When a Unicorn raises their hoof, the Geek Whisperers get them in front of the mic.

In another career path conversation, we're joined by Mike Stanley who's taken a career path less traveled. From aspiring to be a Latin teacher to learning Russian in the Army to ... IT? We take a personal look into Mike's career path, discussing where it started and where it's going.

We discuss:

Careers

How you get where you’re going

What it means to be an “IT Generalist”

The projected shortfall of IT jobs

Is IT training or a degree the right move in IT?

Salary as part of the career question

To VAR and back to end customer

CS degrees in Enterprise IT

Work/Life balance

Local vs global interactions

The power of groups of people

Joe Onisick (past guest) helping via Twitter

BJ Fogg - Tiny Habits

Transition advice

Mike makes a powerful statement to vendors on the best way to use social media to gain leads -

“Interesting technical content followed up by real human interaction.”

What's your career story? What did you learn from Mike's?