Lisa at the Edge

🎙️ Lisa at the Edge is back with another inspiring conversation!

In this episode, I sit down with Aimie to hear about her unique path into tech. From considering art and design to becoming the first woman in her apprenticeship role, her story is all about embracing change and making the most of unexpected opportunities.

Aimie Coole is a Field CTO in the EMEA Technology Office at Dell Technologies, specializing in cybersecurity strategies that protect applications and data across on-prem, cloud, and edge environments. With over a decade of hands-on experience, she helps organizations navigate cyber threats, ensure compliance, and foster innovation. Aimie is a trusted advisor, providing practical guidance on mitigating vulnerabilities and strengthening security postures.

🔥 We chat about:

✅ Finding your way into tech, even without a traditional background

✅ Navigating challenges and building confidence in the industry

✅ The value of mentorship, learning, and personal growth

Aimie has some great insights for anyone exploring a career in tech—don’t miss it!

📌 Connect with Aimie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aimie-coole-7a380840/💬

Have you taken an unexpected career path? Let’s chat in the comments!

#WomenInTech #CareerGrowth #TechIndustry

🎙️ Welcome to Lisa at the Edge! In this episode, I sit down with Sofia to dive into her unique journey into the tech industry—from studying Music and Musical Theatre to thriving in pre-sales at Dell Technologies!🔥 We talk about:✅ How soft skills can set you apart in tech✅ Overcoming impostor syndrome & building confidence✅ The power of mentorship and career visibility✅ Why the tech industry has a place for EVERYONESofia’s story is proof that your background doesn’t define your potential—your passion, skills, and drive do! If you’re thinking about a career in tech or looking for inspiration to grow, this episode is for you.💬 Drop a comment and let’s chat! Why do you love the Tech Indusrty?#WomenInTech #PreSales #CareerGrowth #TechIndustry 🚀

🎙️ Lisa at the Edge is back, and I’m beyond excited to kick off this series spotlighting Women in Presales and Tech at Dell Technologies!In this episode, I sit down with Maria Mohr, Global Presales Sustainability Lead at Dell, to dive into her unexpected journey into tech. From what she originally envisioned for her career to how embracing non-traditional backgrounds can open doors, Maria’s story is packed with insights and inspiration.🔥 We talk about:✅ Breaking into tech without a typical technical background✅ How self-awareness fuels career growth✅ The power of mentorship, coaching & development programsMaria shares some amazing resources that helped her along the way—check them out below! ⬇️📌 Connect with Maria on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/maria-mohr-1b5b8623📌 Discover your strengths: VIA Character Survey – https://www.viacharacter.org/📌 Mettacool Development Program: http://peptalkher.com/📌 BetterUp Coaching Platform: https://www.betterup.com/💬 What’s YOUR biggest career breakthrough moment? Let’s chat in the comments!#WomenInTech #PreSales #CareerGrowth #TechIndustry 🚀

Welcome back to another episode of Lisa at the Edge.  In this episode I am joined by the inspiring Jonah Andersson.  Jonah is an Azure Microsoft MVP and a Software Engineer who lives in Sweden.  Jonah is passionate about community and is the founder of Azure User Group Sweden.  Jonah's story of how she got in to tech is one of determination and grit.

💬 Key Conversation Points 💬  

Did you always want to be in tech?  

How experience outside of coding influenced journey in to software development  

Following your dreams, finding a job that speaks to you as a person and your passions 

Why myself and Jonah are in our own ways 'Open Books'  

Another Technical Interview horror story!  

The importance of a supportive work environment & our experiences  

Questioning the validity of your feelings as a Women in Tech  

Community & Mentorship  

Inspiration for writing a Book about Learning Azure 

The Technical and Non-Technical divide  

How do you balance professional, personal and community?

Early book preview: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/learning-microsoft-azure/9781098113315/  

CONNECT🙌   

Twitter: @cjkodare 

Website: https://jonahandersson.tech/ 

💜LISA AT THE EDGE💜  

🌍Website: https://lisaattheedge.com  

☕Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lisaattheedge  

🎬Video graphics: http://www.ratworks.net/

Welcome back to another episode of Lisa at the Edge.  In this episode I am joined by my teammate Jaromir Kaspar.  Jaromir walks us through his career in tech journey, spoiler alert, he knew he wanted to be in tech from the age of 6.  Jaromir worked for Microsoft where he travelled the world as a Customer Engineer.  He also created MSLab on GitHub.  MSLab enables you to deploy and test Windows Server and Azure Stack HCI scenarios quickly and repeatably for testing, learning or deploying.    

📝Full Show Notes:   https://bit.ly/3Kawl1z

LINKS 🔗 

https://geos.to/AzSLabs 

https://geos.to/mslab  

www.engineeringtechnologists.com  

CONNECT🙌   

Twitter: @jaromirkaspar   

💜LISA AT THE EDGE💜   

Website: https://lisaattheedge.com  

Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lisaattheedge  

🎬Video graphics by the amazing Krist McKenna from Ratworks: http://www.ratworks.net/

Welcome back to Lisa at the Edge.  In this episode I am joined by Dave Kurth, we hear about his career journey to landing his dream role as a Senior PM in Microsoft for Azure Stack Hub focussing on Security.

📝Full Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3JxGCo6

💬 Key Conversation Points 💬  

00:22 - Introductions - 'How did you get in to Tech'  

13:00 - Setting up a personalised Snowboard company  

20:00 - How did you land your first role at Microsoft  

21:36 - How did you land your role which involved moving to Redmond 

25:37 - Moving to Corp - the need to prove yourself & giving yourself grace  

30:00 - Setting Goals  

32:45 - What will you miss most about Marketing? What are you looking forward to in Eningeering? 

37:29 - Lets talk about our favourite topic - Hybrid Cloud  

45:00 - Of course we had to cover Multi-Cloud  

52:19 - IT teams looked at as a cost and not an investment

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDaveKurth 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaveKurth 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedavekurth   

💜LISA AT THE EDGE💜  

🌍Website: https://lisaattheedge.com  

☕Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lisaattheedge  

🎬Video graphics: http://www.ratworks.net/

Welcome back to another Lisa at the Edge Episode.   

I am joined by the awesome Anaïs Urlichs.  Anaïs begins a new role this week as Developer Advocate at Aqua Security, she is a CNCF Ambassador and a GitHub Star! Anaïs has had an interesting career journey so far.  So of course I asked her to share that with us.  We hear how technology was not the first profession which Anaïs dreamed about, can you guess what she wanted to be when she was young?  Listen to find out!   

📝Full Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3IWkWC2

💬 Key Conversation Points 💬  

0:22 Introductions 

03:45 Early career aspirations  

08:36 Applying for roles & dealing with rejection 

10:37 Any experience is good experience  

12:40 Technical Writing - Lessons Learned  

13:40 Importance of feedback for growth 

16:29 What happened next - the need to build 

18:01 Developer Advocate opportunity in Blockchain 

21:59 Value of Community and Developer Advocacy  

25:30 What happened next - Community Management 

28:00 A recruiter message which stood out 

29:22 Using Kubernetes for the first time during an interview process 

31:45 Starting YouTube & Content Creation 

37:54 Insight from my Yoga Teacher :)  

39:09 What happened next - need to be challenged 

43:40 Back to Developer Advocacy  

48:15 Opportunistic Career Development  

50:57 Importance of Employers supporting and valuing their Employees 

CONNECT🙌   

Twitter https://twitter.com/urlichsanais [twitter.com] 

Newsletter https://devops.anaisurl.com/ [devops.anaisurl.com] 

YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/AnaisUrlichs/ [youtube.com] 

100DaysOfKubernetes 100daysofkubernetes.io/ [100daysofkubernetes.io]   

💜LISA AT THE EDGE💜  

Website: https://lisaattheedge.com  

Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lisaattheedge  

🎬Video graphics by the amazing Krist McKenna from Ratworks: http://www.ratworks.net/

Welcome back to Lisa at the Edge.  After a break I am easing back in slowly to the world of social media and kicking off the podcast again. I'm definitely a little rusty and I think it shows in this episode but hopefully I'll be back to myself after a few more episodes.     

In this episode I am joined by some of my team mates to discuss the Azure Stack HCI and Azure Arc announcements from Microsoft Ignite November 2021.  I was in Paris during Ignite so missed the live content but I have been catching up via the blogs and video content and my team mates were on hand to bring me up to speed.  

📝Full Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3xmrLrL

🙌CONNECT🙌 

Jayanth @YkJayanth 

Kenny @KennyLowe 

Jaromir @jaromirkaspar  

💜LISA AT THE EDGE💜 

Website: https://lisaattheedge.com 

Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lisaattheedge  

🎬Video graphics by the amazing Krist McKenna from Ratworks: http://www.ratworks.net/

In this episode I am joined by the inspiring Mᥲყ Aᥣhᥲjrι also known as Agent 008.  May is a computer engineer at Schlumberger in Saudi Arabia who transformed her career by joining the #PowerAddict Community and falling in love with Power Platform.   

We hear how Agent 008 got her name and about the power of the tech community.  

May shares how she finally felt like she found herself with the Power Platform because it took her from her day to day grey activities to a world of colour and creativity.    

📝Full Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3jVEu0a

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In this episode I am joined by thee AMAZING Gwyneth Peña-Siguenza.  Gwyn shot to Twitter and YouTube stardom during 2020 and became an Azure MVP.  She has recently secured her dream role as a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft.  Gwyn has a super inspiring story and I really love her authenticity when it comes to sharing her stories.

Twitter: @madebygps 

GPS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/madebygps 

💜LISA AT THE EDGE💜 

Website: https://lisaattheedge.com

Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lisaattheedge 

🎬Video graphics by the amazing Krist McKenna from Ratworks: http://www.ratworks.net/