

Break Point
Lauren McManamon
Break Point is the podcast for ServiceNow admins, developers, and builders of all skill levels. Join your host, Sr. Developer Advocate Lauren McManamon. She talks to ServiceNow product managers and developers about the Now Platform features, customers to discuss apps they've built, interesting people in the ServiceNow ecosystem, and others about career tips to take your developer career higher. Take a break with Break Point.
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Sep 4, 2024 • 51min
The Butterfly Effect with Chuck and Lauren
While learning the technical ins and outs of ServiceNow are important for your career, there's more to being a great ServiceNow dev than knowing how to hack XML files or all the JavaScript APIs. In this episode, Lauren and I have a chat about some key moments in our lives that changed our careers. Topics 00:00 Welcome 03:50 Lauren's #5 08:26 Chuck's #5 11:31 Lauren's #4 16:49 Chuck's #4 21:09 Lauren's #3 26:26 Chuck's #3 31:14 Lauren's #2 35:21 Chuck's #2 38:51 Lauren's #1 43:39 Chuck's #1 48:16 Outro Links Book: The Art of Simple Living Manager Tools/Career Tools podcasts Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 21, 2024 • 25min
Welcome Kristy Merriam
The Developer Advocacy team continues to change – this time we've got a new team member and we're eager to get to know her better. So have a listen. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Introductions 07:10 Platform passion 07:53 Advocacy ideas 11:26 Challenges for Kristy 18:41 Any surprises? 19:36 Getting prepared for this role 21:29 Words of advice 22:30 Contact info 23:03 Outro Links Kristy's LinkedIn Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 7, 2024 • 46min
AI with the Dev Advocates
We've added a lot of AI features in the platform over the past few years, and in this episode we've got all the Developer Advocates to share their thoughts on Generative AI. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Introductions 02:07 Current uses for AI 17:07 ServiceNow shift in positioning 25:22 Barriers to using AI 35:08 Favorite Xanadu AI features 42:37 Recap 44:07 Outro Links Prompt Library Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 24, 2024 • 23min
Career Conversation with Susan Britt
I've said it before and I'll say it again, we have some really cool people in the ServiceNow developer ecosystem. This time we talk with someone who has been using the platform for 14 years, is a 3X MVP, is a CTA - AND she leads a very full personal life. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Introductions 07:38 How Susan found ServiceNow 09:56 Being a CTA 10:56 Platform experience 14:57 Opportunities for improvement 16:05 Dev meetups 16:52 Susan's passion 17:36 Career highlight 18:41 Words of advice 20:00 Contact info 20:18 Outro Links Susan on LinkedIn Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 10, 2024 • 34min
All Good Things with Chuck and Lauren
They say all good things must come to an end. In this episode we'll explain what that means – for you, for me, and for our developer community. Topics 00:00 Welcome/introductions 01:28 Reasons for retiring 02:44 The future of Break Point 06:09 Looking back 08:05 Between now and September 6 10:08 Plans after September 6 12:53 Challenges in retiring & other topics 24:23 Call to action 25:48 Thanks 30:36 Contact info 32:32 Outro Links Chuck's site Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 26, 2024 • 30min
2024 Devvies Winners with Josh Barbour and Kristina Vinson
The Devvies is our annual App Of The Year Award created to recognize outstanding achievements by the ServiceNow practitioners who build new apps on our platform. In this episode we'll be talking to our 2024 Devvies App Of The Year winners about their experience. Topics 00:00 Welcome/introductions 09:01 Inspiration for the app 11:13 What was built 12:35 Outcomes 15:15 Challenges 19:43 The roadmap 21:50 How did you hear about The Devvies? 25:46 Advice for future applicants 27:17 Contact info 27:49 Outro Links Kristina's LinkedIn Josh's LinkedIn Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 12, 2024 • 30min
Career Conversation with Aylee Andersen
We never get tired of sharing amazing success stories about ServiceNow developers. In this episode we've got someone who made a transition in a few months from being a hard worker to ServiceNow MVP and appearing on the big stage at Knowledge (twice). Topics 00:00 Welcome/introduction 07:30 Thoughts on the platform 09:35 Thoughts on first year as ServicNow MVP 13:11 Knowledge 24 experience 16:58 Aylee's ServiceNow "comfort zone" 18:20 Career pivot 21:24 Future plans 21:54 Career highlight 23:50 Words of advice 26:47 Contact info 27:41 Outro Links ayleeandersen.com Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 29, 2024 • 29min
Creator Studio with Chris Haas
Recently, ServiceNow announced Creator Studio. As a developer, you probably have questions about what it is, why we built it, and what's in it for you. In this episode, we talk to someone who can provide answers. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Introductions 06:12 What Creator Studio is (and is not) 10:39 How to get it 11:22 Who is the persona for Creator Studio 15:26 Best practices 17:34 Files created by Creator Studio 20:07 Compatibility with other studios 24:01 Takeaways 26:11 Outro Links Docs: Creator Studio LinkedIn Email: chris.haas@servicenow.com Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 15, 2024 • 53min
CreatorCon 2024 Recap with Chuck and Lauren
Knowledge 24 is in the books. This episode is just Lauren and me reflecting on some of our favorite memories while they're still fresh. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Intro 02:27 Writing a lab 09:31 Putting together keynote 18:47 The new developer theme 22:36 Hackathon 24:23 MVPs 27:27 The Japan closing session 31:58 Pranav's contributions 33:45 Closing party 35:21 Dev Advocate Photo Op 37:53 Taking a look at 42:34 Call to action 48:45 Outro Links This episode's blog link Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 1, 2024 • 37min
Here Comes CreatorCon with the Dev Advocates
Knowledge 24 is is our big ServiceNow event each year, and it includes our developer event CreatorCon which is specifically for devs, admins, architects – the practitioners of the platform – most of which I suspect are listeners to this podcast. To help you navigate CreatorCon, we've got all four developer advocates to share their combined wisdom to help you get the most out of the conference this year. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Intro 02:35 What the advocates are doing 15:44 Dos and Don'ts for Knowledge 24:00 What we would attend if we could 34:01 Outro Links Advocate content Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.