IT Career Energizer

In this episode, Phil talks with software architect Dylan Beattie about everything from understanding that software is not always the solution to a problem, avoiding getting burnt out, how writing websites can eventually get you speaking at conferences halfway around the world, and the future of tech will involve difficult lessons about community interaction and a greater shift towards user-inclusivity.

Phil sits down with Ben Stopford, a technologist working in the Office of the CTO at Confluent Inc (the company behind Apache Kafka), to discuss different kinds of career progress, the future of streaming data between different applications, and the importance of a healthy and positive work environment. Ben also touches on the benefits of learning everything you can from more experienced co-workers, and the power of motivation.

Daniel Bryant is a technology specialist with expertise in the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-grade software applications and platforms. Daniel tells us why we need to try many different things to be able to find our niche, why you should meet and talk with people in the industry and the importance of reading books.

Dan North is the originator of Behaviour-Driven Development and Deliberate Discovery. He has been coaching, coding, and consulting for over 25 years and uses his knowledge to help CIOs, businesses, and software teams to deliver quickly and successfully. In this episode, Dan shares his excitement on how wide open the field of IT remains, and that it continues to be powered by a strong sense of innovation and creativity.

Shawn Rakowski is a seasoned software developer with Gullview Technologies out of Brainerd Minnesota, where he specializes in delivering full stack .NET solutions. Shawn explains the value of taking time for personal creative projects to challenge yourself and create a more diverse portfolio and skills set. He also talks about the dangers of second-guessing yourself, as well as the importance of always pushing yourself to learn more and gain new experiences.

Welcome to episode #065 of the I.T. Career Energiser, a weekly podcast where your host Phil Burgess chats with inspiring I.T. professionals, consultants and experts from around the world. In today’s episode, Phil chats with featured guest, Nicki Watt. Nicki is an experienced software engineer and consultant and is currently the Chief Technical Officer at OpenCredo. She can be seen speaking at various conferences and is also co-author of the graph database book "Neo4j in Action”.

In today’s episode, Phil chats with featured guest, Gualtiero Bazzana. Gualtiero Bazzana is past president of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board, more commonly known as the ISTQB(r). He is also president of the ITA-STQB, the Italian chapter of ISTQB(r) and Southern Europe regional director of Alten, which is a technology and engineering group operating world-wide. To find out more about the podcast visit itcareerenergizer.com

Welcome to the I.T. Career Energizer Podcast. In this episode Phil Burgess talks to Phil Lew who is C.E.O and President of XBOSoft, a leading provider of software quality engineering services. Phil Lew is the Chief Executive Officer and President of XBOSoft. Phil has 25 years of experience in the software industry and has an interesting and solid view of how you should conduct yourself in pursuit of finding the correct career. Find out more, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e63.

Phil’s guest this week is April Wensel. April is an international speaker and the founder of Compassionate Coding, which is a social enterprise bringing emotional intelligence and social consciousness to the software industry. April is also a mentor and a keen advocate of diversity and inclusiveness within the industry.

In this episode Phil Burgess has Sandro Mancuso as his guest. Sandro is an international and inspiring I.T. consultant, a speaker who is the co- founder of Co-durance and the founder of The London Craftmanship Community. Sandro is the author of The Software Craftsman. It can be appreciated that Sandro Mancuso with 22 years experience in software gives sound advice to all who are looking to succeed in whatever field they work in.

Today’s episode should be very interesting not only for I.T. enthusiasts but also for everyone else who wants to upscale their game in their career. Our guest today is Jeremy Likness, a cloud developer advocate for Microsoft and he has one great piece of advice for you – be comfortable selling yourself! Start listening to learn more about Jeremy’s career advice! To find out more about this episode visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e60

In this episode Bill Wagner tells us why we should only take advice from people who have relevant experience in what we want to do. Bill also provides helpful insights into his own use of mind mapping in progressing his career and why you should not waste your time on doing things that you don’t enjoy To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e59

In this episode Adda Birnir tells us why we must always be thinking about our customer’s problems and how we can solve them. Adda also talks about her transition into a tech career from a liberal arts degree and how it inspired her to start her company, Skillcrush. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e58

In this episode Hadi Hariri tells us why we should always dedicate time to continue to learning new things and why persistence and consistency can pay off. Hadi also talks about our self-imposed limitations and his thoughts about the future of machine learning. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e57

In this episode Dave Fancher tells us why we need to keep our own best interests in mind and that you need to be cognizant of potential burnout. Dave also talks about personality types and the perils of poor communication. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e56