Category: Podcast

This week, we got to chat with Jeff Ginn and Bryce Levin with Slalom Build. (Disclaimer: Bob works at Slalom, but in a completely different division.) We chatted about a day in the life as a developer, having empathy as a leader, building a team, and—most importantly—they are hiring. Check out the Detroit openings. Then got into some fun stuff: Jeff built…

Matt Turner joined us to talk about recruiting, job-seeking, what to put in a resume, how often to switch jobs, and the Great Resignation.

This week, we got to chat with long time offender, Michelle Gilbert, the VP of PR from Comcast. We always like talking to her about the ways Comcast is giving back to the community. One is Internet Essentials, which offers home broadband for $9.95 a month.  If you don’t qualify for that, the Affordable Connectivity Program might suit you,…

This week, we were super lucky to get a chance to talk with serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, host of the Mentoring Millions podcast, and personal brand expert Nick Cavuoto. We talked about creating personal brands, staying relevant in social media, what not to do in social media, retaining talent, and finding mavericks in your organization. The…

This week, we chatted with longtime friend Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems. We immediately dove into how he grew his Youtube channel to over 250,000 subscribers, how he navigates their algorithm, and what happens if he doesn’t post content consistently. Tom is well versed in open source tools most of us aren’t familiar with. He…

This week, we chatted with long time friend of the program, Jer Staes of Daily Detroit. Jer and his team have been recording a daily podcast for the past 3 years, and have close to 1,000 episodes. Jer is one of the most knowledgeable people I know regarding the City of Detroit, the food scene,…