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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.
Episodes
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
This week Bryan is joined by an old friend and colleague, Carlos Camacho head of Product and Growth for RiskScout, an early-stage financial technology company based in Austin Texas. In this episode, the two discuss what RiskScout does to help banks effectively serve high risk businesses, like crypto companies and cannabis producers. They uncover the similarities between these high-risk businesses and other regulated industries like healthcare and draw parallels to help listeners better understand these "non-traditional" businesses. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLCBj6bLqR4&list=PLsKqqX3p--Z9BK2ZRKlPd7nSu3utqLQvp
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Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
This week we are back with another "After Hours" episode. Bryan is joined once again by Cameron Plato and Brian Law to discuss buying personas and buying styles. The thee walk through what buying personas are, how to determine your buying style and why it is a good exercise to go through.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLCBj6bLqR4&list=PLsKqqX3p--Z9BK2ZRKlPd7nSu3utqLQvp
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Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
This week Bryan is joined by Plow Networks' very own James Golden. James heads up Plow Networks' development and systems administration and engineering team and has been instrumental in moving Plow's internal systems and users to a mature zero trust posture. Following last week's episode on security this week Bryan and James discuss the topic of "Zero Trust", what it means, and what it looks like for a business.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLCBj6bLqR4&list=PLsKqqX3p--Z9BK2ZRKlPd7nSu3utqLQvp
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
This week Bryan is joined by special guest and security expert Bil Harmer. Bil has spent 30 years in IT where he has worked with and for everything from small start-ups to large enterprises and government entities. His early days were spent cutting his teeth on scaling internet operations and fighting hackers in the late 90s then moved into helping companies marry ISO and SAS 70 to create a trusted security and audit methodology for SaaS companies. Bil recently joined Craft Ventures as an Operating Partner for Security. So to say he knows what he is talking about would be an understatement. We hope you enjoy this security-centric episode.
Bil's Book Recommendation: Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It
https://www.amazon.com/Every-Tools-Hammer-Life-What/dp/1982113472
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Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
A basic success factor in all aspects of business is trust. This week Bryan is joined by Dr. Aneil Mishra a well-known scholar in the study of trust and its impact on companies and the relationships between employees and leaders. Dr. Mishra is currently serving as the Dean and Professor of Management at the University of Michigan's, Flint School of Management. Bryan and Dr. Mishra discuss all things trust. The definition, how to try to measure it, and how it plays out in companies in times of crisis and stress. They then dive into the relationship between trust and technology and spend time discussing technology's impact on the development of trust in organizations. We hope you enjoy this episode.
Want to learn more about Dr. Aneil Mishra? Here are the books he has written:
https://www.amazon.com/Aneil-K.-Mishra/e/B002BMA97Y%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
CliftonStrengths Assessments mentioned in the show:
https://store.gallup.com/c/en-us/assessments
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Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
In this week's episode, Bryan is joined by President of Americas at Insentra Jody Elkins. Before his current role, Jody had a successful career as a CIO in both the medical and financial services industries so he knows exactly what it is like being a client trying to leverage technology and technology partners to grow a business. Bryan spends time learning about Jody and his background, the challenges he is trying to solve in his current role, and where he thinks IT is doing a good job serving businesses and where it isn't. We hope you enjoy this episode!
If you do enjoy the show we would greatly appreciate it if you would rate and review the podcast.
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Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
We hope you're ready because this week Bryan has an extra special episode for you all. In Cut the $hIT's second-ever after hours episode Bryan is joined once again with Plow Network's co-founders Brian Law and Cameron Plato in honor of the company's 10th anniversary! From starting a company with just two guys and a card table to the hilarious stories of the past, the two co-founders answer all of Bryan's questions around the evolution of Plow Networks over the last ten years. So whether you are starting your own company, an employee of a start-up, or you belong to an organization that has been established for years, we can all share a sense of pride for the accomplishments our companies achieve. So here is to ten years of Plow Networks, and ten more down the road! We hope you enjoy it.
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Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
This week Bryan sits down with long time Nashville music executive Mark Brown. Mark's career in the industry took many twists and turns as technology changed the music business over the last few decades. From the creation of CDs to being able to produce an entire album from the comfort of your own home the music industry is arguably one most affected by the ever evolving advancements in technology. Listen to two old friends exchange stories of the past and look towards the future of the industry, in this Music City USA inspired episode. Enjoy.
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Want to learn a little more about Mark? Check out this article: https://musicrow.com/2022/01/industry-veteran-mark-brown-exits-round-hill/
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Welcome back everyone! Oh what a year 2021 was. From microchip shortages to Facebook's outage that basically broke the internet, in the world of tech A LOT happened. This week Bryan is flying solo as he recaps some of the biggest things to happen in the technology world during 2021 and offer some of his predictions about trends we should look out for in 2022. Thank you all for an amazing 2021 and we can't wait for what 2022 has in store.
Now, lets cut the $hIT!
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All of the sources will be listed below if you want to take a deeper dive into anything mentioned in the episode.
De Chant, T. (2021, October 28). No end in sight for chip shortage as supply chain problems pile up. Ars Technica. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/no-end-in-sight-for-chip-shortage-as-supply-chain-problems-pile-up/
Fowers, A., & Dam, A. V. (2021, December 29). The most unusual job market in modern American history, explained. The Washington Post. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/29/job-market-2021/
Kamczyc, A. (2021, December 23). A growing right-to-repair movement. Recycling Today. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/professionals-weigh-in-on-right-to-repair-impacts-itad/
Klosowski, T. (2021, July 15). What you should know about right to repair. The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/what-is-right-to-repair/
Lightner, F. (2022, January 6). 2022 WEB3 predictions from Vendia. App Developer Magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://appdevelopermagazine.com/2022-web3-predictions-from-vendia/
Madory , D. (2022). The 10 top network outages of 2021. Kentik Blog. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.kentik.com/blog/the-10-top-network-outages-of-2021/#
Peck, D. (2021). An engineer's hype-free observations on WEB3 (and its possibilities). RSS. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.psl.com/feed-posts/web3-engineer-take
Ramnani, M., & Bhattacharyya, S. (2021, December 7). State of chip shortage in 2021: A quick revisit. Analytics India Magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://analyticsindiamag.com/state-of-chip-shortage-in-2021/
Team, D. (2022, January 5). Software developer shortage in the US and Global Tech Talent Shortage in 2022. Daxx Software Development Teams. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.daxx.com/blog/development-trends/software-developer-shortage-us
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
In the final episode of 2021 Bryan is joined by author and journalist Andrew Blum. Andrew is the author of Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet, the first ever book-length look at the physical infrastructure of the Internet. Bryan read Tubes when he was a CIO and it truly changed his life. The two discuss Andrew's work over the years, the physicality of the internet, data privacy, the future of electric vehicles and more in this fascinating year end episode. Want to read Tubes or Andrew's other work? Check out https://www.andrewblum.net/
As a reminder we will be taking a break during the Holidays to be with friends and family but we will be back on January 18th with a new episode!
Happy Holidays!