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The Geek Within

The Geek Within

By Jeremy Wood

Hi, I'm Jeremy Wood, and as someone who participates in several IT communities, I realized there are so many people with remarkable stories on how they happened to land in an IT job. So often these great individuals are the business owners, influencers, and event speakers where we hear about the latest products and services that can help us move our customers forward, but we don't hear about them, what they do, why they do it, and how they came to be where they are today. This podcast series will focus on the people behind the products and services and we will get to hear their unique stories.
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Ep167: Natalie Carey

The Geek WithinApr 24, 2024

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Ep167: Natalie Carey

Ep167: Natalie Carey

Today's guest is Natalie Carey. She is the Director for Alliances and Ecosystem for Unqork Government. Natalie is also a co-founder and board member for GovLink, Industry Advisory Board member for ATARC, and ACT-IAC Fellow from Partners 2021.

You can engage Natalie here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/careynv/

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Apr 24, 202435:10
Ep166: Scott Weiss

Ep166: Scott Weiss

*** This is part 2 of a two-part episode. Watch last week's episode for part 1 ***


Today's guest is Scott Weiss. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Catalest. Scott is also a former White House Presidential Innovation Fellow supporting the VA and OMB and has also worked with IDEO.


You can engage Scott here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-weiss-50b1b23/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Apr 17, 202432:51
Ep165: Scott Weiss

Ep165: Scott Weiss

*** This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Come back next week for part 2 ***


Today's guest is Scott Weiss. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Catalest. Scott is also a former White House Presidential Innovation Fellow supporting the VA and OMB and has also worked with IDEO.


You can engage Scott here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-weiss-50b1b23/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Apr 10, 202436:36
Ep164: Malcolm Harden

Ep164: Malcolm Harden

Today's guest is Malcolm Harden. He is the Chief Growth Officer at Safal Partners and the IAC Chair for ACT-IAC. It is through our years of volunteering for ACT-IAC that Malcolm and I met.


You can engage Malcolm here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/malharden/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Apr 03, 202429:50
Ep163: David Wennergren

Ep163: David Wennergren

Today's guest is David Wennergren. He is the CEO of ACT-IAC, an amazing non-profit based in the DC area that helps government and industry collaborate to solve problems for government agencies. As a volunteer with ACT-IAC, I have seen first-hand David's commitment to the organization and expanding its reach. You can engage David here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-wennergren-9416956/ NextGov/FCW - https://www.nextgov.com/voices/david-m-wennergren/18817/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Mar 27, 202420:50
Ep162: Samara Schulman

Ep162: Samara Schulman

Today's guest is Samara Schulman. She is the President of OnPoint Consulting, a technology and consulting services firm in the government contracting space. Samara and I both participate in the ACT-IAC community in Washington DC, which is where we met.


You can engage Samara here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samara-schulman-99335b7/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Mar 20, 202423:20
Ep161: Frank Reyes

Ep161: Frank Reyes

Today's guest is Frank Reyes. He is the Cloud Solutions Leader within the Technology and Consulting Services division at Maximus. Frank is also a graduate of the ACT-IAC Voyagers 2019 leadership development program and through interaction in the fellows community is how Frank and I met.


You can engage Frank here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankreyes/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Mar 13, 202430:17
Ep160: Sonia Mundra

Ep160: Sonia Mundra

Today's guest is Sonia Mundra. She is the President at Chenega Analytic Business Solutions, which is an 8(a) Alaska Native Corporation providing IT and Professional Services for the Federal Government.


Episode 160 on YouTube - https://youtu.be/caYvLCj5OE4


You can engage Sonia here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/soniamundra/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Mar 06, 202423:40
Ep159: Jennifer Folsom

Ep159: Jennifer Folsom

Today's guest is Jennifer Folsom. She is the VP of Growth at ICF Next. Jennifer is also a Customer Experience Advisory Member at the Richmond School of Professional and Continuing Studies and the author of the book - Ringmaster: Work, Life, and Keeping It All Together. Jennifer completed the ACT-IAC Partners program in 2021 and is the industry vice-chair for Partners 2024. It is through ACT-IAC community that we met.


You can engage Jennifer here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferfolsom/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Feb 28, 202426:36
Ep158: Abbey Kos

Ep158: Abbey Kos

Today's guest is Abbey Kos. She is the Digital Experience Leader of State and Local Government at Amazon Web Services. Abbey also did a stint with 18F, one of a few government offices leveraging new innovative methodologies. She was also at FutureGov doing content design for local government in the UK.


You can engage Abbey here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbeykos/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Feb 21, 202428:14
Ep157: Mitzi Mead

Ep157: Mitzi Mead

Today's guest is Mitzi Mead. She is President and CEO of Anakim Consulting, a women owned, HUBZone certified small business providing IT and business development services in the Federal marketplace. We know each other through the ACT-IAC community where she has served on the Industry Advisory Council's Executive Committee, has been a board member for ACT-IAC and the executive chair, has held multiple positions over the years for the leadership development program, and is a fellow from Partners 2001. You can engage Mitzi here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitzi-mead-11190a2/ Website - https://anakim.consulting/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Feb 14, 202434:11
Ep156: Jon Meadows

Ep156: Jon Meadows

Today's guest is Jon Meadows. He is the Owner of High-End Headshots and a Co-Founder of Creative Transitions which assists veterans as they transition out of the military with headshots and video and hiring events aimed at helping them to excel in the private sector. Jon is also the author of Making Bank with Photography: 10 principles that changed my life.

You can engage Jon here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/highend/

Book - https://tgwlink.net/jon_book

Website - https://highendheadshots.com/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Feb 07, 202425:11
Ep155: Will Manel

Ep155: Will Manel

Today's guest is Will Manel. He is Competitive Strategy Director at Peraton and a graduate of the ACT-IAC Voyagers Leadership Development Program in 2021.


You can engage Will here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmanel/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jan 31, 202421:32
Ep154: Kristy Huang

Ep154: Kristy Huang

Today's guest is Kristy Haung. She is the Business Development Manager at ABS Group, former President of AFCEA Bethesda Emerging Leaders, AFCEA 40 under 40 recipient, an ACT-IAC Associates Graduate and currently in the ACT-IAC Voyagers Program for 2024. You can engage Kristy here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristine-huang/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jan 24, 202424:05
Ep153: Jen Jensen

Ep153: Jen Jensen

Today's guest is Jen Jensen. She is a Partner at Applied Technology Solutions LLC. Jen and I met when we worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation and have stayed connected ever since.


You can engage Jen here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenwagoner/

Website - https://www.appliedtechsolutions.io/

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jan 17, 202425:25
Ep152: Janet Stevens

Ep152: Janet Stevens

Today's guest is Janet Stevens. She is the Chief Talent Management Officer in the Office of Management at the Food Safety Inspection Service within the USDA. Janet has had a prolific career at FSIS as an Assistant Administrator for Analysis and risk management, acting Chief Data Officer, as the chief risk officer, and as the Chief Information Officer.


You can engage Janet here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-s-876b0013/

Website - https://www.fsis.usda.gov/careers


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jan 10, 202428:04
Ep151: Jessica Price

Ep151: Jessica Price

Today's guest is Jessica Price. She is Director of Customer Success at NuAxis Innovations. Jessica is on the Emerging Leaders Board at AFCEA Bethesda and was in the ACT-IAC Voyager class of 2020. It is through ACT-IAC that Jessica and I met. You can engage Jessica here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaprice1/ Website - https://nuaxis.com/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jan 03, 202419:39
Ep150: Richard Harbridge

Ep150: Richard Harbridge

Today's guest is Richard Harbridge. He is the Chief Technology Officer at 2toLead and he has been a trusted technology advisor for many businesses. Richard is also a Microsoft MVP for Microsoft 365 and a speaker for conferences, webinars, and user groups and all-around knowledgeable individual.


You can engage Richard here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rharbridge/

Website - https://www.2tolead.com/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Dec 20, 202335:15
Ep149: Keith Atherton

Ep149: Keith Atherton

Today's guest is Keith Atherton. He is a Senior Developer at Quorum, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Keith is a Microsoft MVP for Business Applications, a published LinkedIn instructor, a Power Apps Community Super User, public speaker, host of the On Air in the Cloud podcast, a blogger, and mentor. Keith has over 20 years of international experience as a developer and architect within the finance, manufacturing, retail, and game development sectors.


You can engage Keith here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-atherton/

Website - http://linktr.ee/keithatherton


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Dec 13, 202331:44
Ep148: Tahirah Finley

Ep148: Tahirah Finley

Today's guest is Tahirah Finley. She is a Program Manager for Capital Planning and Investment at the U.S. Coast Guard. Tahirah and I worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation where we got to know each other pretty well.


You can engage Tahirah here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahirah-finley-35056b97/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Dec 06, 202317:19
Ep147: Sarah Hughes

Ep147: Sarah Hughes

Today's guest is Sarah Hughes. She is the Manager of Professional Development at the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council, better known as ACT-IAC. Sarah and I work together on the Associates Leadership Development program for early career federal and industry professionals.


You can engage Sarah here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-hughes-2418abb/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Nov 29, 202323:59
Ep145: Alyssa Blackburn

Ep145: Alyssa Blackburn

Today's guest is Alyssa Blackburn. She is the Director of Information Management at AvePoint. Alyssa speaks on a variety of topics in the records, records management, information governance, and the information lifecycle.


You can engage Alyssa here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssa-blackburn-62344226/

AvePoint Jobs - https://www.avepoint.com/about/careers (** Don't forget to mention Alyssa as a referral!)


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Nov 15, 202340:28
Ep144: Richard Klemmer

Ep144: Richard Klemmer

Today's guest is Richard Klemmer. He is the President and Co-Founder of Black Box Strategies, which provides advice to organizations on strategic planning, account management, business development, and opportunity assessment and response. He is a former government and industry executive with extensive experience in government technology and strategy consulting. Richard is also a board member for the non-profit, Closing the Gap Year.


You can engage Richard here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-klemmer/

Non-Profit - https://www.closingthegapyear.org/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Nov 08, 202326:05
Ep143: Edward Williams

Ep143: Edward Williams

Today's guest is Edward Williams. He is a Senior Power Platform Developer at Andworx. Edward has served over 20 years in the Maryland Army National Guard.


You can engage Edward here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-williams-3b647641/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Nov 01, 202333:46
Ep142: Sam Ziman

Ep142: Sam Ziman

Today's guest is Sam Ziman. He is a Strategic Account Executive at Global CI, he is in his second year as a board member for AFCEA Bethesda Emerging Leaders, and a graduate of the ACT-IAC Associates program in 2023, which is where we first met.


You can engage Sam here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-ziman-891b55b6/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Oct 25, 202327:01
Ep141: Ace Kazkayasi

Ep141: Ace Kazkayasi

Today's guest is Ace Kazkayasi. She is a narrative writer and director and was a BIPOC TV and Film 2023 delegate.


You can engage Ace here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ace-kazkayasi-1020641b5/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Oct 18, 202316:02
Ep140: Sam Valme

Ep140: Sam Valme

Today's guest is Sam Valme. He is the Senior Director for U.S. Channel Sales within the MSP Team at AvePoint, which is focused on optimizing SaaS operations and enabling secure collaboration. Sam and I have known each other for quite a few years within the Microsoft and AvePoint tech space.

You can engage Sam here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samvalmejr/

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Oct 11, 202335:12
Ep139: Louise Van Der Bijl

Ep139: Louise Van Der Bijl

Today's guest is Louise Van Der Bill (Bijl). She is a UI and Web Specialist at Pure UI, which is her own consulting firm focused on user interfaces from WordPress to SharePoint to Custom Apps.


You can engage Louise here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisevdb/

Website - https://www.pure-ui.co.za/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Oct 04, 202317:59
Ep138: Rob Turman

Ep138: Rob Turman

Today's guest is Rob Turman. He is the Director of Consulting Services at CGI Federal. His main focus is connecting CGI experts with the Department of State stakeholders to bring them smart solutions that work. When I asked him what else I should include in his introduction, he highlighted his two awesome sons and amazing wife, but also that he is a HUGE fan of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Rob and I also share a passion for bourbon, which always seems to get added into our conversations.


You can engage Rob here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-turman-2613721a/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Sep 27, 202327:20
Ep137: Venkat Kodumudi

Ep137: Venkat Kodumudi

Today's guest is Venkat Kodomudi. He is the Chief Technology Officer at Unissant Inc and a friend for many years. We met through our mutual work with the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest.


You can engage Venkat here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kodumudi/

Website - https://unissant.us/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Sep 13, 202326:46
Ep136: Dan Moore

Ep136: Dan Moore

Today's guest is Dan Moore. He is the head of Devrel at FusionAuth and the author of "Letters To A New Developer", which is subtitled, What I Wish I Had Known When Starting My Development Career.


Episode 136 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1C1q-o6DtPU


You can engage Dan here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mooreds/

Website - https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/

Book - https://www.amazon.com/Letters-New-Developer-Starting-Development-ebook/dp/B08FD7DG943

Substack - https://ciamweekly.substack.com


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Sep 06, 202336:02
Ep135: David Hemmat

Ep135: David Hemmat

Today's guest is David Hemmat. David is the founder and CEO at Blue Coding, a software development firm focused on nearshore development in Latin America. He started his career as a telecom engineer, transitioned to software development and later became an entrepreneur. Aside from running Blue Coding, David teaches Innovation for Entrepreneurship at Barna Management School, where he got his MBA. In his free time, he enjoys riding motorcycles and Brazilian jiujitsu.


You can engage David here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhemmat/

Website - https://www.bluecoding.com/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Aug 30, 202331:46
Ep134: Erika Flora

Ep134: Erika Flora

Today's guest is Erika Flora. She is the CEO of Beyond20, a woman-owned IT consulting and training company on a mission to Change Work Life. Erika is lead editor and co-author of the ITIL 4 book, Digital and IT Strategy and a longtime executive and coach. She is also a fierce advocate for opening doors to women and minorities in STEM.


You can engage Erika here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eflora/

Website - https://www.beyond20.com/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Aug 23, 202325:27
Ep133: Jeff Kramer

Ep133: Jeff Kramer

Today's guest is Jeff Kramer. He is the Vice President for DHS Portfolio at Karsun Solutions. Jeff and I met during our journey through the ACT-IAC Partners program in 2018.


You can engage Jeff here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-kramer-924b019/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes


Aug 16, 202328:30
Ep132: Haris Jaliawala

Ep132: Haris Jaliawala

Today's guest is Haris Jaliawala. He is a Senior Product Manager at Vivante Health where he is interested in the intersection between technology and business, especially in how it can be leveraged for large scale problem solving. Haris started Angel Investing to learn more about how funding works.


You can engage Haris here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harisjaliawala/

Polywork - https://www.polywork.com/haris_ja

Website - https://www.harisjaliawala.com/liawala


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Aug 09, 202327:47
Ep131: Rachel Irabor

Ep131: Rachel Irabor

Today's guest is Rachel Irabor. She is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Developer, she's a Power Platform Advocate, the host of A Girl in Love with Tech Podcast, and she posts YouTube content on a variety of Microsoft topics, especially on the Power Platform.

You can engage Rachel here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelirabor/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Richie4love


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Aug 02, 202316:24
Ep130: Lauren Maffeo

Ep130: Lauren Maffeo

Today's guest is Lauren Maffeo. She the author of "Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up" through The Pragmatic Programmers, she is a Service Designer at Steampunk (which is a human-centered design firm serving the federal government), the Founding editor of Springer's AI and Ethics journal, and an Adjunct Lecturer of Interactive Design at The George Washington University. On top of that, Lauren is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, which is where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions.


You can engage Lauren here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenmaffeo/

Polywork - https://www.polywork.com/lauren_maffeo

Book - https://pragprog.com/titles/lmmlops/designing-data-governance-from-the-ground-up/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jul 26, 202333:32
Ep129: Nick Hayden

Ep129: Nick Hayden

Today's guest is Nick Hayden. His consulting firm, Alderman Hayden, helps eCommerce companies build resilient websites. Nick also has the Codercise YouTube Channel with content on being the best engineering manager you can be.


You can engage Nick here:

Website - https://aldermanhayden.com/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@CoderciseYT

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhayden-au/

Polywork - https://www.polywork.com/nick_hayden


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jul 19, 202328:16
Ep128: Kevin Skolnik

Ep128: Kevin Skolnik

Today's guest is Kevin Skolnik. He is a Product Manager at Capitol One, former Peace Corp, and we both worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation for about two years.

This is a two-part episode so go listen to episode 127 for the beginning of Kevin's story.


You can engage Kevin here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinskolnik/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jul 12, 202341:29
Ep 127: Kevin Skolnik

Ep 127: Kevin Skolnik

Today's guest is Kevin Skolnik. He is a Product Manager at Capitol One, former Peace Corp, and we both worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation for about two years.


You can engage Kevin here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinskolnik/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jul 05, 202341:57
Ep126: Maciek Palmowski

Ep126: Maciek Palmowski

Today's guest is Maciek Palmowski. He is a Development Advocate Analyst at Kinsta, helping to create and maintain contact with developers. Beyond work, Maciek hosts a Code and Coffee show and finds interesting news for his newsletter.


You can engage Maciek here:

https://www.polywork.com/palmiak

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciejpalmowski/

https://codeandcoffeeshow.dev/

https://wpowls.co/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jun 28, 202335:08
Ep125: Michael Fasanello

Ep125: Michael Fasanello

Today's guest is Michael Fasanello. He is the Crypto Compliance Officer at AnChain.AI and spent 10 years working within the public sector with the Department of Treasury and the Department of Justice.


You can engage Michael here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bl0ckchain/

https://www.anchain.ai/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jun 22, 202327:47
Ep124: Jackie French

Ep124: Jackie French

Today's guest is Jackie French. She just launched DAWN Cyber, which is an early-stage startup focused on helping organizations protect their employees, intellectual property, and infrastructure.


Episode 124 on YouTube: https://buff.ly/43YsqPj


You can engage Jackie here:

https://buff.ly/43YiWUk

https://buff.ly/45WNtDT


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://buff.ly/3DGrtAz


List of past episodes: https://buff.ly/3Yw0Aaf

Jun 14, 202329:11
Ep123: Jay Rosenthal

Ep123: Jay Rosenthal

Today's guest is Jay Rosenthal. He is the founder of CPSprotect Consulting Services, which is a first of its kind consulting firm helping families across the United States prepare for and navigate Child Protective Services investigations.

You can engage Jay here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-m-rosenthal-ba44b866/

https://www.polywork.com/jay_rosenthal

https://cpsprotect.com/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Jun 07, 202335:59
Ep122: Lisa Wetzel

Ep122: Lisa Wetzel

Today's guest is Lisa Wetzel. She is the President of Vikint Inc, which is a professional services and consulting company focused on business process efficiency through creative solutions and techniques.


You can engage Lisa here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-wetzel-mhr-6b88a62b/

https://vikint.com/

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

May 31, 202326:41
Ep121: Nick Shrimankar

Ep121: Nick Shrimankar

Today's guest is Nick Shrimankar. He is the Founder of Elasticity LLC, an IT Services and Consulting firm located in the Washington DC area. Nick have gotten know each other over the last few years through a variety of networking organizations and events.


You can engage Nick here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhavalshrimankar/

https://elasticityllc.com/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

May 24, 202349:39
Ep120: Brian Wilson

Ep120: Brian Wilson

Today's guest is Brian Wilson. He is an Organizational Change Manager at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He is also the CEO and Founder of the Founder both Brian Adrian Photography and Tonkyman Productions LLC.


You can engage Brian here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianadrian85/

http://photographicbrian.com

https://www.tonkyman.com/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

May 17, 202334:43
Ep119: Nick Hodges

Ep119: Nick Hodges

Today's guest is Nick Hodges. He is a Developer Advocate at 1Password, an author of three books about the Delphi programming language, and he continues to write on a variety of topics.


You can engage Nick here:

https://nickhodges.substack.com/

https://nickhodges.medium.com/

https://www.nickhodges.com/

https://www.polywork.com/nickhodges

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhodges/


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu


List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

May 10, 202333:18
Ep118: Evelyn Lee

Ep118: Evelyn Lee

Today's guest is Evelyn Lee. She is the Head of Workplace Strategy and Innovation at Slack. She is also the Founder of Practice of Architecture, which I am looking forward to learning about. Evelyn is also a co-host of the Practice Disrupted podcast.

You can engage Evelyn here:

https://practiceofarchitecture.com/

https://www.polywork.com/evelyn_lee

https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynlee/

https://evelynlee.com/

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

May 03, 202329:39
Ep117: Ben Tobin

Ep117: Ben Tobin

Today's guest is Ben Tobin. He is a Tech Career Coach at Ben Tobin Coaching and formerly worked at Amazon as a Software Development Manager.


You can engage Ben here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tobin-11351210/

https://www.polywork.com/ben_tobin


The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Apr 26, 202335:10