A Podcast to Help the Technology Professional Accelerate Career Progression, Increase Job Satisfaction, and Be more Effective in Their Current Role
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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 to ...
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Make Goals Inevitable with ADHD: Stressors and Entrepreneurship with Skye Waterson (2/2)
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41:51Does the ADHD brain experience stress differently in situations like being laid off, for example? According to Skye Waterson, ADHD coach and our guest in episode 314, stress actually has the potential to hit you harder after a crisis. In this discussion, Skye shares practical tips for setting achievable goals as a job seeker or an entrepreneur and …
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Make Goals Inevitable with ADHD: Stressors and Entrepreneurship with Skye Waterson (2/2)
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41:51Does the ADHD brain experience stress differently in situations like being laid off, for example? According to Skye Waterson, ADHD coach and our guest in episode 314, stress actually has the potential to hit you harder after a crisis. In this discussion, Skye shares practical tips for setting achievable goals as a job seeker or an entrepreneur and …
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Dial in Your Dopamine: Motivation, Focus, and the ADHD Brain at Work with Skye Waterson (1/2)
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43:10Are push notifications directing your day? While useful in some ways, push notifications can also become a huge distraction, especially for the ADHD brain. This week in episode 313 we’re joined by Skye Waterson, a former academic turned business owner and ADHD coach, to discuss practical strategies for staying focused in your work. Since dopamine l…
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Dial in Your Dopamine: Motivation, Focus, and the ADHD Brain at Work with Skye Waterson (1/2)
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43:10Are push notifications directing your day? While useful in some ways, push notifications can also become a huge distraction, especially for the ADHD brain. This week in episode 313 we’re joined by Skye Waterson, a former academic turned business owner and ADHD coach, to discuss practical strategies for staying focused in your work. Since dopamine l…
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A Bridge to Community: CNCF Ambassador and Technical Translator with Julia Furst Morgado (2/2)
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38:17How should we use our influence as technologists? For Julia Furst Morgado, it’s not about increasing followers on social media or hitting some kind of metric. It’s a focus on educating and helping others…being a bridge into a technical community for someone else. This week in episode 312 you’ll hear more about Julia’s role as a global technologist …
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A Bridge to Community: CNCF Ambassador and Technical Translator with Julia Furst Morgado (2/2)
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38:17How should we use our influence as technologists? For Julia Furst Morgado, it’s not about increasing followers on social media or hitting some kind of metric. It’s a focus on educating and helping others…being a bridge into a technical community for someone else. This week in episode 312 you’ll hear more about Julia’s role as a global technologist …
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The Uniqueness of Tech: 100Devs, Coffee Chats, and the Hallway Track with Julia Furst Morgado (1/2)
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43:25What would you do with a free pass to a tech conference? Julia Furst Morgado had to decide whether to attend KubeCon without ever having been to a tech conference. After deciding to attend, she came back from the conference with a new perspective and a job offer. While this looks easy on the surface, there’s much more to the story. In episode 311 w…
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The Uniqueness of Tech: 100Devs, Coffee Chats, and the Hallway Track with Julia Furst Morgado (1/2)
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43:25What would you do with a free pass to a tech conference? Julia Furst Morgado had to decide whether to attend KubeCon without ever having been to a tech conference. After deciding to attend, she came back from the conference with a new perspective and a job offer. While this looks easy on the surface, there’s much more to the story. In episode 311 w…
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Finding a Better Way: Contracting, Independence, and a Consultant’s Reputation with David Klee (2/2)
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49:04Does a successful consulting career mean you should only work for yourself? David Klee insists you first need to become a skilled consultant with the right kind of reputation. In episode 310, part two of our focused discussion on the nuances of consulting, we dive into the realities—and the pros and cons—of contracting, working full-time for a cons…
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Finding a Better Way: Contracting, Independence, and a Consultant’s Reputation with David Klee (2/2)
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49:04Does a successful consulting career mean you should only work for yourself? David Klee insists you first need to become a skilled consultant with the right kind of reputation. In episode 310, part two of our focused discussion on the nuances of consulting, we dive into the realities—and the pros and cons—of contracting, working full-time for a cons…
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The Consulting Life: Managing Travel and Becoming a Better Communicator with David Klee (1/2)
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46:59What does it mean to be a consultant? We’ve explored the consultant role as part of the career path of previous guests, but this episode kicks off a focused two-part discussion on the nuances of consulting. In this first part of the discussion, episode 309, returning guest David Klee shares practical insights for managing business travel, enhancing…
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The Consulting Life: Managing Travel and Becoming a Better Communicator with David Klee (1/2)
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46:59What does it mean to be a consultant? We’ve explored the consultant role as part of the career path of previous guests, but this episode kicks off a focused two-part discussion on the nuances of consulting. In this first part of the discussion, episode 309, returning guest David Klee shares practical insights for managing business travel, enhancing…
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Probe and Discover: Coaching for Impact with Ramzi Marjaba (2/2)
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41:36What does it mean to coach someone? Is that the same or different from being a people manager? Ramzi Marjaba is back to delve deep into the process of coaching. This week in episode 308, we discuss the roles of mentors, managers, coaches, and how their skills might overlap. Ramzi will share the reasons he is passionate about coaching others and the…
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Probe and Discover: Coaching for Impact with Ramzi Marjaba (2/2)
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41:36What does it mean to coach someone? Is that the same or different from being a people manager? Ramzi Marjaba is back to delve deep into the process of coaching. This week in episode 308, we discuss the roles of mentors, managers, coaches, and how their skills might overlap. Ramzi will share the reasons he is passionate about coaching others and the…
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Sales Skills: Professional Networking and Continued Practice with Ramzi Marjaba (1/2)
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46:35Is professional networking the same thing as sales? Does the thought of that make you cringe a little? Ramzi Marjaba, our guest in episode 307, says sales skills are some of the most important skills we as technology professions need that no one talks about. Whether you are building professional connections or searching for a job, you are running a…
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Sales Skills: Professional Networking and Continued Practice with Ramzi Marjaba (1/2)
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46:35Is professional networking the same thing as sales? Does the thought of that make you cringe a little? Ramzi Marjaba, our guest in episode 307, says sales skills are some of the most important skills we as technology professions need that no one talks about. Whether you are building professional connections or searching for a job, you are running a…
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People Impact: Layoffs and Survivor’s Guilt with Brad Pinkston (2/2)
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41:56Are layoffs top of mind for you right now? Brad Pinkston is a returning guest and someone who has experienced multiple layoff events in the tech industry from different seats. In episode 306, Brad shares the story of getting laid off from a small startup. We’ll dissect how he processed that news and eventually returned to big company life. Then, lo…
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People Impact: Layoffs and Survivor’s Guilt with Brad Pinkston (2/2)
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41:56Are layoffs top of mind for you right now? Brad Pinkston is a returning guest and someone who has experienced multiple layoff events in the tech industry from different seats. In episode 306, Brad shares the story of getting laid off from a small startup. We’ll dissect how he processed that news and eventually returned to big company life. Then, lo…
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Go-to-Market: Startups and Technical Alliances with Brad Pinkston (1/2)
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43:33What exactly is a technical alliance? Technology companies create alliance relationships to support product integration and to increase revenue by creating multiple avenues for selling a product. But as Brad Pinkston knows, alliance relationships between different companies can become quite complex. This week in episode 305 we’re rejoined by Brad P…
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Go-to-Market: Startups and Technical Alliances with Brad Pinkston (1/2)
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43:33What exactly is a technical alliance? Technology companies create alliance relationships to support product integration and to increase revenue by creating multiple avenues for selling a product. But as Brad Pinkston knows, alliance relationships between different companies can become quite complex. This week in episode 305 we’re rejoined by Brad P…
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Next Level: Shifting Specialties and Broadening Your Outcome Goal with Duncan Epping (2/2)
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34:11Are you trying to reach that next level in your career? Why do you want to get to the next level, and what is most important to you in doing that? If next level means next job level in your case, at some point there is no next level. What then? Duncan Epping would encourage you not to set a goal based on an endpoint. This week in episode 304 we sha…
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Next Level: Shifting Specialties and Broadening Your Outcome Goal with Duncan Epping (2/2)
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34:11Are you trying to reach that next level in your career? Why do you want to get to the next level, and what is most important to you in doing that? If next level means next job level in your case, at some point there is no next level. What then? Duncan Epping would encourage you not to set a goal based on an endpoint. This week in episode 304 we sha…
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Write to Learn and Learn to Present with Duncan Epping (1/2)
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46:54What would you do if your co-presenter for a breakout session at a large technology conference had to back out a couple of weeks before the event? One option is deliver the presentation yourself. That’s exactly what Duncan Epping did in this situation despite his crippling fear of public speaking at the time. Duncan Epping is a Chief Technologist, …
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Write to Learn and Learn to Present with Duncan Epping (1/2)
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46:54What would you do if your co-presenter for a breakout session at a large technology conference had to back out a couple of weeks before the event? One option is deliver the presentation yourself. That’s exactly what Duncan Epping did in this situation despite his crippling fear of public speaking at the time. Duncan Epping is a Chief Technologist, …
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Ending with Intention: Once a Geek Whisperer with Amy Lewis (2/2)
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48:22How do you know when to stop doing something you love? Amy Lewis would say decisions like these require us to be intentional about putting something down so we can pick up something else. Amy is an unapologetic marketer working in the tech industry, and she was once a Geek Whisperer. This week in episode 302 we explore the genesis of Amy’s involvem…
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Ending with Intention: Once a Geek Whisperer with Amy Lewis (2/2)
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48:22How do you know when to stop doing something you love? Amy Lewis would say decisions like these require us to be intentional about putting something down so we can pick up something else. Amy is an unapologetic marketer working in the tech industry, and she was once a Geek Whisperer. This week in episode 302 we explore the genesis of Amy’s involvem…
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Always a Winger: People Person and Unapologetic Marketer with Amy Lewis (1/2)
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54:45Who knew leaving publishing might result in a career as a marketer in the tech industry? Amy Lewis was encouraged to pursue a role at Cisco by a career counselor who recognized her unique strengths. Now Amy refers to herself as an unapologetic marketer and a people person. On the soccer field and in her career, she is always a winger. She is focuse…
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Always a Winger: People Person and Unapologetic Marketer with Amy Lewis (1/2)
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54:45Who knew leaving publishing might result in a career as a marketer in the tech industry? Amy Lewis was encouraged to pursue a role at Cisco by a career counselor who recognized her unique strengths. Now Amy refers to herself as an unapologetic marketer and a people person. On the soccer field and in her career, she is always a winger. She is focuse…
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Patterns of Iteration: Celebrating Three Hundred Episodes of Career Podcasting
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45:12What can you learn from 300 episodes focused on career progression in technology? This week we’ll remind listeners of our show’s mission and share the origin story of the podcast. Listen closely for the lessons we’ve learned, the patterns we have seen in our discussions and guests, the feedback we want to hear from listeners like you, and some reco…
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Patterns of Iteration: Celebrating Three Hundred Episodes of Career Podcasting
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45:12What can you learn from 300 episodes focused on career progression in technology? This week we’ll remind listeners of our show’s mission and share the origin story of the podcast. Listen closely for the lessons we’ve learned, the patterns we have seen in our discussions and guests, the feedback we want to hear from listeners like you, and some reco…
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Chronic Stress: Connecting the Dots between Layoffs and Burnout with Cait Donovan
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49:47Recent episodes and tech industry layoff trends made us wonder – is there a connection between layoff events and burnout? And if there is, are there differences in how burnout shows up in people impacted by layoffs, in those who remain, and in leaders? In episode 299 burnout expert, coach, keynote speaker, and podcaster Cait Donovan returns to help…
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Chronic Stress: Connecting the Dots between Layoffs and Burnout with Cait Donovan
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49:47Recent episodes and tech industry layoff trends made us wonder – is there a connection between layoff events and burnout? And if there is, are there differences in how burnout shows up in people impacted by layoffs, in those who remain, and in leaders? In episode 299 burnout expert, coach, keynote speaker, and podcaster Cait Donovan returns to help…
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Conscious Decisions and Aspects of Technical Leadership with Tad Reeves (3/3)
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32:20Technical managers are responsible for developing great engineers, right? Yes, but that is only part of the job. Technical managers should also be developing leaders on their team. But how exactly do you do that? It starts with delegating some leadership responsibility when you delegate work. Tad Reeves, our guest in episode 298, returns to share h…
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Conscious Decisions and Aspects of Technical Leadership with Tad Reeves (3/3)
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32:20Technical managers are responsible for developing great engineers, right? Yes, but that is only part of the job. Technical managers should also be developing leaders on their team. But how exactly do you do that? It starts with delegating some leadership responsibility when you delegate work. Tad Reeves, our guest in episode 298, returns to share h…
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