Thunder Nerds

This episode we talk to Web Developer & Visual Artist, Daniel Miller. We discuss the genesis of his journey through the dark punishment of Hades, otherwise known as New Jersey, to his ascension in the ironically and literally on fire State of Florida. We go into the details of his career path, from assembling computers to a notably successful entrepreneurial freelance career. We reveal the passion that paid for his tuition to the Ringling College of Art & Design, and assisted in making him a leader of the Sarasota art scene.

 

Show Notes

* Guest: Daniel Miller

* Website: http://www.danielmiller.me/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielmllr

* A director with SARTQ, a visual art collective.

* Freelance: Rough & Ready Media http://roughandreadymedia.com

* RiseUP Table Top, The portable and affordable standing desk http://www.riseuptabletop.com

This episode we talk to the Creator of Level Up Tutorials, Senior Front-End Developer Scott Tolinski. We discuss his transition from breakdancing concussion, to the birth of Level Up Tutorials. We also go into detail on Scott’s upcoming tutorials, and new technologies he is looking forward to.

Show Notes

* Website: http://scotttolinski.com

* Store: https://store.leveluptutorials.com

* Level Up Tutorials: https://leveluptutorials.com

* YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/LevelUpTuts

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/stolinski

* Github: https://github.com/stolinski

* BitBucket: https://bitbucket.org/stolinski

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stolinski

* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpTuts

* Principle: http://principleformac.com

This episode we talk to Ben Peck, Sr. Product Designer at Needle and Cofounder of FRONT, a two-day in-depth conference for user experience designers and product managers held in Salt Lake City, Utah. We discuss the details of what a Product Designer is and does, and their role in the industry. We also listen to Ozzy Osbourne until we cry, while eating ham sandwiches.

Show Notes

Guest: Sr. Product Designer Ben Peck

Twitter: https://twitter.com/benpeck

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

Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/benpeck

About: https://about.me/benpeck

The conference: https://frontutah.com/

Needle.com

This episode we talk to Senior Art Director Marianne Sibille. We discuss the challenges of working remotely from Bulgaria for a company in the USA. We also go into detail of what it’s like being a parent in the tech industry and how to manage your time for leveling-up your skills. Additional, there might be bee conversation and how to get your honey buzz

This episode we talk to community technical architect with TopCoder, “lazybaer” Christopher DeLaurentis. We discuss everything from crowdsourced development to opening your garage door via the voodoo of particle.io.

Show Notes

Our guest Christopher DeLaurentis

Community technical architect with TopCoder

Website: http://www.lazybaer.com/

TopCoder: https://www.topcoder.com/author/lazybaer/

Twitter: @baerspokes

https://github.com/cwdcwd

Cloud MJ

TRS-80

This episode we talk to UX Jetsetter adventurer Kyra Friedell. She talks about her interest in Experience and Service Design, Behavioral Economics, Urban Planning, Civic Tech, and Storytelling. We discuss how UX makes the world a better place, and why design isn’t about making something look pretty in Photoshop. We also go into detail on travel experiences in several global locations… Japan, Iceland, Hong Kong and Johannesburg.

Show Notes

Our guest Kyra Friedell

Her project: https://kyrafriedell.wordpress.com/

Personal website: www.kyrafriedell.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/k_friedell

Blog from her trip: https://sameclothesdifferentplace.wordpress.com

This romantic valentine’s episode we talk to Brandon Arnold & Tim Hartwick of Zurb. We discuss the new release of Foundation for Emails and it’s many awesome updates. We also go deep into several of Zurb’s products and services, including their 24 hours charity event “Wired”.

Show Notes

Special Zurb Guest

Brandon Arnold:

http://zurb.com/about/profile/brandon-arnold

https://twitter.com/brandon_arnold

Tim Hartwick:

http://zurb.com/about/profile/tim-hartwick

https://twitter.com/tim_hartwick

Zurb Foundation for Emails: http://foundation.zurb.com/emails (Formerly Ink)

Zurb Foundation for sites: http://foundation.zurb.com/

Zurb Notable: http://zurb.com/notable

Zurb Wired: http://zurb.com/wired

Zurb University: http://zurb.com/university

Daniel Codella has kind Eyes http://zurb.com/about/profile/daniel-codella

Yeti Lunch https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZQbktlUAAES9Th.jpg:large

JD Hearts Rene Hight http://zurb.com/about/profile/rene-hight

This episode we talk to Amber Osborne, Chief Marketing Officer of Meshfire. We discuss her fascinating story of marketing for Bruce’s Yams to ascending to a rank of #2 in the Forbes Top 50 Most Influential CMO’s on Social Media.

Show Notes

* Guest: Amber Osborne, Chief Marketing Officer of Meshfire

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberosborne

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissDestructo

* Personal website: missdestructo.com

* https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlameDestructo

* Bruce’s Yams: http://yamright.com/

* http://codepen.io/ CodePen is a playground for the front end web.

This episode we talk to Emily Zier, an Interactive Designer from the US that is now working and residing in Istanbul. We discuss her inspirational story of following your passions in life, love and one’s career. We also underline the importance of gaining valuable life experiences abroad.

Show Notes

* Guest Emily Zier

* From Smallwood, New York

* Residing in Istanbul, Turkey

* Websites: istanbulinspired.com, emilyzier.com

This episode we talk to Jeff Douglas, a Trailhead Developer Advocate at Salesforce. Jeff is on a journey entitled the RV PALOOZA with his family across America. Jeff talks to us about Salesforce trailhead, the fun way to learn Salesforce. We also discuss working remotely, and how to prepare for the future of business.

Show Notes

Guest Jeff Douglas

Website: http://jeffdouglas.com/

RV PALOOZA: http://whereintheworldis.jeffdouglas.com/

Books: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/salesforcehandbook http://links.jeffdouglas.com/book/

Salesforce: http://www.salesforce.com/

Trailhead: https://developer.salesforce.com/trailhead/en