In this episode, we chat with Sagi Brody, co-founder and CTO of Webair, the predecessor of the current Opti Tech.

Sagi talks about his over 20 years of IT experience and his journey from starting Webair in the late 90s, and how it grew to the point where it evolved to today’s Opti.

We talk about Sagi’s current projects, his role as a consultant, and how he overcame his imposter syndrome and managed to combine his skills with his early interests in aviation and space.

Join us on this journey into Sagi Brody’s world.

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Confidence plus saying “I don't know, but I'm going to figure it out”
I think those two things together are gold
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Sagi's Links: 

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• 10Forward

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In this episode, we have a conversation with Nick Buraglio, a network engineer and a board member of the Route Views Project, a public service that provides a view of the global routing system.

Nick tells us how he went from being an art student and a skateboarder to becoming one of the leading experts on IPv6, the latest version of the internet protocol that enables communication across the network.

He also shares his experience of working on various volunteer projects, such as building internet exchange points, participating in the Supercomputing Conference, and teaching IPv6 workshops.

Nick is a curious and creative person who loves to learn new things and share his knowledge with others. Tune in to hear his amazing story and tips.

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Don't take it too seriously, right?
Live life. You are not your Job.
You should enjoy what you're doing but also, don't don't take it too seriously.
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Links:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Fediverse
• Blog
• MODEM Show

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In this episode, we have a conversation with Du’An Lightfoot, a senior cloud networking developer advocate at AWS and the founder of LabEveryday, a popular YouTube channel that helps aspiring IT professionals pursue their dreams.

Du’An tells us how he started his tech career in the Air Force and how he overcame his fear of making mistakes and his imposter syndrome along the way. He also shares his advice on how to learn new skills, set goals, and find mentors in the tech industry.

Du’An is a teacher and a leader who uses technology as a platform for empowerment and education. Tune in to hear his amazing story and tips.

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“If you allow your fear of making mistakes to hold you back, you will never achieve your goals.
Hashtag be brave.
Hashtag do it anyway.”
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Links:

• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Website
• Deep Work
• The One Thing
• As A Man Thinketh 

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In this episode, we chat with Darren Fulwell, a chief evangelist at IP Fabric, a network assurance platform.

Darren has been working in networking for more than 25 years and is passionate about network design, automation, and operation. He’ll share his journey from being a computer science student to becoming a network architect and consultant. He’ll also tell us how he got involved with Cisco’s certification advisory council and the INIT 6 initiative, a community effort to promote network automation skills and knowledge.

We’ll explore Darren’s views on the current and future trends of networking, such as cloud, DevOps, and AI. He’ll also give us some tips and insights on how to learn and master network technologies and certifications.

Join us for this fascinating conversation with Darren Fulwell.

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“ It was like Stardust.
I’d done stuff with bulletin boards before and dial-up and all this sort of stuff, but never really seen interactive networking.
And it was magic.
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Daren's Links:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter

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In this episode, we chat with Dave Siegel, a visionary technology leader who specializes in product strategies, network planning, business planning, network architecture and design, and leadership and management. Dave has been helping build the Internet since 1993 and has been self-employed since 2018.

Dave shares his journey from starting his own ISP in Tucson to working at Global Crossing and Level 3, and how he became a consultant and a board member of NANOG.

We also discuss Dave’s passion for learning new things and how he applies his technical skills to different domains such as marketing, audio engineering, and video editing. He also gives us some tips and advice on how to deal with imposter syndrome and how to keep learning and growing.

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Keep learning.
Never stop learning.
You just don't know how learning a thing is going to translate into whatever task you have to do next.
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Dave's Links: 

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Website
• NANOG

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In this episode, we chat with Becca Chambers, a marketing and brand leader who is also a neurodiversity advocate.

Becca has a diagnosis of ADHD, which she discovered in her 20s. She’ll share how she found her passion for branding and communications, and how she worked in various roles in cybersecurity, an industry that embraces the weirdos and the misfits.

We’ll explore Becca’s views on neurodiversity, and how she advocates for shifting the thinking away from seeing neurodiversity as a disorder and more as a unique and valuable way of thinking.

She’ll also give some examples of how neurodiverse accommodations are simple and cheap, and how they can benefit everyone in the workplace and in life.

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“Imposter syndrome is the courage to learn by doing and fake it until you make it.”
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Becca's Links: 

• LinkedIn
• Website
• Post
• PanCAN

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In this episode, we chat with Justin Ryburn, a field CTO for Kentik, a network analytics company.

Justin has a diverse background in networking, pre-sales, and software. He’ll share his journey from being a computer science student to becoming a field CTO and an author.

We talked about how he wrote a “Day One” guide for Juniper on BGP flow spec, what motivated him to do so, and what challenges he faced along the way.

We’ll also discuss his role as a field CTO, how it differs from a sales engineer or a solutions engineer, and how he acts as an ambassador for the brand and the community.

Join us for this fascinating and insightful conversation with Justin Ryburn.

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“If you’re the smartest in the room, you’re in the wrong room”
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Justin's Links: 

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Blog
• GitHub

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In this episode, we chat with Job Snijders, a principal engineer at Fastly and a developer and art director for the Open BSD project.

Job has over 10 years of experience in the Internet routing and security field, working for various organizations and communities such as RIPE, NTT, and NLNOG. He’ll share his story of how he got interested in Internet routing security and how he created and contributed to various tools and standards to improve the global routing system.

We also talk about his creative side and how he used a visualization tool to draw the Nyan Cat on the RIPE statmon interface by manipulating the visibility of prefixes in the global routing system.

We’ll learn Job’s perspective on innovation, collaboration, and feedback in the network industry, and how he manages his busy schedule and avoids imposter syndrome.

Join us for this fascinating and inspiring conversation with Job Snijders.

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Every time I draw away the curtains and unpeel yet another layer of how the Internet really works, I discover another room filled with people just like me who are trying their best with the information available to them at that time.
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Job's Links: 

• Website
• Fediverse
• Twitter
• Github
• BGP meets Cat

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In this episode, we chat with James Jun, the founder of TowardEx Technologies, a network provider in Boston that specializes in internet connectivity, colocation, and peering services.

James shares his journey of how he got into networking as a kid, how he worked at an ISP that served schools, and how he used TowardEx as an entity for consulting work before transforming it into a network company.

We also discuss James’ passion for building complex and reliable architectures that serve society and the customers, and how he gets inspired by seeing people use the infrastructure that he and his team create.

We’ll learn James’ perspective on certifications, automation, physical infrastructure, and cooperation in the network industry, and what he looks for when hiring people.

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Be willing to learn.
The more hungry you are, the more curious you are the better.
That's the type of people that we want to work with.
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James' Links: 

• LinkedIn 
• Twitter  
• TOWARDEX

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In this episode, we chat with Dinesh Dutt, a network expert and author, the founder and CEO of Susie Q, a network management app that uses network observability.

Dinesh shares his journey from Cisco to Cumulus Networks, where he worked on network disaggregation and open source. He also introduces his latest project, Susie Q, and how it revolutionizes network management and monitoring.

We learn how Dinesh juggles his passion for network innovation with his role as a business owner, a parent, and a lifelong learner. He reveals the challenges and motivations that inspire him to make an impact in the world.

We’ll dive into Dinesh’s insights on network design, network observability, network disaggregation, and network automation.

Join us and listen to his stories of learning from failures and successes and growing as a network professional and a human being.

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Be humble.
Make your life about learning, not about knowing, and every day can be so enriching.
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Dinesh's Links: 

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Blog (Elegant Network
• GitHub
• (Most Recent) Book
• Company (Stardust Systems)

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Thanks for being an imposter - a part of the Imposter Syndrome Network (ISN)!

Make it a great day.