IT Career Energizer

In this week's show, Phil talks to Eric Matthes, author of Python Crash Course, the world's best-selling guide to the Python Programming Language, published in 2015. He is also the author of Python Flash Cards for learners of all ages as well as a completely non-tech book, The Road to Alaska. Eric talks about always remembering that people are interested in having problems solved, rather than tech...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Camille Fournier, an engineering executive, author of the books "The Manager's Path" and "97 Things Every Engineering Manager Should Know." She began her career with Microsoft in 2001 as a Software Design Engineer and by 2014 had been appointed Chief Technology Officer of Rent the Runway. She is now the Managing Director of Two Sigma, with responsibility for mana...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Matt Rosenthal, a technology and business strategist as well as the President & CEO of Mindcore, the leading IT solutions provider in New Jersey. He specialises in working with business owners and management to fix business processes and technology problems using his process mastery formula.   Matt talks about why it is crucial to put one's ego aside in the world...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Al Sweigart, a professional developer who teaches programming to kids and adults. As well as being a speaker at Python conferences, he has written several bestselling programming books for beginners, including 'Automate the Boring Stuff with Python', 'Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python', 'Cracking Codes with Python', and 'Coding with Minecraft'. Al talks...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Scott Turman, who has developed software and cryptographic systems over the last 25 years for some pretty big organisations such as NASA, Disney, Hilton and the US Department of Defence.   He is the founder of BrightRay Consulting which is a staffing and software solutions company that he formed 6 years ago.   Scott talks to Phil about making sure we achieve the...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Jeff Wald, the founder of Work Market, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to manage freelancers. He has also founded several other technology companies including Spinback, a social media sharing platform. He is an active angel investor and start-up advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors. He is also the a...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Oscar Santolalla, the author of "Rock the Tech Stage " and " Create and Deliver a Killer Product Demo ". After a decade and a half in the technology arena, he embarked on a mission to help people in technology companies present better, inspire others, and sell more.   Since 2014, he has been hosting the public speaking podcast Time to Shine, for which he has inte...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Mark Richards, an experienced, hands-on software architect involved in the architecture, design, and implementation of microservices architectures and other distributed systems in a variety of technologies.   He has been in the software industry since 1983 and is the author of numerous technical books and videos. He has also spoken at hundreds of conferences and...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Kelly Vaughn, a front end developer and founder of The Taproom, a Shopify Plus agency rooted in Atlanta. She and her team have helped hundreds of Shopify merchants build successful marketing strategies, map out customer journeys that convert and provide the insight, experience and tools businesses need to keep growing. She's passionate about all things, 'entrepre...

In this week's show, Phil talks to Mark Herschberg, who has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500 companies, and in academia. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT's "career success accelerator". At Harvard Business School, he helped to create a platform used to teach finance at prominent business schools, and most...

Laura Berman Fortgang is recognised as a pioneer in the personal coaching field and part of the founding team of the International Coach Federation. She has brought coaching to NASA, Florida's State Government and dozens of Fortune 500 companies. She has made appearances on Oprah, Good Morning America and CNN, amongst others, as well as publishing five best-selling books including 'Now What? 90 Da...

Phil's guest on today's show is Shawn Livermore, a software engineer, a consultant, a software architect and a tech startup founder, managing to raise venture capital investment six times. He has also authored several books on software and business including the recently released 'Average Joe: Be the Silicon Valley Tech Genius'. Shawn talks to Phil about why it's important to choose carefully when...

Phil's guest on today's show is Raffi Jamgotchian, the founder of Triada Networks. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and a member of both Infragard and the US Secret Service's Joint Electronic Crimes Task Force.   Raffi talks to Phil about why starting at the bottom is a good thing for anyone new to the world of IT as it provides experience and knowledge.   He also discus...

Phil's guest on today's show is Nigel Poulton, who does what he loves - playing with tech and teaching Kubernetes all around the world. He has trained well over 1 million people with Docker and Kubernetes.   He is also the author of Docker Deep Dive which was rated by Book Authority as the best ever book on Docker. And his latest book is The Kubernetes Book which is being updated a couple of times...

Phil's guest on today's show is Will Johnson, a developer, speaker, blogger and marketer who enjoys helping people reach their goals by using the power of social media. He is currently a Learner Advocate for Egghead.io and Presentation Director for Kansas City Women in Technology. Will discusses the importance of specialising in one specific area rather than diluting our skills by spreading them t...

Phil's guest on today's show is Jennifer Byrne, a former Chief Technical Officer for Microsoft US where she worked with companies and organisations across industries and market segments to re-frame their business opportunities in digital terms. She now advises start-ups and mentors young women and leaders on topics related to making the most of today's fast-changing, tech-infused world. Jennifer j...

Phil's guest on today's show is Jason Lengstorf, a principal developer experience engineer at Netlify and host of Learn With Jason, a live-streamed video show where he pair programs to learn something new in 90 minutes. He spends a lot of time telling people that the formula for success and happiness is to lift each other up and share what we learn. Jason joins Phil to talk about the importance of...

Phil's guest on today's show is Nicole Archambault, a web developer and educational technology entrepreneur. She creates online courses and coaches people who are teaching themselves how to code. She taught herself to program in 2015 using Treehouse, making a career change to an industry that she loves. Nicole talks about the importance of striking out on your own in brave ways and creating commun...

Phil's guest on today's show is Julian Sequeira, a Python coach and co-founder of PyBites, a platform that he and friend Bob Belderbos created to help others to learn Python. Julian currently works for Amazon Web Services where his responsibilities include running the AWS Data Centre Operations Trainee Program Julian joins Phil to discuss the importance of leaving your comfort zone and building yo...

Phil's guest on today's show is Ian Reynolds, a Partner and the Chief Solutions Architect at Zibtek, a software development company focused on helping businesses build custom software.   He has spent the better part of his career in consulting covering a diverse range of industries, including Finance, Oil & Gas and Healthcare. He now helps companies to solve their core business objectives with agi...

Phil's guest on today's show is Jeff Ton, a sought-after speaker, author and thought leader, having led powerful teams and built successful Information Technology departments for over 30 years.  His mission is to change the face of IT. And he says that, "Businesses today are demanding more from their technology and their technology leaders." As well as being the author of Amplify Your Value (2018)...

Phil's guest on today's show is Danny Thompson, a Software Developer who has a passion for tech and programming.  He is also Chapter Founder & Leader of GDG Memphis, providing resources for aspiring developers. In this episode Danny joins Phil to talk about why it's okay to admit when you don't have the answer, and how it can lead to personal growth. Danny also discusses the importance of self-mot...

Phil's guest on today's show is Sam Lightstone, IBM's Chief Technology Officer for AI Strategy, an IBM Fellow and a Master Inventor in the IBM Data and AI group. He is also chair of the Data and AI Technical Team, the working group of IBM's technical executives in the division. In this episode Sam joins Phil to discuss the power of innovation, and why we must always seek to first convince people t...

Phil's guest on today's show is Douglas Ferguson, an entrepreneur and technologist with over 20 years of experience.  He is a master facilitator and the author of three innovation books: Beyond the Prototype, How to Remix Anything, and Start Within.   He is also the founder and president of Voltage Control, a facilitation agency helping teams to work better together.   Douglas discusses the import...

Phil's guest on today's show is Raj Subrameyer, an international speaker, writer and tech coach who helps people step into the leadership role of their dreams through his services and speeches.  He is helping countless people to discover their 'Zone of Genius' and leverage it to live the life that they love. In this episode Phil and Raj discuss the importance of establishing your own brand, and ho...