John White | Nick Korte

Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional

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Are you a technology professional unsatisfied with your current role? Looking for a resource to help understand changing job functions, changing organizations, or gaining recognition and progression? The Nerd Journey podcast helps explore alternative roles, increase job satisfaction, and accelerate career progression. Each week, we uncover patterns of technical career progression by dissecting careers of guests and discussing different job roles they’ve held, or discussing relevant career topics. We’ve interviewed people in IT operations, sales engineering, technical marketing, product managem...

Author

John White | Nick Korte

Episodes

Forensics and the Boredom of Peacetime with Donovan Farrow (1/2) 17.08.2021 50:33

Welcome to episode 133 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part one of our interview with Donovan Farrow and his progression from IT general...

Riding the Burnout Wave with Jonathan F (2/2) 10.08.2021 50:43

Welcome to episode 132 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share Jonathan F’s story of being part of the vBrownBag crew, recognizing he was...

Technologists as Educators with Jonathan F (1/2) 03.08.2021 50:07

Welcome to episode 131 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share Jonathan F’s early career story from teaching college courses and the appli...

The Excellent Advocate with Jon Towles (2/2) 27.07.2021 50:17

Welcome to episode 130 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 2 of our interview with Jon Towles in which we discuss support and advocacy...

The Challenges of a Superpower with Jon Towles (1/2) 20.07.2021 43:55

Welcome to episode 129 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 1 of our interview with Jon Towles in which we talk through his journey into...

The Process of Stepping Away and Back Again 13.07.2021

Welcome to episode 128 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss John’s return as co-host, his experience buying a home and moving, and Ni...

Countdown to Burnout with Tom Hollingsworth (3/3) 06.07.2021 43:03

Welcome to episode 127 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share the 3rd and final part of our interview with Tom Hollingsworth. We’ll share...

A Different Kind of Technical with Tom Hollingsworth (2/3) 29.06.2021

Welcome to episode 126 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 2 of the interview with Tom Hollingsworth, discussing his transition to even...

The Gateway to Networking Mastery with Tom Hollingsworth (1/3) 22.06.2021 35:08

Welcome to episode 125 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 1 of our interview with Tom Hollingsworth in which he shares how his Network...

Focus, Create, and Iterate with Josh Duffney (2/2) 15.06.2021 43:47

Welcome to episode 124 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 2 of our interview with Josh Duffney and discuss . Original Recording Date:...

Just Add Value with Josh Duffney (1/2) 08.06.2021

Welcome to episode 123 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 1 of our interview with Josh Duffney and discuss his early career progressio...

Write, Interview, Tell Your Own Story with Brianna Blacet (2/2) 01.06.2021 35:24

Welcome to episode 122 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 2 of our interview with Brianna Blacet in which Brianna shares tips for impr...

The Writer and the Storyteller with Brianna Blacet (1/2) 25.05.2021 37:07

Welcome to episode 121 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 1 of our interview with Brianna Blacet in which Brianna shares her experienc...

A Time to Build with David Klee (2/2) 18.05.2021 52:30

Welcome to episode 120 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 2 of our interview with David Klee in which he recounts the birth of his bus...

Tinkering into Specialty with David Klee (1/2) 11.05.2021 48:47

Welcome to episode 119 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 1 of our interview with David Klee in which we recount David’s career...

The Career-Minded, Curious Mother with Kate Emshoff (2/2) 04.05.2021 42:13

Welcome to episode 118 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 2 of our interview with Kate Emshoff and discuss aspects of motherhood and c...

Bold Moves and Blind Spots with Kate Emshoff (1/2) 27.04.2021 36:49

Welcome to episode 117 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 1 of our interview with Kate Emshoff and discuss Kate’s early career,...

Pulled into a New Challenge with Jeff Eberhard (2/2) 20.04.2021 40:50

Welcome to episode 116 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 2 of our interview with Jeff Eberhard, recounting Jeff’s job change th...

High Flyers, Solid Players, and A Good Manager with Jeff Eberhard (1/2) 13.04.2021 53:02

Welcome to episode 115 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 1 of our interview with Jeff Eberhard, discussing his path to management, te...

Career Insight from the Manager Lens with Brad Christian (2/2) 06.04.2021 47:16

Welcome to episode 114 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss career insight from the manager lens in part 2 of our interview with Brad Chris...

A Series of Humbling Experiences with Brad Christian (1/2) 30.03.2021 56:55

Welcome to episode 113 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss a series of humbling experiences in part 1 of our interview with Brad Christian. Original Recordi...

Pregnancy During a Technical Career with Caitlyn Bryan (2/2) 16.03.2021 59:45

Welcome to episode 112 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss a personal experience with pregnancy during a tech career in the second half o...

A Career in Technical Sales with Caitlyn Bryan Part 1/2 09.03.2021 47:48

The Nerd Journey duo discuss a career in Technical Sales with Caitlyn Bryan of VMware.

Grief, Support, and Healing with Mike Burkhart (part 2/2) 02.03.2021 1:01:51

The second half of the Nerd Journey discussion with Mike Burkhart on his journey through grief and loss. The first half of the discussion, Episode 109, explored Mike's experience with loss and how it affected his career. This half, we're re-visiting how to support someone going through loss, and how Mike is experience coming out the other side of the grief tunnel.

Dealing with Personal Loss and Grief with Mike Burkhart 23.02.2021 1:01:05

Mike Burkhart joins the Nerd Journey duo to talk about personal loss, why it led to a change in his career, and how to support others going through loss.