Teach the Geek Podcast - public speaking for technical professionals

Grad student. Podcaster. TEDx speaker. These descriptors definitely apply to Margot Wohl. You know what else describes her? Delightful guest on my channel.    Catch Margot on Twitter at @Brains_n_Bugs

Girls are underrepresented in STEM. Chemical Engineer Stephanie Espy is trying to change that. Her book, STEM Gems, exposes girls to 44 different STEM professionals. She also runs MathSP, providing math and science coaches to students. Over a decade into entrepreneurship and she's doing great!   Interested in learning more about the book? Go to http://stemgemsbook.com/.

If you want to be a guest on a podcast, it can be a chore to find appropriate podcasts. Tom Schwab and his company, Interview Valet, eliminate that problem by matching podcast guests to podcasts.   I enjoyed talking to Tom, from his days in the military to his current venture.    Check out interviewvalet.com/geek to learn more.

Programmers can be jerks sometimes. April Wensel is looking to change that with her company, Compassionate Coding. She provides keynotes and workshops on emotional intelligence and its importance in improving productivity and a company's bottom line.    Follow April on Twitter @aprilwensel  Check out her website at compassionatecoding.com

Stephanie Humphrey is a unicorn. She worked as an engineer for over a decade and then gave it up a life in front of the camera. She’s a technology expert who has appeared on HuffPost Live, Good Morning America,  and The Harry Show. And if that wasn’t enough, she started Til Death Do You Tweet, a seminar offered to both kids and parents about kids’ social media habits.

Jay Miller’s story is an interesting one. After dropping out of college and giving up on a career as a musician, he joined the military as a data network technician. After leaving the military, he became a system administrator and developed a love for productivity. He now uses his knowledge of productivity and development concepts and his military training to help developers improve their productivity. Productive Developers is the company he founded to do just that.

Anthony Fasano is a civil engineer, a professional engineer and the founder of the Engineering Management Institute.  It’s a company focused on helping engineers become effective leaders through content and corporate training.  The website contains free articles, two podcasts (The Engineering Career Coach Podcast and The Civil Engineering Podcast) and a YouTube series, Engineering Career TV.

Business strategy expert Joon S. Han, founded Better San Diego, a strategic alignment company, and served as its strategy specialist until recently retiring from active client work to focus on helping small businesses through his book "Get Ahead by Giving Back" and the accompanying world-class training event "Give Getters Rule!"   Joon is also the Co-Host of "Your Biz Rocks" - a highly-acclaimed weekly business podcast helping entrepreneurs with down-to-earth business advice that's out of this world.  He is also on the faculty for University of San Diego's Online Marketing Strategies program.   Learn More about the Teach The Geek Program at TeachTheGeek.com

Jessica am an entrepreneur, technologist, writer and philanthropist who is passionate about people, products and building community. In 2014, she co-founded New York On Tech (NYOT) with her best friend, which is an organization that creates pathways for underrepresented students into degrees and careers in tech.  She has contributed to Huffington Post, Univision and LinkedIn. In her work, she has served as an advisor to 50+ early stage start-ups, small businesses, and non-profits.

Sasha Ariel Alston, known as the STEM Queen, is the author of the children’s book "Sasha Savvy Loves to Code". From Washington, DC, she is a college student majoring in Information Systems with a minor in Marketing at Pace University, Lubin School of Business in New York. With eight successful information technology and business internships at Infor, Microsoft, and Everfi, she is a sought-after speaker encouraging youth, especially girls of color, to pursue educational and career opportunities in STEM. She has appeared on Good Morning America, been featured in the Huffington Post & Black Enterprise, and inspired girls to dream big in Disney, Google, Snapchat, and Yahoo initiatives.   Learn More about Teach The Geek To Speak at TeachTheGeek.com