Technologist Tales

Per CompTIA’s Cyberstates research, the IT industry continues to hire despite pandemic conditions, with one of every 10 positions posted online being a tech job. But why even consider launching a technology career during this time of crisis? Listen as graduates of a recent IT-Ready Technical Support class from CompTIA Tech Career Academy and their instructor offer five reasons. Original Technologist Tales theme music by C. Ezra Lange

To celebrate the formal launch of the CompTIA Tech Career Academy, we offer a podcast flashback, with an episode from our award-winning “In the Field with Technologists” series. A happy group of IT-Ready Technical Support graduates share their dreams and express the passion they have for pursuing them. Original Technologist Tales theme music by C. Ezra Lange

Who is a technologist? And why are technologists the best candidates for hundreds of thousands of jobs in today’s digital economy – especially in the post-pandemic future? This Technologist Talk mini-series features seven tales that answer those questions. Original Technologist Tales theme music by C. Ezra Lange

This Pitchcast explains why the Technologist Talk creative team sent one of its producers “into to field” for a series of episodes covering events for aspiring technologists. By capturing the sounds and comments from these events, this batch of five podcasts helped Creating IT Futures encourage the next generation of technology talent to envision themselves working in tech jobs. Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

This Pitchcast explains why the Technologist Talk creative team developed the podcast profile series Technologist Tales. Through conversations with successful people from students to chief executives, this batch of seven Technologist Tales helped Creating IT Futures encourage the next generation of technology talent – from teens in middle and high school to adults in career transitions – to envision themselves working in tech jobs. Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

This Pitchcast explains how the Technologist Talk creative team developed seven podcasts that helped listeners answer the question, “Who is a Technologist?” The batch of podcasts elaborated and illustrated through conversations with Creating IT Futures CEO Charles Eaton and CompTIA CEO Todd Thibodeaux why aspiring technologists will play a pivotal role in narrowing our nation’s tech skills gap. Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

This Pitchcast explains how the Technologist Talk creative team developed a 3-part series of episodes for Creating IT Futures CEO Charles Eaton, author of the 2017 book “How to Launch Your Teen’s Career in Technology: A Parent’s Guide to the T in STEM Education.” The series of 3 podcasts demonstrated Eaton’s passion for “nurturing the next generation of technology talent” and helped him win an International Latino Book Award from Latino Literacy Now for the book’s Spanish translation.

This Pitchcast explains how the Technologist Talk creative team assembled a special group of seven podcasts to showcase the work of the Creating IT Futures IT-Ready Technical Support team in Minnesota. The focused batch of episodes helped the Twin Cities office win recognition from the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) – a 2019 Tekne Award in the Workforce category. Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

Technologist Talk Mini-Series #3: 5 Technologist Tales about Closing the Gender Gap in the Tech Workforce

This Technologist Talk mini-series features five episodes captured at an IT-Ready Technical Support Employer’s Breakfast in Minneapolis. Fostering this sort of dialog and collaboration around diversity and inclusion in the tech workforce is one reason the Creating IT Futures team in the Twin Cities won a 2019 Tekne Award from the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA). Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

How do you make failure feel fun? How about treating failure like the cure for boredom? Producer Celine Dirkes learns this technique from Chelsea Woods-Turner, a librarian at the New Brunswick (NJ) Free Public Library. Our third conversation with Chelsea convincing us community librarians may be walking definitions of Creating IT Futures CEO Charles Eaton’s “5 Traits of a Technologist.” Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

What is a “Tech Petting Zoo?” And how does one help technologists close what’s often called the “Digital Divide?” Producer Celine Dirkes hears the answer from Chelsea Woods-Turner, a librarian at the New Brunswick (NJ) Free Public Library. Our second conversation with Chelsea suggesting community librarians may be walking definitions of Creating IT Futures CEO Charles Eaton’s “5 Traits of a Technologist.” Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

Where would you go to find a bunch of aspiring technologists working in one place? How about your community library? Producer Celine Dirkes visits with Chelsea Woods-Turner, a librarian at the New Brunswick (NJ) Free Public Library and discovers that community librarians may be walking definitions of Creating IT Futures CEO Charles Eaton’s “5 Traits of a Technologist.” Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

This Technologist Talk mini-series features three conversations with Ulysses Smith, Founder & CEO of Archetype D&I consulting, a featured speaker at CompTIA’s Communities & Councils Forum (CCF) and an advisor to CompTIA’s Advancing Diversity in Technology Community (ADIT). Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange

How do you inspire teenagers to explore careers working with technology? One way is starting a tech-focused high school. Joan Matz, a technologist with a passion for education, talks about helping start Chi Tech, Chicago’s Tech Academy High School, a role that led to Creating IT Futures and a position supporting NextUp initiatives, such as TechGirlz and the Technology Student Association (TSA). Original Technologist Talk Radio theme music by C. Ezra Lange