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The IT Kit Podcast

The IT Kit Podcast

By IT Kit / askSpoke

Over the past few years, modern IT needs have driven innovation in tools and systems for every fast-growing company. Modern IT is now central for efficiency, innovation, and growth. This is why we at askSpoke in partnership with Greylock are introducing a series on Modern IT Leaders.
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ITKit #10: Lauren Tibbs, KeepTruckin

The IT Kit PodcastMay 11, 2020

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ITKit #10: Lauren Tibbs, KeepTruckin
May 11, 202033:15
The 15 Minute Problem: An MVP in the Valley of Despair

The 15 Minute Problem: An MVP in the Valley of Despair

Here's a hypothetical (that isn't hypothetical for any of us): you join a company, roll your sleeves up to breathe new life into their IT, annnnd someone hands you a business-critical compliance deadline. You have no MDM. You have no anti-virus selected. You've got... a greenfield. @#%$!

James Tommey, Director of IT at Disco uses his years of IT experience in greenfield and growing organizations to walk us through what to tackle first, evaluating time, effort, and responsibility under deadline pressure, and how to break down a behemoth project into the minimum viable product.

Apr 20, 202014:47
The 15 Minute Problem: How to Manage Your Stack... of Computers
Apr 11, 202014:53
IT Kit #9: The Panel One

IT Kit #9: The Panel One

ITKit is back and kicking off Women’s History Month with a special episode. Listen in to Erin Merchant, askSpoke, Ashley Owens and Rosanna Schaefer of Fleetsmith, Freda Kreitzer, Facebook, and Kerry Buckley, of Greylock Partners' virtual panel on always trending topics: security culture, humanist IT and human-centric design, self-care and combating burnout in the profession, and their desire to empower their customer. There was wine. They kept it professional.

Mar 23, 202040:50
IT Kit: Quick Update, We're Back!

IT Kit: Quick Update, We're Back!

👋New things to come. Literally. Right after this. Tune in!

Mar 23, 202000:46
IT Kit Podcast #8 - Manuel Bernal, Greylock Partners

IT Kit Podcast #8 - Manuel Bernal, Greylock Partners

For episode 8 we are taking some time to address feedback from our listeners and changing things up from our normal episode format. We realize past episodes have introduced you to several leaders in the IT space, but haven’t properly introduced you to our very own co-host. In this episode Tim Burke returns to interview our co-host, Manuel Bernal, Head of Technology at Greylock,  and sit down for an open dialogue on Manuel’s career, the path he took to get into technology, how his interest in tech led to a career in IT, some of the jobs he had along the way and where he’s at now in a Head of Technology role at Greylock.

Nov 01, 201946:18
IT Kit #7 - Kyle DuBose, Brandless
Sep 17, 201942:46
IT Kit #6 - Ryan Bacon, JumpCloud

IT Kit #6 - Ryan Bacon, JumpCloud

Tim Burke is back as host, and sits down with Ryan Bacon, IT Support Engineer at JumpCloud. Ryan has led IT at the Directory-as-a-service company for the last year-and-a-half, and beforehand spent time at the Larimer Human Society and Google. Tim and Ryan chat about their first computers, the importance of asking “why”, how to scale an IT team alongside a company, and their most difficult customers (and it’s not who you’d think). You won’t want to miss this one!

To learn more about JumpCloud's Directory-as-a-Service®, visit jumpcloud.com.

Sep 10, 201947:01
Women of IT #1 - Sarah McDowell, ASAPP

Women of IT #1 - Sarah McDowell, ASAPP

We're excited to publish the first episode of our new series celebrating influential women in the IT industry. For this episode, we welcome Sarah McDowell, Senior Manager Enterprise Engineering at ASAPP in New York. Sarah has 10 years of experience in IT across several different verticals. Listen as host Susan Tran, head of Customer Success at Spoke, talks to Sarah about how she got started, her various experiences in the industry, and what it's like to be a woman in IT. 

Aug 27, 201926:52
IT Kit #5 — Tony Saldanha, Transformant
Aug 12, 201954:23
IT Kit #4 — Don Pawlowski, University Tees

IT Kit #4 — Don Pawlowski, University Tees

In our fourth episode, guest host Tim Burke, IT Evangelist at Spoke, has a great chat with Don Pawlowski, CTO of University Tees. Tim and Don discuss IT automation, Don’s relationship as CTO with senior leadership at UTees, how to hire an effective team, deadlines (and why Don hates them), and a lot more. You won’t want to miss this one! 

Jul 22, 201956:09
IT Kit #3 — Dana Stocking & Erin Merchant, Envoy

IT Kit #3 — Dana Stocking & Erin Merchant, Envoy

In our third episode, Greylock Partners Head of Technology Manuel Bernal sits down with Dana Stocking and Erin Merchant of Envoy. Envoy is a visitor management software for the modern workplace, and is used by thousands of companies across the world. Dana is a Workplace Technology Manager and Erin is an IT Success Manager at the San Francisco-based startup. Listen as the three discuss how Envoy stays on the cutting edge of IT, what IT means to them, the importance of diversity in IT, and much more. 

Jun 26, 201945:37
IT Kit #2 — Shawn Carney, Etsy

IT Kit #2 — Shawn Carney, Etsy

In our second episode of the IT Kit Podcast, our host Manuel Bernal, Head of Technology at Greylock Partners, sits down with Shawn Carney, the Director of IT at Etsy. Listen as Manuel and Shawn chat about the shifting goals and needs of a modern IT team, what Shawn is working on at Etsy, how to prioritize projects in dynamic business environments, and more.

Jun 12, 201930:31
IT Kit #1 — Ryan Seit, Casper

IT Kit #1 — Ryan Seit, Casper

Over the past few years, modern IT needs have driven innovation in tools and systems for every fast-growing company. Modern IT is now central for efficiency, innovation, and growth. This is why we at Spoke are introducing a series on Modern IT Leaders. In this inaugural podcast our host Manuel Bernal, Head of Technology at Greylock Partners discusses modern IT trends and challenges with our first guest Ryan Seit, Director of IT at Casper.
May 08, 201936:22