Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities with Michael Bowden

After getting laid off, Michael Bowden could have…

An episode of the The Cisco Learning Network podcast, hosted by The Cisco Learning Network, titled "Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities with Michael Bowden" was published on February 17, 2025 and runs 34 minutes.

February 17, 2025 ·34m · The Cisco Learning Network

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Summary

After getting laid off, Michael Bowden could have looked for a different job doing the same thing. Instead, he chose a career in networking, and never looked back. Listen in as Michael tells Cisco Learning Network Community Manager Matt Saunders about how he launched his career in the IT industry, became a Cisco Networking Academy instructor at the very same community college he studied at, and then started the “Debt Free in IT” video and audio podcast that you can subscribe to here: https://www.youtube.com/@debtfreeinitwmike/videos

Episode Description

After getting laid off, Michael Bowden could have looked for a different job doing the same thing. Instead, he chose a career in networking, and never looked back. Listen in as Michael tells Cisco Learning Network Community Manager Matt Saunders about how he launched his career in the IT industry, became a Cisco Networking Academy instructor at the very same community college he studied at, and then started the “Debt Free in IT” video and audio podcast that you can subscribe to here: https://www.youtube.com/@debtfreeinitwmike/videos

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