IT Career Energizer

Sep 09 2024 359 ep. 24 mins 471
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IT Career Energizer is a weekly podcast hosted by technology consultant Phil Burgess. If you’re looking to advance your career in tech, learn from over 300 industry professionals and experts about their career experiences and career development advice. Listen in to add to your skillset and invest in your own tech career success.

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357: Being a Developer Advocate at ServiceNow with Chuck Tomasi

Sep 09 2024 35 mins  
Chuck Tomasi is a Developer Advocate at ServiceNow. He loves to share what he has learned with the developer community through blogs, videos, live streams, podcasts and books. Top 3 Career Tips 1. The best time to make mistakes is early in your career. 2. You need to learn how to deal with senior management. 3. Invest in building and developing relationships. Subscrib

356: You Need to Think Like Your Boss with Zhuoyue Wang

Sep 02 2024 18 mins  
Zhuoyue Wang is a senior software engineer on the space management team at Oracle. He’s the team lead for memory management in the database kernel. Top 3 Career Tips 1. Identify your strengths and interests. Find your unique position within the industry. Distinguish yourself from others. Enable people to remember you because of your characteristics and expertise. 2. Th

355: You Need to Develop a Strong Work Ethic with Opemipo Disu

Aug 26 2024 19 mins  
Opemipo Disu is an 18-year-old Developer Advocate, keynote speaker who has been featured in several publications. He aims to empower 500,000 developers through his keynote talks and tutorials, and has already spoken at 100+ tech conferences. Top 3 Career Tips 1. Develop a strong work ethic. By doing so you will get noticed and make sure that people are aware of your achieveme

354: How to Keep Doing the Fun Stuff with Michael Frew

Aug 19 2024 27 mins  
Michael Frew is a technology veteran with 20+ years of experience. He now acquires 6 and 7 figure software and SaaS companies that generate him a 7-figure pre-tax annual income. Top 3 Career Tips 1. There is always the opportunity to acquire a business rather than start a new business. You can acquire an existing business from an entrepreneur when they’re looking to move on

353: Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough for a Successful Career in Tech with Dr. Kyle Elliott

Aug 12 2024 22 mins  
Dr. Kyle Elliott is confidant to many of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. He is a tech career coach, interview coach and job search expert. Kyle's Top 3 Career Tips 1. Consistency is important. You need to put in the hard work. Spend time putting in effort and don’t look for a quick trick or shortcut to success. Be strategic and intentional on what you work on. 2. Li

352: Be Bold, Be Brave and Go with Your Heart with Al Kingsley

Aug 05 2024 31 mins  
Al Kingsley has almost 30 years’ experience in educational technology and digital safeguarding, with a passion for education. He’s the CEO of EdTech company, NetSupport, and an EdTech author. Al's Top 3 Career Tips 1. You are born with two eyes, two ears and one mouth. You should use them in appropriate proportions. You don’t need to be the first person to speak to p

351: Educate Develop Innovate and Inspire with Caroline Bedford

Apr 29 2023 30 mins  
In this week’s show, Phil talks to Caroline Bedford, the founder and creator of Digital Minds, an award-winning innovation programme. Her forte is embedding design thinking, future-focused skills and a creative mindset within traditional roles in the insurance and corporate tech worlds. Using her 30+ years of technology and specialty insurance experience, she brings to life dis

350: You Should Always Negotiate Your Salary Offer with Brandon Bramley

Apr 23 2023 31 mins  
In this week’s show, Phil talks to Brandon Bramley, the founder of The Salary Negotiator. Brandon provides professional job offer and salary negotiation coaching to help IT professionals navigate the job offer negotiation process confidently and earn higher compensation. He’s coached clients through hundreds of salary negotiations with companies ranging in size from small bus

349: Invest In Communication and Be An Optimist with James Malley

Oct 24 2022 25 mins  
In this week’s show, Phil talks to James Malley, the CEO and Co-Founder of Paccurate. He has been working in the logistics tech space since 2009 and has helped create a variety of enterprise shipping technology. He spearheaded the design of an award-winning multi-carrier TMS (Transportation Management Software) and since 2015, he’s been evangelizing the use of AI to achieve cos

348: Build Your Skill Set and Have Patience with Luke Switkowski

Aug 28 2022 24 mins  
In this week’s show, Phil talks to Luke Switkowski, the CEO and cofounder of Kognitiv, a company that provides Workday consultancy and professional services. He has been working with Workday for more than a decade and developed an on-demand services model supporting Workday clients. Luke talks about why skill sets are at the heart of every IT career. He also discusses the value o