Kelsey Hightower is a Principal Engineer at Google working on Google’s Cloud Platform. He has helped develop and refine many Google Cloud Products including Google’s Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Functions, and Apigees’s API Gateway. Kelsey spends most of his time with executives and developers spanning the global fortune 1000 helping them understand and leverage Google technologies and platforms to grow their businesses.   Kelsey is also a huge open source contributor and currently maintains multiple projects that aid software developers and operations professionals in building and shipping cloud native applications. He is also an accomplished author and keynote speaker with a knack for demystifying complex topics and enabling others to succeed.   Kelsey is also known for his work in the community and was the inaugural winner of the CNCF Top Ambassador award for his work in helping bootstrap the Kubernetes community. He is also a mentor and technical advisor helping founders turn their visions into reality. You can follow Kelsey on Social Media  https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Brian is a developer who has been building and architecting software for all different types of purposes and applications. His initial focus was on ASP.NET, C#/.NET, SQL and WPF, but he has since shifted to technologies such as Swift, Ionic, Angular and Node.js (basically JavaScript). Brian is an author of several courses on Pluralsight and co-authored the Angular Security Guide documentation. He has presented many talks at public and private conferences as well as at local code camps covering topics such as secure application development practices and getting started in Open Source Software. You can best get in touch with him on Twitter, GitHub or at clarkio.com.   Brian also hosts regular live code stream sessions on Twitch. There you’ll find him working on the various GitHub projects you see below. He also shares how he prepares for upcoming talks, tips and tricks on the latest features found in VS Code and views behind the scenes of conferences as an attendee.   You can follow Brian on Social Media  https://linktr.ee/_clarkio    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Elahn's bio in her words   My journey as a self-taught developer started August 9, 2020. Since then, I am grateful to say that I've gained an awesome community of developer friends around the globe! I have also started my own book club called .NET Book Study, as well as my own YouTube channel 'Elahn Danee Codes'.   My mission is to 1. Continue learning how to code as a self self-taught C# developer; 2. Create content that teaches and encourages .NET newcomers; and 3. Cultivate an online community, in which .NET newcomers feel supported and empowered.    You can follow Elahn on Social Media  https://twitter.com/CodeThLightning  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZpg20byiIpKa1cJc1hEpTg   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Christos Matskas is a Program Manager at Microsoft focusing on Security and Identity, focusing specifically on the developer experience for Azure Active Directory. He has been a developer for over 15 years focusing on Microsoft technology. He is passionate about engaging with development communities and can be found on Twitter, GitHub, and Twitch talking about all sorts of tech topics.    You can follow Christos on Social Media  https://twitter.com/ChristosMatskas  https://github.com/ChristosMatskas    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e  - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016  - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw  - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss   You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/ .   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Mattias occasionally speaks and blogs about open-source, DevOps, .NET and Azure. He is a .NET and DevOps user group and conference organizer and maintains thirty or so OSS projects, contributes to a few more, consumes and benefits from many more. He is a .NET Foundation individual, project and board member, a business owner & employer and foremost father of two & husband of one.   You can follow Mattias on Social Media  https://twitter.com/devlead  https://github.com/devlead   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Philip Laureano has been a frequent conference speaker, living in Australia and grew up in California. His love of OSS took him halfway around the world, back in the early days of .NET You can follow Philip on Social Media https://twitter.com/philiplaureano https://github.com/philiplaureano PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXb... - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​. Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Marie Antons is a Community Engineer and mentor. She transitioned from the culinary industry to software in 2020 and has never looked back.   You can follow Marie on Social Media  https://twitter.com/MarieAntons  https://github.com/mrsantons   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Gary Ewan Park has over 10 years experience working as a developer on technologies such as ASP.NET, Windows Forms, WPF, SharePoint, Silverlight, and many others. Throughout his career, Gary has always looked to see how things can be automated, using the mantra that if you do the same thing more than twice, it is time for automation. In 2017 he was awarded a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies. His day job has him working for Chocolatey Software, Inc.   In his spare time, Gary contributes to a number of Open Source projects including Chocolatey, Boxstarter, Cake, Cake-Contrib, GitVersion, and GitReleaseManager.   Gary is a founding member of the Aberdeen Developers .NET User Group, that holds monthly sessions on any topic related to the Microsoft .NET Technology Stack.   You can follow Gary on Social Media  https://twitter.com/gep13  https://github.com/gep13  Or on his blog:  http://gep13.co.uk Gary also helps runs a User Group: http://aberdeendevelopers.co.uk

Suz Hinton is a senior software developer and open source maintainer who has been working in software for over 15 years. She currently works on developer tools and API experience at Stripe. Suz is a strong advocate for privacy, security, accessibility, and prioritizing the user experience in everything she does.  In her spare time, she enjoys maintaining OSS, creating 3D artworks, messing with hardware / IoT, and reading books.   You can follow Suz on Social Media  https://twitter.com/noopkat  https://github.com/noopkat

Nitya has spent over two decades in tech spanning research, academic, startups, communities, and now advocacy. She is the creator of SketchTheDocs, a visualization guide for technology concepts Be sure to follow Nitya on Social Media  https://twitter.com/nitya