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Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional podcast

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Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional

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  John White | Nick Korte  

Are you a technology professional unsatisfied with your current role? Looking for a resource to help understand changing job functions, changing organizations, or gaining recognition and progression? The Nerd Journey podcast helps explore alternative roles, increase job satisfaction, and accelerate career progression. Each week, we uncover patterns of technical career progression by dissecting careers of guests and discussing different job roles they’ve held, or discussing relevant career topics. We’ve interviewed people in IT operations, sales engineering, technical marketing, product management, people management, network engineering, cybersecurity, software development, entrepreneurs, and more. We also discuss improving job satisfaction and accelerating career growth. We are John White and Nick Korte, two technologists with experience in IT operations and sales engineering who started this podcast in 2018. We release on Tuesdays, and can be found at https://nerd-journey.com.

Are you a technology professional unsatisfied with your current role? Looking for a resource to help understand changing job functions, changing organizations, or gaining recognition and progression? The Nerd Journey podcast helps explore alternative roles, increase job satisfaction, and accelerate career progression. Each week, we uncover patterns of technical career progression by dissecting careers of guests and discussing different job roles they’ve held, or discussing relevant career topics. We’ve interviewed people in IT operations, sales engineering, technical marketing, product management, people management, network engineering, cybersecurity, software development, entrepreneurs, and more. We also discuss improving job satisfaction and accelerating career growth. We are John White and Nick Korte, two technologists with experience in IT operations and sales engineering who started this podcast in 2018. We release on Tuesdays, and can be found at https://nerd-journey.com.

 

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#350

Translating Experience: Clarity from Leadership in the People Industry with Christy Honeycutt (2/2)

How can we help recruiters advocate for us in a tough job market? According to people indu... more

02 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:58

02 Dec 2025

#349

People First: Systematizing Go-to-Market for Your Role with Christy Honeycutt (1/2)

Go-to-market strategy is something we often associate with a company or its products / ser... more

18 Nov 2025

43 MINS

43:25

18 Nov 2025

#348

A Special Announcement – Changing Our Release Schedule

Original Recording Date: 11/2/2025 Expect a Change Moving Forward – The Schedule --... more

04 Nov 2025

00 MINS

00:52

04 Nov 2025

#347

Opt In: A CEO’s Take on Becoming AI Native with Milin Desai (3/3)

What does it mean to become AI native? It’s not about using every AI tool on the market. F... more

28 Oct 2025

35 MINS

35:38

28 Oct 2025

#346

Scope and Upside: The Importance of Contextual Communication with Milin Desai (2/3)

When we use a generative AI tool, providing more context can often lead to better output. ... more

21 Oct 2025

35 MINS

35:01

21 Oct 2025

#345

Expand Your Curiosity: Build, Own, and Maintain Relevance with Milin Desai (1/3)

How curious do you think you are at work? Take a second to rate yourself. After today’s co... more

14 Oct 2025

46 MINS

46:02

14 Oct 2025

#344

Organizational Flattening: Intentionally Model Behaviors to Build the Culture You Want (2/2)

As managers inherit larger teams inside flatter organizations, we might immediately point ... more

07 Oct 2025

20 MINS

20:36

07 Oct 2025

#343

Organizational Flattening: Understanding the Trend, Career Challenges, and Opportunities (1/2)

What happens when layoffs lead to organizational flattening, fewer managers, and larger te... more

30 Sep 2025

26 MINS

26:01

30 Sep 2025

#342

Special Dedication: Honoring Todd Cochrane’s Legacy

Episode 346 is dedicated to the memory of Todd Cochrane. Todd was the founder of Blubrry P... more

23 Sep 2025

59 MINS

59:37

23 Sep 2025

#341

Resume Damage: The Turbulence of Changing Job Levels and Finding a Mess to Clean Up with Paul Nadeau...

Pursuing a role in leadership is one thing, but what happens when you try to return to lif... more

16 Sep 2025

48 MINS

48:50

16 Sep 2025

#340

Stay Calm and Don’t Panic: Translating Military Leadership Lessons to the Corporate World with Paul ...

Imagine transitioning from individual contributor at a company to managing an organization... more

09 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:44

09 Sep 2025

#339

The Lost Art: Marketplace Heartbeat and Finding Closure after a Layoff with Jason Gass (2/2)

Remember all the times someone took a moment to help you in your career? This act of suppo... more

02 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:18

02 Sep 2025

#338

Planting Seeds: Networking and Maneuvering Unexpected Job Loss with Jason Gass (1/2)

“Unfortunately, your role at this company has been eliminated.” These are the words none o... more

26 Aug 2025

39 MINS

39:06

26 Aug 2025

#337

Champion Your People: Role Clarity for the IC in the Chaotic World of Work with Al and Leanne Elliot...

What can you do to stand out as an individual contributor on a large team? The first step ... more

19 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:17

19 Aug 2025

#336

Task Cohesion: Managing a Larger Team in a Flatter Organization amidst a Climate of Uncertainty with...

How can managers be effective when they are expected to manage larger teams? To strengthen... more

12 Aug 2025

41 MINS

41:24

12 Aug 2025

#335

Field Awareness: The Facets of Hypergrowth and a Principal’s Body of Work with Daniel Paluszek (3/3)

Imagine getting 45 minutes to describe and defend the quantifiable impact of your body of ... more

05 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:01

05 Aug 2025

#334

Steady Build: Broadening Exposure and the Priceless Perspective of People Management with Daniel Pal...

Could a greater understanding of what people managers do make you a better individual cont... more

29 Jul 2025

43 MINS

43:15

29 Jul 2025

#333

Finding Drive: The Parallels of Mentoring and Technology Partnerships with Daniel Paluszek (1/3)

How does one company form an effective technology partnership with another company? Our gu... more

22 Jul 2025

45 MINS

45:10

22 Jul 2025

#332

Leadership as a Responsibility: Establishing Credibility and the Pull of New Opportunities with Srik...

Looking back on one’s career, it might be easy to connect the dots between job roles you h... more

15 Jul 2025

34 MINS

34:45

15 Jul 2025

#331

Beyond System Building: The Practical Applications of Industry Expertise with Srikanth Bollavaram (1...

How honest should we be in job interview situations when it comes to what we don’t know? S... more

08 Jul 2025

39 MINS

39:24

08 Jul 2025

#330

First Time Manager – Your Old Job Description Has Been Deleted

Imagine developing a set of skills that enables you to get a management job, only to find ... more

01 Jul 2025

24 MINS

24:16

01 Jul 2025

#329

Level Up Your Career Documents with AI as a Thought Partner

This week in episode 333 John flies solo in a discussion of using AI to help generate high... more

24 Jun 2025

20 MINS

20:59

24 Jun 2025

#328

My Delivery is Their Delivery with Erin O’Quinn (3/3)

This week in episode 332 we’re joined by guest Erin O’Quinn. In this part 3 of our discuss... more

17 Jun 2025

41 MINS

41:52

17 Jun 2025

#327

A Space for Critique: Lead by Amplifying Voices and Giving Credit with Erin O’Quinn (2/3)

Looking to improve the performance of your team? Improve the way they communicate, and you... more

10 Jun 2025

38 MINS

38:45

10 Jun 2025

#326

A Utility Player’s Advantage: The Work of Marketing in Tech with Erin O’Quinn (1/3)

Being a utility player in the sports world is one thing, but what does a utility player lo... more

03 Jun 2025

45 MINS

45:06

03 Jun 2025

#325

Controlled and Proactive: Managing Your Career During Uncertain Times

How should we be managing our careers during times of uncertainty? News of layoffs and eco... more

27 May 2025

38 MINS

38:55

27 May 2025

#324

A Manager’s Preoccupation: 1-1 Meetings and Focused Prioritization with Joseph Griffiths (2/2)

Your manager has a preoccupation, but do you know what it is? The answer reveals a clue ab... more

20 May 2025

43 MINS

43:18

20 May 2025

#323

A Passion for Growth: Storytelling and Interpersonal Skills with Joseph Griffiths (1/2)

How well do your personal and professional life align to your passion areas? For returning... more

13 May 2025

39 MINS

39:58

13 May 2025

#322

AI Mistakes: Focused Resilience and a Specialization Bet with Daniel Lemire (4/4)

If you had something to share, what would you say, and how would you say it? Daniel Lemire... more

06 May 2025

36 MINS

36:38

06 May 2025

#321

Overwhelmed by Ambiguity: DevOps, Innovation, and the Search for Clarity with Daniel Lemire (3/4)

What happens when there is too much change at once after making a job change? Daniel Lemir... more

29 Apr 2025

45 MINS

45:42

29 Apr 2025