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On this episode of The Route to Networking, George Barnes, the Co-Founder and Director at Hamilton Barnes, sits down with Houman Asefi, the Business Development Director at Cisco. During this episode, Houman speaks about his time at Cisco, how he left and then ended up coming back a few years later and where he sees the future of tech going. 

 Houman talks about his time at Cisco and what he looks for in an employee joining Cisco and gets into what he wishes he knew when he was 16. To learn a bit more about Houman, click the link below: 

 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/houmanasefi/ 

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On this week’s episode on The Route to Networking, James Dean, the Director at Hamilton Barnes, sits down and speaks to Jody Botham, the Head of Networks at Brsk. Jody dives into his experiences starting in the industry, what he was doing before and where he sees himself in the next few years. 

 Jody has had quite the journey, starting as a builder and now the Head of Networks at Brsk. To learn more about Jody, click the link below: 

 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-botham-5a144123/ 

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On this week’s episode on The Route to Networking, Harry Stephenson, one of the USA consultants at Hamilton Barnes, sat down with Jill McDaniel, the Director of Network Planning and Deployment at Ritta Communications. 

 Jill has been in the networking industry since the early 2000s and it was a long road for her to get to the role she’s in today. She goes into that in more detail and tells us about her biggest networking disaster. To learn more about Jill, click the link below: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-mcdaniel-ba260894/ 

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On this episode of The Route to Networking, Lewis West, the Head of Cyber Security as Hamilton Barnes, sits down to talk with Ian Tinney, the Chief Executive Officer at 4Data Solutions. Ian has been in the IT industry for 31 years now and has tonnes of experience under his belt and many stories to tell. 

 Ian speaks about leaving school at 16 and where his IT journey kickstarted. He touches on his daily struggles as a CEO, how he has adapted as a boss and as a business during covid and his desires to help. To learn more on Ian, click the links below: 

 4Data Solutions: https://www.4datasolutions.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iantinney/ 

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On this week’s episode on The Route to Networking, George Barnes, the Co-Founder and Director at Hamilton Barnes, sits down with Daim Eric, the Staging, and Installation Engineer at Highpoint Solutions. In this episode, they dive into Daim’s experience in the industry, university degree, and master’s degree. 

 He dives into his experiences with applying for jobs through university, how he got a job at Highpoint and is now going back to do his master’s degree. For more information on Daim, click the link below: 

 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daim-eric-5a9670151/ 

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On episode 11 of the Route to Networking, Charlie Draper, our Benelux Network Consultant is joined by Nigel Van Houten, the Manager Infrastructure at Ecko NL. Nigel talks us through his journey through the networking industry and his current position in leadership and touches on his blog/vlogs and what inspired him to do that.

 Nigel dives into his career at Ecko and the company’s aim for the future. He also discusses what’s next for him and where he sees himself going in the future. For more information on Nigel, click the links below: 

 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelvanhouten/ 

Website: https://www.usg21.com 

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On this week’s episode on The Route to Networking, George Barnes, the Director, and Co-Founder at Hamilton Barnes speaks with Deirra Footman, the Founder of CCIE by 30. Deirra talks us through her journey through the networking space and what sparked her interest in the industry. 

 In 2016, she decided to start up her blog called “CCIE by 30”, the meaning behind the name says exactly what it is in the name… to become a CCIE by 30. She started this blog to share things she was studying and wanted to frame it in the mindset of ‘what was I googling that I couldn’t find when I was starting up?’. Find more information about Deirra here:

 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirrajfootman/ 

Blog: www.ccieby30.com 

Twitter and Instagram: @ccieby30

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On this week’s episode on The Route to Networking, James Dean, the Director at Hamilton Barnes, sits down with Rick Donato, the owner of Packet Coders, an automation training platform. 

 Rick talks us through where his passion for network security came from, his career progression and his love for blogs… don’t miss out on episode 9, out now! To find more information on Rick’s background find him here:
 
 Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickjdon 

Packet Coders: https://www.packetcoders.io/ 

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On the 8th episode on The Route to Networking, James Dean, the Director here at Hamilton Barnes invites Paddy Paddison, the CTO of Wildanet, to our podcast to talk through his career in the tech industry, where it all began and gets an insight on who he is as a person and what he’s like in the professional world. 

 From rags to riches… Paddy speaks about his time in the military and how he ended up leaving and now being the CTO of Wildanet… You can find more information on Paddy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paddy-paddison-b4203b3b/details/experience/

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Coming up on this week’s episode on The Route to Networking… George Barnes, the Co-Founder and Director at Hamilton Barnes, sits down with Ian Anderson, the operations Director at Natilik to discuss his career, experiences, and the knowledge he has gained over the many years he’s been in the industry.

 From working in a photocopying store to now being the Operations Director… he talks us through it all! Don’t miss it… You can find more information on Ian here: hthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-anderson-2983732/

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