IT in the D

IT in the D , Episode 60 is officially in the rear view mirror. Fun conversations with our guests Annette from Yelp along with Scott and Kris from Make This Detroit productions .  Yelp’s got a big event coming up on 10/10 that you’ll want to know about, and Make This Detroit is the company behind our latest video that you should totally check out and give us some feedback about…...

IT in the D , Episode 59…and wow, this episode was just SOUPer! Ha ha, yeah, bad pun, sorry. Tonight we recapped our Pink Slip Party from last Thursday at the Majestic, discussed the latest round of leaked personal photos and movies from celebrities, and went all over the map with our guests from DetroitSOUP and All Things Detroit . And we even had the pleasure of being the platform for a la...

IT in the D , Episode 58, chock full of information for you. We lost one of our guests due to a bacterial infection (no, we weren’t involved with that, I swear), but we were joined in studio by Steve from Arrow Strategies and one of our other usual partners in crime. We talked the Pink Slip Party this Thursday at the Majestic, stuff going on around downtown, what Arrow will be looking for on...

IT in the D , Episode 57…what a fun episode. Great guests in-studio talking about Comcast’s “ Internet Essentials ” program that helps low-income families get high speed access and even a computer at an insanely low cost, how thinking like a magician can help you in your career, and of course all of the news and information that’s caught our eye over the past couple o...

IT in the D , Episode 56.  Fun show, great guests. We were joined by Greggory Garrett of CGS Advisors , and Tim Aten, website manager for GMC.com . Talking through managing change in organizations large and small, as well as the changing face of the information technology scene in metro Detroit from multiple points of view, this was a really good set of conversations over the course of the night t...

IT in the D , Episode 55, and a really solid episode tonight. Kind of rushing this recap in an effort to get the broadcast out quickly so that people can hear about the Hatch Detroit finalists in time for voting…so forgive the lack of links to the news articles we discussed, but time is of the essence on this one… Okay, so quick recap: Newco is an “open” style conference ta...

IT in the D , Episode 54, and yes, we were complete idiots and drove downtown in the midst of flooded roads, crazy rain, dead and abandoned cars, and mass hysteria for this one. Unfortunately, Jeff got trapped somewhere around I-75 and 12 mile and couldn’t get any further.  However, we picked up a spare guest at Third Street before heading over to the studio, so we had a great show with some...

IT in the D , Episode 53. This, dear readers and listeners, was a fun episode. Huge thanks to our guests Paul from Core 3 Solutions , as well as recurring regulars Jeff and Jeremiah for hanging out with us for some great conversations, some left turns, and a whole lot of laughter and fun… Our first segment was all about news, events, and stories that are worth noting.  Sharknado 2.  Google g...

IT in the D , Episode 52. Another really fun night in-studio, and thankfully without most of the sound problems that have plagued our last few episodes. We were joined in-studio by Ken Jones, the creator of the Cheap Chimp App that can help you save some money on things you like to do around the area, and also Matt Loria from Re-Source Partners to talk about how companies can save a ton of money b...

IT in the D , Episode 51. Another week, another great episode out into the ether. From our opening banter about the usual rounds of chaos to talking managing clients, damage control and all about the world of Public Relations with CKC Agency , then into the world of comic books, graphic novels, charity events and more with the creator of Mess Bucket Comics  and finally out into the some might say...

IT in the D , Episode 50. We were going to call it “Girls, Girls, Girls”, but then we realized that we’d probably get “Slapped, Slapped, Slapped”, and so…yeah, no. As we knew it would be, this episode was a blast. We were joined in-studio by Kate Catlin of Assemble: Giving Small Businesses a Bigger Chance , Elyse Turner from Brightwing , and Erika Carlson of Gir...

IT in the D , Episode 49. Or “Season 2, Episode 5” because no, we haven’t let that go yet. We talked a lot about Detroit this episode. A lot .  We also had some issues with the board running things, so the sound’s a little twitchy at times, but we’ve cleaned it up as solidly as we can. Businesses in Detroit. Launching things in Detroit. Space planning in Detroit. Good...

IT in the D , Episode 48. Or “Season 2, Episode 4” for those paying attention. If you’ve never listened to an episode of our show before, and if you never listen to another episode of our show again…the second segment of this one is all we can possibly ever ask that you check out.  It’s an eye opening conversation that’ll make you rethink your priorities. It cer...

IT in the D , Episode 47. Or “Season 2, Episode 3” for those keeping score at home. Extremely solid episode.  We could have easily spent an hour or more with each one of our guests for this one, as the conversations kept evolving and getting more interesting. Our guests for the night were Andre Arbelaez, President of the Hispanic IT Executive Council ( among other things, the guy wears...

IT in the D , episode 46. Or “Season 2, Episode 2”.  Whatever.  I’m still trying to figure out if I really want to go back, edit and rename all of the old episodes… We’ll see how that goes. We had Julie from Simply Social Media in-studio as well as Jeremiah, Patrick and Nick from Daily Detroit . And when Daily Detroit’s in the house…things are going to get...

IT in the D , episode 45. Or “Season 2, Episode 1”. However you want to look at it, it was a pretty fun episode. From Facebook getting all NSA about stuff to the gift shop at Ground Zero, from sweet cases made out of hockey sticks for your phone and into the local job market, tonight flowed pretty well, and actually got us back to some basics… One of these days, I’ll finall...

If you’ve listened to the show recently, then you already know we had a blast hanging out, meeting people, chatting with local artists and some of our favorite celebrities from tv and film. Whether it was Martin Kove and Billy William Zabka from The Karate Kid or some great local artists like Kelly O’Hara from BeBop Art or even the cool folks at TechShop Detroit that we for some reason...

IT in the D , the anniversary show. Anniversary..birthday…however you look at it, it wound up pretty much like most of our birthday parties over the years. Little too much alcohol, far too many pop culture references, and us laughing so hard we’re crying. It was just that kind of show. Special thanks to our guests Jeff Haase and Mark from Falling Down Beer Company for coming in and hop...

IT in the D , episode 43. We couldn’t really ask for a more solid episode. Well…I guess we could…but then we’d just be getting greedy. From our Motor City Comic Con recap to learning all about what MEDC has to offer businesses and individuals to a way cool program Secure-24 is a part of…just a great night… The latest incarnation of our intro was a perfect way to...

Wow. Just…”wow”. What a great episode. Phenomenal conversations with guests from Uber, Digerati Girls, Daily Detroit and the producer of Wrestling’s Battles, Bouts and Brawls, covering an entire host of topics that left little untouched… We didn’t even get around to opening up with any ranting this time around since the studio was packed to capacity with guests,...

IT in the D, Episode 41. Another great episode, that wandered a bit, and yet hit on some great information for things in the area. With Templar Games in studio, a chat about the National Day of Civic Hacking , and various topics like how the Department of Justice is doing some odd things with banks… You can find us at  http://www. ITintheD.com , on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/ITinT...

Tonight was one of those nights in-studio where we got to basically next to none of the topics we had queued up for the night. Which isn’t a bad thing.  It means that the flow with the guests was outstanding, and that we had an incredible series of conversations going on. Which is exactly what happened tonight as we were joined by Hajj Flemings and Delane Parnell to talk about Starterfest ,...

IT in the D , Episode 39…another rant to kick things off, this one based on a stunning revelation that came our way last week about a group member. Then we dove into the 2014 Motor City Comic Con, roller derby, the Assemble Detroit event tomorrow night and a whole bunch more. Lots of fun this time around, as well as some great information, so let’s go ahead and dive in… Our first...

IT in the D , Episode 39 We decided to go ahead and isolate the segment with Michael Goldman of Motor City Comic Con since we knew it might be of specific interest to people… So…don’t forget to listen to listen to the entire episode…but if you just happen to be interested in this one topic, here you go. Tickets and full details are out at  http://www.motorcitycomiccon.com/...

IT in the D , Episode 38…from an opening rant to training classes that can help you with your career to the whole heartbleed debacle that’s ripping through the internet…a really fun show. Well, most of us had fun.  Bob was feeling a little under the weather, but he carried on like a trooper.  He should be back to normal by the time our event on Thursday night over at Blackfinn ha...