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Technology is an important aspect of most businesses today, but the industry itself comes with many nuances that make it hard to navigate for many. You don’t need to be an IT expert, though, to join Chief Operating Officer of Plow Networks Bryan Link as he cuts through the bull$hIT of the IT industry, through personal experiences and interviews with relevant business leaders. Each episode contains powerful insights and a few laughs that bring transparency and authenticity to a seemingly broken industry.
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Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
This week Bryan is joined by our very first international guest Steven Vynckier Co-Founder of Spotit, a cybersecurity managed services firm headquartered in Belgium. The two dive deep into everyone's favorite topic, cybersecurity specifically the similarities and differences between the United States and Europe Steven has seen since entering the US market.
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Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
This week Bryan is joined by Plow Networks' Founders Brian Law and Cameron Plato for another "After Hours" episode. The group needed a drink for this week's complex topic: Mergers and Acquisitions. More specifically, the strategic value that having IT involved in the conversation brings to the deal. It's never a dull moment with the After Hours crew, so sit back, grab a cocktail, and enjoy this week's episode.
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Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
This week Bryan is joined again by Oracle CISO Scott Breece to follow up on their previous conversation around IT budgeting with an episode on the nature of IT as an investment. The two talk about how to frame up the expenditures of money on IT services, how to help businesses understand these investments, and how to measure the value of those investments over time. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.
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Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
This week Bryan is joined by the VP of IT at Promises Behavioral Health, Jason Beaty. Jason, once a teacher, now spends his time as a VP of IT focusing on keeping the business secure. He uses his experience as an educator to break down the complexities of technology and teach people how to be as secure as possible when using it. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYas2u57__M
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Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
This week Bryan is joined by two guests, and Plow team members, Ryan Harris and Andy Bass to discuss the complex relationship between "business people" and engineers. Bryan dives deep into Ryan and Andy's history as colleges and how they have created a harmonious relationship between business and engineering, which is no easy feat. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYas2u57__M
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Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
This week Bryan is joined by author and CEO of the Character and Leadership Center, Mike Erwin. Mike is an expert on the topic of leadership. After graduating from West Point and serving in the military for seven years, Mike got a master's degree from Michigan in positive psychology and began working as a leadership development consultant. He's published two books about leadership and along the way found time to build out two successful nonprofits, not one, but two one focused on veterans' health and one on character education. We hope you enjoy.
Mike's book- Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude: https://a.co/d/8SivUbz
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYas2u57__M
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Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
This week Bryan is joined by Premise Health's CIO Haden McWhorter to talk about the relationship between the IT and the business sides of the house, how it has evolved over his career, and what he has done to manage that relationship well. We hope you enjoy this episode.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYas2u57__M
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Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
This week Bryan is joined by Jack Flanagan and Jason Griffith from Tennessee Retina. Jack is the organization's COO/CFO, and Jason is the IT manager. They talk about the relationship between CFO and IT manager, how each of them thinks about it in the context of the business of Tennessee Retina, and what they worry about regarding technology and their employees. Enjoy.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYas2u57__M
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Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
This week Bryan is joined by Brian Law and Cameron Plato for the first after hours episode of the new year. Can you imagine a world without email? This week the guys share how they really feel about the platform and why they think it may be time to stop conducting business over email. We hope you enjoy.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYas2u57__M
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Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Bryan is off this week and Emily and Talia are back to kick off the 2023 season with some insight into how small businesses can take their marketing up a notch in 2023. They will be walking through a marketing tool kit they have put together that hopefully will make the job of marketing your business feel less daunting and more manageable, and overall give you some actionable steps to improving your small business marketing. Enjoy.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYas2u57__M
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/CuttheshIT_pod