The Route to Networking

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of The Route to Networking Podcast, we're joined by our host, James Dean and special guest Jessica Zucker, Director of Online Safety Policy at Ofcom. During this episode, we explore Jessica’s incredible career journey, and how her interest in foreign policy led her to the world of cybersecurity, regulation, and safety online. With a captivating blend o...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of The Route to Networking podcast, we’re joined by our host, Eve McKenna and a special guest, Eugina Jordan, Chief Marketing Officer at Telecom Infra Project.   During this episode, Eugina shares her story from growing up in Russia, to finding her first marketing role and working her way up in the industry.  Find Eugina’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/UNLIM...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of The Route to Networking podcast, we’re joined by our host, James McNicholl and a special guest, Bogdan Nastase, Director of Network Engineering at Fiserv.   During this episode, Bogdan discusses his career path and how he found himself in the networking industry. Bogdan also shares some valuable advice to those who are considering following a similar career p...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of The Route to Networking podcast, we’re joined by our host, Cameron Beattie and a special guest, Sebastian Fornefeld, Managing Director at Micus Consulting. During this episode, Sebastian discusses the challenges facing the fibre industry in Germany, the importance of personal development within your career and finding the balance between financial optimisatio...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of The Route to Networking podcast, we’re joined by our host, Seb Mendes and a special guest, Martin Hosken, Chief Technologist at VMware. During this episode, Martin discusses his most memorable moments throughout his career paired with his biggest achievements to date. Martin also shares some valuable advice to those who are considering a career in the network...

Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of the women in tech spin-off series, our host Jade Haddock is joined by a special guest, Toni-Ann Grant, who serves as the Principal Security Architect at BT.    In this episode, they discuss the pivotal moment that was a big turning point in Toni's career and led her to recognise her true calling in this field.    Toni also shares advice she wishes she...

Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of The Route to Networking podcast, our host Seb Dean is joined by a special guest, David Ramsden, who holds the position of Senior Network Engineer at Formula 1. In this episode, they discuss the origins of David's career and his journey to becoming a part of the Formula 1 team. Additionally, David shares insights about his role at Formula 1 and highlig...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of the Women in Tech spin-off series, we’re joined by our host Eve Mckenna and a special guest, Cristina Duta Director of Intelligent Automation at AECOM. During this episode, Cristina talks to us about her transition from Software Development to Cybersecurity and then into Automation and the transferable skills she gained along the way. Cristina also shares som...

Send us Fan Mail In the latest instalment of The Route to Networking podcast, our host Kieran Waite is joined by a special guest, Brendan Battersby, who serves as a Network Engineer at BCI. In this episode, Brendan takes us on a journey through his experiences in the field of networking, shedding light on the various roles he has undertaken throughout his career. He also talks about his methods fo...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of the Women in Tech spin-off series, we’re joined by our host and Network Consultant at Hamilton Barnes, Andrea Perez and our special guest, Eyvonne Sharp, the Transformation Technical Lead at Google. During today’s episode, Eyvonne shares with us how she got into the world of networking and the journey she went on from her college days up to now. They also dis...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re joined by our host Louis Parratt and special guest, Phil Clarke, the Business Development Lead of 5G at Nokia. Phil talks about his history in the telecommunications space and some of the standout technological advancements that he’s seen since he started his career. He also talks about some of the biggest challenges he’s faced in his career and how he tu...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re joined by our host, Holly Staff and our special guest, Lakshmi Sharma, Chief Product and Chief Strategy Officer at Fastly. During today’s episode, Lakshmi shares the first-ever role she got into in the industry and what inspired her to explore the computer science path during her master's. Lakshmi also shares the part that mentorship has played in he...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of the Women in Tech spin-off series, we’re joined by our host Eve Mckenna and special guest Shilpi Bhattacharjee, the Co-Founder of the Cloud Security podcast. During today’s episode, Shilpi dives more into what the Cloud Security podcast is all about, the start-up, and what inspired them to create it. She also shares some valuable advice for anyone looking to...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of The Route to Networking podcast, we’re joined by our host Aaron Batten and special guest, John Koos Senior Vice President at Butler America Telecom.    During this episode, John kicks things off by sharing where it all began in his career journey in the Telecoms industry.    They also discuss what’s next for John and where he sees the company in the coming ye...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of the Security Vendor spin-off, we’re joined by our host Josh Snook, Head of Cybersecurity on the USA team and special guest, Jason Osei, Director of Technology at Campbell ISD. During today’s episode, Jason shares his journey from London to completely relocating his life to the USA. He also gives insight into the importance of networking and how imperative tha...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of the Women in Tech spin-off series, we’re joined by our host Eve Mckenna and special guest, Priya Gnanasekaran, Security Engineer at LAB3. During today’s episode, Eve and Priya discuss how her education helped her start a career in cybersecurity and the clarity she gained from getting her degree and master's. Priya also shares her experience of being a wo...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of the Women in Tech spin-off series, we’re joined by our host Eve McKenna and special guest, Gemma Moore the Director at Cyberis Limited.  During today’s episode, they discuss how she initially got into the tech/cybersecurity industry and some of the challenges she’s faced along the way.  Gemma also shares a pivotal moment that she had during her career that re...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of the Women in Tech spin-off series, we’re joined by our host Eve Mckenna and special guest Ashley Burke, Information Security Program Manager at Wave HQ.    During today’s episode, they discuss some of the biggest challenges Ashley has faced during her time in the tech space as a woman and how she navigated those challenges.    She also shares some exciting pr...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of the Women in Tech spin-off series, we’re joined by our host Andrea Perez, Network Consultant here at Hamilton Barnes and our special guest, Amy Arnold, Systems Engineer at Fortinet. During today’s discussion, Amy shares how as a collective, we can encourage more women in the tech space and how she is actively doing more to get more women into the industry. Am...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of The Route to Networking podcast, we’re joined by our host Josh Pauley and special guest Jacob Wiese, Chief Network Architect & Deployment Strategist at South Central Indiana REMC. During today’s episode, Jacob shares his background in the Telecoms industry and the transitional period between the military to South Central Indian REMC. Jacob also shares som...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of the Women in Tech spin-off series, we’re joined by our host Holly Staff, Network Consultant here at Hamilton Barnes and our special guest Riikka Sihvonen, a Network Engineer with over 12 years of experience in design, implementation, and support.  During today’s episode, Riikka shares some pivotal moments that she went through during her career that got her t...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of the Fibre spin-off series, we’re joined by our host Josh Pauley, IP Network Consultant here at Hamilton Barnes and our special guest Joseph Hurley, Network Delivery Manager at Render Networks. During today’s episode, they discuss Joseph's journey in the industry and his unexpected start-up in his career. Joseph also shares what an average day looks like...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of The Route to Networking podcast, we’re joined by our host Harry Baily, Head of Contract USA and special guest, Andy Lapteff, Product Manager at Juniper Networks and the Co-Founder and Co-Host of The Art of Network Engineering podcast. During today’s episode, Andy talks to us about his journey in the networking industry and his unexpected start to his career....

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of The Route to Networking podcast, we’re joined by our host Seb Dean, Head of Enterprise Germany here at Hamilton Barnes and Arthur Spähnle, Senior Systems Engineer at NTS Deutschland GmbH. During today’s episode, Arthur shares his journey of getting his CCIE and the perseverance that it took to complete it after 5 attempts. Arthur also discusses his current ro...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of The Route to Networking podcast, we’re joined by our host and Head of Finance EMEA James McNicholl and special guest, Miguel Barreiros, Director of EMEA Systems Engineering at Arista Networks. During this episode, Miguel shares how he stumbled upon the Networking industry and his journey from the start to where he is today. They also discuss what he looks for...