Episodes

  • Ep241: Amos Balongo
    Oct 30 2025

    🎙️ In Episode #241 of The Geek Within, my guest is Amos Balongo. He is the CEO at Leader Compass Consulting Group where he specializes in working with senior leaders. Amos is also a keynote speaker, author, and podcaster.


    🔗 You can engage Amos here:

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amosbalongo/

    Website - https://www.amonbalongo.com/

    Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/46nGeoZTKCYOhrJh7Lfg42?si=319a6073605246b1

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    24 mins
  • Ep240: Marv McGuire
    Oct 22 2025

    🎙️ In Episode #240 of The Geek Within, my guest is Marv McGuire. He is the Head of Investor Relations at Grovia Capital. Marv is a Husband, Father, Navy veteran, and Corporate Sales Leader turned Entrepreneur, not to mention a 3-time brain cancer survivor. Marv focuses on building legacy wealth using multifamily commercial real estate.


    🔗 You can engage Marv here:

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-mcguire-8674891b/

    Website - https://groviacapital.com/

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    28 mins
  • Ep239: Kira Shishkin
    Oct 15 2025

    🎙️ In Episode #239 of The Geek Within, my guest is Kira Shishkin. He is a four-time founder, the current CEO of informed, and has spent his career building tech ventures with substance. Kira is now focused on a deceptively simple challenge - information overload. Through informed, he is redesigning how busy people interact with news and I can't wait to hear more about that later.


    🔗 You can engage Kira here:

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirashishkin/

    Website - https://informed.now/

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    31 mins
  • Ep238: Eric Pratum
    Oct 8 2025

    🎙️ In Episode #238 of The Geek Within, my guest is Eric Pratum. He is the Founder of Inbound and Agile, a marketing and communications firm focused on helping you gain confidence in your marketing spend and strategy. Eric is also the host of The Unfolding Thought podcast.


    🔗 You can engage Eric here:

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericpratum/

    Website - https://unfoldingthought.com/

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Ep237: Andrew Powell
    Oct 1 2025

    🎙️ In Episode #237 of The Geek Within, my guest is Andrew Powell. He is the Chief Growth Officer at Strongbridge and a graduate of the ACT-IAC Voyagers in 2025. It was through the ACT-IAC community where I met Andrew.


    🔗 You can engage Andrew here:

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-powell-85620962/

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    23 mins
  • Ep236: Boomya Patan
    Sep 24 2025

    🎙️ In Episode #236 of The Geek Within, my guest is Boomya Patan. She a Product Owner and Systems Analyst at Navy Federal Credit Union where she is part of the technology department in the lending division. Boomya and I talk about missed opportunities when promoting leaders based on presence versus capability. Thank you for joining me.


    🔗 You can engage Boomya here:

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/boomyapatan/

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    41 mins
  • Ep235: Taylor Kelley
    Sep 17 2025

    🎙️ In Episode #235 of The Geek Within, my guest is Taylor Kelley. She is a Director of Business Development at GDIT, a graduate of both the ACT-IAC Associates and Voyagers program, and a proud mom. Taylor and I met during her Associates program and continue to run into each other at all the local networking events. We also took time to discuss the challenges caused by contract award protests and impacts on the people involved. Thank you for joining me.


    🔗 You can engage Taylor here:

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-kelley-825b33a4/

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    21 mins
  • Ep234: Jade Pech
    Sep 10 2025

    🎙️ In Episode #234 of The Geek Within, my guest is Jade Pech. She is Director of Analytics at Scope Infotech, Inc, a software engineering company in the federal contracting space. Jade was previously a Data Scientist at the FAA, which is when we met. Jade and I discuss how people looking at the job situation today need to be willing to put the work in and make whatever changes are needed to get through to the other side. Thank you for joining me.


    🔗 You can engage Jade here:

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-pech-92574630/

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    21 mins