Teach the Geek Podcast - public speaking for technical professionals

The entrepreneurial structural engineer, Ed Quesenberry Ed Quesenberry is a structural engineer who was an employee for years before striking out on his own and creating his own firm, Equilibrium Engineers, LLC.  It’s so easy to be an employee. You do your job, and money ends up in your account on a predictable basis. Being an entrepreneur is another beast altogether. We chatted about his motivation to take the plunge into self-employment, the ways in which public speaking has benefited him, and the meaning behind the name Equilibrium Engineers. To get in touch with Ed, email him at edq@equilibriumllc.com. __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, Twitter)

Ethical Sustainability with systems engineer Dr. Jon Wade Dr. Jon Wade is a systems engineer who has worked in industry and academia. Currently he is in the latter.  Dr. Wade is also an expert in ethical sustainability. I wanted to speak with him specifically because I have no clue what ethical sustainability is. We also spoke about his journey in systems engineering and the moment he realized that public speaking could be of use to him.  To get in touch with Dr. Wade, you can reach him at jpwade@ucsd.edu __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (Facebook, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Teach the Geek - public speaking for engineers Anand Safi works as engineering manager but is also a tech mentor and startup advisor. My podcast isn’t the first one he has been a guest on, so he obviously must present well. We spoke about his journey to engineering management, the moment he realized that public speaking could be of use to him, and the difference between being a tech mentor and a startup advisor.  You can find Anand on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandsafi/ __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Dr. Norman Fortenberry is the executive director of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). You don’t just come out of school and become an executive director, though (unless you found an organization, then I supposed you can do whatever you want). He held a number of positions before his current. He’s gotten a number of degrees, too (he must really like school). We talked about his beginnings in Engineering and his transition to work as an administrator. To learn more about Dr. Fortenberry, shoot him an email at n.fortenberry@asee.org. __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek.com youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Luis Duque is a bridge engineer and host of the Engineering our Future podcast. He immigrated to the US to go to engineering school, and liked living there so much, he stayed. We chatted about his transition to the US, his work as an engineer, and his journey in public speaking, particularly as a non-native English speaker. __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Karim Harbott is the co-founder of the Agile Center, a consultancy that offers agile coaching and leadership coaching. Before starting the consultancy, he worked for years as a scrum master and an agile coach. I’m really interested to find out what Agile is, what scrum is, and the ways in which public speaking helps in his work. To learn more about Karim, visit https://www.karimharbott.com/ __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Anne Meixner: career coach for engineers Anne Meixner is an engineer who worked in the semiconductor industry for years before embarking on a different life, founding her company, The Engineers’ Daughter. She now consults on semiconductor testing and contributes to engineers' career development. She’s keen on passing along her experience to the next generation of engineers, doing so via presentations, webinars, group coaching, and 1:1 coaching. I was interested to speak with Anne about her time in the semiconductor industry, the motivation to strike out on her own, and her journey in public speaking. To learn more about Anne, visit https://annemeixner.com/ __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Dagna Bieda: Career coach to engineers Dagna Bieda is a software engineer and a coach to software engineers. Her original background is in control engineering and robotics, so I was keen to find out how she ended up in software engineering. She started her coaching business, the Mindful Dev, to help software engineers reach their goals, such as getting promoted, landing a new job, getting a salary increase, or becoming a CTO. Why robotics? Why software? Why coaching? So many questions! To learn more about Dagna, check out https://www.themindfuldev.com/podcast __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Nellie Medow is the co-founder of enolve and also the company’s director of outreach and operations. Enolve is a platform where people can post problems and connect them to solutions, allowing for collaborative problem solving. She’s also a teacher turned student, studying organizational psychology. We talked about her transition from teacher to student and co-founder of a tech company, the source of her interest in tech, and public speaking, of course.  To learn about enolve, visit, https://www.enolve.io/.  __ 0:00 Introduction 1:22 What did you want to be when you were young? 4:52 How to manage career and family 9:37 enolve's beginnings 12:23 Example of using enolve 18:16 How did teaching inform your life as co-founder of enolve? 22:14 Getting better at public speaking 27:11 Contact info __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Amy Kurr - Engineer, PhD student & professional skills coach Amy Kurr was a design engineer, but went back to school to get her PhD in Macromolecular Science & Engineering. She’s also a professional skills coach and a reviewer for the Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology. If there’s anything else left to do, Amy’s probably thinking of doing that, too. We chatted about all of Amy’s interests, and the reason she developed an interest in public speaking.  To learn more about Amy, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/amykurr/. __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)