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...

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John White | Nick Korte

Episodes

2021 Book Goals from Nick and John 09.02.2021 1:03:58

The Nerd Journey duo spell out their aspirational book reading lists for 2021.

Applying the Beginner Mindset in Major Job Transitions – Steven Murawski Part 3 03.02.2021 47:17

Episode 107 - The third and final part of Nick and John's conversation with Steven Murawski, Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft. We see how Steven applies the beginner mindset in major job transitions.

Exploring the Beginner Mindset with Steven Murawski, Part 2 27.01.2021 51:50

Today's episode is the second in our three-episode discussion with Steven Murawski, Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft. We dive deep into a discussion of Steven's philosophy and experience with learning new things by embracing being a beginner.

A Career Journey Through the Microsoft Ecosystem with Steven Murawski, Part 1 20.01.2021 37:29

The Nerd Journey duo sit down with Steven Murawski to talk about his journey through the Microsoft ecosystem and some of how he learned and grew. Part 1 of 3

Nick’s 3-year check-in as a VMware Solution Engineer Part 2 13.01.2021 46:56

The second half of Nick and John's discussion reflecting on Nick's three-year anniversary at VMware.

Nick’s 3-year check-in as a VMware Solution Engineer Part 1 05.01.2021 31:38

Nick and John discuss Nick's 3-Years at VMware as a Solution Engineer. Part 1 of 2

Food, Life, and Work with Randall Cook 22.12.2020 59:10

This week, the Nerd Journey duo discuss our relationships with food, life, and work in the second half of our conversation with Randall Cook.

Big Career Changes and Reluctant Entrepreneurship with Randall Cook 15.12.2020 45:03

John and Nick discuss making big career changes and reluctant entrepreneurship with Randall Cook of ShieldWolf Wellness.

One-Hundredth Episode – Reflections on Career Podcasting 09.12.2020 53:27

Welcome to episode 100 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 making it to 100 episodes. Original Recording Date: 12-06-2020 Topics – Episod...

One Year as a Google Cloud Engineer Part 2 with John White 17.11.2020 1:01:44

Nick continues to ask John about his first year as a Customer Engineer at Google Cloud.

One Year as a Google Cloud Engineer Part 1 with John White 10.11.2020 53:06

Welcome to episode 98 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 check in on John’s lessons learned after one year as a Customer Engineer at Googl...

Building Your Own Business From Idea to Operations with Ashley Connell 27.10.2020 39:51

This week, the Nerd Journey duo ask Ashley Connell to dive a little deeper into the founding and early operations of Prowess Project.

Sponsorship, Dreams, and the Path to Entrepreneurship with Ashley Connell 20.10.2020 53:41

In today's episode we discuss sponsorship, dreams, and the path to entrepreneurship with Ashley Connell of Prowess.

Losing a Teammate 06.10.2020 35:54

In today's episode we discuss losing a teammate. Scenarios, effects on the team, effects on the manager, how you can help, and keeping in touch with former teammates.

Career Progression, the CIO Role, and Growing Towards It with Paul Green 29.09.2020 42:08

In today's episode we discuss Leadership and Supporting Employee Potential with Paul Green, Chief Development Officer of Angel MedFlight.

Leadership and Supporting Employee Potential with Paul Green 22.09.2020 52:36

In today's episode we discuss Leadership and Supporting Employee Potential with Paul Green, Chief Development Officer of Angel MedFlight.

Reddit Question Roundup – 2020 Week 37 15.09.2020 34:45

Welcome to episode 92 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 some Reddit threads from the IT Career Questions forum. Original Recording Date...

Career Stress and the Healthy Mind Platter 02.09.2020 38:57

The Nerd Journey duo explore how to manage career stress using Dan Siegel's Healthy Mind Platter framework.

Book Discussion: The Inner Game of Stress by Gallwey, Hanzelik, and Horton 25.08.2020 42:32

Join the Nerd Journey Podcast duo as they discuss the book, "The Inner Game of Stress" by Tim Gallwey, et al. Is this book worth getting to help deal with career based stress? Listen in to find out!

Changing Your Career Trajectory with Yadin Porter de León 19.08.2020 37:13

In episode 89, we discuss changing your career trajectory with Yadin Porter de León.

Leveling Up Your Career with Yadin Porter de León 11.08.2020 25:52

In today's episode we discuss leveling up your career and making the conscious decision to change with Yadin Porter de León.

Book Discussion: Lencioni’s “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” 04.08.2020 40:49

John White and Nick Korte discuss Patrick Lencioni's book, "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" from the point of view of an individual contributor learning to become a manager.

Emotional Tech Support and Debugging with Verbose Logging with Cody de Arkland 28.07.2020 51:37

In today's episode we discuss emotional tech support, verbose logging, and debugging with Cody de Arkland @Codydearkland

Impostor Syndrome, Anxiety, and Effective Listening with Cody de Arkland 22.07.2020 58:19

This week, the Nerd Journey duo chats with Cody de Arkland about how his career has included him transcending Impostor Syndrome, Anxiety, and Effective Listening.

Management Interviews and Transitions with Brad Pinkston 14.07.2020 48:40

Welcome to episode 84 of the Nerd Journey Podcast! We're John White and Nick Korte, 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 interviewing for management positions and management transitions with Brad Pinkston, a Global Solution Director at VMware.