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Lauren Isaacson and Clark Sell discuss research on THAT.live July 20th, 2020

Clark Sell Speaks with Guy Royse about graph databases on THAT.live. Video available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJt2hmoKAqM

Clark Sell Speaks with Jon Robinson on THAT.live. Video available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx6AMaJ0tXk

Clark Sell Speaks with AJ Armstrong on THAT.live. Videos available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrftfXq1gqOvWJNuvUnmNoQ

Christopher Ebbert and Clark Sell on May 16, 2020 discuss all kinds of different tech and setups. 

Mike Brennan and Clark Sell on June 17, 2020

Colin Lord and Clark Sell on June 8, 2020

Micah and Clark discuss security

Rachel Krause and Clark Sell talk on THAT.live, June 10, 2020.

Arthur Kay and Clark Sell on May 20, 2020 Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://that.live

Mike Wales and Clark Sell on May 18, 2020 Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://that.live

Is it really possible to make a major career change today when you have a family and a pile of bills that need to be paid? This week on #AskTHAT we explore how Adam reinvented his career in just under two years. Adam is a Web App Developer with 2 years experience. Fullstack. Interested in shiny frontend ( ES6, TS, React, Vue ) and finding meaning in data ( Python, D3, MySQL ). Embrace devops philosophy ( BASH, Ansible, Docker ). Enjoying what I do for a living on a daily basis for the first time ever. You’ll find Adam at: Websites - adam.harpur.io Twitter - https://twitter.com/harps116 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-harpur/ Github - https://github.com/harps116 You can find Clark at: THAT Conference - https://www.thatconference.com THAT Conference on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thatconference Clark Sell - http://unspecified.io Clark Sell on Twitter - https://twitter.com/csell5

Clark and Brandon muse about the new Microsoft and how their developer advocate program is here to help us be awesome. Somewhere in the middle of things we took a left turn and started talking about mobile development and the upcoming fall releases.   Brandon works as a Developer Advocate at Microsoft. Specializing in mobile app development, Brandon works closely with the developer community and help fellow mobile app developers make 5-star apps. An avid mobile app developer, Brandon loves to code and has contributed to and published countless apps!   Links from today’s show: Microsoft Advocates - https://developer.microsoft.com/advocates/index.html/?WT.mc_id=AskTHAT-youtube-bramin Xamarin Documentation - https://docs.microsoft.com/xamarin/?WT.mc_id=AskTHAT-youtube-bramin Where is Brandon next - https://www.codetraveler.io/speaking/   You’ll Brandon at: www.codetraveler.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCodeTraveler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-minnick/ Github: https://github.com/brminnick   You can find Clark at: THAT Conference - https://www.thatconference.com THAT Conference on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thatconference Clark Sell - http://unspecified.io Clark Sell on Twitter - https://twitter.com/csell5   #AskTHAT #THATConference  #Microsoft #Mobile

Live from THAT Conference 2018, Clark Sell @csell5 sits down with Chris Meyer @admirethemeyer the Head of Developer Experience at Misty Robotics @mistyrobotics to talk about this thing called robots. Where do you even start? How do you even define what a robot is these days? What does it mean to create a robotic development platform and where might that lead us as a tech community? What about the role of AI and ethics. We dive into all that and more.   You can find more about Misty Robotics here: Website - https://www.mistyrobotics.com/ on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/mistyrobotics You’ll find Chris at: on Twitter at - https://twitter.com/admirethemeyer You'll find Clark at: THAT Conference - https://www.thatconference.com THAT Conference on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thatconference Clark Sell - http://unspecified.io Clark Sell on Twitter - https://twitter.com/csell5   #AskTHAT #THATConference  #Robotics #MistRobotics

Clark Sell @csell5 sits down with Ross Larson @rosslarsonwi software developer at WTS Paradigm to talk about Google’s Go (Golang). Live at #THATConference 2018, Ross and Clark start with exploring what Golang is, how Ross got started with Golang, and why we might want to paying attention to it.   More about Golang: https://golang.org/ https://godoc.org/   Ross’s Bio: Ross became a software developer through the nontraditional path of obtaining a double major in Psychology and French from Luther College. He later obtained a software development degree from Fox Valley Technical College.  He works as a Software Developer for WTS Paradigm in Middleton, WI.  He is a veteran of several hackathons, barcamps, and startup weekends.  He enjoys retro video games, board games, the NFL Draft, creating obscure fantasy leagues, and making charts.  You can find Ross at: on Twitter at - https://twitter.com/rosslarsonWI Github at - https://leagify.github.io/ You can find Clark at: THAT Conference - https://www.thatconference.com THAT Conference on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thatconference Clark Sell - http://unspecified.io Clark Sell on Twitter - https://twitter.com/csell5   #AskTHAT #THATConference #Go #Golang #Google #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering

Clark Sell @csell5 sits down with Brandon Satrom @brandonsatrom developer advocate at Particle live at THAT Conference 2018 to geek out on IOT. We dive into this thing called #BadgeLife talk about the new version of the #PartiBadge at THAT Conference.   Particle’s workshop at THAT Conference - https://particle-workshops.herokuapp.com/   You can find Brandon at: Brandon Satrom on Twitter - https://twitter.com/brandonsatrom Carrot Pants - http://carrotpantsstudios.com   You can find Clark at: THAT Conference - https://www.thatconference.com THAT Conference on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thatconference Clark Sell - http://unspecified.io Clark Sell on Twitter - https://twitter.com/csell5   #AskTHAT #THATConference #Particle #BadgeLife #PartiBadge

Clark Sell @csell5 sits down with Richard Campbell @richcampbell cohost of DotNetRocks live at THAT Conference 2018 to talk about, well whatever. It's the no agenda show. We explore our software community across the globe, talk about AI, and really just muse about anything which comes to mind.   You can find Richard at: Richard Campbell on Twitter - https://twitter.com/richcampbell Run As Radio - http://runasradio.com/ DotNetRocks  - https://dotnetrocks.com/ You can find Clark at: THAT Conference - https://www.thatconference.com THAT Conference on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thatconference Clark Sell - http://unspecified.io Clark Sell on Twitter - https://twitter.com/csell5   #AskTHAT #THATConference

Clark Sell @csell5 sits with Mercedes Bernard @mercedescodes founder of @DevTogetherCHI and explores how @THATConference and @DevTogetherChi can help one another.  Links from the show: DevTogetherChi - https://devtogetherchi.com DevTogetherChi Twitter https://twitter.com/DevTogetherChi/ Mercedes Bernard - http://www.mercedesbernard.com/ Mercedes Bernard Twitter - https://twitter.com/mercedescodes   THAT Conference - https://www.thatconference.com THAT Conference on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thatconference Clark Sell - http://unspecified.io Clark Sell on Twitter - https://twitter.com/csell5   #AskTHAT #THATConference

AskTHAT Live from THAT Conference 2018 - it's the uncut behind the behind the scenes with Clark and Carrie. A conversation Clark has been waiting to have for a very long time.

In this episode Clark is joined by Curtis Giveaut (@CJIBO) and Andrew Hooker (@GEEKONCOFFEE). The goal is simple, help Curtis restructure the organization to better support Product Management.  The problem? Product management is hard and most really don't even understand the intent of the role.    

In this ver. @csell5 talks to @likeOMGitsFEDAY about her relentless effort building a stronger community in Kansas City.    Jennifer is often described as a force of nature, Jennifer is a JavaScript developer, speaker, foodie, fitness geek, and community organizer most well known for her work creating innovative and highly sought-after programs for women in technology.   She is widely known for her work in the Kansas City community, and in 2013 founded Kansas City Women in Technology, a 501(c)(3) organization to help grow the number of women in technology careers in Kansas City. She built numerous coding programs from the ground up to support KCWiT's mission, including CoderDojoKC, Coding & Cupcakes, Coding & Cocktails, and the Kansas City Django Girls workshop. She has worked tirelessly to build a robust and thriving network of women in technology through creating learning, volunteering, mentoring, speaking, and leadership opportunities for the those in her community.   You can find Jennifer at: https://jenniferwadella.com/ https://twitter.com/likeOMGitsFEDAY

In this ver. @csell5 talks to @jlengstorf about this notion of “work life balance”. Look his beard fell out and that’s just wrong. Jason Lengstorf is a developer, architect, occasional designer, and frequent speaker. He’s passionate about building tools, systems, and training materials to create high-performance teams and apps. He later encourages those teams to use their newfound free time to go outside and be people and stuff. He lives in Portland, Oregon. You can find Jason at: https://lengstorf.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlengstorf/ https://facebook.com/jlengstorf https://github.com/jlengstorf htttps://twitter.com/jlengstorf Links mentioned in the show: https://gatsbyjs.com https://www.zenhub.com/ http://danger.systems/js/ https://www1.brain.fm/

In this ver. Clark talks with Chris about the current state of our web culture, accessibility on the web and well a few angle brackets. Chris DeMars is a UI developer first, UX architect always, working out of Detroit, Michigan. Chris is also an instructor, teacher assistant, and volunteer for the Ann Arbor chapter of Girl Develop It and co-organizer for the Ann Arbor Accessibility Group. Chris loves coming up with solutions for enterprise applications, which include modular CSS architectures, performance, and advocating for web accessibility. When he is not working on making the web great and inclusive you can find him writing blog posts, recording episodes of his podcast, Tales From The Script, watching horror movies, drinking the finest of beers, or in the woods of northern Michigan. You can find out more about Chris here: http://chrisdemars.com.

In this ver. @csell5 talks to @matthewmcnew about software team culture. Does the team dynamic really influence the outcome of a product?  Pro-tip, of course it does.   Matthew is a software engineer at Pivotal Labs. You can find more about Matthew here:   GitHub - https://github.com/matthewmcnew  Twitter - https://twitter.com/matthewmcnew 

In this ver. @csell5 talks to @dahlbys about code and kids. We explore the current state of computer science in schools, the effects of code.org and just riff about kids. Samantha Dahlby is a recovering software engineer with passions for public transportation, kids, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). She currently works at the New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo), a nonprofit in Cedar Rapids, as the K-12 Education Coordinator. Samantha has two young daughters, and has learned to enjoy watching them tear apart *most* things in the name of curiosity. Find Samantha at: https://twitter.com/dahlbys https://newbo.co  

In this ver. @csell5 talks to @saragibby about women. This is just the start of many conversations to come about supporting women in tech, fostering a better workplace and community. Sara has 20 years in software engineering worked across the county, different industries as employee and consultant. Once leader of a Girl Develop It chapter, now founder/facilitator of Girls Who Code club while working as Director of Engineering for Quikly.   Find Sara at: http://saragibby.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/saragibby/  https://twitter.com/saragibby 

In this ver. @csell5 talks to @faziodev about the current state of ai assistants. Really, how different are these platforms, are they even useful yet, dare we say smart? Will they ever be? Warning, mute Alexa or toilet paper will be purchased. Fazio is a Senior Software Engineer with Skyline Technologies, where he helps clients solve all kinds of problems in the web, mobile, and cloud spaces. Fazio is also an organizing committee member for Chicago Code Camp and Milwaukee Code Camp, as well as a presenter at user groups, code camps, and That Conference. Fazio has a love of all things mobile, voice assistants, JavaScript, and REST APIs. Outside of technology, he's always up for a chat about board games, video games, baseball, and late-90s metal bands. Links mentioned in the show: https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/05/duplex-ai-system-for-natural-conversation.html

In this ver. @csell5 talks with @docondev about software teams, company culture and it’s effect on delivery. Doc Norton is a software delivery professional working to make the world of software development a better place. His experience covers a wide range of development topics. Doc declares expertise in no single language or methodology and is immediately suspicious of anyone who declares such expertise. Doc writes regularly on topics related to software delivery, management, and leadership. You can find his musings at www.docondev.com, www.wearecto2.com/blog, and www.leanpub.com/escapevelocity A frequent and well rated international speaker, Doc is passionate about helping others become better developers, working with teams to improve delivery, and building great organizations. In his role at CTO2, Doc is provided opportunities to realize his passion every day. http://www.docondev.com/ http://twitter.com/docondev

In this ver. @csell5 talks to @codefoster about his boat. Jeremy and crew are taking IOT to the ocean, making his sail boat a smart boat. All you need is a little Raspberry Pi and 5v! #THATConference and #AskTHAT. Jeremy is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft in what we call the Commercial Software Engineering group, and I do a lot of presentations. I always say, the only thing I like more than writing code is talking about writing code. You’ve likely heard it said that the best way to learn is to teach, and that couldn’t be more true than with technical topics. You can find Jeremy at http://codefoster.com.

In this ver. @csell5 talks to @jackkoppa about getting involved in open source. Well really it quickly turns into talking about getting involved in open efforts. Something near and dear to #THATConference and #AskTHAT.   Jack is a Front-End Web Developer at SafeNet Consulting, who stumbled into software while studying environmental science & Chinese. Combining those three interests has led him to live in Shanghai, work on clean tech web apps, and contribute to an open-source air quality project; he's at his most excited when finding some helpful way to apply career-related skills. Though he's also pretty excited when discussing SpaceX. Currently working mostly with Angular 4+, TypeScript, Azure, and C#; dabbling in Node, React, and Next. Find Jack at: GitHub - https://github.com/jackkoppa Twitter - https://twitter.com/jackpkoppa Efforts Mentioned in Today's Show: OpenAQ - https://openaq.org OpenAQ Slack - https://openaq-slackin.herokuapp.com/ Feedbot - Slack app for informal feedback - https://github.com/SafeNetConsulting-Milwaukee/feedbot  

In this ver. @csell5 talked with @ashleydzick about UX accessibility. We’re not just talking high contrast but how can we make ourselves more accessible to one another. Oh and bootstrap. Ashley Dzick is a UX Designer hailing from Milwaukee. She works as a college lecturer at MSOE and as a UX consultant with companies of all sizes. . Before consulting and UX, she had a past-life as a C++ developer. She's interested in all aspects of user experience, but especially around inclusive design. Outside of tech, she plays piano, rock climbs and runs with her dog. Links from today's show https://medium.com/@ashleydzick http://dzick.com https://linkedin.com/in/ashleydzick https://twitter.com/ashleydzick

In this ver. @csell5 talks with @alzaudtke about the clouds, functional programming, and with sprinkles of good ole software development.   Al is an Architect at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. with over 15 years of experience working with subscription based web applications. Primarily I work on web applications using the .NET stack, and recently we are working on Cloud Native solutions in Azure. These solutions are not only web applications, but there is also an IoT solution currently being built.   Since spring of 2015, I have been a remote employee. My company is in Wisconsin, and I worked out of the office until my wife and I decided to make a change. I now live in Knoxville, TN and absolutely love being a remote employee. There were some challenges early on, but we worked through them all, and now we have a number of distance employees on our team.   In addition to designing and building solutions, I am trying to do more presentations. I have presented a few times, but am always looking to challenge myself to give more.   https://www.twitter.com/alzaudtke  https://zaudtke.com  https://github.com/zaudtke

In this ver. @csell5 talks to @erikalanguirand about learning, then teaching and right back to learning again. Our industry is constantly changing and at times you can just feel like a professional rookie, but are you?   Erika Carlson is the Director of Training & Development at Detroit Labs, where she blends her love of programming with her passion for helping others grow. Erika was studying psychology in 2011 when she wrote her first line of Python code. She fell in love with programming, decided to change paths, and became a software developer. Since then she has built enterprise software, created websites for nonprofits, and worked on mobile applications with millions of users, as well as training dozens of software developers through Detroit Labs's innovative Developer Apprentice Program. Erika is passionate about the power of technology to drive positive change in the world. She loves writing code, bourbon ice cream, listening to people, and those "light bulb" moments when someone learns to see things differently.   Links from today’s show: Website: detroitlabs.com Twitter: @erikalanguirand

In this #AskTHAT, I talk to Brian Contos, CISO of Verodin and we dive into cybersecurity. No MOAR excuses, we have to take an active role in our securing our applications.    Brian has over two decades of experience in the security industry. He is a seasoned executive, board advisor, security company entrepreneur and author. After getting his start in security with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and later Bell Labs, Brian began the process of building security startups and taking multiple companies through successful IPOs and acquisitions including:  Riptech, ArcSight, Imperva, McAfee and Solera Networks.   Brian has worked in over 50 countries across six continents. He is a strategic board advisor for multiple companies including Cylance and Appdome. He has authored several security books, his latest with the former Deputy Director of the NSA, spoken at leading security events globally and is a Distinguished Fellow with the Ponemon Institute. Brian frequently appears in the news and has been featured in CNBC, C-SPAN, Fox, NPR, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, The London Times and many others. He most recently appeared in a cyberwar documentary alongside General Michael Hayden (former Director NSA and CIA).   Links from today’s show: Blog:  https://verodin.com/blog/ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/briancontos/ Twitter:  @BrianContos Brian’s company - Verodin is a Security Instrumentation Platform or SIP Company:  https://verodin.com/ Open Source Threat Simulation Projects, these are more Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) related than SIP, but they can be used to test some security controls:  https://blogs.gartner.com/augusto-barros/2018/04/17/threat-simulation-open-source-projects/

In this show I talk with close friend Keith Casey. Keith is in love with APIs and the security around them and while our conversation starts with API’s it finishes with the dumpster fire around security and our responsibilities as a developer today. Keith Casey currently serves on the Platform Team at Okta working on Identity and Authentication APIs. Previously, he served as an early Developer Evangelist at Twilio and before that worked on the Ultimate Geek Question at the Library of Congress. His underlying goal is to get good technology into the hands of good people to do great things. In his spare time, he helps build and support the Austin tech community, blogs at CaseySoftware.com and is fascinated by monkeys. He is also a co-author of “A Practical Approach to API Design” from Leanpub. https://caseysoftware.com 

What if you didn’t know programming was your thing? I talk with Aly about her tenure in software programming and how her involvement has helped her grow and navigate our fast moving industry. Aly Fluckey is a User Experience Developer working in Chicago. As a software and UX consultant, she specializes in building scalable and maintainable visual systems and has a passion for CSS, collaboration and product validation. When not at the keyboard, she enjoys traveling, cooking, philosophizing, going to concerts and switching her hair color too often.   Twitter: https://twitter.com/wtfluckey   Github: https://github.com/wtfluckey

In this show I talks with Brent Stewart about making things with metal. We dive in CNC machines and explore his journey with getting a semi-professional grade CNC machine. Brent is a professional software developer with over two decades of experience, Brent has seen many development trends come and go and learned that there is not a shortcut to being a great developer. He enjoys teaching and tries to mentor others whenever he can. When he is not speaking at conferences around the Midwest he can be found helping organize the Kansas City .NET User Group. He is a creator at heart and has started multiple businesses over the years in a variety of industries. His latest venture is Alien Arc Technologies which allows him to take his ideas and give them form. He loves quality in all things and always try to provide the best quality in everything he does. If it is worth doing, then it is worth doing right. Follow Brent at: Twitter: @brentestewart Github: @brentestewart Website: brentstewart.net Links mentioned in today’s show: https://www.tormach.com/ - The maker of the CNC that I have (I have the CNC 770) http://www.cnczone.com – A forum where I do a lot of lurking http://www.onlinemetals.com – Online metal supplier https://www.alphaknifesupply.com – Knife materials

I talk with fellow Chicago Bears fan about all things tech. React, Graph, startups, and community in general. John is a Skyline Technologies Principal Consultant where his current focus is on solving problems using cloud technologies to reach users on their phone, their PC or while they are talking in their living room. During his career he has developed solutions to solve problems for a wide variety of industries. Examples include virtually melting down nuclear reactors, pricing over 10 billion dollars in consumer goods orders, and mobile applications for music festivals. He live in Appleton, WI with his wife and a gaggle of children who are usually playing music, running or shining. Follow him on twitter @jptacek or on his blog at https://www.jptacek.com Links: https://www.thatconference.com/jptacek https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnptacek/ https://www.jptacek.com https://www.skylinetechnologies.com

Yes I said it.. Developers making those illusive docs. That dreaded task that always feels out of date before you hit publish. In this version of #AskTHAT I talk with Scott Addie about his approach to documenting all things ASP.NET CORE and .NET CORE.   Scott Addie is an avid blogger, a Telerik Developer Network author, and a technical evangelist of the modern web. Scott has reached masses of developers through blog posts, articles, and speaking engagements at user groups, code camps, and conferences across the globe. With a strong emphasis on JavaScript and the Microsoft web technology stack, Scott holds numerous industry-recognized Microsoft development certifications and has been named a Microsoft MVP twice in the award category of Visual Studio and Development Technologies. His thought leadership in the .NET community has also earned him a seat in the Telerik Developer Experts program. As a firm believer in giving back to the community, Scott is a frequent open source contributor to high-profile GitHub projects in the Microsoft developer ecosystem. In his day job as a "blue badge", Scott produces ASP.NET Core content for docs.microsoft.com. Links: Scott’s Website - https://scottaddie.com/ Docs Authoring Pack extension for VS Code: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=docsmsft.docs-authoring-pack Microsoft Writing Style Guide: https://docs.microsoft.com/style-guide/

On this version of AskTHAT, Clark @csell5 talks to Sam Basu @samidip about Developer Advocacy.   Sam Basu is a technologist, author, speaker, Microsoft MVP, gadget-lover and Telerik Developer Advocate at Progress. With a long developer background, he now spends much of his time advocating modern web & mobile development platforms on Microsoft/Telerik technology stacks. His spare times call for travel, fast cars, cricket and culinary adventures with the family. You can find him on the internet.   Website - https://samidipbasu.com/ So you want to be a Developer Advocation - https://slides.com/samidip/developeradvocate  

Ken and I talk about how we approach learning in today fast paced tech industry. Reading isn’t enough, do. Watch it, read it, but for sure code it. Learn that why!   Ken has been developing software for over 20 years. In that time, I have worked on a large varienty of systems: embedded avionic systems, Windows desktop applications, large Oracle based ERP systems running on Unix/Linux, .NET back-end services, and front end web and hybrid mobile applications. I also developed a couple of my own Linux based open source programs. One was a ticketing system used by a small city outside of Tampa. The other was a flash cards game for kids.   Ken is currently employed as the Senior Enterprise Support Engineer at Ionic, which means that I spend my time helping our enterprise customers take better advantage of the Ionic Framework as well as our other offerings to solve their problems and develop their products.   When Ken isn't working, he enjoys cooking, biking, working out, reading, helping my dad work on cars, and (of course) exploring various aspects of technology that are either directly or tangentally realated to my work (or, when I have time, stuff I just find interesting).   Twitter: @KenSodemann GitHub: https://github.com/kensodemann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ken.sodemann

David is a family man first...an enthusiastic husband of 12 years and a proud father of three energetic boys; Lyric, Londyn and Lennyx. When I'm not spending time with the family, I thrive on all things technology. I love giving back to the developer community and knowledge sharing. I've recently become an international speaker and Microsoft MVP. When time permits you can find me sharing ideas on Twitter, blogging about various technologies and contributing to open-source projects. GitHub : https://github.com/ievangelist  Twitter : https://twitter.com/davidpine7  Stack Overflow : https://stackoverflow.com/users/2410379/david-pine  Blog : https://davidpine.net/  LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpine/  MVP Profile : https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5002736  DotNetCurry : http://www.dotnetcurry.com/author/david-pine  Medium : https://medium.com/@davidpine7 

In this episode I talk with Marisa Morby about this notion of a Smart City. You’re prolly thinking, smart grids, 5g, hyper loops and yet we talk about the physical side of the city, it’s people, and how ones physically surrounding. We all play a role in this change and shouldn’t accept today’s current standard. Marisa works as the Head of Research at Clearhead, where I specialize in digital optimization, user research, and user experience flow for web and mobile applications. I work with clients to create a more personal approach to marketing, use data to optimize businesses, and help clients connect with customers on a human level. When I’m not writing or reading about psychology, I enjoy: learning to build robots, perfecting my cooking skills, or sitting in the park doing some serious people watching. https://marisamorby.com http://twitter.com/marisamorby    Resources:   Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design: This book talks about the history of cities in North America. Why they're designed this way, new ways of thinking about urban planning, and how other cities have improved their urban set up.   Singapore is redefining what a city can look like: Fascinating article about the history of Singapore and how they way they've decided to build out there city.   BMW Elevated Bike Paths: Future design plans to make our cities more mobile and equitable.

In this version of AskTHAT I talk with Jilea Hemmings about failing forward. Jilea a serial entrepreneur talks about just taking that inital step, knowing what failure looks like for you and just not being afraid to do. Named as one of South Florida’s 25 Most Influential & Prominent Black Women in Business by Legacy Magazine Jilea Hemmings is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Best Tyme a health tech startup the allows physicians and sales reps to better schedule their time. Prior to Best Tyme Hemmings lead a successful career revamping Fortune 500 companies Pfizer, Baptist Health, & Johnson & Johnson as well as founding a boutique sales and marketing consulting agency, Eshe Consulting, and innovative meatless entrée line for kids, called Greenie Tots Whole Foods, Safeway, and Giant Eagle As a former pharmaceutical sales roots with the development of Best Tyme, a tech solution that is revolutionizing the ways physicians and representatives interact. Her work in business development expands beyond the current generation to the next with her program, I am Kid Boss. The program reaches out to inner city kids and offers them the same personal mentorship and tools to start their own successful companies that Jilea gives to her clients. Being is just one capstone of Jilea’s impressive resume. Jilea is also an advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is an influential speaker promoting the important role of women in technology. She believes that there should be no boundaries—neither class, race, nor gender—that should stand in the way of being able to use one’s purpose, passion, strengths, and talents to fuel entrepreneurial endeavors. Social Media links: Facebook: http://facebook.com/BestTymeApp  Twitter: http://twitter.com/besttymeapp  Instagram: http://instagram.com/besttymeapp   www.besttyme.com www.jileahemmings.com  

In this version I talk with Aaron Douglas about health and working remote. We dive into our weight loss journey, as well as meditation, fitness, and reshuffling your work day to meet your goals. Aaron works at Automattic, full time remote since 2013, live in the Milwaukee area, camping is my thing during the summer, running, biking, traveling, ADHD, etc blahblahblahblah. Links from the show: Website: http://aaron.blog Calm - https://www.calm.com/ Headspace - https://headspace.com Aria Scale - https://amzn.to/2q9nBlO Withings Scale - https://amzn.to/2GDk09P RunKeeper - https://runkeeper.com/ Strava - https://www.strava.com/ Apple Health - https://www.apple.com/ios/health/ Clark’s BP Monitor - https://amzn.to/2HdRZme Clarks Blood Glucose Meter - https://onedrop.today/

In this glorious edition of #AskTHAT, I talk with Rob about organization change. We start to explore why organizations even need change, why, and our role in that. At the end I get schooled on how to a better active listener. Robert Bogue is a father, husband, community leader, and servant with over a dozen years in business.  A passionate learner and educator, Robert has editor credit on over 100 books, author credit on 25 books and numerous courses.  Robert is also a recovering technologist with 14 years as a Microsoft MVP.  He reads and reviews a book each week on non-technical topics, distilling the wisdom of many into a set of discovered truths.  His Discovered Truths (http://www.discoveredtruths.com) project teaches everyone in the organization key interpersonal skills through short, engaging videos delivered each week to every employee.  You can follow Robert on his blog at http://www.thorprojects.com/blog. Links from today’s show: http://www.thorprojects.com/blog http://www.discoveredtruths.com http://www.kin2kid.com

In this edition of AskTHAT I talk with Douglas Starnes about Data Science and Machine Learning. We dive into the misconceptions, how to get started and why should we even care.   Douglas Starnes is a polyglot ninja and tech community influencer in the Memphis area making stuff that works on more than just the web. He specializes in the fields of mobile, IoT, data science and machine learning. Douglas is a co-director of the Memphis Python User Group and a board member of the Memphis .NET User Group. He is a frequent conference speaker who has delivered more than 20 featured presentations at more than 10 conferences over the past 4 years in a variety of citiies across the southeast United States. In addition, Douglas is an active participant in local user groups. He has also served as an organizer for PyTennessee, PyOhio and TechCampMemphis. Outside of being a geek Douglas is a trained composer, aspiring triathlete and avid Lego collector.   You can find Douglas at: Website: http://douglasstarnes.com  Douglas’s Pluralsight Courses - https://app.pluralsight.com/profile/author/douglas-starnes Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredbyaltnet    Resources Mentioned in today's show:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWN3xxRkmTPmbKwht9FuE5A/featured https://studio.azureml.net/ https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kSuQyW5DTnkVaZEjGYCkfOxvzCqGEFzWBy4e9Uedd9k/preview?slide=id.g168a3288f7_0_58 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xd65LC8BV4jazwQEg672J-v2E5mFWpGnuObcb6tFKyQ/edit#slide=id.g6490316a45b71167_333 http://pydata.org http://www.numpy.org/ https://pandas.pydata.org/ https://matplotlib.org/ http://jupyter.org/ Python for Data Analysis - https://amzn.to/2Gy7g4j Deep Learning with Python -  https://amzn.to/2H9wVNT

In this show Anthony and I scratch the surface on Conflict and Conflict Transformation. There is so much in here and we each play a role in making the world a better place. Anthony's love helping people communicate and connect is Anthony's passion. His formal training is in conflict transformation, Nonviolent Communication, cross-cultural communication, and community building. He has used these skills in both his personal and professional life, and has trained and coached others to use them. He's lived in countries around the world working with different peoples and in cultures, where he has done project management for an NGO, taught in classrooms, led trainings and workshops. Since marrying his techie wife, he's taken an interest in helping the technology world benefit from these skills as well. https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonycjack/  Links: * Center for Nonviolent Communication - https://www.cnvc.org/  * Verbal Judo - https://amzn.to/2GwkEBQ  * Little Book of Conflict Trasformation - https://amzn.to/2GvBtwI  * Verbal Aikido - http://www.verbal-aikido.com/introduction-to-verbal-aikido/   * George Kohlrieser - http://www.georgekohlrieser.com/book-hostage-at-the-table.html  * Conflict Transformation by Peaceful Mans - https://www.transcend.org/pctrcluj2004/TRANSCEND_manual.pdf  * What Google Learned from it's Quest to Build the Perfect Team - https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html   

I sit down with dear friend Jim Holmes where we riff about community and it's impact on him and his family through this past years tragic times. Links: https://twitter.com/aJimHolmes http://frazzleddad.blogspot.com/

Rolando is a talented software professional with 12+ years of experience driving development of award-winning, data-driven applications for education, gaming, e-commerce and enterprise. Analytical and tenacious problem solver with passion for mastering state-of-the-art technologies, devising innovative solutions, and delivering products that exceed customer expectations. Articulate communicator with excellent interpersonal and presentation skills; able to work effectively with internal and external teams, and build strong relationships with stakeholders at any organizational level. Bilingual (English / Spanish).   Rolando began DJing in in 1997 at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. After graduating in 2001, he moved to Austin, TX where he worked for Complete Music, one of the nation’s largest DJ companies. Over the four years of working for Complete Music, Rolando received an award for the highest customer satisfaction. When he moved to Durango, CO Rolando started up Twelfth Night DJ where it quickly became one of the most sought after DJs. Twelfth Night DJ was named one of The Knot’s Best of Weddings in 2010. He currently lives along the Illinois-Wisconsin border and does events in both states. Links: * http://twelfthnightdjmilwaukee.com * https://www.linkedin.com/in/aflashact/

Rizchel Dayao is a Developer Advocate at IBM in Denver, Colorado. Previously, she was a Developer Lead for the IBM Cloud and her team won the Eminence and Excellence Award in 2017, as well as the Manager’s Choice Award. She has helped facilitate IBM Design Thinking sessions and was part of the team to win the Tech Innovation Challenge Hackathon as an intern in 2014 at American Express. She graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Computer Science. When she’s not coding away, she enjoys playing with her two adorable pups and anything Harry Potter related! Links: Twitter: @rizcheldayao LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizcheldayao Links from the Show Kubernetes - https://kubernetes.io/ React - https://reactjs.org/ Istio - https://istio.io/ GraphQL - https://graphql.org/ Docker - https://www.docker.com/