This episode of Joekub we get a bit meta as we talk to agilist/author/podcaster Vasco Duarte about what it's like to be an agile podcaster.

Vasco is host of the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast (SMTP) which has been running for about 5 years now. If you've never heard SMTP you should definitely give it a try. Each episode is around 10 minutes and is always trying to impart a new tool or technique for your kit.

Vasco shares with us why he decided to start the podcast, how he's applied lean thinking to developing it, and the impacts he's seen his podcast on the agile community.

So many great insights about building a community as an agilist!

Please join Jakub and Joe as they get to know Vasco!

The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast - http://scrum-master-toolbox.org/

Blog - http://softwaredevelopmenttoday.com/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/duarte_vasco?lang=en

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/duartevasco/

This episode of Joekub takes us to Abiodun (Abby) Osoba in Nigeria.

Abby has worked in the US, Canada, and now Nigeria.

• We learn about where the market and expectations around agility are in Nigeria.

• We learn about how she had to adapt and things to think about if you are a coach who is thinking about working in Nigeria.

• We also talk about how she balances running a not for profit community as well as a for profit business.

Abby is delightful, insightful and full of great stories.

Please join Jakub and Joe in getting to know her better.

The best way to contact Abby is through her LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abiodun-osoba-79113a11

Keep up to date with what Abby is up to here - https://www.abbyosoba.com/

Ola Berg, an agile coach, joins Joekub all the way from Sweden!

Ola has a unique and fascinating approach to agile coaching.

He started as a developer and over the years evolved into agile coaching and his outlook today.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How to tell the version of yourself from the past that they are a monkey

• How to navigate if you are unsure of your role

• If culture eats strategy, then structure and environment eat culture

Please join us in getting to know Ola.

Often when people talk about coaching, they talk about how awesome it is.. and it most certainly can be. This episode of Joekub, Jakub & Joe talk about what happens when you don't feel so great but still have to show up for work and be a coach.

Learn how they find their resilience, find new reasons to trust, and wrestle with being genuine and doing a job.

This episode of Joekub welcomes Daniel Mezick; charismatic author, entrepreneur, and founding member of the Open Leadership Network. 

This might be the best monkey episode yet.

 Here are the topics we cover: 

• Daniel's newly minted cult called TIAC (This Is A Cult)

• Tips for being an amazing communicator online

• Don't worry about how it works, just care that it works

• Learn acting techniques to be a better communicator

• How to change a culture in 3 days by changing how decisions are made 

Daniel is also giving a gift to the Joekub community.  To get a 10% discount to attend the virtual 12th annual GIVE THANKS TO SCRUM event go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-12th-annual-give-thanks-for-scrum-conference-event-tickets-122813040109 and enter in the code: joekub 

You can reach Daniel through any of the following channels:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmezick/

https://newtechusa.net/about/

Joekub adds Paul Salmon as a cohost for an discussionaround continuous self improvement. 

Paul is an avid self educator and prolific consumer of agile and lean literature. Joe and Jakub get introduced to the top 10 books, over ten years that Paul has read. 

This episode is great as a starter for people new to agile and lean as well as for seasoned veterans who may be looking for their next great read. 

You can see the list they discuss here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yzzwvt3lex1e71y/Pajoekub%201%20-%20Top%2010%202011%20-%202020.pdf?dl=0

This episode of Jakub explores the relationship between agile practitioners and recruiters.

Santiago Lopex Guiñazu, an Auckland, NZ recruiter, shares stories of what getting a job as an agile practitioner looks like from his point of view.

We get some tips for strategy dos and don't with your CV (resumé).

He talks about approaches to getting hired and he shares some wonderful insights into what happens behind the curtain when we click send on our CV.

If you're interested in getting in touch with Santiago, the easiest way is through his LinkeIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiago-lopez-gui%C3%B1azu/

This episode of Jakub is nearly 100% pure tangent. Joe has recently adopted a fur babby, Dexter. So our show replaced the monkeys with puppies and challenged Joe to find as many parallels, between agile coaching and raising a puppy, as possible.

It's a stretch of the imagination but Joe and Jakub get to some interesting insights along the way.

Vinnie is a reformed project manager turned agile coach and enterprise transformation leader.

In this episode Jakub and Joe learn about Vinnie's personal journey from command and control commando to an agile beacon of light. Learn how Vinnie's own experience and transformation has helped her hold hands and walk with organisations looking to improve their agility.

If you'd like to reach out to Vinnie, the best way to get ahold of her is through her LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinniegill/

In this episode, Jakub interrogates Joe about what he means when he uses the word "delivery".

Joe, put on the spot, reveals all of his secrets and thanks Jakub for it in the end.