Episodes

  • Ep244: Yadi Caro
    Dec 18 2025

    🎙️ In Episode #244 of The Geek Within, my guest is Yadi Caro. She is the Founder of Hardcore Soft Skills LLC, a global education platform which includes a podcast and a book by the same title but subtitled "A Guide to Work with Humans". Yadi is multifaceted so while doing all of that, she is also an IT Project Management Lead, an Agile Coach, and develops online courses.


    🔗 You can engage Yadi here:

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

    Website - https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/about/

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    32 mins
  • Ep242: Francesca Furchtgott
    Dec 4 2025

    🎙️ In Episode #243 of The Geek Within, my guest is Francesca Furchtgott. She is a Co-Founder of Mariner11, a brand marketing agency that helps small and mid-sized businesses go from stalled to stellar.


    🔗 You can engage Francesca here:

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

    Company - https://www.mariner11.com/

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    36 mins
  • Ep242: Freda Thomas
    Nov 6 2025

    🎙️ In Episode #242 of The Geek Within, my guest is Freda Thomas. She is a Certified Professional Coach and a LinkedIn Top Voice. Freda's goal is to help professionals lead with clarity and build the life of their dreams.


    🔗 You can engage Freda here:

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/freda-l-thomas-mba-careercoach/

    Company - https://www.linkedin.com/company/freda-l-thomas-careercoach/

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    52 mins
  • 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