fredtechbyte Podcast

Ep 19: How do I become a Software Developer?

fredtechbyte — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 03:45:51 +0000

Mark and I sat with David Fox (iHire), George Dimitoglou (Hood College) and Matt Layman (Dr on Demand) to talk about developer education. We dive into the different paths available to learn to code such as online tutorials, workshops, boot camps, and a traditional 4-year degree. While no one path can guarantee success we discuss...

Ep 18: Cryptocurrency with the tellor.io team

fredtechbyte — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:32:33 +0000

We sat and talked to Michael Zemrose (CSO), Nicholas Fett (CTO), and Brenda Loya (CEO) from tellor.io. What started as daxia.us which aimed to solve decentralized derivates on the Ethereum platform came out tellor which now aims to solve getting outside information on the blockchain space. We also talk about cryptocurrency, blockchain tech, its beginnings,...

Ep 17: HR and Recruitment Tech with Steve Flook of iHire

fredtechbyte — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:16:07 +0000

Mark and I sat with Steve Flook President and CEO of iHire and talked about the company, its history and drive to consistently innovate. Steve brings a tech background to iHire and has created a culture of experimenting which allows ideas to flourish from any part of the company. These ideas are then put to...

Ep 16: Cloud and Managed IT Services with Dallas Kincaid of Xecunet

fredtechbyte — Tue, 28 May 2019 22:05:19 +0000

Mark and I sat with Dallas Kincaid the owner and CEO of Xecunet, a company that provides a wide array of different services from data center & private/public cloud services to Managed IT services. We sit and talk through the companies journey with tech...

Spotlight: F3Tech and the Future of Agriculture

fredtechbyte — Tue, 21 May 2019 13:58:00 +0000

Mark and I sat with Mike Thielke (Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center) and Justin Allen (What Works Studio) to talk about ESEC and their F3Tech Initiative which has leveraged Maryland’s traditional industries of agriculture and seafood to push for ec...

Spotlight: Tech & Business Law with Hank Abromson

fredtechbyte — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 21:21:36 +0000

Starting a new company? Need to protect your brand or IP? Want to bring on investors? Mark and I sat with Henry Martin Abromson AKA Hank of Henry Martin Law to talk about those scenarios. We also talk about the process a tech start-up would typically d...

Spotlight: Young Entrepreneurs Story with Chris Pondoc and Blue Shapiro

fredtechbyte — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 01:19:35 +0000

Mark and I sat with Founder and CEO Chris Pondoc and COO Blue Shapiro of Vita EDO which helps H.S. students connect with local jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities. Chris and Blue are both Juniors who attend Frederick H.S.

Spotlight: Vaughn Thurman

fredtechbyte — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 21:52:50 +0000

Passion, Leadership, and Humility. these are some of the words that can help describe Vaughn Thurman an entrepreneur with over 20 years of building and leading companies like Swift Systems and HighGear. His latest venture Step3 is just another step in ...

Roundtable: Digital Marketing

fredtechbyte — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:27:10 +0000

Mark and I sat with Chris Spear(Perfect Little Bites), Jacob Brain(New North), and Danica Vince Cruz(Danica VC Media) to talk about digital marketing. With easy access to the internet, email, and social media platforms its a lot easier to connect with ...

Spotlight: Cowork Frederick

fredtechbyte — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:49:02 +0000

Mark and I sat with Julia from Cowork Frederick to talk about the amazing tight-knit community of Cowork Frederick. While over the past decade coworking has been on the rise especially in big cities, Julia and her Husband Glen decided to open such a space in Frederick, MD to not only host remote workers, entrepreneurs,…

Roundtable: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

fredtechbyte — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:34:47 +0000

Mark and I sat with 3 AWS Developers and meetup organizers Dan Rusk(Thorn Technologies), Jason DeRose(Experient), and Patrick Pierson(IronNet Cybersecurity) to talk about AWS. We talk about the beginning of AWS and what it has become,

Spotlight: New North & Tobin Lehman

fredtechbyte — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 15:53:39 +0000

Mark & I sat with Tobin Lehman CEO and Founder of New North a Frederick, MD based digital marketing firm specializing in digital marketing strategies for B2B tech firms. We talk about New North and their internal processes such as agile which allows ma...

Spotlight: techfrederick

fredtechbyte — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:51:49 +0000

Mark and I sat with Scott(Yakabod), Nick(Orases), and Amy(techfrederick) to talk about the organization pushing more tech in Frederick, MD known as techfrederick. Scott, Nick, and Amy along with other board members have helped build an organization tha...

FractalOps with Janna Raye

fredtechbyte — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 21:12:51 +0000

Mark and I sat with Janna Raye who runs a workshop program called FractalOps, which helps organizations, start-ups, and even well-established companies operate naturally with self-managing principles. Her inspiration to create these workshops came fro...

Developer Roundtable: DevOps

fredtechbyte — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:48:31 +0000

Mark and I sat with Tim Evans and Daniel Roberts both DevOps engineers to talk about our first tech topic, DevOps. DevOps is a software methodology that goes against the traditional software development model and combines software development(Dev) with...

AAF-GF with Chris Kennedy

fredtechbyte — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 19:29:49 +0000

Mark and I sat with Chris and talk about AAF Greater Frederick a regional chapter of the AAF national organization. AAF-GF is a membership organization for students and professionals in a wide range of industries including advertising agencies,

The Chamber with Rick Weldon

fredtechbyte — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:14:29 +0000

Mark and I sat with Rick and talk about The Chamber a local business non-profit organization. Rick was recently named the President and CEO of the Chamber after serving as the VP of Operations and the executive director of the chamber’s Leadership Fred...

FITCI with Kathie Brady

fredtechbyte — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 06:00:49 +0000

Mark and I sat with Kathie and talk about FITCI a local business and tech incubator/accelerator. Kathie is the President & CEO of FITCI who has a wealth of knowledge in the startup scene. We talk about FITCI’s involvement with the community,

Hello World!

fredtechbyte — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 18:59:35 +0000

“Hello World” one of the first things you would see on the screen when learning to code, I myself have done it with countless programs and here I am again writing it as the title to episode 1 of a new podcast.