A Geek Leader Podcast

August 26, 2022

AGL 274: Jim Jachetta

About Jim Jim Jachetta is the driving force behind VidOvation’s world-class technology that makes the “impossible” and “never been done before” a viable solution within your daily business operations. Using modern, easy to support technology, Jim and the talented VidOvation team creatively design, implement, and support wireless, cellular, IPTV, video over IP, and fiber optics installations that meet your organization’s business goals and at a price point that fits any size, scope, and budget. Today We Talked About Jim’s background VidOvation IP TV Broadcast Technology Hiring post COVID Sales Security Multi-cast Networks Connect with Jim Twitter LinkedIn Website I hope […]

August 22, 2022

AGL 273: The 4 Day Workweek with Nicole Stanton

About Nicole Nicole is a passionate design leader who thrives on finding user-centered solutions to complex problems. Her leadership provides figurative (and sometimes actual) glue for creative collaboration. Working at Uplevel, her team creates product solutions to be simple, functional, and beautifully designed. With a BFA in Design from Cornish College of the Arts, she has 20 years of experience in digital advertising and marketing as well as product design. Nicole has led teams to create award-winning work for advertising agencies, in-house design departments, boutique design studios, and start-ups. She’s based in Seattle with her partner and is kept very […]

August 12, 2022

AGL 272: Storytelling with Katie Burkhart

About Katie Katie Burkhart puts a point on business. She’s the mastermind behind MatterLogic™, the simple system for running a purpose-driven business, and has quickly become one of the go-to experts in the space. She’s also a serial entrepreneur building the Matter ecosystem, including Matter 7 and MatterPulse. Defining matter as worth the time, these companies deliver critical focus, perspective, and alignment while distilling the big picture into pointed actions. Katie speaks worldwide as a keynote speaker, podcast guest, and workshop facilitator. She’s an Entrepreneur contributor, and her work has been published in The Startup, UX Collective, and Boston Content. […]

August 9, 2022

AGL 271: Data Virtualization with Robert Cooke

About Robert Robert Cooke is the Founder and Principal Architect at 3Forge, a New York-based provider of data virtualization and visualization technology. Before starting 3Forge, Robert served in senior-level positions at Tier One banks JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns and the dark pool Liquidnet. Robert has an unmatched passion for all things computer science. With over 100,000 hours of software development, his mesmerizing array of accomplishments include the creation of the distributed columnar SQL live-view database, elastic messaging platform, low latency webserver, Cross-language Compiler, web-integrated IDE, remote-debugger, and real-time dashboarding/visualization suite. These are all packaged under the 3Forge platform, a […]

August 1, 2022

AGL 270: Stuck! with Dr. Victoria Grady

About Victoria Dr. Victoria M Grady is the Academic Director of the MSM Graduate Program and Associate Professor of Management/Organizational Behavior in the School of Business at George Mason University. Victoria is also the Professor in Residence for the Healthcare People and Change Practice for FORVIS based out of Charlotte, NC. Victoria’s research portfolio focuses on the behavioral implications of organizations introducing and implementing organizational change—her unique emphasis is the role of Attachment Behavior and Transitional Objects within the change process. Victoria’s consulting practice includes work with United States Federal Government Agencies, Private and Public Healthcare Organizations in the United States […]

July 26, 2022

AGL 269: Security Culture with Perry Carpenter

About Perry PERRY CARPENTER, C|CISO, MSIA, currently serves as chief evangelist and strategy officer for KnowBe4, the world’s most popular security awareness and simulated phishing platform. A recognized thought leader on security awareness and the human factors of security, he’s provided security consulting and advisory services for the world’s best-known brands. His previous book, Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors, quickly gained a reputation as the go-to guide for security awareness professionals worldwide, and, in 2021, he was inducted into the Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame. He’s the creator and host of the popular 8th Layer Insights podcast and co-author of the […]