Toby Buckalew is the President of the Association for Business Technology Professionals (ABTP) and CIO of Fortune Beast.

ABTP is a 501(c)(6) non-for-profit professional association devoted to the individual growth of business technology professionals and ethical use and implementation of technology. After serving on the board of advisors, Toby was selected as the next President of the organization to rebuild and grow the organization after COVID reduced membership levels.

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Learn about the Association for Business Technology Professionals at: https://abtpdfw.org/

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Episode 7 timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:45 Guest Introduction

01:15 Key piece of advice you have received

02:50 The hiring process

04:25 What are soft skills?

05:50 How do you develop soft skills?

08:40 Lessons you've learned at the lowest point of your career

11:40 Transitioning into a new a career

14:05 Giving back to the community

14:30 CG Infinity

19:20 How does ABTP help technology professionals?

24:20 3 leadership traits for success

27:55 What kind of legacy you want to leave behind?

29:45 Tech CXO Excellence Program

31:23 Outro