A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the world

About John John Estafanous is the founder and CEO of RallyBright , a SaaS team development platform that helps business leaders improve team performance, dynamics and inclusion. John helps business leaders build high-performing, inclusive teams. He works with executive teams and leaders of teams of all sizes and levels at organizations ranging from startups to unicorns, to enterprise tech companie...

About Jerome Jerome joined Narativ in 2007 after the founders, Murray Nossel and Paul Browde, handed him a shoebox full of notes and said, “we think there’s a company in here.” Jerome had recently left a position at BNP Paribas, Hong Kong, and came to New York to pursue a career in filmmaking. He jumped at the challenge—and so began Jerome’s story with Narativ. At Narativ, today Jerome helps...

About Rick Rick Maurer is a speaker, author, consultant, and expert on helping leaders avoid resistance to change period since the publication of his book Beyond the Wall of Resistance in the 1990s, Ricks opinion has been sought by The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, NBC Nightly News, Fortune, and many other media outlets. Some of the largest companies in the world ask for his advice on ways to avoid r...

About Chans Chans Weber is the Founder and CEO of Agile & Co . Backed up by ten plus years of experience in digital marketing & entrepreneurship, Chans is known for his skill in transforming companies’ visions and goals into tangible revenue. He is responsible for guiding the strategy and evolution of Agile & Co. Through Agile & Co’s transparent, analytics-driven tactics, businesse...

About Swizec Swizec is a software engineer, author, and indie hacker from Slovenia. His career in high growth San Francisco startups changed how he thinks about code and he likes to share those lessons as the senior mindset. Today We Talked About Sr. Engineer Do the annoying stuff for your engineers Perspective Getting Experience Going downhill for a little bit Rest and Vest Why? How to get there?...

About Luke Over the last fifteen years, Luke Arrigoni has worked with some of the top brands in the United States building machine learning and data science programs, even before there was such a term. He worked with companies such as UPS, J&J, Getty, AT&T, Stryker, Goldman Sachs, CAA, FOX, Sephora along with others. Luke has media experience explaining to audiences at Bloomberg, WIRED and...

About Matthew MATTHEW STIBBE is a serial entrepreneur, marketing maven, writer, pilot, and wine enthusiast. But not necessarily in that order. He created marketing strategies, content and campaigns for clients including Microsoft, Google, LinkedIn and HP and contributed to Wired, Forbes and Popular Science. Currently, he is CEO at Articulate Marketing, a UK marketing agency specializing in the tec...

About Yair Yair Riemer is CEO at Intoo, a leading career mobility solution provider for the HR, higher education, and workforce sectors. He has 15+ years experience as a founder/operator in the PeopleTech and EdTech industries building innovative career development solutions. Yair previously served as a President at CareerArc, a leading HRtech company focused on employer brand. Prior to that, he w...

About Michael Michael King, founder and CEO of  TEAMS.COACH, LLC  is a highly sought-after Executive and Business Leadership Coach. He helps business leaders clarify and execute at high levels through his proprietary T.E.A.M.S. Methodology to develop measurable business growth and company-wide collaboration. Michael has close to twenty years of hands-on experience, leading teams, and organizations...

About Steven Steven grew up in a 2-bedroom house with nine siblings. As a living testimony of his transformation program destined to create a superhuman being capable of instantly overcoming fear, self-doubt, and low self-esteem, he has recreated a new path by elevating himself from poor binding backgrounds from his country of origin (Togo-West Africa) to leadership and impactful roles on a global...

About Josh Josh was born in Miami but now lives in Harlem New York with his amazing husband and cat. His favorite food is pizza––is it bad to eat it everyday? A proud HMI.org executive Board Member, Josh loves all animals (except snakes), traveling the world and exploring new cultures, and his great hope is for a world that listens better. His superpower is being a connector and his professional p...

About Pat Patrick Sweet, P.Eng., MBA, PMP, CSEP is a recognized expert in engineering management, productivity, and leadership. He is the president of The Engineering & Leadership Project, which specializes in leadership and management development, training, and consulting for engineers and engineering firms. He also hosts the popular Engineering & Leadership Podcast, a show dedicated to h...

About Ray Ray Arata is an award-winning leader in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), specifically known for his work in engaging men as allies. In addition to amassing more than 13,000 hours leading workshops for men, Ray is the founder of the Better Man Conference. He is a sought-after speaker, consultant, and trainer, delivering keynotes and facilitating trainings for massive g...

About Steve Dr. Steve Yacovelli (“The Gay Leadership Dude”) is the owner & principal of TopDog Learning Group (LLC) – a learning and development, leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA, with affiliates across the globe. Steve and TopDog have had the pleasure of working with some great client-partners who they consider to be members...

About Ken Ken Falke spent twenty-one years in the US Navy as a bomb disposal specialist, leading troops on thousands of high-risk missions. After retiring from the Navy in 2002, Ken started his first company, A-T Solutions, a counter-terrorism company, and in 2008 sold the business. In 2011, Ken started his second company, Shoulder 2 Shoulder, and sold his stock to his business partner in 2017. In...

About Erika Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Over the past 30 years, Erika has developed a reputation for creating approaches to learning and business-building that are tailored to her clients’ challenges, goals, and culture. She and her colleagues at Proteus focus uniquely on helping leaders at all level...

About Simon Simon is a Canadian who retired from the Canadian Armed Forces after 26 years of experience being a follower and leader. He holds a Master of Arts in Leadership degree from Royal Roads University where he found his passion to help emerging leaders create strong foundations as they embark on their leadership journey. Simon is a father and husband who lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. To...

About Alex Alex Murrey is the Head of North American Operations for TangoTeams, a startup that’s redefining the software development outsourcing industry. When the average digital project runs 45% over budget and 7% over time–and delivers 56% less value than predicted–it’s clearly time for a major industry shift. With a background in leading companies through building new p...

About Sumit Sumit started as a techie  in 2005 and fit the typical geek profile – good at computers and programming but introverted when it comes to people skills. He has worked in companies like InfoEdge  ( Naukri.com ) (2005-2008),  Yahoo  (2010-2011),  91Mobiles  (2013), and  Booking  (2014-2020). In addition, I also incorporated two startups –  SaleRaja  (from 2007-2010) and  CricketRadius  (i...

About Christopher Christopher Judd is CTO and partner at Manifest Solutions ( http://www.manifestcorp.com ), an international speaker, Java Champion, an open source evangelist, and the Central Ohio Java Users Group ( http://www.cojug.org ) leader.  He is an accomplished writer having co-authored Beginning Groovy and Grails (Apress, 2008), Enterprise Java Development on a Budget (Apress, 2003) and...

About Mary Mary Smith, co-author of The I in Team series, which includes the newest release Individual Advantages: Be the “I” in Team. Mary, a leadership development and organizational culture expert, is an Associate Advisor at IA Business Advisors. Mary’s biggest passions in life are developing individuals and teams and pursuing social and self-awareness. Learn more at: iabusinessadvisors.c...

About LaTonya Founder of The Change Coaches, LaTonya Wilkins partners with executives, upwardly mobile professionals, and teams to build cultures of belonging through highly customized coaching and consulting services. She is a sought-after keynote speaker and has inspired audiences all over the world. She built her career working in HR, talent management and learning & development at Fortune...

About Paul Paul Szyarto is an Oxford University and Wharton Business School educated expert in business operations and technology and has spent the last twenty years maximizing the bottom line of more than 1000 global companies including Microsoft, Goodyear, BP, GE, United Technologies, Kellogg, Alcoa, Autoliv, Darden, Yum, and many more from the Fortune 500 list by redefining how they operate in...

About Janet Janet is a global leader in leadership development and coaching. She’s a strategist and counsel to executive leaders across various industries.   Janet has deep expertise in comprehensive leadership and employee development across the world, including the U.S., China, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Puerto Rico, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. I’m also a retired Lt. Col....

About Bob BOB NELSON, PH.D. , president of Nelson Motivation Inc., is the world’s leading authority on employee recognition and engagement. He’s worked with 80% of  Fortune  500 companies, is a Senior Fellow for the  Conference Board , a top thought leader for the  Best Practice Institute , and was named a top-five management guru by Global Gurus. Fondly known as “Dr. Bob,” he has authored over 30...