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A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the world

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the world

By: John Rouda: technical leader author speaker educator
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 The ultimate podcast for aspiring leaders in the creative or technology fields. John Rouda discusses leadership topics, interviews some of the greatest minds today and teaches you practical leadership tips, techniques, tricks and hacks to improve motivation, negotiation, and other much needed skills for leaders today.2025 - ageekleader.com Career Success Economics Management Management & Leadership
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  • AGL 461: Ben Fox

    AGL 461: Ben Fox
    Mar 20 2026
    About Ben

    Ben Fox is a career coach who helps senior software engineers break free from toxic jobs and build careers that feel meaningful, energizing, and aligned. Clients describe him as calm, grounding, and easy to open up to, yet also direct, honest, and unwavering in holding them accountable to the life they say they want.

    A third-generation New Yorker, Ben blends emotional intelligence with no-nonsense clarity. He creates deeply relational partnerships, sharing his own experiences so clients feel supported by a real human, not a distant expert. Many say they can “hear his voice” long after sessions, reminding them of their capability, brilliance, and worth.

    Ben lives in Brooklyn, loves the beach, body surfing, traveling, and is proudly connected to his NYC roots (including his 103-year-old Bronx grandmother). His work is fueled by a simple belief: when people realign their inner world, their outer world transforms.

    Today We Talked About
    • Background
    • Coaching
    • Burnout
    • Toxic workplace – its a bug, not a feature
    • Having your next job figured out before you leave
    • What is my runway?
    • How to quit your job?
    • What to do next
    • Boundaries
    • Fear
    • Taming your Gremlins
    • “And Then What?”
    • Runway

    Connect with Ben
    • LinkedIn
    • Website
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    37 mins
  • AGL 460: Joe Evangelisti

    AGL 460: Joe Evangelisti
    Mar 13 2026
    About Joe

    After working with some of the best coaches and mentors in the business, doing 1,000’s of Coaching Sessions, Group Trainings, and Mastermind Groups, Joe has mastered the ability to help his clients skyrocket their success.

    The results speak for themselves. Over the last 10 years, Joe has helped his clients to scale their companies and collectively acquire more than 5 Billion dollars worth of real estate holdings from self storage to flex space, single family, warehouse, str, retail centers and more.

    Over the years, Joe has learned that different people need different levels of Coaching. He’s created several effective ways to work together to transform people faster than they ever thought possible.

    Today We Talked About
    • Background
    • Service
    • General Contractor / Builder
    • Real Estate Investment
    • Navy
    • Entreneurpership
    • The Art is in the Start
    • Solving Problems
    • You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with
    • Pivots
    • Self-Storage
    • Coaching
    • House Hacking
    • Residential vs. Commercial
    • Triple Net opprotunities
    Connect with Joe
    • LinkedIn
    • Website
    Leave me a tip $
    Click here to Donate to the show

    I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word. Thanks again!
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    20 mins
  • AGL 459: Honestly Speaking with Andrew Blotky

    AGL 459: Honestly Speaking with Andrew Blotky
    Mar 6 2026
    About Andrew Andrew Blotky, JD, PCC, brings a wealth of direct experience in leadership, culture, and communications in the corporate, political, and non-profit worlds. He has successfully built and led organizations during periods of unprecedented growth, change, and impact. His work focuses on building and maintaining vibrant cultures, steady, effective leadership across functions and teams, and consistent, clear communications on a wide array of issues. Andrew has always been passionate about leadership, culture and how organizations work, from his first election to student council in 3rd grade. He’s passionate about being an excellent manager, and empowering teams to grow and thrive. He is the author of the book, Honestly Speaking: How the Way We Communicate Transforms Leadership, Love, and Life. From 2023 – 2025, Andrew was Vice President of Communications at Johnson & Johnson, overseeing the enterprise employee communications, Human Resources communications, and global shared services communications teams. During his tenure, he significantly transformed the way the company engaged with its 130,000 employees globally across all business units. He also evolved the company narrative externally and internally about the company’s culture and its people practices, from hiring and recruiting to learning, development, and total rewards, in conjunction with the new J&J brand, launched in late 2023. From 2013 – 2018, Andrew built and led the first global employee communications team to support all company teams and functions at Facebook during a period of significant, rapid growth and global impact, as the company grew from 5,000 to 30,000 employees worldwide. At Facebook, Andrew was responsible for leading communications with all of the company’s employees and leaders globally on every initiative and program at the company. He focused on maintaining and evolving highly-effective, open communications channels and messages during a period of rapid growth. Andrew started his career in politics and public policy as an intern in the White House Office of Presidential Speechwriting under President Bill Clinton. Later, he worked as the Communications Director for various elected officials in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and on the communications and policy team in the San Francisco Mayor’s office. Before joining Facebook, Andrew spent several years in Washington, DC, where he built and led the first-ever legal policy and communications program, Legal Progress, at the Center for American Progress (CAP), a progressive think-tank and advocacy organization. At CAP, he worked closely with the Obama Administration and progressive advocates in Washington, DC and in states across the country on building education and advocacy campaigns focused the U.S. courts and judges as a political issue. Andrew was also an adjunct professor at Stanford University for several years, where he developed and taught public policy courses on advocacy and nonprofits in the political process as well as on national security in a changing world. Andrew is currently an operating advisor for Bessemer Venture Partners. He has previously served on the boards of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy and on the Stanford University Board of Trustees Committee on Academic Policy, Planning and Management. He holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from Stanford University, and is a member of the California State Bar. He holds an Professional Certified Coach (PCC) Accreditation from the International Coaching Federation and is a Certified Hudson Institute Coach. Andrew is also a graduate of the Modern Elder Academy. Today We Talked About Andrew’s backgroundCommunicationTransparencyHonestyTrustInvite others to come with you on the journeyHow do you build trust?Relativity for long term relationshipsFeelings WheelCreate space – silence Connect with Andrew LinkedInWebsiteBook Leave me a tip $ Click here to Donate to the show I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word. Thanks again!
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    36 mins
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