Category: Podcast

  • The CIO Approach with Todd Loiselle of National Food Group – IT in the D 510

    The CIO Approach with Todd Loiselle of National Food Group – IT in the D 510

    Todd Loiselle, CIO of National Food Group joins Bob and Randy to talk about how he became a CIO. Todd got off to a rocky start—he had problems in school and then he had a rough first job. But then he found success and was approached to be a CIO. Todd tells us his approach…

  • From Corporate Life to B2b Social Media with Syya Yasotornrat – IT in the D 509

    From Corporate Life to B2b Social Media with Syya Yasotornrat – IT in the D 509

    In this episode Bob and Randy are joined by Syya Yasotornrat, founder of Brilliant Beam Media. Syya shares her journey of leaving a cushy corporate job at Hewlett Packard to venture into the world of recorded audio and video. She talks about the challenges and lessons learned from starting her podcast studio business, splitting with…

  • DevOps Detroit with Umelo Onyejiaka – IT in the D 508

    DevOps Detroit with Umelo Onyejiaka – IT in the D 508

    In this week’s episode, Bob and Randy talk to Umelo Onyejiaka who runs DevOps Detroit, a meetup for folks who work in or who are interested in DevOps. They discuss networking events, the importance of community in tech, and Umelo’s journey from a finance and accounting background into cloud engineering. Umelo shares insights on DevOps,…

  • DUHTROIT with Justice Oshiyoye – IT in the D 507

    DUHTROIT with Justice Oshiyoye – IT in the D 507

    Bob and Randy talked to Justice Oshiyoye about his project DUHTROIT. DUHTROIT is a magazine featuring local creatives. The first issue (of many, hopefully), features the stunning artwork of seven photographers. We also talked to Justice about his favorite Detroit coney spot, and the other work he’s doing. Crux Foundation Detroit supports minorities in outdoor…

  • Flash Gordon’s Sam J. Jones – IT in the D 506

    Flash Gordon’s Sam J. Jones – IT in the D 506

    This episode is quite literally the top of my mountain, my crown jewel moment, the summary of every podcast and every Comic Con I have attended. At the Great Lakes Comic-Con, I got to spend the entire weekend with Sam J. Jones himself, better known as Flash Gordon, Quarterback, NY Jets and Savior of the Universe.  Growing up, Flash Gordon…

  • Penguicon – IT in the D 505

    Penguicon – IT in the D 505

    This week, Bob chatted with James, Norm, and Heidi from Penguicon. The discussion covers an introduction of Penguicon—an open-source and sci-fi (and more!) convention, favorite memories from Penguicons past (the ’80s parties we hosted kicked ass!), and what’s coming up for Penguicon. Unfortunately, there will not be a Penguicon 2025. Instead, there will be a…