Howdy friends! You are listening to The Digital Transformation(ists) Podcast, where we get curious together about what technology is teaching us about human ingenuity, resilience, and the mysterious force that magnetizes us towards connection with one another. Together with our host Christian Lane, founding partner of Praecipio Consulting, our co-host G.Love, Grammy-nominated artist, and our incredible guests, we embark on a journey to better understand technology's role in amplifying connection between us all. We'll hear from technologists, practitioners, revolutionaries, innovators, environmentalists, artists, and more, all sharing their experiences with technology and how it's affected their lives and industries. In this episode, we continue with our Team Series and spotlight the inimitable Shannon Fabert, Principal of Managed Services and Managed Hosting at Praecipio Consulting. With her deep experience in process management, Shannon leads an entirely remote team of brilliant people that help organizations crush their Atlassian game. When she's not improving processes and creating value for our clients, Shannon stays active in our internal Social Justice group, leading the charge for creating conversations and consciousness around social issues in the workplace. We chat with Shannon about technology has transformed the consulting space, the people in her life that have inspired her activism, and how to stay human and drive positive change in a digitally connected world. She also shares her experience with running a political campaign (using Confluence, nonetheless!) and what it taught her about the role that technology plays in shaping public policy.

In this episode, we continue with our Team Series and spotlight one of our very own from the podcast team: Executive Producer and Marketing Director, Katie Thomas. With Katie on the other side of the mic, she chats with Christian and G. Love about how digital transformation has changed the way we communicate and share our stories with the world around us. We talk about how technology enables teams to foster a culture of openness and collaboration, why good processes are key to helping companies deliver value and achieve awesome-ness, and the challenges and rewards of building a podcast with a crew and guests scattered all across the planet!

Howdy friends! You are listening to The Digital Transformation(ists) Podcast, where we get curious together about what technology is teaching us about human ingenuity, resilience, and the mysterious force that magnetizes us towards connection with one another. Together with our host Christian Lane, founding partner of Praecipio Consulting, our co-host G.Love, Grammy-nominated artist, and our incredible guests, we embark on a journey to better understand technology's role in amplifying connection between us all. We'll hear from technologists, practitioners, revolutionaries, innovators, environmentalists, artists, and more, all sharing their experiences with technology and how it's affected their lives and industries. In this episode, we continue with our Team Series and spotlight one of our favorite people: Amanda Babb, a true Praecipio Consulting legend. A self-proclaimed Agile evangelist with a solid 15+ year track record in helping enterprise organizations streamline their operations, Amanda has worked closely with Atlassian to build Praecipio Consulting's Jira Align practice and made digital transformation possible for our clients across different industries. We chat with Amanda about how to apply Agile for tasks outside of work, the intersection of remote work and digital transformation, and her favorite internal Slack channels. With her adorable dog friends Leonard and Howard, catch a glimpse of our resident Agile Rockstar cooking delicious dishes or working on her glorious El Camino she rebuilt from scratch.

In this episode, we are thrilled and honored to welcome Carol Thompson, a trailblazing entrepreneur and iconic Austin tech personality that exemplifies the city's forward thinking and easygoing attitude. Carol has been witness to the city's impressive growth, being part of critical initiatives that have lured some of the world's top tech companies to open shop and make Austin their home. We talk about the nerd bird and Austin's ties to California, the role the University of Texas has had in attracting talent and ideas, mentoring as a way to stay relevant, and the hidden gems the city offers for those who veer off the beaten path.

In this episode, we are switching things up, and profiling some of the amazing people that are part of the very special team that makes up Praecipio Consulting. We are thrilled and honored to welcome Bryan Robison, Principal Architect in Tech Delivery. Bryan has been part of the Praecipio Consulting team for more than 7 years. His knowledge of software development is as vast as it's deep, and he brings a wide variety of talents to the team. Bryan's extensive background in technology was ignited when he built a website for his friend's band, way back in 1997.

Our guest this show is filmmaker Emmett Malloy, half of the groundbreaking creative team The Malloy Brothers. Emmett and his brother Brendan are responsible for some of the most iconic music videos with some of the best and biggest bands in the world. Emmett’s unique talents and vision have led him to work on the cutting edge of advertising, creating sublime campaigns with the most important global brands. His latest work is the incredible documentary “Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell” based on original recordings and interviews with family and friends of legendary rapper the Notorious B.I.G. and is available worldwide on Netflix. In this episode, we connect with Emmett on the artistic process in the age of digital transformation, managing creative teams, working with family, and find out who’s best to work with: actors or athletes.

Episode eleven features industry luminary Parul Saini: with more than 15 years working in some of the most exciting companies in the world, including Director of Information Technology at Splunk, Parul has had a front row seat to how innovation and technology are changing every facet of our lives. She talks with G. Love and Christian on the big lessons of big data, how AI is already transforming our daily interactions, going from the age of search to the age of suggestion, and how machine learning could one day make a hit record.

In our tenth episode, we're joined by the multitalented Daniel Breston, author, coach and business continuity specialist that integrates the strengths of Agile, DevOps and ITSM in his professional practice. With more than 40 years living and breathing technology, Daniel has been witness and participant of the radical changes the world has gone through. We talk about his start in IT with gigantic mainframe computers, the benefits of mentorship and coaching in today’s hypercompetitive business world, haggle bots and how AI is transforming human interactions, and how simulations are becoming a valuable tool in the IT arsenal.

Our ninth episode features Austin’s own Mark Garza, and we talk about the story and history of Flatwater Foundation and TYLER’S Dam That Cancer fundraising event, how digital technology has impacted non profits, and the amazing community helping folks find their Flatwater through paddleboarding, equine therapy, books, you name it! We also go over breaking the stigma associated with mental health support and how we can arrive there together. Oh, and the glorious food truck tortas that bless Central Texas.

In our eighth episode we are hyped to host Kelvin Yap, Senior Product Marketing Manager and DevOps for Atlassian. We'll hear about his experience working at Atlassian for most of the last decade and the digital transformations he's witnessed while there, how cloud is quickly becoming the new normal, how DevOps is going mainstream driving change and innovation with intention, and the importance of wellness, routine, and connection in 2021, and beyond. Oh, and beautiful, lovely bikes, and where to ride them.