .       Rate, Review...

Brent Dykes is the author of Effective Data Storytelling: How to Drive Change with Data, Narrative and Visuals - https://www.effectivedatastorytelling.com/ .   He is also the founder of AnalyticsHero, a data storytelling consultancy, the Senior Director of Data Strategy at Domo and a regular Forbes contributor.     As you'll hear, we talk about the importance of Data Analytics to companies. But al...

Joe is a Data Engineer turned Developer Advocate. He is also a TEDx speaker and he has spoken at hundreds of technical conferences all over the globe.   Joe specialises in making complex programming concepts approachable for developers of all levels.   And he empowers developers to think creatively when building applications with a massive amount of data through demos, blogs, videos, or whatever e...

iAsia Brown is a Senior Producer at Xbox Gaming Studios. She has a track record of delivering Triple A and Indie game projects at scale. Prior to this iAsia worked as a Senior Program Manager for Microsoft. And this followed 16 years as a combat veteran of the US Air Force and Marine Corps.   iAsia is a member of the board of directors for Women In Tech Hollywood and for Creating Coding Careers. A...

Anna Skoulikari is an Internal Communications Project Manager at JetBrains. She is the author of "Learning Git" as well as creator of the course "Git for complete beginners". Click on the following link below to find out more about Anna's book and course – https://www.oreilly.com     Top 3 Career Tips   1. Listen to your gut. Figure out what works for you. Figure out who you are and stay true to y...

Chuck Tomasi is a Developer Advocate at ServiceNow . He loves to share what he has learned with the developer community through blogs, videos, live streams, podcasts and books.   Top 3 Career Tips   1. The best time to make mistakes is early in your career.   2. You need to learn how to deal with senior management.   3. Invest in building and developing relationships.   Subscribe to the IT Career...

Zhuoyue Wang is a senior software engineer on the space management team at Oracle . He's the team lead for memory management in the database kernel .   Top 3 Career Tips   1. Identify your strengths and interests. Find your unique position within the industry. Distinguish yourself from others. Enable people to remember you because of your characteristics and expertise.   2. Think like your boss. F...

Opemipo Disu is an 18-year-old Developer Advocate, keynote speaker who has been featured in several publications. He aims to empower 500,000 developers through his keynote talks and tutorials, and has already spoken at 100+ tech conferences .   Top 3 Career Tips   1. Develop a strong work ethic. By doing so you will get noticed and make sure that people are aware of your achievements. This include...

Michael Frew is a technology veteran with 20+ years of experience. He now acquires 6 and 7 figure software and SaaS companies that generate him a 7-figure pre-tax annual income.   Top 3 Career Tips   1. There is always the opportunity to acquire a business rather than start a new business. You can acquire an existing business from an entrepreneur when they're looking to move onto the next thing. I...

Dr. Kyle Elliott is confidant to many of the biggest names in Silicon Valley . He is a tech career coach, interview coach and job search expert.   Kyle's Top 3 Career Tips   1. Consistency is important. You need to put in the hard work. Spend time putting in effort and don't look for a quick trick or shortcut to success. Be strategic and intentional on what you work on.   2. Life begins outside yo...

Al Kingsley has almost 30 years' experience in educational technology and digital safeguarding, with a passion for education . He's the CEO of EdTech company, NetSupport, and an EdTech author.   Al's Top 3 Career Tips   1. You are born with two eyes, two ears and one mouth. You should use them in appropriate proportions. You don't need to be the first person to speak to prove your worth. Listen to...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Caroline Bedford, the founder and creator of Digital Minds, an award-winning innovation programme. Her forte is embedding design thinking, future-focused skills and a creative mindset within traditional roles in the insurance and corporate tech worlds. Using her 30+ years of technology and specialty insurance experience, she brings to life discovery, ideation, in...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Brandon Bramley, the founder of The Salary Negotiator. Brandon  provides professional job offer and salary negotiation coaching to help IT professionals navigate the job offer negotiation process confidently and earn higher compensation. He's coached clients through hundreds of salary negotiations with companies ranging in size from small businesses and startups...

In this week's show, Phil talks to James Malley, the CEO and Co-Founder of Paccurate. He has been working in the logistics tech space since 2009 and has helped create a variety of enterprise shipping technology. He spearheaded the design of an award-winning multi-carrier TMS (Transportation Management Software) and since 2015, he's been evangelizing the use of AI to achieve cost-efficient and envi...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Luke Switkowski, the CEO and cofounder of Kognitiv, a company that provides Workday consultancy and professional services. He has been working with Workday for more than a decade and developed an on-demand services model supporting Workday clients. Luke talks about why skill sets are at the heart of every IT career. He also discusses the value of patience when it...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Marcus Olson, who discovered his love of technology by disassembling and reassembling computers salvaged from a shuttered Black & Decker office. He also taught himself Basic so that he could create his own, simple text-based games. He is now the CEO and Founder of Pliancy, a technology-enabled professional services company that helps growing start-ups scale their...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Chuck Tomasi who has worked in the IT industry for 40 years. His roles have included software developer, systems administrator, project manager and technical consultant to name but a few. He has a particular interest in integrating devices and systems to increase the value of the overall solution. And he likes share what he has learned with the developer communit...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Tyler Rohrer, a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience around end user computing. He has worked in and around the most progressive and challenging deployments in the world. And most recently, he founded Remotely INC, the world's first Hyper Converged Console. He is leveraging his experience in the digital workspace and end user computing space to he...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Arpit Mohan, who has always been fascinated by technology, from taking apart has Tamagotchi to creating a mobile game that went viral. He is the co-founder and CTO of Appsmith, an open-source project built by engineers for engineers. It is now used by more than 1,000 teams, employs people in 8 countries and has raised over $10 million in capital. Arpit talks abou...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Alexander Embiricos, cofounder and CEO of Remotion, a virtual office that brings hybrid teams to life. Before starting Remotion, he was a Product Manager at Dropbox, as well as having studied Computer Science at Stanford. Alexander talks about the value in identifying a customer base that you can relate to on a personal level. He also discusses the value in empow...