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For our 80th episode of the Route to Networking podcast, Harry a Principal Network Consultant on the USA team, was joined by Jason Belk, the Senior Technical Advocate at Cisco.

 Jason started his Cisco journey back in 2010 as an intern, following that jumped into a couple of roles in between but ultimately returned there between 2011-2018 then again in 2019 where he has been ever since.  Jason talks to us about the positive and welcoming culture he has experienced whilst working at Cisco, as well as telling us all about his time attending Cisco live 2022. 

Jason talks to us about what he get's up to day to day, and how he balances that with mentorship.  We learn about how he sees the future of the cloud space changing. 

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Our Managing Consultant Billy Holloway was joined by Mathew Crawford the Head of Wireless at Glide UK. 

Matthew talks to us about how different qualifications enabled him to learn different skills. He tells us how his degree enabled him to learn critical thinking, whilst certifications filled in the gaps that uni can't provide. He recommends what route into the industry may be best for you. 

Matthew specialises in wireless, he talks to us about the projects he's working on as well as where he sees the industry going. As a CWNE, he tells us what his experience was like completing this certification and the challenges you can expect to face.

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Our Director James Dean, was joined by Ste Ashton. Ste is currently leading Broadband, 5G and wider Connectivity for WCC, whilst working as the Business Lead at nexGworx.

Ste talks to us about the work he is currently doing surrounding 5G,  some of the discussions involving his work around 5G private networks, and why they have been introduced. 

The pair discuss the current skills gap within networking and the importance of having a diverse team. Ste suggests ways that could help encourage people in the computer science faculty to consider a career in networking, as opposed to going down other common routes such as finance. 

Do you believe the younger or older generation has a better understanding of technology? Find out what James & Ste think in the full episode.

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On this episode of The Route to Networking podcast, our Principal Network Consultant Harry Green was joined by Chris Cell, the Solutions Domain Manager at CDW. 

 Chris highlights the importance of being an active listener and being able to listen to understand, not to respond. A lot of the time people will listen and be waiting to respond back with an argument rather than actually listening to what they have to say.  

 He delves into the importance of leadership and the qualities a leader should have. Leadership is about going into the role to make things better for others not for yourself.   

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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscell/  

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On our 6th episode of our Women in Networking spin-off series, Maddy Norris was joined by Prakriti Karthauser. 

 Prakriti is the Senior Platform Engineering Manager at Vodafone, with a long background in Networking, she’s now moved to working around Cloud. Prakriti was also the TechWomen 100 winner in 2019 and is experienced in Finance, Managed Services and Consultancy sectors. 

 During this episode, Prakriti talks to Maddy about her path into the industry which included being out of the game for a long period of time on maternity leave. She talks about the changes she saw when making her return and the improvement she saw in the exposure to diversity in the industry.  

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 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakriti-k-610a52/  

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Today on The Route to Networking podcast, one of our Principal Infrastructure & Cloud Consultants on the Contract team, Jack Haine sat down with Mark Ellis, the Consultancy Manager at CDW. 

 For the last 4 years, Mark has been at the forefront of some incredible services that CDW has to offer. He talks us through the projects they are currently working on and where he sees the future of the company going. 

 He delves into what it takes to become a good leader and the importance of understanding the difference between a manager and a leader. 

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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-ellis-88871011/ 

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In today’s episode, our Senior USA Consultant Harry Green was joined by Greg Williams. 

 Greg has been in the industry for over 30 years now, being in many senior positions along the way, and is now the Director of Service Delivery at All Covered. He walks us through his experience from where it all started in his first job in tech as a sales guy to where he is today. 

He helps us understand the current skills gap in the industry and what aspiring Network Engineers and hiring managers need to do to get into the industry or what to look out for when hiring.  

He delves into the importance of being able to think outside the box slightly, that not every job requires physical presence and to consider changing your requirements to remote if you are struggling to fill roles.  

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Harry Green had the pleasure of being joined by Jordan Villarreal, the Technical Advocate at NS1 in today's episode of the Route to Networking podcast. 

Jordan highlights the importance of getting hands-on experience to help you learn and progress in your career, he talks about his route into the industry and his recommendations. 

In such a demanding industry, Jordan discusses the importance of being able to spot burnout, as well as advice on how to handle it if you find yourself or a friend in that situation. 

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Our Co-Founder & Director George Barnes was joined by Adrian Farrel the Owner of Old Dog Consulting, the author of Tales from the wood, he works as Chair of L2SM and I2NSF working groups at IETF’.

During his career, Adrian has worked as the IETF Routing Area Director at Huawei and the IETF Routing Area Director at Juniper Networks, he talks to us about his experience working for some of the biggest companies within the tech space as well as some important life lessons he's learned along the way.

Adrian delves into the nitty-gritty tech and talks to us about everything from his controversial opinions surrounding object-orientated programming languages to the perks of getting your hands dirty when first starting out your career.

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Maddy Norris was joined by Kori Younger, the Associate systems engineer at Cisco. 

After speaking with Rita Younger in episode 2, we were lucky enough to get the opportunity to speak with her amazing daughter Kori.  As someone fairly new to the space, Kori tells us about her experience being a woman in a very male-dominated industry,  both the highs and lows. 

Kori speaks about how her mother inspired her to start her career in Networking.  After studying medicine for two years, Kori helps provide guidance to those who may be looking to transition into a new industry after already beginning their degree.

Kori talks to us about what credentials she'd advised taking if you're just starting out in the space and looking to boost your credibility, based on what ones she's completed and how they've supported her. 

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kori-younger/

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