Today's guest is Brian Chidester. He is the Head of Industry Strategy for Public Sector at Adobe. Brian is the host of The Government Huddle podcast. He is also an advisor for the G20 Global Smart City Alliance.

You can engage Brian here:

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

Podcast - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-government-huddle-podcast-with-brian-chidester/

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://www.thegeekwithin.net/

Today's guest is Karlene Stecchi. She is an Executive Vice President at Tantus Technologies, which is focused on digital transformation within the government space. Karlene has just stepped up to be the Quantum lead for the Quantum Knowledge Group for the Emerging Technology COI at ACT-IAC.

Episode 175 on YouTube - https://youtu.be/_9ly5GDrMzY

You can engage Karlene here:

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

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://www.thegeekwithin.net/

Today's guest is Lauren Leulu. She is the Founder and CEO of Lulu & Company which is focused on providing proposal graphics, marketing, and branding services to government contractors and other adjacent businesses.

You can engage Lauren here:

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

Website - https://leuluandco.com/

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Today's guest is Sarah Jones. She is Principal Consultant at ShortList Recruitment Limited focused on their Microsoft Practice and Power Platform, BizzApps, and Azure.

You can engage Sarah here:

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

Website - https://www.ontheshortlist.co.uk/us/events

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Today's guest is Jennifer Bonner. She is the Senior Vice President of Client Delivery at RIVA Solutions. Jenny is a graduate of the ACT-IAC Partners in 2023 leadership development program and was recently honored by OrangeSlices AI as a 2024 Engage Federal Citizen Services Honoree. Jenny and I met through the ACT-IAC fellows network.

You can engage Jennifer here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-bonner/

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

Today's guest is Cody Mruk. He is the Senior Director of Business Development at ECS Federal. Cody both met through our interactions in the DC area through AFCEA and ACT-IAC.

You can engage Cody here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody-mruk-pmp-a8750354/

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Today's guest is Pam DeGraffenreid. She is Senior Microsoft 365 Developer and Tech Lead at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, one of the Department of Energy labs, with this one managed by UT-Battelle. Pam is also a Microsoft MVP and a Leader for the Knoxville M365 User Group. Pam and I met online through our shared passion for M365.

You can engage Pam here:

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

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Today's guest is Laura Bennett. She is a Partner at Catapult Growth Partners and a High Performance Coach at BDL Consulting, where she does executive coaching. She has also volunteered with Women in Homeland Security, ACT-IAC, and HIMSS NCA.

You can engage Laura here:

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

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Today's guest is Timothy Boettcher. He is Senior VP and Head of Go-To-Market Strategy for AvePoint, currently working out of AvePoint's Public Sector office in Arlington, Virginia. Tim has been working in the SharePoint scene for just shy of 20 years and can often be found speaking at events like SharePoint Saturdays, TechCons, ARMA NOVA, KMworld, and more.

You can engage Timothy here:

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

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Today's guest is Natalie Carey. She is the Director for Alliances and Ecosystem for Unqork Government. Natalie is also a co-founder and board member for GovLink, Industry Advisory Board member for ATARC, and ACT-IAC Fellow from Partners 2021.

You can engage Natalie here:

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

The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu

List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes