Get Into IT: The Podcast

Is the technology you use every day quietly stressing you out? You're not alone, and there's a name for what you're feeling. Journalist and author Mike Elgan has been covering technology for decades. His recent Computerworld piece "People Are Getting Sick of AI, Literally" identifies a wave of brand-new conditions, from job fear to digital burnout to people forming emotional bo...

Twenty years in the Air Force, a master's degree in Information Systems, and a Director of IT title on his resume. James Isenhour still chose to enroll at MyComputerCareer. Now he's at Amazon Web Services. Join us this Friday as James breaks down the path from military service to MyCC to AWS, and what it took to get there. We'll cover: - What led a 20-year Air Force vet with an advance...

Join us this Friday, June 12 at noon (Eastern) for a new episode of Get Into IT Live! Brandon McCray spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy running compliance and inspection programs across a massive healthcare enterprise. Now he is pursuing a career in cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance, where his audit and inspection background directly translates. Brandon recently completed the Cyber Warri...

Twenty years in the U.S. Army. Command and Control systems. Air and Missile Defense operations. A TS/SCI clearance. And now, a Cyber Warrior Program graduate. This Friday, we sit down with Edward Toliver the day before he walks across the stage with 1,577 fellow graduates. We're talking about his military career, what led him to MyComputerCareer, and why veterans are a natural fit for IT and c...

You applied, you interviewed, you got the offer. There's just one problem: none of it was real. AI-powered job scams have gotten frighteningly good, and new grads and job seekers are in the crosshairs right now. This week, we're sitting down with Russ Munisteri, CISSP and cybersecurity expert at MyComputerCareer, to break down exactly how these scams work, what makes them so convincing, an...

Thinking about leaving your current career for IT but not sure where to start? This week on Get Into IT Live, we're sitting down with Sydney King, a former healthcare worker who went from caring for patients to building a career in IT support and Identity and Access Management. Sydney went through MyComputerCareer's ITSA program, continued on to the Cyber Security Engineer program, then ea...

Think Security+ is just another checkbox on a resume? Think again. This week on Get Into IT Live, we're going inside one of the most recognized certifications in IT. Russ Munisteri is a CISSP, Program Chair and Lead Instructor at MyComputerCareer, and a cybersecurity evangelist and trainer with over 25 years in the field. We're breaking down what Security+ covers, where people get tripped...

Thinking you've missed your window to break into IT? Think again. This week on Get Into IT Live, we're sitting down with Daniel Fetter, a 20-year Target employee who walked away from retail management in his late 40s, earned his CompTIA A+ and Security+ certifications through MyComputerCareer, and landed his first IT job. He's now doing big things as a deployment technician. Join us fo...

Are you applying for jobs but not hearing back? Your resume might not be the problem. This week, we're sitting down with Victoria Moore, senior account executive at Largemouth Communications and president of the North Carolina chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Victoria helps brands of all sizes tell their stories in meaningful ways. This week, she's bringing that same exp...

Thinking about IT training but not sure what you're getting into? Network+ is one of the first milestones on the path to an IT career, and this week we're breaking it all down. (Oh, and we're giving away a free "subnetting made simple" reference guide to all attendees) Robbie Storch, Lead Instructor for the Cyber Warrior Program at MyComputerCareer and a Cisco Certified Systems...

What a year! We're sitting down with MyComputerCareer CEO Amy Onuska to celebrate an incredible 2025 packed with student wins. Over 4,300 graduates. Nearly 7,000 certifications earned. Career Services supporting students in amazing ways. The Cyber Warrior Program crushing it for veterans. And a whole lot more. Amy's going to walk us through the highlights, talk about what's driving the...

Are the hardware wars heating back up? This week on Get Into IT Live, we sit down with Jake Roach, Senior CPU Analyst at Tom's Hardware, to break down two stories that dropped this week and have the tech world buzzing. Jake covers consumer and workstation processors for one of the most trusted names in hardware journalism, and he's here to walk us through two major announcements: Intel&#39...

If your job search has stalled and you're not sure why, this one's for you. This week on Get Into IT Live, we're sitting down with Karen Santiano Francis, MS, CMCS, a career transition specialist and military family advocate who has spent years advising veterans, transitioning service members, and job seekers navigating today's tough hiring market. She's reviewed hundreds of re...

If you've ever felt like an IT career is something for people other than you, Aaron Antigua's story is going to hit close to home. He found MyComputerCareer, pushed through challenges, and landed his first IT role working remotely. He's also juggling a second job while building toward something bigger, including a vision to start his own IT services business and fill a gap he sees firs...

Thinking about breaking into IT but not sure where to start? You've probably heard the names thrown around. A+, Network+, Security+, CySA+. But what do they actually mean, what do they cover, and how do you get through them? This week on Get Into IT: Podcast we're sitting down with Robbie Storch, Lead Instructor in the Cyber Warrior Program at MyComputerCareer. Robbie has spent years helpi...

College tuition remains in the crosshairs. Students are getting locked out of classes they need to graduate. And families are asking hard questions about whether a degree is worth the investment. So what's actually going on in higher education right now? This week on Get Into IT Live, we're talking with Jon Marcus, senior higher education reporter at the Hechinger Report. Jon has covered t...

Finding the Right Path: A Marine's Journey to Cyber Warrior On Saturday, January 31st, William Phillips walked across the virtual stage with over 2,100 other graduates during our Graduation Celebration on YouTube. You can watch them here, organized by last name: A - D: https://youtu.be/7GEcfqVZx8w?si=iJZEdKG2aTPojo0- E - J: https://youtu.be/iZ7tNfud-Jg?si=GtPrOqA1SNT03ZHm K - Q: https://youtu....

Welcome to MyComputerCareer’s Get Into IT podcast—where we do just that… get into all things IT.  This isn’t just another tech podcast. These episodes come from our live conversations, with real questions, real stories, and real talk from people actually working in the field. Each week, we break down what it really takes to get into IT. Certifications versus degrees. Career pivots. Cybersecurity,...