The Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast

Today we chat with Phil McKinney, a successful business person and innovator who has been the CTO of HP and the CEO of Cable Labs.

We explore Phil’s career journey from starting as a software engineer and working on projects such as the original Mac, biometric security, and computer graphics, to leading the innovation program at HP and creating products that earned HP a spot on Fast Company’s list of the most innovative co...

Our guest today is Doug Madory, the director of Internet analysis at Kentik.

He shares his journey from being a curious kid who transcribed games from magazines to becoming a world-renowned expert in Internet measurement and data analysis.

Doug explains what Internet analysis is and how he uses data to uncover the secrets and mysteries of the Internet infrastructure. He also talks about his work at various startup...

Our guest today is Stan Barber, a veteran IT professional with 40 years of experience in networking and internet technologies.

He shares his journey from being a computer systems administrator at a medical college to working for various internet service providers to joining Google Fiber and beyond.

From a rather non-technical background of studying biochemistry and psychology in college, he explains how he uses wh...

Today we chat with Slim Hamouda, a freelance network automation engineer from France who works with various clients to help them automate their network operations and workflows.

We explore Slim’s career path from studying telecommunications engineering, to earning Cisco certifications, to becoming a network automation expert. He reveals some of the difficulties and rewards of working as a freelance consultant, and how he b...

Today we chat with Leslie Daigle, CTO at Global Cyber Alliance, where she works on addressing cyber security challenges that require collective action and coordination among different stakeholders in the internet ecosystem.

We peek into Leslie’s career journey from being a computer science student to a programmer, a manager, a leader, and a collaborator in various internet-related organizations and projects, such as Bunyip...

Today we chat with Doug Kay, a self-branded security-minded network engineer with past roles at multiple networking companies.

We tackle Doug's career journey from starting as a Novell and Windows administrator, to working at Juniper, Cisco, Gigamon, Nokia, and Arista, in various roles such as pre-sales, post-sales, and government contractor. He shares some of the challenges and opportunities he faced along the way, a...

Today we chat with Maxie Reynolds, a former underwater robotics pilot, cybersecurity expert, and founder of Subsea Cloud.

We cover Maxie’s diverse and adventurous career path, from working offshore in oil and gas to studying computer science and cybersecurity, to starting her own company that combines her passions for the ocean and technology.

Maxie explains the concept and benefits of Subsea Cloud and addresses s...

In this episode, we chat with Sagi Brody, co-founder and CTO of Webair, the predecessor of the current Opti Tech.

Sagi talks about his over 20 years of IT experience and his journey from starting Webair in the late 90s, and how it grew to the point where it evolved to today’s Opti.

We talk about Sagi’s current projects, his role as a consultant, and how he overcame his imposter syndrome and managed to combine his ...

In this episode, we have a conversation with Nick Buraglio, a network engineer and a board member of the Route Views Project, a public service that provides a view of the global routing system.

Nick tells us how he went from being an art student and a skateboarder to becoming one of the leading experts on IPv6, the latest version of the internet protocol that enables communication across the network.

He also share...

In this episode, we have a conversation with Du’An Lightfoot, a senior cloud networking developer advocate at AWS and the founder of LabEveryday, a popular YouTube channel that helps aspiring IT professionals pursue their dreams.

Du’An tells us how he started his tech career in the Air Force and how he overcame his fear of making mistakes and his imposter syndrome along the way. He also shares his advice on how to learn ne...

In this episode, we chat with Darren Fulwell, a chief evangelist at IP Fabric, a network assurance platform.

Darren has been working in networking for more than 25 years and is passionate about network design, automation, and operation. He’ll share his journey from being a computer science student to becoming a network architect and consultant. He’ll also tell us how he got involved with Cisco’s certification advisory coun...

In this episode, we chat with Dave Siegel, a visionary technology leader who specializes in product strategies, network planning, business planning, network architecture and design, and leadership and management. Dave has been helping build the Internet since 1993 and has been self-employed since 2018.

Dave shares his journey from starting his own ISP in Tucson to working at Global Crossing and Level 3, and how he became a...

In this episode, we chat with Becca Chambers, a marketing and brand leader who is also a neurodiversity advocate.

Becca has a diagnosis of ADHD, which she discovered in her 20s. She’ll share how she found her passion for branding and communications, and how she worked in various roles in cybersecurity, an industry that embraces the weirdos and the misfits.

We’ll explore Becca’s views on neurodiversity, and how she...

In this episode, we chat with Justin Ryburn, a field CTO for Kentik, a network analytics company.

Justin has a diverse background in networking, pre-sales, and software. He’ll share his journey from being a computer science student to becoming a field CTO and an author.

We talked about how he wrote a “Day One” guide for Juniper on BGP flow spec, what motivated him to do so, and what challenges he faced along the w...

In this episode, we chat with Job Snijders, a principal engineer at Fastly and a developer and art director for the Open BSD project.

Job has over 10 years of experience in the Internet routing and security field, working for various organizations and communities such as RIPE, NTT, and NLNOG. He’ll share his story of how he got interested in Internet routing security and how he created and contributed to various tools and ...

In this episode, we chat with James Jun, the founder of TowardEx Technologies, a network provider in Boston that specializes in internet connectivity, colocation, and peering services.

James shares his journey of how he got into networking as a kid, how he worked at an ISP that served schools, and how he used TowardEx as an entity for consulting work before transforming it into a network company.

We also discuss J...

In this episode, we chat with Dinesh Dutt, a network expert and author, the founder and CEO of Susie Q, a network management app that uses network observability.

Dinesh shares his journey from Cisco to Cumulus Networks, where he worked on network disaggregation and open source. He also introduces his latest project, Susie Q, and how it revolutionizes network management and monitoring.

We learn how Dinesh juggles h...

In this episode, we chat with John Capobianco, a developer advocate at Cisco.

John has 20 years of IT experience, including network engineering, automation, and artificial intelligence. He’ll share his journey from being a factory worker to becoming a developer advocate and an author.

We talk about how he discovered his passion for network automation and AI, and how he went from barely knowing what AI is to becomi...

In this episode, we chat with Tim Crawford, a strategic CIO, executive coach, and advisor who works with large global enterprise organizations and vendors.

Tim has over 30 years of experience as a technology leader, working in various roles such as network engineer, infrastructure manager, and CIO at different companies and industries. He’ll share his journey from mowing lawns as his first job to starting his own business,...