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Tech After Five
by Phil Yanov
We build the tech community by creating meaningful connections through live, face to face networking events, purposeful emails, and this entertaining podcast.
Episodes
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Ep 401 - Carolina Code Conference Returns
The Carolina Code Conference is back in 2023! Barry Jones is bringing the event back to live as a one day congregation of all things code. Find out about the event in this conversation with Tech After Five and Networking Over Coffee showrunner, Phil Yanov. Sign up for Carolina Code Conference:...
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Ep 301 - How to Be In Person
We are about to have our first live event since the lockdown. Are you ready for that? Let's talk about what it means to be in person, and how we might all get ready for that. Phil Yanov and Scott Pfeiffer address your questions about live events in this episode of the Tech After Five podcast.…
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Ep 300 - The State of Events in 2022 - Live? Hybrid? When? Where? New Cities?
Hello friends... I know it's been a while since we've talked. You've got questions. Good questions about what is going on with our events, with all events. What comes next? Will we be in person again? When? Where will we be? What's changed? Will there be new cities? Well, Phil Yanov and Scott...
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Ep 258 How to Harness The Power of Testimonials
You see other people with great testimonials and wonder how they made that happen. It seems really hard to get people to write great comments about you or your business even when you are delivering incredible work. How can you make this happen for you? Also, you might think that because you are a...
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Ep 257 Upgrade Your Network
Are you missing the people you need to succeed? It might be time to upgrade your network or build one from scratch. Phil Yanov & Scott Pfeiffer give you a framework for building a powerful social and professional network. Join us for gold-standard professional networking online at Networking Over...
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Ep 256 Remembering Your Day (BONUS)
This is a deep cut. It's an episode from November 2014 of the Your Day radio show which ran for 14 years on South Carolina Public radio. At one point on that show, Eric Rogers and Phil Yanov would co-host a technology call in. The pace was relaxed and fun. There was quite a bit of good natured...
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Ep 255 How to Build a Tribe From Scratch
Do you need to build a professional network, a society, a group, or an email list of likely customers and you are starting with nothing? It can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't need to be. In this episode, Phil and Scott get you directionally correct on building a list of your own. If you need...
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Ep 254 How to Build a Business That's Worth Something
There are two kinds of businesses in the world, and one of them has transferrable value. That means you can sell it to someone and actually get paid something for it. If you want a business like that, you have to plan ahead. There are key decisions you have to get right so that you don't lose…
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Ep 253 Hiring Managers are Looking for Open Source Skills
We open with an incredible statistic on the need for Open Source Talent. If you are looking for new opportunities in IT, Open Source has lots of paths for you — and it comes with an incredible community. Phil Yanov and Todd Lewis talk about the incredible opportunities in Open Source and how you...
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Ep 252 What Is The Relentless Challenge Grant
At Networking Over Coffee, Julie Kunkle from the South Carolina Department of Commerce talked to us about the upcoming Relentless Challenge Grant. It's a program that supports entrepreneurship in SC by helping organizations launch pilot projects. Learn more about the Relentless Challenge Grant:...
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Ep 251 Are you ready to leave corporate (and become a consultant?)
This is a conversation from Networking Over Coffee. Phil Yanov interviews Chris Lockhart about the career move he made to leave his corporate gig and enter consulting. He's never looked back and he's got advice and guidance for people who might be looking for the flexibility and challenge of...
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Ep 250 It's Time to Plan (the rest of) 2021
Now is the perfect time to make a plan. It looks like the world is changing again. New opportunities are emerging. Are you ready? Ho do you get rid of the ideas you've been carrying and make the plan that catapults you forward. You can do this. You've learned some new lessons. How do you decide...
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Ep 249 What Can You Learn From An Escape Room (with Christina Eanes)
Christina Eanes (LI) is a former FBI violent crime analyst and senior manager, now author, speaker, podcast and YouTube channel host. Christina specializes in superachieving and is on a mission to help others achieve more. Christina’s newest book, Life is an Escape Room: Applying Lessons Learned...
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Ep 248 Unapologetically Ambitious (with Shellye Archambeau)
Few people have done as much in their tech career as Shellye Archambeau. Her resume includes CEO, Silicon Valley leader, Board member for Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies and Okta Inc. She is hard driving, objective driven, and has used her laser focus on getting her goals accomplished...…
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Ep 247 Stoic Parenting (with Dr. Brittany Polat)
"It's never been a better time to be a Stoic" - Brittany Polat Dr. Brittany Polat, author of "Tranquility Parenting: A Guide to Staying Calm, Mindful, and Engaged" joins us to talk about Stoic parenting. It turns out that ancient philosophy has some great ideas on how to bring wisdom and calm to...
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Ep 246 - How to Talk to Strangers (with Kio Stark)
My mother told me not to talk to strangers. It turns out that it's not great advice for an adult. More talking with people outside of our circles leads us to better places. Kio Stark is the author of When Strangers Meet. She challenged herself and she challenges us to expand our circles and defy...
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Ep 245 2020 WrapUp - How did we do?
This is the last of our 2020 episodes. What did we do? What did we learn? What comes next? Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps...
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Ep 244 You're Thinking About Writing a Book (Start Now)
So... You're thinking about writing a book. Does this process seem too big to get started? Are you having trouble with a framework to capture all of your ideas? Are you afraid nobody will read it? You might be stuck on the wrong questions. In this episode of the Tech After Five podcast, Scott...
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Ep 243 Breakout Now!
It's time for you to Breakout! There are brand new features in Zoom, especially the new user driven Breakout Rooms. We talk about what's possible and how we are already using it at Tech After Five! This episode includes a brief recap of our virtual Gadgetfest as well! Are you on the Tech After…
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Ep 242 How to Zoom Better
Zoom fatigued? Maybe it's because people aren't using the tool in a way that respects you, the audience. Why do people join a video call and then not take advantage of the video? How can you organize a meeting people will enjoy? How can you get more out of meetings by using the tool better? Can…
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Ep 241 The Philosophy of Technology
Is there an overriding Philosophy for IT Professionals? Does being in tech drive us toward Determinism or even Objectivism? We need a practical philosophy. Do the Ancient Greeks or Classical Roman Stoics have an answer? In this episode, we discuss the question and we look for answers in the…
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Ep 240 The Power of Gratitude
Gratitude is a powerful tool for changing our attitude and life. It can make small changes quickly and when practiced regularly it can reorient us to accomplishing more and finding contentment. This isn't just a feel good move. The idea of purposefully expressing gratitude in a specific way…
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Ep 239 How Did Tech After Five Get Started
We flipped the tables on this episode. Scott Pfeiffer asks Phil Yanov the questions. How did Tech After Five get started? Why does it exist? How did it grow to multiple cities? How did we make it to 600 events? What's next? We've got the stories. Listen in. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing...
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Ep 238 Why You Should Journal
Whether you’re having your annus mirabilis or annus horribilus, you probably can get benefit from reflection. How do you do that? You write it down. There are lots of great techniques for this, and we have tried several. In this episode of the podcast we start with the benefits of journaling and...
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Ep 237 Rules to Live By
Some of the rules we have for ourselves just don't work for us. In fact, they are keeping us from being content. They are keeping us from getting where we want to go. If that's you, you might need better rules. Where do you get them from? We start in a simple place and then encourage you to...
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Ep 236 How to Plan a Party
We are about to celebrate Tech After Five #600, so we thought we'd plan a a party. Care to help? Listen in and tell us what you think! Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn....
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Ep 235 All Things Open 2020
We love Open Source. It’s an incredible piece of the IT industry that brings together both an incredible range of technical disciplines with a unique sense of community. As Todd Lewis points out in this interview, Open Source presents a great on-ramp for IT careers. Whether you are new…
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Ep 234 How to Build Your Network When You're an Introvert
Think of yourself as an Introvert? Wondering how someone like you can build a strong network of friends, colleagues, and associates but feel awkward or uncomfortable around others? You are not alone. As an Introvert, you have to come up with new ways to talk to others and meet new people. We've…
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Ep 233 Learn to Code for Free?
Did you know that there are resources online where you can learn to write software for free? Whether its Front End Development, HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Java, or Ruby on Rails, there are programs, now online with SCCodes.org. Whether you are a new developer or wanting to build up your skills...
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Ep 232 Eliminating Distractions & Get Focused
We want to talk about distractions. And eliminating them. And getting ourselves focused. So we did. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer...
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Ep 231 How to Make Better Decisions Using Six Thinking Hats
Ever heard about the Six Thinking Hats? It’s a decision quality framework you can use to make better decisions. We’ve all been in situations where groups (or even just us) make poor quality decisions because we failed to take into account other options, or we didn’t check the data. There is an...
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Ep 230 How to Organize Your Networking
We think you can organize your networking plan. There are tools you can use to focus your efforts. One class of these tools is called "personal knowledge management." To introduce us to the idea and a couple of tools that we'd never spent any time with, we brought in Sandra Halling of The Data...
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Why You Should Attend Next Venture Pitch 2020 (Virtual)
The Carolinas' Premier Gathering of Entrepreneurs & Venture Capitalists is September 15-17. It's three, half day events filled with learning and an exciting first look at a number of companies looking for funding in a Shark Tank like event. We wanted to learn more about who should be there and…
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Ep 229 How to Make Zoom Fun Again
Are your Zoom meetings even harder than regular meetings used to be? Does it seem like the wrong people are in the “room” and nobody can figure out how to pay attention? In business meetings, this can be a killer. Things don’t get done. Decisions aren’t made, and it’s all because we haven’t quite...
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Ready to Promote Your Business or Receive Funding? Apply to Next Venture Pitch
Looking for funding for your business? Want to promote to investors? Next Venture Pitch is coming up on September 15th, but you can apply until Friday, Aug 21. Listen for the details with Alex Estevez, Chair of the Next Venture Pitch. Apply at https://www.nextventurepitch.com/.
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Ep 228 Facing Fear (an exercise in getting the big thing done.)
Have you got a big idea that's going nowhere? What are you afraid of? Something is holding you back. Do you know what it is? We reference a Stoic exercise, Premeditatio Malorum, which means premeditation of evils. Tim Ferriss did a TED talk proposing an exercise he calls Fear Setting. We take…
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Ep 227 - How to Rehab Your IT Career with Kanika Tolver
Kanika Tolver, author of How to Rehab Your Career is our special guest on this extra special edition of the Tech After Five podcast. Kanika Tolver says this is a great time to "Turn your Anxiety into Accomplishments." Yep. She opens strong. If you are in IT or wanting to get into IT or pivot your...
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Ep 226 How to Be Useful
Are you trying to be useful? Do you know what that means? Is this why we are really here? This all started with a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived…
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Ep 225 How Do Remote Apprenticeships Work?
Did you know you can update your job skills with practical knowledge even when you are working from home? Did you know that there is a path for employers to bring on employees into new roles while providing them with the skills training they need to be successful? The program at Arkansas Center…
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Ep 224 Is the Handshake Dead?
Are we done with shaking hands? We are worried about germs like we never have been before. A handshake was supposed to mean “you can trust me.” Now it feels like our hands might be unwitting biological weapons. What’s worse, we can’t even shake hands on a Zoom call. What are we to do? Are you on...
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Ep 223 - Routines to Improve Your Focus
In this episode we talk about the routines that give us focus. We are trying to get the right things done. How do we get body, mind, and soul ready to do something big? It might be having the right morning routine might be the thing you need. But, it might not be morning. We've got space for…
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Ep 222 Are You Doing the Right Things For You
Scott and Phil talk about going back to work in the office. How do we handle that? Why are we feeling differently about that? How do do our best to assess the risks? Also, a brief conversation on the transformation of businesses from heroics to systems thinking. Bonus… We hint at the upcoming...
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Ep 221 How to Face Your Fears and Fear Less with Dr. Rebecca Heiss
Unpacking the paradoxes of the way humans think is Dr. Rebecca Heiss’ life work. Her research has been designated “transformative” by the National Science Foundation. She taught at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics and later was recruited to be among the founding...
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Ep 220 How to Tech Like a Roman Emperor
Today, Scott Pfeiffer and Phil Yanov interview Donald Robertson, author of “How to Think Like a Roman Emperor” for the Tech After Five podcast. Let me say… we are both excited about this. Robertson’s book was one of our favorite reads of last year and Phil says he's read the book several times…
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Ep 219 - Start with Directionally Correct
To get started in most endeavors it’s best but not required that you be “directionally correct.” What is not required is for you to be perfect. Start. Evaluate. Iterate. After checking in, we talk about getting off our "buts" and getting started in our new projects. We've got some real…
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Ep 218 - How to Repack Your Skills, Behaviors, and Attitude
We've got an exercise for you. It's time to rethink what comes next for you. How do you decide what you are going to carry with you? It can happen for lots of people in lots of ways, but right now, it's happened for everyone. Something big came along and mashed the reset button. It gave us a…
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Ep 217 - What's a Digital Dive?
We've got a brand new program coming from Tech After Five. You've said you want more content. You want to meet and talk to experts from all over. We are going to make that happen. Want to know more? This is the episode for you. We've got someone special and unexpected in the episode! Check it…
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Ep 216 Why Now is The Right Time to Start Your Mastermind
This week we do a friendly checkin and discuss some feedback we've gotten on our Zoom Interview show. We then talk about the benefits of a Mastermind and why now might be exactly the right time for you to get into a Mastermind to advance your career or business. How are businesses planning for…
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Ep 215 Advice From Top Executives / Zoom Alternatives We Like
We open up with a some observations about the week with us and our clients. The tech industry is chugging along. Businesses are beginning to think about what comes next and how they go back to work. But, still, we've got lots of concerns. How do we handle that? Advice from the Top Next up, we…
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Ep 214 Should We Be Building
We came across the blog post "It's Time To Build" by Marc Andreessen. He points out that we weren't prepared for a massive shock to our infrastructure. Why? We haven't been building resilience into our infrastructure. We are operating at max capacity almost all of the time. There is no buffer. Is...
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We build the tech community by creating meaningful connections through live, face to face networking events, purposeful emails, and this entertaining podcast.
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