Podcasts about detroit labs

"I think that is one of the best gifts that you can give other people is yes, we're all just chemical biological beings at the beginning of these, and we have all the choices in the world to go somewhere else."- Nathan Hughes In this episode of the Facilitation Lab podcast, host Douglas Ferguson converses with Nathan Hughes, COO and co-founder of Detroit Labs. Nathan shares his journey from a technology-focused career to embracing facilitation and leadership. He discusses the pivotal role of facilitation in managing teams, especially during crises like the pandemic. Nathan highlights the importance of practice in low-stakes environments to build facilitation skills and emphasizes the need for trust and connection within teams. He also offers advice for technology leaders transitioning into management, stressing the value of redefining success and maintaining personal creative outlets.  

Today we have a discussion with an amazing UX designer Duo -- Andrea Neuhoff and Kristen Kite. Andrea is a Certified OOUX Strategist and a Senior Product Designer at Duo. Kristen is a Senior Product Designer at Detroit Labs and has designed products for enterprise users at companies including Duo Security, GE, and Google. In this episode of the podcast, Andrea, and Kristen talk with Sophia about their work together at Duo Security, how they have started bringing OOUX to Duo for a double whammy of complexity wrangling, and how taking all of people's weird behaviors into account helps design better online security products. Enjoy! LINKS: Connect with Andrea on LinkedIn: Andrea Connect with Kristen on LinkedIn: Kristen Get what is "easily one of the best training investments you could make.” Learn more at Ooux.com/certification and read more real reviews of the course at Ooux.com/testimonials Object-focused vs Task-focused Design by Everyl Yankee When Coffee and Kale Compete by Alan Klement --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ooux/support

On this episode, the Detroit Labs' Talent Specialist team shares their experience recruiting, evaluating, and supporting candidates from well before they apply on through the entire application process, and beyond. Team members Nicole Minaudo, Pedro Gutierrez, and Rowan Blaisdell discuss evolving recruiting practices, ways your organization can restore balance to the candidate-to-organization relationship, and above all else, finding great people. OUTLINE What are you currently seeing in the hiring market? What avenues do you use to connect with candidates? How do you attempt to stand out when reaching out to candidates? What is your process in matching candidates with opportunities that interest them? What does the hiring process at Detroit Labs look like? What are you looking for in a candidate? After building rapport with the candidate, how do you keep that connection throughout the process? The value of a company is in the people that work there Tell us about the concept of ‘interviewing the company as much as they are interviewing you'. What should a candidate ask? Why? Open opportunities at Detroit Labs RESOURCES Learn more about our Colabs developer community: https://www.detroitlabs.com/colabs/ Learn about our open job opportunities: https://www.detroitlabs.com/careers/

On this episode, Detroit Labs team members Derek Quinn, Katrina Ohlemacher, and Kitty Garrison join Dan and Tobi to discuss accessibility in software, its importance in a “complete” software product, and best practices for planning and implementing digital products that are accessible to all users. OUTLINE: Introductions What is accessibility as it relates to software? Why would we want to make our apps/websites accessible? Who are software accessibility features for? Governing laws around software accessibility What types of tools are out there to help build accessible products? Live example of what an app looks like without built-in accessibility features Google and Apple accessibility frameworks Accessible software design naturally leads to a good user experience Accessible software design is a mindset, not a checklist What makes you passionate about software accessibility? Software accessibility training at Detroit Labs It’s never too late to begin implementing software accessibility features Closing remarks RESOURCES:

On this episode, Dan and Tobi talked with guests John Rondini, Co-Chair Cybersecurity & Data Privacy at Brooks Kushman, and Detroit Labs team members Jackie Michl and Brian Munzenberger. The group discussed preparing for, preventing, and responding to security breaches through an understanding of the laws and how your organization can incorporate secure thinking into your everyday practice.

On this episode of Labs Live, Dan and Tobi welcome Katrina Ohlemacher and Jon Guest, Quality Engineers at Detroit Labs. They’ll discuss the role of Quality Assurance (QA) at Labs, the myth that the QA's job is to break things, and how QA's role leads to superior product experiences.

While we're all under a stay at home order, it can be a real challenge to deal with work life, home life, kids and all of that.  So we got some tips to help you handle it from Karen Liska. She works at Detroit Labs and is a coach at HoneySpace in Ferndale who helps people get things done.  You can follow her on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/KarenEvansTM And LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenevans/ Our show is people-powered. Join us as a member at http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit

Erika Languirand, Director of People Development at Detroit Labs, talks to us about what it’s been like supporting a now fully remote team and shares tips so you can be successful too.

In this episode, Leo talks with Jeff Kelley from Detroit Labs about handing, tracking and test errors and when they can happen.

On this episode of Labs Live!, Dan and Tobi welcome Ted Hansen, Quality Engineer at Detroit Labs, to the show to talk about FIRST Robotics. 

On this episode of Labs Live!, Dan and Tobi discuss the cannabis industry and its adoption of technology with Josh Diskin, Director of Business Development at Detroit Labs.

Aisha first walked us through the Musical-Conference she is putting up. Then we scrolled back to the place software entered her life. We then talked about her volunteering at the Cristo Rey High school and then in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. We discussed how this formed her teaching skills as well as letting her dig deeper into software development. We talked about her bootcamp and how teaching came full circle into her life. We discussed pairing and exploring and finished on a high note, talking about the art of transferring knowledge effectively.Aisha Blake is an Application Developer at Detroit Labs currently building , a musical tech extravaganza. She co-organizes self.conference and „Detroit Speakers in Tech“. She approaches speaking and teaching as a way to give others the tools to shine as brightly as they can. In her spare time, she sings karaoke and pets dogs. Aisha is a champion of feedback, fierce accessibility advocate, and a steward of strong and joyful teams.Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/AishaBlakehttps://aisha.codes/title-of-confhttp://titleofconf.orghttp://grandcircus.coAnjana VakilJesuit Volunteer CorpsDetroit Cristo Rey High SchoolCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayPatreonFinally, if you want to help produce the podcast, support me on Patreon. Every cent you pledge will help pay the hosting bills!Thanks!Support the show (http://bit.ly/2yBfySB)

On this episode of Labs Live!, Dan and Tobi discuss Server-side Swift with Anne Cahalan, Developer at Detroit Labs.

On this episode of Labs Live!, Dan and Tobi welcome Kyle Denomme, People Coach at Detroit Labs. Watch to learn what a People Coach does, his coaching philosophy, and specialized training.

On this episode of Labs Live!, Dan and Tobi welcome Josh Dahlberg, a Delivery Lead at Detroit Labs. Tune in to watch them discuss agile project development and why it matters.

Aisha Blake arrived in Detroit in 2013 to serve as a Jesuit Volunteer. She then began working at Grand Circus and has taught web development to people of all ages in bootcamps, workshops, and online courses. She helped create their bootcamp program and craft their JavaScript curriculum. She eventually decided to pursue a full-time engineering role and today is an Application Developer for Detroit Labs. Aisha has a deep love for the tech community in Detroit. She’s passionate about community organizing and helps organize self.conference and . She has traveled all across the US to speak on web accessibility, diversity & inclusion in tech, and how to give feedback fearlessly. This episode of #WeBelongHere is packed full of thoughtful dialogue spanning topics from race and gender to self-advocacy and the power of song and community. Aisha shares advice on how to teach yourself the skills to survive and thrive in the tech industry. Resources: Aisha’s Blog Aisha.CodesTwitter @AishaBlake self.conference

On this episode of Labs Live!, Dan and Tobi welcome Nicole Minaudo, Talent Specialist at Detroit Labs. Tune in to watch them discuss company culture, interview tips, and the top three things developers look for in an employer

On this episode of Labs Live!, Dan and Tobi welcome Lauren Mathieson, Senior Product Designer at Detroit Labs. Tune in to watch them discuss UX Research and its role in the product development process.

Well, here it is.  June 3rd marked the 6 year anniversary of our show, as well as being episode 300... and unfortunately the night we say farewell to Nuri as he heads off to other adventures outside the country.  We were also joined by Elyse Turner from Detroit Labs, as well as Terrance Guerin, aka "Rhyno" from the WWE and now local business man as he's purchased a marina... oh, and don't forgot to hang around for segment 4 that was recorded over at Temple Bar after we left the studio... Big Daddy's Boatyard is at: https://www.facebook.com/Big-Daddys-Boat-Yard-628374397582155/ Detroit Labs is at: https://www.detroitlabs.com/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

You might not think of Detroit as a city for tech, but web developer Aisha Blake is helping change that perspective. She works as a web developer for Detroit Labs, fosters the next generation of tech speakers through Detroit Speakers in Tech, and her story of what drew her to the city is one that you've gotta hear. Aisha and I talked about how a goalball tournament was the catalyst for her journey to Detroit, how couchsurfing opened up her up to an entirely new community, and she shared the the one piece of advice which has helped her accomplish so much in life in such a short amount of time. According to Aisha, we all need to feel comfortable with trying new things, and I think you'll come away from this conversation feeling inspired to do just that! Aisha Blake's Website Aisha Blake on Twitter Zuri Jewelry Like this episode? Then subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. Subscribe and leave us a 5-star rating and a review! Thanks so much to all of you who have already rated and reviewed us! Revision Path is brought to you by Glitch and sponsored by Facebook Design, Google Design, and Mailchimp. Powered by Simplecast. Sign up today for a 14-day free trial! You can also follow Revision Path on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Come chat with us! And thanks for listening!

Christopher and Lia talk with Erika Languirand, Director of Training and Development at Detroit Labs, about how diversity became embedded into their DNA, why they start off day one with their diversity policy rather than writing code, and their amazing apprenticeship program that helped them create a more inclusive and diverse team. Our hope is that you’ll learn from some of the examples Erika shares from Detroit Labs’ learnings in order to make a difference in your own organization.

You've heard us chat with Detroit Labs before about their apprentice program and how great we think it is, but this time around we're taking a little bit different of an approach - this time, we've got two of the apprentices actually going through the program currently to discuss their experiences.  They're five weeks in, and so listen in and get an inside look at how things actually work and hear what they've got to say... Detroit Labs is at: http://www.DetroitLabs.com IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

In this episode, I interviewed Anne Cahalan. Anne is an iOS developer at Detroit Labs, where she is constantly delighted by the niftiness of Swift. Anne told us her story. From the Bootcamp she went to and the apprenticeship program she followed, up to her "moving out" of "Junior-Developerness" and all its implications. We finally touched on the topic of mid-career development, which was the topic of her talk at the London SPA-Conference where we met.Here are the links of the show:http://twitter.com/northofnormalhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/annecahalanhttps://www.detroitlabs.comCreditsMusic Something Elated by Broke For Free (CC BY 3.0)Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Itunes - https://apple.co/2DWk5CWStitcher - http://bit.ly/2U7G931GoogleMusic - http://bit.ly/2ALx8E0Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2BLtV9pThanks!Support the show (http://bit.ly/2yBfySB)

Erika Languirand, director of training & development for Detroit Labs, talks with Crain's Senior Reporter Chad Livengood about the mobile app development company's apprenticeship program and how it's continuing to grow into more downtown office space on Woodward Avenue.

Barely awake from the mayhem that is Motor City Comic Con over the weekend, we somehow managed to perk up for our guests from the Microsoft TEALS program and Detroit Labs.  So listen in as we chat about the TEALS program and something being done to combat the sad state of affairs in the school system with regards to computer science, as well as Erika and Elyse telling us about the upcoming open house and next round of the Detroit Labs Apprentice program... TEALS is at: https://www.tealsk12.org/ Detroit Labs is at: https://www.detroitlabs.com/ UDEMY is at http://Ude.my/ITINTHED MS Teams is at http://Office.com/teams IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

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

For episode 185 of the IT in the D podcast from the Podcast Detroit studios, we talked about the new apprentice class Detroit Labs has and the other things they've got going on, what the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation does and offers in Southwest Detroit, what it's like to be an iOS developer, and why so many tech podcasts are just painful to listen to... Detroit Labs is at: https://www.detroitlabs.com/ Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation is at: http://www.dhdc1.org/ Keep an eye out for Anne's podcast...we'll get the word out about it once it launches! Host Gator's 60% off offer is at http://www.HostGator.com/ITintheD Fellowes shredders are at http://www.Fellowes.com Bombas socks is at http://www.Bombas.com/IT/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/310203230" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

 Kate works and plays in Boulder, CO after a Venture for America Fellowship in Detroit.​ She helps Detroit Labs get the word out about their industry-altering Apprenticeship program. On the side, she runs a non-profit called Women Rising that helps women in tech find mentors and peers.  She is also known as one of the subjects in the recently released film GENERATION STARTUP and in this episode she discusses her journey filming the documentary, her passion for help women in tech rise and feel empowered, and her most valuable lessons and advice working with entrepreneurs in Detroit. Find out more on Kate by reaching out to her on www.katecatlin.com and check out her venture Women Rising at www.womenrising.co

For episode 162 of the IT in the D podcast from the Podcast Detroit studios, we talked a little bit about this week's Pink Slip Party event, some news and items that caught our eyes, and then dove in with our guests from Merit Network and Detroit Labs... Detroit Labs is at: https://www.facebook.com/DetroitLabs/ Merit Networks is at: https://www.facebook.com/meritnetwork/ Great talks all around, so give it a listen! [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/282922826" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

How is it that every week we manage to have our new favorite episode?  Not sure, but not going to question it either.  As we were joined for a spirited, fun and insightful night of conversations with Erika and Elyse from Detroit Labs, Michael from Total Geekdom and his lego computers, and the Organic dating app taking a new approach to the genre, episode 139 of IT in the D was an absolute blast... Detroit Labs can be found at https://www.facebook.com/DetroitLabs/ and http://www.detroitlabs.com/ The Organic dating app is at https://www.facebook.com/organicdating/ and http://www.organic.date/ Total Geekdom is at https://www.facebook.com/Totalgeekdom/ and http://www.totalgeekdom.com/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/258743638" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Check out JS Remote Conf and Freelance Remote Conf   Submit a CFP for iOS Remote Conf!   01:43 - Jeff Kelley Introduction Twitter GitHub Blog Detroit Labs Developing for Apple Watch by Jeff Kelley 02:39 - The Apple Watch (Overview) 03:33 - How do people decide if they need a watch app? 04:53 - Notifications 07:16 - Interacting with an Apple Watch 09:42 - Complications 14:39 - 2.0 Changes to Making Apps 16:57 - Models, Controllers, Views Sharing Code 18:12 - Compatability 19:48 - Developing with HealthKit 24:41 - New Releases with 2.1 26:40 - Screen Sizes and Resolutions 28:36 - Should developers buy more than one watch to test apps? 30:52 - Minimizing Delays 33:00 - Resources WWDC Videos 35:17 - Pain Points with 2.0 Development 37:30 - Phone/Watch Communication 40:39 - Testing 42:09 - Gotchas 43:20 - Memory/Performance Constraints Picks The Song Exploder Podcast (Jaim) Erica Sadun's Blog (Andrew) Hacking Atom to create a Swift IDE that runs on Linux and Mac (Andrew) Authy (Andrew) Serial Podcast (Chuck) BADLAND (Jeff) swift-evolution Mailing List (Jeff) Rocket Fiber (Jeff)

Check out JS Remote Conf and Freelance Remote Conf   Submit a CFP for iOS Remote Conf!   01:43 - Jeff Kelley Introduction Twitter GitHub Blog Detroit Labs Developing for Apple Watch by Jeff Kelley 02:39 - The Apple Watch (Overview) 03:33 - How do people decide if they need a watch app? 04:53 - Notifications 07:16 - Interacting with an Apple Watch 09:42 - Complications 14:39 - 2.0 Changes to Making Apps 16:57 - Models, Controllers, Views Sharing Code 18:12 - Compatability 19:48 - Developing with HealthKit 24:41 - New Releases with 2.1 26:40 - Screen Sizes and Resolutions 28:36 - Should developers buy more than one watch to test apps? 30:52 - Minimizing Delays 33:00 - Resources WWDC Videos 35:17 - Pain Points with 2.0 Development 37:30 - Phone/Watch Communication 40:39 - Testing 42:09 - Gotchas 43:20 - Memory/Performance Constraints Picks The Song Exploder Podcast (Jaim) Erica Sadun's Blog (Andrew) Hacking Atom to create a Swift IDE that runs on Linux and Mac (Andrew) Authy (Andrew) Serial Podcast (Chuck) BADLAND (Jeff) swift-evolution Mailing List (Jeff) Rocket Fiber (Jeff)

Well, our last live broadcast for the year of the IT in the D podcast from Podcast Detroit is in the rear view mirror. We were joined by Gary Baker of the Internet Advisor Show and Jeff Kelley from Detroit Labs for some more Star Wars chatter, talks about internet trends, developing for Apple Watch, making the transition from academia to real world jobs to being an author, and a recap of 2015 from us... The Internet Advisor Show can be found at: http://internetadvisor.net/ Detroit Labs can be found at: http://www.detroitlabs.com/ Jeff Kelley's book can be found at: http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Apple-Watch-Pragmatic-Programmer/dp/1680500686/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/239556637" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit  

Episode 107 of our weekly live broadcast was an awesome combination of repeat guests and first-timers as we talked DevOps, career transition, an upcoming iOS developer bootcamp, the politics of networking groups and more... From our usual discussions about the latest news, events and information that have caught our eye out to our upcoming Pink Slip Party, our first segment was the usual round robin of conversation and topics. For segment two, we dove in with Jamie and Brian to talk about the upcoming DevOpsDays conference in November. Segment three focused in with Erika, Elyse and Chioke to talk about Girl Develop IT and an upcoming iOS developer bootcamp taking place at Grand Circus. Our fourth segment was back to the usual round table discussion format, about other stories we noticed, including one about a lawyer filing suits against technology networking groups started by and for women, and what the repercussions of that might be... [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/222017996" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] DevOpsDays can be found at http://www.devopsdays.org/events/2015-detroit/ Girl Develop IT can be found at https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/detroit Grand Circus can be found at http://www.grandcircus.co/ Right Brain Networks is at http://www.rightbrainnetworks.com/ Detroit Labs is at http://www.detroitlabs.com/

Better Off Dead. Breakfast Club. Back to the Future. Commando. European Vacation. Fletch. Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Goonies. Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon. Real Genius. Rocky 4. Desperately Seeking Susan (remember when Madonna was hot?). Teen Wolf. Tuff Turf. Weird Science. Spies Like Us. Just One of the Guys. Moonlighting...yeah, 1985 was a great year, and episode 85 of our weekly broadcast wasn't too shabby either. With our guests from the Detroit Craftsman Guild and Solstice Consulting Group, we had a whole bunch of good things to talk about... We started off with the news, stories and events that caught our eye over the past week after our 1985 flavored intro wrapped up.  We chatted about the remade version of Poltergeist that's hitting theaters next month, the return of the X-Files, Walking Dead's season finale, how if you ever shopped at Radio Shack you need to be paying attention since they're selling all of their collected customer data over the years during their bankruptcy liquidation, how a couple wound up driving off a bridge that had been closed since 2009 because their GPS told them to, the prisoner in Europe that got access to a phone and faked his own release letter via email to the prison...and it worked...and so, so much more. We're testing out with a new sponsor again this week, so here's this week's offer to go try out. Guys, we all shave, and razors and replacement blades can be ridiculously expensive. So when Harry's reached out and wanted to give things a shot with us, they sent us each a starter kit to check out...and, well, we're talking about them, and you know us, so that says it all right there.  Solid products, great pricing, and we even have a discount code for you to make their prices even better.  Hit https://www.harrys.com/, check out their starter sets - that start at only $15, mind you - and then use code ITintheD at checkout to take $5 off. After a flashback music break, we hopped in with James York.  He teaches classes over at Grand Circus when he's not at his day job over at Lochbridge, and does a whole bunch of other stuff, but we specifically had him him to chat about his work with the Detroit Craftsman Guild.  If you're not familiar with them, they're an offshoot of the excellent Craftsman Guild in Ann Arbor, and the goal is creating a technology-agnostic user group for local Detroit software professionals who want to stay current in an industry in which there's no way to stay totally current. The current plan is to have a healthy mix of hard and soft talks (tech vs. dev practices) as well as hands-on coding events from time to time.  They meet up on the third Tuesday of every month over at Detroit Labs, and it sounds like they've definitely got something going on that's worth checking out.  Give them a look at http://www.meetup.com/Detroit-Craftsman-Guild/ We had a "couple skate" music break, and then we dove in with a guy who wears a lot of hats due to his varied interests, Steven Acho.  He's the managing director of Solstice Consulting Group, a recruiting company that takes a different approach than many others.  He's a musician with more than 3,000,000 downloads of his music.  He's an author who's written a book titled Why Technology Recruiting is Broken and What to do about it.  Needless to say, we had a great chat with Steve.  We talked about what Solstice Consulting Group does differently and their views on hiring talent and firing clients.  Lots of great stuff.  Follow up and check him out at http://www.steveacho.com/, grab his book at http://www.amazon.com/Technology-Recruiting-Broken-What-about-ebook/dp/B00U80A7I2/, and click on over to Solstice Consulting Group at http://www.scg360.com/ For our fourth and final segment, we doubled back on some of our earlier topics and wrapped up with our guests for the night. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/198583310" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments...

IT in the D, Episode 50. We were going to call it "Girls, Girls, Girls", but then we realized that we'd probably get "Slapped, Slapped, Slapped", and so...yeah, no. As we knew it would be, this episode was a blast. We were joined in-studio by Kate Catlin of Assemble: Giving Small Businesses a Bigger Chance, Elyse Turner from Brightwing, and Erika Carlson of Girl Develop IT - Detroit and Detroit Labs. It was a wild ride from the get go... As always, our first segment ran through the introductions around the room, and then dove into some news and events that have caught our eye over the past week. The links to find those stories...and some we didn't get to due to time constraints but are still worth taking a look at...can be found down below. Kate Catlin For our second segment, we hopped in with Kate Catlin to talk about her project geared towards helping small business downtown improve the way they do things. She's got a Rockethub (kinda like KickStarter) campaign going to help fund site development of an online marketplace and exchange for local businesses to partner and work together. There's a whole host of cool incentives for donors, including coffee mugs from Great Lakes Coffee, a great lunch, a spin class, a tour of historic downtown bars, flower delivery, something for foodies, and tons more.  Even though she hit her original goal, she's now aiming higher to get even more done, so check it out and donate at http://www.rockethub.com/projects/44667-assemble-giving-small-businesses-a-bigger-chance Elyse Turner Our third segment focused in with repeat guest Elyse Turner from Brightwing. We talked about the job market and the kinds of positions that Brightwing is currently on the hunt to fill, as well as what they're seeing in the local industry scene with regards to contract, contract to hire and permanent placement positions. We also dove into some common ground that we've all walked over from time to time - helping out college students (and others) who are woefully unprepared for the real world upon graduation. Students with 3.8 and higher GPAs that should be a lock for the jobs that they're not getting, and the feedback coming in says it's because of the lack of softer skills - they can't communicate properly, they don't know how to talk with people, they can't express what it is that they actually do or want to do...or even worse, they're showing up unshowered, completely unprepared... ...or they have their mom keeping tabs on the recruiter and the interview process... ...yeah, that's a great idea.  Check out Brightwing and everything that they have going on out at http://www.gobrightwing.com/ Erika Carlson We saved the best for last (no offense to Kate and Elyse, of course) and our fourth and final segment roped our other repeat guest for the night, Erika Carlson, on to center stage. Erika has her hands in just as many (if not more) things as we do, and so it's always good when we get can our schedules to sync up so we can play catch up with her.  And get a new drop or two for future usage... Her two main areas of focus these days are her work as one of the founders of Girl Develop IT - Detroit and her "real world" job at Detroit Labs.  For those not in the know, she not only talks the talk, but has walked the walk herself.  She was studying clinical psychology just a few years ago (which probably explains why she knows how to manipulate the three of us so easily and well) when she made the gutsy decision to switch gears and head into coding.  Her frustration with finding good resources led her to partnering with a few others to start the Detroit chapter of Girl Develop IT, a 501c3 charitable organization dedicated to getting women more involved and engaged with technology by teaching them how to develop in various languages and get them up to speed for a new career track.  That whole backstory can be heard way back in Episode 2 of our show here.

IT in the D, Episode 22 This was a GREAT episode. One of the ones where we could have sat there for anther two or three hours easily, and never run out of things to talk about. With our guests Elaina Farnsworth of Mobile Comply, Nate Hughes of Detroit Labs and Amber Coffman of Spark Digital Strategy, there was no shortage of things to talk about or topics to dive in...and a bit of ranting, naturally... In our first segment, we went through our usual round-up of news items that had caught our eye over the past week.  Things like our Support the Troops event next Thursday, "How is Black Friday an international thing...complete with riots and chaos in Ireland?", that stores being open on Thursday proved to be a very good thing for them, and so all of those protests and debates about letting people stay with their families and pledging not to shop that day were...worthless...because the landscape has changed permanently, you can bet on it. We even got a little bit into how small of a world it can be sometimes, and why you don't judge people based on how they treat the CEO, but rather how they treat the secretary...or perhaps the DJ.  Who happens to run a networking group you're a part of...but you don't know that.  And who's cohost and longtime friend is friends with your boss...and eight other people you work with. In our second segment, we chatted with Elaina Farnsworth about Mobile Comply, and what they've got going on...which, as it turns out, is quite a bit.  They've created a whole new training program to support the new CompTIA Certification, Mobility+, which teaches everything you need to know...and prove you know...about the basics of all things mobile.  From architecture to infrastructure, and from platform agnostic best practices to security...it's a great foundation.  They're running a special right now on the prep class for the test...and, well, since they quite literally wrote the book on it, you can be sure the teaching is sound. In our third segment, we switch over and engage with Nate Hughes, one of the founders of Detroit Labs.  Just a great chat overall.  From the beginnings at a few empty desks in the Compuware building to their space at the Madison building that they eventually filled to breaking point out to their move into their new building, where they span two entire floors of the old Lane Bryant building downtown.  We'd heard some of the stories from Erika Carlson during her last visit, but it was really great to sit down and hear it all from Nate's perspective, which can seem to be paradoxical at times.  They're a mobile application development company looking to hire developers...but not really necessarily mobile app devs.  They tell potential clients their prices are almost assuredly going to be the highest...and yet they're swamped with work and growing. For our fourth and final segment, we dragged Amber Coffman from Spark Digital Strategy out of lurker mode and talked a bit about what digital strategy is, what services she brings to the table for her clients, and what digital strategy is...and, more importantly, why you need one.  Brands versus identities.  Personal versus corporate.  Damage control and reputation management.  We chatted a bit about this story involving some shady practices by a company concerned about their online reputation...and it may wind up costing them more than the backlash they're already receiving. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/122997429" params="color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Links from tonight's show: Mobile Comply: http://mobilecomply.com/ Detroit Labs: http://www.detroitlabs.com/ Spark Digital Strategy: http://sparkdigitalstrategy.com/ The lawsuit over a negative review: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/couple-fined-3500-writing-negative-review/story?id=21018224 The IT in the D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD IT in the D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.

[itvt] is pleased to present a video recording of the session, "Sports and the TV of Tomorrow," which was one of the highlights of The TV of Tomorrow Show 2012 (June 12th-13th). The session was described in the show brochure as follows: "This session will explore how various emerging technologies and media--including second-screen apps, connected-TV distribution, social viewing and sharing, advanced graphics systems and more--will change television coverage of sports, as well as the monetization of that coverage. In addition, the panel will attempt to identify new opportunities that are opening up to technology companies, broadcasters, advertisers and other stakeholders as a result of these changes; outline the challenges involved in bringing interactivity and social TV to live sportscasts; explore how new platforms are enabling previously niche sports to reach a broader audience; and outline new challenges that broadcasters and sports leagues face as viewers increasingly come to expect a sports-television experience that is enhanced, interactive, social and data-rich." Panelists included:Ian Aaron, CEO, ConnecTVChristine Anderson, Director of User Experience, SportvisionJuan Delgado, Managing Director, Americas, Perform GroupPaul Glomski, CEO, Detroit Labs ("Chevy Game Time")Kelly Moulton, VP, North America, never.noPete Scott, VP of Emerging Media, Turner Sports (Moderator)REGISTRATION:  http://tvotnyc2012.eventbrite.comWEB SITE:  http://www.thetvoftomorrowshow.com