The Geek Within

Join me for a conversation with Joy as she shares how she started in the finance industry, moved to help desk work, and slowly was pulled into the SharePoint world and we are better for it!   You can engage Joy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-apple-49b18316/ https://twitter.com/JoyOfSharePoint  Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep50

Join me for a conversation with David as he talks about how he ended up in IT consulting. This interview was fun as David had to move locations multiple times throughout our conversation, but his persistence mirrors his work ethic and determination in what he does.   You can engage David here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddhernandez/   Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep49

Join me for a conversation with Becca as she talks about being a linguist stuck in DC without a job during COVID, which led her to a role that has brought her into the technology industry.   You can engage Becca here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccakandersen/   Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep48

Join me for a conversation with Tracy as she talks about how hard work will help you overcome obstacles and make you successful, and some training never hurt!   You can engage Tracy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-van-der-schyff-6470a543/ https://twitter.com/tracyvds https://tracyvanderschyff.com/the-guid-stuff/   Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep47

Join me for a conversation with Elijah as he talks about starting his career studying bioengineering and unexpectedly took a turn into Health IT and how it can make a difference.   You can engage Elijah here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijah-biggs-984b6972/  Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep46

Join me for a conversation with Shak as she talks about her journey moving around the country and getting into government consulting following a non-traditional path.   You can engage Shak here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakira-mccants-5891aa47/  Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep45

Join me for a conversation with Nica as she talks about graduating high school at 15 and going straight to college for nursing before switching to computer science.   You can engage Nica here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nica-de-leos-425a485a/   Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep44

Join me for a conversation with Fred as he shares his journey from France, his involvement in research, and how he has a passion for leveraging technology to make things better for everyone.   You can engage Fred here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericdevaulx/  Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep43

Join me for a conversation with Tony as he shares how he started as a full-time musician and leveraged down time to learn about policy and economics which started his journey into data analysis and AI.   You can engage Tony here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonmcg/ https://twitter.com/tonmcg https://emdata.ai/  Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep42

Join me for a conversation with Joseph as he talks about starting as a linguist in the Navy and how he ended up in a SharePoint career.   You can engage Joseph here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-dunn-54375037/ https://twitter.com/playwithwordz https://www.meetup.com/SUG-DC/  Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep41

Join me for a conversation with Melissa as she talks about how she acquired the Chief Penguin title and all the other activities she is involved in.   You can engage Melissa here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissasassi/ https://twitter.com/mentorafrika https://mentornations.org/ https://takmil.org/ http://ibm.biz/studenthub http://ibm.biz/accelerator-hub   Other ways to listen: https:/...

Join me for a conversation with Erica as she shares how she grew up in a small town and what brought her to the Microsoft Compliance world. You can engage Erica here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericatoelle/ https://twitter.com/EricaToelle https://www.polywork.com/ericatoelle https://www.apress.com/us/book/9781484257777 Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep39

Join me for a conversation with Jon as he shares how he moved from the east to the west coast, and how that move brought him to where he is today.   You can engage Jon here: https://twitter.com/JonJLevesque https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonlevesque/ https://linktr.ee/JonJLevesque https://www.youtube.com/jonlevesquetech   Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep38

Join me for a conversation with Rupal as she shares how she started with Accenture right out of college and is still with them today.   You can engage Rupal here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupal-lamorena-8b80718/  Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep37

Join me for a conversation with Pete as he shares his passion for making government better.   You can engage Pete here: https://twitter.com/tseronis https://www.linkedin.com/in/ptseronis/ https://dotsandbridges.com/   Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep36

Join me for a conversation with My as she shares how she was studying psychology and did a side IT job that turned into a full career.   You can engage My here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/my-le-04212669/ https://www.likefamilyvisits.com/visitors/my-l  Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep35

Join me for a conversation with Todd as he shares his journey starting as a hotel opener.   You can engage Todd here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thagerdc/ https://twitter.com/thagerdc  ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest - https://www.actiac.org/group/emerging-technology-community-interest Other ways to listen: https://tgwlink.net/ep34

Join me for a conversation with April as she shares how she went from her own consultancy to working for Microsoft.   You can engage April here: https://www.youtube.com/user/apeyd41686 https://twitter.com/aprildunnam https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprildunnam/   Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/05/19/the-geek-within-episode-33-april-dunnam/

Join me for a conversation with David as he shares how he was raised with technology and followed in his father's footsteps.   You can engage David here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagsce/ https://www.twitch.tv/foxtrotsden  Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/05/12/the-geek-within-episode-32-david-gutierrez/

Join me for a conversation with Ron as he shares about his excitement for what IT can do for an organization.   You can engage Ron here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronthompson2/   Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/05/05/the-geek-within-episode-31-ron-thompson/

Join me for a conversation with Sheena as she shares how she thought she would work in communications, especially in the fashion industry, but instead found herself working for the government and moving into the technology space.   You can engage Sheena here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheena-burrell-15040415b/  Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/28/the-geek-within-...

Join me for a conversation with Grace as she shares her journey from Nigeria to Virginia, to Texas, and then to Seattle to work at Microsoft.   You can engage Grace here: https://twitter.com/GraceMacjones https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemacjones/   Her podcast - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuZqaqFwl3YhSR-N9UgF1Tg   Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/21/the...

Join me for a conversation with Ryen as she shares her journey from the military to Microsoft.   You can engage Ryen here: https://twitter.com/Ryen_Mac https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryen-macababbad/   Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/14/the-geek-within-episode-28-ryen-mac/

Join me for a conversation with Rima as she shares how she got into IT and then ended up at Microsoft.   You can engage Rima here: https://twitter.com/rimazima https://www.linkedin.com/in/rimareyes/   Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/04/07/the-geek-within-episode-27-rima-reyes/

Join me for a conversation with Sarah as she shares her decision to go into IT and how she encourages girls to pursue STEM careers. You can engage Sarah here: https://twitter.com/sarahepatrick https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahepatrick/  Other ways to listen: https://thegeekwithin.net/2021/03/31/the-geek-within-episode-26-sarah-patrick/