Mavens Do It Better

In this episode Heather interviews Emely Varosky, illustrator, graphic designer, and writer.

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"The first day I drew that cat…" - Developing her illustration style with a little inspiration from her cats.

"My left hand is a supporting character." - Emely shares how she works as an artist and the tools of the trade to create and promote her work.

"Draw every day." - How a sketch book gift from her husband reignited her passion for drawing and helped her put in the hours.

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In this episode Heather interviews Joel Oleson, Director at Perficient, Microsoft MVP and RD, writer, speaker, and epic world traveler.

Producer's note: This episode was recorded pre-quarantine.

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"Jeff Teper's Server under the desk." - How Joel got his start at Microsoft and got the moniker SharePoint Joel.

"We're finding tater tots somewhere!" - The early days of the Microsoft tech community and how it has grown.

"Make that leap." - Joel's love of travel and how he is using his travel blog Traveling Epic as a platform to inspire others.

Joel365, the myth, the legend- How Joel became Joel365 and turned a blog into his personal brand.

"Community makes the world so much smaller." - Joel shares some of his experiences where work and travel came together and how community made that connection possible.

Full show notes and transcripts available at www.mavensdoitbetter.com

In this episode Heather interviews Rodney Campbell and Keith Richardson, founders of More in Common, a podcast and a community focused on creating connections by becoming anchored in compassionate conversations.

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"On the heels of Colin Kaepernick" How the More in Common podcast got started and found it’s mission.

"Being intentional with what you put out there" Thoughts and tips on developing personal brand and marketing.

"Community of entrepreneurs" Building community and swapping strengths.

"It’s our friendship" The spark that keeps it all together.

Show notes and more available on www.mavensdoitbetter.com

In this episode Heather interviews Claudia Villanella Murdoch, Brooklyn based real estate attorney and creator of the Social Distancing Fashion Show Facebook group.

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Let Your Freak Flag Fly - How Claudia took a game played with her friends via text message to Facebook to build community, connection, and have a little fun during the lockdown.

Slow Down and Reset - Taking the time afforded to her during quarantine to flex her creative muscles and dip into her extensive vintage clothing collection.

Always Hire a Professional - Claudia shares her experience as an attorney as well as a small business owner and what sparks her to do what she does.

Full show notes and transcript available at www.mavensdoitbetter.com.

In this episode Heather interviews Nikkia Carter, Worldwide Modern Workplace Tech Strategy Lead at Microsoft, author, speaker, and tech policy advocate.

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Don't just join, be a part of it: How the Microsoft Partner community can help you build your business, collaborate, and synergize with other companies.

Lend your voice: Nikkia's work with Voices for Innovation, a Microsoft-supported political advocacy task force focused on developing citizen advocates and championing public policies that foster innovation, support business growth, and enable technology to address societal challenges.

Lessons learned: The importance of sharing the hard lessons she learned as a female entrepreneur to help others on their journey.

Why can't you do that?: How access to STEM at an early age sparked her passion for computer science and support from her husband helped her pursue it and get where she is today.

In this episode Heather interviews Andrew Horn social entrepreneur, speaker, and writer.

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The Most Meaningful Gift - How a birthday gift from his girlfriend inspired Andrew to launch Tribute.co, a web application allowing users to create collaborative video montages.

Authentic Emotion - From family/friend tributes, to employee recognition, to customer testimonials - how tribute videos transform how we connect.

The Power of Service - The driving force behind Andrew's work, career journey, and life.

In this episode Heather interviews Annie Parker, Global Head Startup Audience Engagement at Microsoft.

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What am I going back too?: Quitting her job via text from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro and how that led to her working in the corporate accelerator space.

Vulnerability is not a weakness: A key phrase from a business coach that helped inspire her career and work towards positive change in the tech industry.

Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not: Annie's work with Microsoft for Start-ups and supporting founders who are working towards opening doors.

That's a great piece of tech looking for a problem to solve: Why Annie thinks a successful startup needs to solve a problem rather than just make cool tech and tech's role in preserving and supporting indigenous cultures and our planet.

In this episode, Heather interviews Nina Rolle, voice actor, storyteller, and creative mogul.

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Butter for the Bread: Why Nina decided to pursue a career as a voice actor.

VO From Home: How technology has changed the work lives of voice actors.

Creativity Mogul: Nina's currents creative projects: writing her memoir - Evolution of a Voice, and her plans to start a podcast to take listeners on a sonic journey.

Take a Moment: Advice on meditation from a practicing Buddhist and mediation coach.

In this episode Heather interviews Andrew Connell, founder of Voitanos, on-demand video training for Microsoft 365 developers, Microsoft MVP, and co-host of the Microsoft Cloud Show.

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An Introvert's Guide to Teaching: How Andrew's passion for educating developers and natural introvert tendencies led him to found Voitanos.

Mastermind: How he stays accountable and focused on his goals.

Marketing Yourself: Andrew's tips for entrepreneurs on building your brand and marketing your ideas. Plus his favorite tools for getting the message out.

The Dogs Can Hear It: Why Andrew (and his kids) will never use Tiktok.

Connect with Andrew: 

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/andrewconnell

GitHub: https://github.com/AndrewConnell

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

Blog: http://www.andrewconnell.com

Voitanos LLC, Founder, Chief Course Artisan

Website: https://www.voitanos.io

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/voitanos

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voitanos

Podcast: Microsoft Cloud Show, Founder & Co-host

Website: http://www.microsoftcloudshow.com

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mscloudshow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MicrosoftCloudShow

Tiktok Privacy Article: https://rufposten.de/blog/2019/12/05/privacy-analysis-of-tiktoks-app-and-website/

In this episode Heather interviews healthcare maven Jamey Edwards, CEO of Cloudbreak Health, a unified telemedicine company.

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#HumanizeHealthcare: Jamey's work with Cloudbreak to create disparity solutions with the goal of ensuring health equity for underserved patients.

Entrepreneurial ADD: What led Jamey to the healthcare industry and his thoughts on navigating the challenges of healthcare entrepreneurship.

Why not me?: Jamey's advice for entrepreneurs to focus on the 1 or 2 reasons something will work versus the 100's of why it won't work.

#Pinksocks: Why he wears them and the important connections they help create.