The Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast

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The Imposter Syndrome Network (ISN) is a community of professionals who come together to share information and advice about jobs, roles, careers, and the journeys we all take throughout our lives as the designers, builders, fixers, investigators, explainers, and protectors of the world’s technology. The goal of the ISN podcast is to shine a light on the myriad ways people can apply their passion for technology and to encourage others to pursue their own tech-related passions, no matter what.

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Gihan Dias

Apr 22 2024 33 mins  
Today we chat with Professor Gihan Dias, who is widely regarded as the father of the Internet in Sri Lanka. He brought the Internet to his country, starting from his post-graduate studies in California, where he first encountered the technology.We dive into his career journey from setting up the first e-mail system, the Lanka Education and Research Network (LEARN), and the LK domai

Josh Snowhorn

Apr 15 2024 36 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Josh Snowhorn, the founder and CEO of Quantum Loophole, a data center company that is building the biggest data center campus in the world, with the most amount of power and fiber. Josh shares his career journey, from how skipping work to go surfing accidentally got into telecom and data center sales, to becoming a leader and innovator in the interconn

Phil McKinney

Apr 08 2024 37 mins  
Today we chat with Phil McKinney, a successful business person and innovator who has been the CTO of HP and the CEO of Cable Labs.We explore Phil’s career journey from starting as a software engineer and working on projects such as the original Mac, biometric security, and computer graphics, to leading the innovation program at HP and creating products that earned HP a spot on Fa

Doug Madory

Apr 01 2024 34 mins  
Our guest today is Doug Madory, the director of Internet analysis at Kentik.He shares his journey from being a curious kid who transcribed games from magazines to becoming a world-renowned expert in Internet measurement and data analysis.Doug explains what Internet analysis is and how he uses data to uncover the secrets and mysteries of the Internet infrastructure. He also talks ab

Stan Barber

Mar 25 2024 36 mins  
Our guest today is Stan Barber, a veteran IT professional with 40 years of experience in networking and internet technologies.He shares his journey from being a computer systems administrator at a medical college to working for various internet service providers to joining Google Fiber and beyond.From a rather non-technical background of studying biochemistry and psychology in coll

Slim Hamouda

Mar 18 2024 29 mins  
Today we chat with Slim Hamouda, a freelance network automation engineer from France who works with various clients to help them automate their network operations and workflows.We explore Slim’s career path from studying telecommunications engineering, to earning Cisco certifications, to becoming a network automation expert. He reveals some of the difficulties and rewards of work

Leslie Daigle

Mar 11 2024 33 mins  
Today we chat with Leslie Daigle, CTO at Global Cyber Alliance, where she works on addressing cyber security challenges that require collective action and coordination among different stakeholders in the internet ecosystem.We peek into Leslie’s career journey from being a computer science student to a programmer, a manager, a leader, and a collaborator in various internet-related

Doug Kay

Mar 04 2024 30 mins  
Today we chat with Doug Kay, a self-branded security-minded network engineer with past roles at multiple networking companies.We tackle Doug's career journey from starting as a Novell and Windows administrator, to working at Juniper, Cisco, Gigamon, Nokia, and Arista, in various roles such as pre-sales, post-sales, and government contractor. He shares some of the challenges an

Maxie Reynolds

Feb 26 2024 33 mins  
Today we chat with Maxie Reynolds, a former underwater robotics pilot, cybersecurity expert, and founder of Subsea Cloud.We cover Maxie’s diverse and adventurous career path, from working offshore in oil and gas to studying computer science and cybersecurity, to starting her own company that combines her passions for the ocean and technology.Maxie explains the concept and benefit

Sagi Brody

Feb 19 2024 27 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Sagi Brody, co-founder and CTO of Webair, the predecessor of the current Opti Tech.Sagi talks about his over 20 years of IT experience and his journey from starting Webair in the late 90s, and how it grew to the point where it evolved to today’s Opti.We talk about Sagi’s current projects, his role as a consultant, and how he overcame his imposter s