The Geek Within

🎙️ In Episode #261 of The Geek Within, my guest is Dr. Helene Johnson. She is the President and CEO of Next Wave Workforce Consulting where she helps organizations navigate AI transformation without losing the institutional knowledge that makes them competitive. With 46 years in technology leadership, including serving as the Deputy CIO at the U.S. Department of Education and founding Bid2Win Consulting, Dr. Johnson brings a rare combination of technical depth and workforce strategy to the AI conversation.

🔗 You can engage Helene here:

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

🎙️ In Episode #260 of The Geek Within, my guest is Chetin Durak. He is the Director of Federal Business Development at Cav, formerly Caveonix, where he supports federal agencies by automating and accelerating the ATO process while enabling Continuous ATO.

🔗 You can engage Chetin here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetin-durak-92049245/

🎙️ In Episode #259 of The Geek Within, my guest is Carriann Sillman. She is the Vice President for Legal at Compass International Holdings, which is the world's largest real estate brokerage franchisor. Carriann is the brand counsel over four real estate brokerage franchise systems and several others globally. Carriann and I have known each for 53 years.

🔗 You can engage Carriann here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriann-sillman-esq-4310423/

🎙️ In Episode #258 of The Geek Within, my guest is Leilani Martinez. She is the Founder and Principal of KulturaTech, where she helps organizations design communication and digital strategies that better serve multilingual and multicultural communities. Leilani has over two decades of experience in the federal government where her work sits at the intersection of language access, communication strategy, and inclusive digital experiences.

🔗 You can engage Leilani here:

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

🎙️ In Episode #257 of The Geek Within, my guest is Grafton deButts. He is the Director of Strategic Growth at Strongbridge LLC. Grafton was recently the Chair for the Loudoun GovCon Initiative.

🔗 You can engage Grafton here:

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

🎙️ In Episode #256 of The Geek Within, my guest is Sally Pfabe. She is the Vice President of Business Development at Corporate Mailing Service/Management Resource Services. Sally has been in the outsourced service sector, which includes facility management services and IT, for nearly thirty years. She has a background in business development, public speaking, and continuing education and enrichment.

🔗 You can engage Sally here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-pfabe-cmdss-emcm-ospc-54620a66/

🎙️ In Episode #255 of The Geek Within, my guest is Oscar Hedaya. He is the Chief Executive Officer at Space, with a new product launched called The Space Safe. This is a sleek, modern take on a digitally controlled safe for hotel and vacation rental properties.

🔗 You can engage Oscar here:

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

🎙️ In Episode #254 of The Geek Within, my guest is Scott Voss. He is the Executive Managing Director of Voss Strategic Investments LLC, the parent company to Voss Wealth and Finance Group. Scott has had a varied career where he has been an IT Solutions Architect, a successful Real Estate investor, and an investment wealth advisor and strategist.

🔗 You can engage Scott here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-voss-11a187/

🎙️ In Episode #253 of The Geek Within, my guest is Alisa Sparks. She is the Founder and CEO of Linden Creek, a luxury interior design and home staging franchise built around elevated living and meaningful design. She also leads the Linden Creek Shoppe, an online destination for curated décor and furnishings, along with Archd, an inventory management and CRM platform created to support the home stagging and interior design community.

🔗 You can engage Alisa here:

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

🎙️ In Episode #252 of The Geek Within, my guest is Mike Parkinson and Mike is a geek.

🔗 You can engage Mike here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-parkinson-bb364/