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

Practice Makes Habit with Michael Levan (1/2) 02.08.2022

Welcome to episode 183 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 an interview with Michael Levan, discussing his background in fitness,...

Security from the System Administrator’s Lens with Bill Kindle (3/3) 26.07.2022 36:56

Welcome to episode 182 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 3 of an interview with Bill Kindle, discussing cybersecurity as a specialty,...

Crossing the Burnout Fault Line with Bill Kindle (2/3) 19.07.2022 54:16

Welcome to episode 181 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 an interview with Bill Kindle, discussing Bill’s experience in mu...

Hired on the Spot with Bill Kindle (1/3) 12.07.2022 53:41

Welcome to episode 180 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 an interview with Bill Kindle, discussing his entry into the technology...

Make It Known, Slow Things Down, Don’t Burn Out 05.07.2022 49:35

Welcome to episode 179 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 what Nick’s been up to while John was on parental leave including some ca...

Being a Great Generalist and Finding Your Voice with Stephanie Wong (2/2) 28.06.2022 47:37

Welcome to episode 178 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 an interview with Stephanie Wong, discussing her specialty of being a g...

Follow the Excitement, Follow the Challenge with Stephanie Wong (1/2) 21.06.2022 58:19

Welcome to episode 177 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 an interview with Stephanie Wong, discussing her path into the tech ind...

Planning for and Taking Leave as a New Parent 14.06.2022 50:23

Welcome to episode 176 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 experience becoming a parent, planning for and taking parental lea...

A Culmination of DevOps Learning with Dominique Top (2/2) 07.06.2022 37:13

Welcome to episode 175 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 an interview with Dominique Top, detailing her transition into a commun...

Perform the Discovery with Dominique Top (1/2) 31.05.2022 31:08

Welcome to episode 174 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 an interview with Dominique Top, detailing her journey from music stude...

Collect Your Portfolio with Evan Oldford (2/2) 24.05.2022 37:10

Welcome to episode 173 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 an interview with Evan Oldford, discussing how to prioritize sleep, how...

Ease the Mind through Daily Reporting with Evan Oldford (1/2) 17.05.2022 51:46

Welcome to episode 172 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 an interview with Evan Oldford, talking through his early career as an...

Coaches as Mindset Curators with Joe Chenevey (2/2) 10.05.2022 53:04

Welcome to episode 171 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 an interview with Joe Chenevey, discussing how to tell when it’s...

Signal What You Want with Joe Chenevey (1/2) 03.05.2022

Welcome to episode 170 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 an interview with Joe Chenevey, detailing Joe’s experience in the...

A Thoughtful Personal Sabbatical with Mike Wood (2/2) 26.04.2022

Welcome to episode 169 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 Mike Wood, detailing his experience taking a persona...

Hired and Acquired with Mike Wood (1/2) 19.04.2022 53:58

Welcome to episode 168 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 an interview with Mike Wood, discussing his early career in law enforce...

Pause and Step Outside with Andrew Miller (3/3) 12.04.2022 39:37

Welcome to episode 167 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 3 of an interview with Andrew Miller, discussing his decision to pause betwe...

Management and the Hypergrowth Startup with Andrew Miller (2/3) 05.04.2022 45:32

Welcome to episode 166 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 an interview with Andrew Miller, discussing Andrew’s journey into...

Excel by Being Intentional with Andrew Miller (1/3) 29.03.2022 59:15

Welcome to episode 165 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 an interview with Andrew Miller, discussing his progression from IT hel...

Secrets of a LinkedIn Expert with Louise Bunyan (3/3) 22.03.2022 51:53

Welcome to episode 164 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 3 of our interview with Louise Bunyan, sharing Louise’s experience bei...

Horseback Lessons, Keywords, and Business Growth with Louise Bunyan (2/3) 15.03.2022 51:27

Welcome to episode 163 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 Louise Bunyan. We’ll hear how Louise gained ex...

A Love for Digital Marketing with Louise Bunyan (1/3) 08.03.2022 50:10

Welcome to episode 162 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 Louise Bunyan. We’ll dive into what talent mar...

Booking the Time to Read in 2022 01.03.2022 51:17

Welcome to episode 161 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 review our book goals from 2021 and set some book goals for 2022. Original Recording Da...

Anxious Living, Worry, and Hope with Andy Syrewicze (3/3) 22.02.2022 56:54

Welcome to episode 160 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 3 of our interview with Andy Syrewicze, discussing Andy’s struggles wi...

In Pursuit of a New Path with Andy Syrewicze (2/3) 15.02.2022 37:19

Welcome to episode 159 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 Andy Syrewicze, discussing Andy’s shift into T...