Coffee With Thomas

This weeks very special guest is Stephen Spellicy (Twitter ID: @spellicy). Stephen is the Director of Marketing at Virtensys. Please tune into this very special podcast as Stephen gives great insight into:*Transitioning from Engineering to Marketing*1st Job in IT Field (Exclusive)*Music/Technology dynamics*Influences*Virtual I/O*Virtensys VIO-4008*Life at Berkeley School of Music*THE instrument that lead to his love of music*His Album (Exclusive)*Blogging Externally*and much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guest(s) and host of this podcast are their opinions and not the opinions of their employer(s).

This weeks very special guest is Mrs. Crystal Lowe (Twitter ID: @Crystal_Lowe). Crystal is the wife of Mr Virtualization, Scott Lowe (Twitter ID: @Scott_Lowe). Crystal is the founder of Spousetivities and author of the Spousetivities.com blog. Crystal also manages the Spousetivities Twitter ID (@spousetivities). Please tune into this very special podcast as Crystal gives great insight and perspective into:*The creation of Spousetivities*Activities for Spousetivities*Helping Family understand work*Blogging*Virtualization*Convincing your spouse to get a home lab*VMworld 2K11 T-shirts*and much much more

This weeks very special guest is Scott Lowe (Twitter ID: @Scott_Lowe). Scott is the author of ScottLowe.org. Scott has authored three books around VMware vSphere Design and Administration. Please tune into this very special podcast as Scott gives us perspective and insight into:*Misconceptions in Virtualization Adoption*Cloud Adoption*Effective Blogging*Spousetivities.com*Youth Mentoring*Entrepreneurship*and much much more

This weeks very special guest is Danyelle Little (Twitter ID: @TheCubicleChick). Danyelle is the author of TheCubicleChick.com. Danyelle is contributing author for YBPGuide.com, the St Louis Maryland Heights Patch and Founder of Show Me the Blog Conference in St Louis. Please tune into this special podcast as Danyelle give great insight and perspective into:*Show Me The Blog Conference*Diabetes Awareness*Blogging*Social Media*Youth Mentoring*Improving Self Perception*Influences*''Stay in Your Lane'' eBook*and much more

This weeks very special guest is Kyle Williams (Twitter ID: @kylewill). Kyle is an Enterprise Account Manager at Google. Please Tune into this special podcast as Kyle gives great insight and perspective into:*Life at Google*Cloud*Entrepreneurship*Honeycomb OS*Google Open Source*Google in the Enterprise*Google's Business Value*and much more

This weeks very special guest is Eric Rice (Twitter ID: @EA_Rice). Eric is the CEO of Lone Wolf Media and founding member of the Local Shark Tank. Eric is also the author of The Lone Wolf Media Blog. Please tune into this very special podcast as Eric give great insight and perspective into:*Entrepreneurial lessons from history*Social Media Etiquette*Training Entrepreneurs*Life lessons learned from being CEO*Blog readership*Helping individuals/Companies in tough economy*How sports, business and social media are the same*Ultimate prize for CEOs*Ravens and Bears*and much much more

This weeks very special guest is Calvin Zito (Twitter ID: @HPStorageGuy). Calvin is HP's StorageWorks Social Media Manager. Calvin is also the contributing author and editor of HP's Around the Storage Block Blog. Please tune into this very special podcast as Calvin give great insight and perspective into:*His 20 year tenure at HP*Home backup solutions*Effectiveness of Blog/Tweet Wars*HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN Solutions*HP StoreOnce Deduplication*Boot-from-SAN*Virtual Desktop Interface (VDI)*His favorite video game (Exclusive)*Boise State Football*and much much more

This weeks very special guest is Mike Lewis (Twitter ID: @bostonmike). Mike is the VP of Marketing at @awarenessinc. Mike is the author of blog.socialepisodes.com and a contributing author to the Awareness Inc Community blog. Please tune into this very special podcast as Mike gives great insight and perspective into:*Why Companies shouldn't focus on Social media metrics*The over complication of social media*3 types of individuals you'll run into on twitter*Awareness Inc's Social Marketing Hub*Effectiveness of passion in online conversations*Transparency in Social Media*How companies can prove value in social media before committing resources*and much much more

This weeks very special guest is Stevie Chambers (Twitter ID: @stevie_chambers). Stevie is the author of ViewYonder.com. Please tune into this very special podcast as Stevie gives great insight and perspective into:* Cloud Solutions* Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDI)* TRILL (not the Rap Version)* DataCenter consolidation* Virtual Compute Environment (aka VCE)* Virtualization Challenges* Liquidware* Driving the Nurburgring* and much much more

This week's very special guest is Brad Hedlund (Twitter ID: @bradhedlund). Brad is the author of BradHedlund.com. Please tune into this very special podcast as Brad gives great insight and perspective into:*Video game that lead to love of networking*Explaining technology to non-techies*Effective mentoring*Career advice for Tech Teens*The ultimate technology investment, you*Challenges going from reseller to vendor*Creation of BradeHedlund.com*Personal challenges going from networking to compute questions*What part of the UCS Solution WOWs Customers*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guest(s) and host of this podcast is their opinions and not the opinions of their employer.

This weeks very special guest is Sean McGee (Twitter ID: @mseanmcgee). Sean is the author of mseanmcgee.com. Please tune in to this very special podcast as Sean gives great insight and perspective into:* Tech Patent Process* His technical influences* Why UCS isn't a ''me too'' product* Going from HP to Cisco (Exclusive)* UCS Firmware 1.4(1) moving UCS Solution Forward* Cisco changing its image from ''just a networking'' company* What it means to be influential* How to get a mechanical advantage playing Xbox* and much much more

This weeks very special guest is Christopher Kusek (Twitter ID: @cxi). Christopher is the author of Pkguild.com. Christoper is also the Founder and Vice-Chairman of the Chicago Windows UserGroup (Twitter ID: @cwug). Please tune into this very special podcast as Christoper shares insight and perspective into:*The REAL reason why Techies blog*What to remember when Tweeting/Blogging*Melding Industry/Personal Technology together*Most visited blog Chuck Hollis has written*The Career Transitional Matrix (Exclusive)*Personal Influences*Chicago Windows UserGroup Membership*His Presidency of ToastMasters Chicago Group*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guest(s) and host of this podcast is their opinions and not the opinions of their employer.

This weeks very special guest is Sarah Hamilton (Twitter ID: @BostonSarah). Sarah is the author of sarahehamilton.com on Google Blogger. Please tune in to this very special podcast as Sarah gives great insight and perspective into:*HDS Value Add for Social Media*Effective use of Marketing AND Social Media for dynamic conversations*Product Management at EMC*Marketing to people NOT Organizations*The similarities between Marketing and Golf*Her love of singing and fitness*Guitar Hero Jam Sessions*How to leverage personal and professional life for an effective message*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guest(s) and host of this podcast are their opinions and not the opinions of their employers.

This weeks very special guest is Ed Saipetch (Twitter ID: @edsai). Ed is the author of BreathingData.com and contributing author at GestaltIT.com. Please tune into this very special podcast as Ed gives great insight and perspective into:*Going from a Integrator to Vendor*Server Hugging*Blue Print for dealing with Server Huggers*Coolest feature of vBlock*The REAL value prep of vBlock*Banana Bread Disclaimer*Rock Band Jam sessions*Why he's been quite about his phone (exclusive)*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guest(s) and host are their opinions and not the opinions of their employers.

This episode's special guest is Ken Henault (Twitter: @bladeguy). Ken is an active contributor on HP's Eyes on Blades: Trend's in Infrastructure. Tune in and listen as Ken gives great insight and unique perspective on:*Dealing with change during his long tenure at HP*Social Media for SEs*HP Bladesystems (in English for everyday techie)*IT as a Team sport*Network Convergence (ie FCoE) misconceptions*Revolution/Evolution of Technology*Muscle Cars*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guests and host of this podcast are their personal opinions and not the opinions of their employer.

This episodes special guest is Liem Nguyen (Twitter ID: @LiemNguyen). Liem is the contributor and editor of the Around The Block Blog. Organizer of Compellent's C-Drive event and mastermind behind #SANChat. Liem also asked me a very good question around the origin of Niketown588. Please tune into this very special podcast and listen as Liem gives great insight and perspetive into:*Corporate Communication minefields*Engaging writing styles*Standing out from the crowd*AlienWare PC Gaming*Launching Dell XPS PC Gaming*THE Michael Dell's Gaming Interests*How to have fun w/o spending a dime in the Apple App store*Around The Block Blog*#SanChat*C Drive event (exclusive)*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guests and hosts are their personal opinions and not the opinions of their employer.

This episodes very special guests are the Board members of vCommunity Trust Incorporated. The board consists of Paul Valentina (twitter: @sysxperts) whom is the author of sysxperts.wordpress.com Chris Cicotte (Twitter: @Chris_Cicotte) author of Randomelectrons.com Caroline Orloff (Twitter: @corloff) and Tim Oudin (Twitter: @toudin) whom is the author of timoudin.com. Please tune into this special podcast and listen as the vCommunitytrust Board members gives great insight and perspective into:*Creation of vCommunity Trust*vCommunity leveraging social media influence*How to become a Board member*vCommunity Education Trust Fund*How the vCommunity is helping todays youth become IT specialist*Why Paul is a Friend to angry SysAdmins*Caroline's new blog name (exclusive)*How Chris helped Ford Motor Company*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guests and host of this podcast are their personal opinions and not those of their employer.

This episodes very special guest is Jay Livens (Twitter Id: @SEPATONJay). Jay is the Director of Product Marketing at SEPATON. Jay is the author of aboutrestore.com and livens.org. Please tune in to this special podcast and listen as Jay gives great insight and a unique perspective on:*Randy Moss*SEPATON*Dispelling the rumors of the demise of tape backup*New ways of perceiving tape backup*Social Media vs. Marketing slicks*Trade show marketing for value add customer references*Home Backup solutions*Droid Pro*BlackBerry Playbook*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guests and host of this podcast are their personal opinions and not the opinions of their employer.

This weeks very special guest is Reggie Levine (Twitter ID: @LeReg). Reggies is the author of reggielevine.net. Reggie also has a video tech blog on youtube called LeReg's Channel. Reggie was a contributing speaker at Show Me The Blog, St Louis. Please tune in and listen to this very special podcast as Reggie give great insight and perspective into:*Personal Tech Blogging vice company blogging*Why he chose his his speech for the Show Me the Blog Conference, St Louis*Social media lessons learned along the way*Personal Influence*Rewarding experience coaching future stars*Looxcie*Paper.li*and much muchDisclaimer: The opinions of the guests and host of this podcast are their personal opinions and not the opinions of their employers.

This weeks very special guest is Stephen Foskett (@SFoskett). Stephen is the founder of Gestalt IT, CEO of Foskett Services and author of fosketts.net. Please tune in to this very special podcast as Stephen gives great insight and show philosophical depth into:*His unique blogging style*THE most important aspect of social media*Why Companies should tolerate personal branding*Blogger Transparency*Effective corporate blogging*Toastmasters influence*Personal Legacy*Gestalt IT*Tech Field Day*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guests and host of this podcasts are their personal opinions and not those of their employers.

This weeks special guest is Shawn Cannon (@rolltidega). Shawn is the author of shawncannon.com. Tune in and listen to this special podcast as Shawn gives us great insight into:*The origin of his twitter handle*Peer networking*Social Media Influence*Lessons learned for his blog site*Phone Wars*We play Siskel and Ebert*Paranormal Investigation for North Georgia Paranormal Society*and much much more

This weeks special guest is Stu Miniman (@Stu). Stu is the author of blogstu.com and contributor to the Wikibon Blog. Stu is the Principal Research Contributor for Wikibon. Tune in and listen to this special podcast as Stu give us great insight and perspective into:*Program Management for EMC's E-Lab*Product Management for EMC's Support Matrix*VMware's vChassis Vision*OEM Stack Wars *Strained OEM Partnerships*How to effectively translate business value*SeeClickFix App (Really Cool)*and much much more

This week I had the rare opportunity to do something that many tech bloggers haven't had the opportunity to do. I had the opportunity to chat with my favorite Jazz Band, 5th and York. 5th and york, is a premiere Jazz band coming out of the south east. These young men are down to earth and very personable. The members of the band are:George Mason on KeyboardsDerwin Friday on SaxophoneDewarren Tate on BassJohnny Gilliard on DrumsDerrick Friday on Lead GutarTune in and listen to this VERY special podcast as 5th and York gives insight into:*How they got the name 5th and York*How Social Media has changed exposure*Changing views of Smooth Jazz*Each members introduction to music*How they balance work and band life*The follow up album to the chart topping Nascentum (Exclusive)*and much much moreCheck out 5th and York on their homepage 5thandyork.com and Reverbnation.

This weeks special guests are Jamie Pappas (@JamiePappas), Len Devanna (@LenDevanna) and Thom Lytle (@ThomLytle). Jamie is the author of Social Media & Enterprise 2.0 Musings. Len is the author of Confessions of an eBiz Junkie. All three are the maestros of social media integration at EMC. Tune in and listen to this special podcast as Jamie, Len and Thom give us insight into:*How EMCONE is the catalyst to blogging *How social media ties into peoples sense of belonging*How to make social media a value add for you*Social Networking and Your Personal Brand*Jamie's role in social media adoption among women*EXCLUSIVE EMC World 2011 Bloggers Lounge Update*Similarity between Jamie's childhood and mine*Thom's new blog site*and much much more

This weeks special guest is Mark Twomey (@storagezilla). Mark is the undisputed Champ of EMEA for EMC and author of Storagezilla.typepad.com. Tune in and listen to this VERY special podcast as Mark shows great philosophical depth and insight into:*How he and Godzilla merged*Customer interaction*Correlation to Yoda*Etiquette for working from home *THE reason he started blogging*Effective communication skills*EMC Encryption w/Emulex*EMC/Cisco/VMware/Emulex Vblock Coolness*Love of Video Games*and much much moreYou can subscribe/listen to Coffee With Thomas via iTunes.

This weeks special guest is Louis Gray (@louisgray). Louis is the VP of Marketing at My6sense and author of LouisGray.com. Tune in and listen to this two part series as Louis gives great insight and unique perspecitives into:Part 1*Preparation for Paladin Advisors Group role*Social Media missteps by individuals/companies*Best Type of Blogger*My6sense phenomenon*Tweetdeck domination*Why Droid in-spite of Jailbreaking iPhone capability

Part 2*Setting the mood with Sonos*Is he the Jimmy Johnson of Mario Kart?*Family Adoption of iPad*Fantasy Football*and much much more

This weeks special guest is Joe Onisick (@jonisick),Unified Compute Practice Manager, World Wide Technology (WWT). Tune in a listen as Joe gives great insight and perspective into:*How FireFly prepared him for current role at WWT*A better way to give tech briefs*Cisco UCS Market growth*THE Coolest UCS Feature*His preferred protocol analyzer*Grappling vs. Striking*Joe's fighting style*How to properly heat an MRE*and much much moreYou can subscribe/listen to Coffee With Thomas via iTunes.

This weeks special guests are the hosts of the world renowned Infosmack Podcast, Greg Knieriemen (@Knieriemen) and Marc Farley (@3parfarley). Tune in a listen as Greg, Marc and I have a blast talking about and revealing:*Surprise birth of Infosmack*Greg's real day job*Marc's real position at 3Par*Similarity between Infosmack and Joltin Joe Charboneau*Does Greg finally agree with Nigel Poulton*3Par acquisition (the real scoop)*Marc copyrighting ''Hey Now!''*Marc finally opens up about his cell phone*Greg's run in with phone geeks*and much much moreYou can subscribe to Coffee With Thomas via iTunes. Please allow 24hrs after post for iTunes to upload podcast.

This weeks special guest is J. Michel Metz (@jmichelmetz). Check out this podcast and listen as J gives great insight and perspective into:*How Cisco discovered him*His run in (literally) with Steve Jobs (Apple CEO)*Goal/Role at VMworld 2010*Special iPhone App*FCoE for Customers*What really goes on in Standards meetings*Cool concept of SLAM Admin*and much much moreYou can subscribe to Coffee with Thomas via iTunes. Please allow 24 hrs after post for iTunes to get the new podcast listed.

This weeks special guest is Jessica Benton (aka thattechchick). Check out the podcast and listen as Jessica and I have great conversations around:*How she rebranded Tech Blogging*Tech Moms/Girls*Moms furthering their education*Back to School Technology for Kids*CES 2011*iPhone (Apps, etc)*The Show Me the Blog Conference*and much much more

Tune in and listen as my special guest Luigi Danakos (aka @nerdblurt) and I have great conversations around:*How we came to know eachother*Luigis marketing ideas*GestaltIT and VMworld contest (exclusive)*Gina Minks and Michelle Lavoie*Apple product Jailbreaking*AT&T's statement regarding the iPhone*Patriots Camp