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Hi, I'm Jeremy Wood, and as someone who participates in several IT communities, I realized there are so many people with remarkable stories on how they happened to land in an IT job.
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Ep267: Shannon Howard (opens the original)
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🎙️ In Episode #267 of The Geek Within, my guest is Today's guest is Shannon Howard. He is a Lead Information Technology Specialist at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Shannon is also a graduate of the ACT-IAC Voyagers program in 2025. 🔗 You can engage Shannon here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-howard-pmp-b3443849/
Ep266: Cory Garrett (opens the original)
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🎙️ In Episode #266 of The Geek Within, my guest is Cory Garrett. He is the Director of Growth at SMX with a focus on Federal Financials and positioning products to Federal Civilian and Department of War agencies. 🔗 You can engage Cory here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/corygarrett/
Ep265: Virginia Huth (opens the original)
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🎙️ In Episode #265 of The Geek Within, my guest is Virginia Huth. She is the President and Founder of The Vantage Point Partners, which is a boutique consulting firm delivering actionable intelligence and strategic guidance tailored to the federal marketplace. Virginia is the Fed Whisperer as she has spent over 20 years of her career as a federal leader at numerous agencies and starting this year she is an Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at the University of Texas DC campus where she teaches
Ep264: Kim Pack (opens the original)
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🎙️ In Episode #264 of The Geek Within, my guest is Kim Pack. She is the Founder and CEO of Gray Lens Consulting, where they focus on developing growth strategies, subject matter expert facilitation, training, and workshops. Kim and I met through our interactions in the ACT-IAC community, including our work happening right now with Associates 2026. 🔗 You can engage Kim here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-pack-b629801/ Website - https://graylensconsulting.com/
Ep263: Amanda Chavez (opens the original)
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🎙️ In Episode #263 of The Geek Within, my guest is Amanda Chavez. She is the Vice President of Federal Strategy at Qualtrics. Amanda was recently honored as a 2026 Service to the Citizen Award Winner in Category One, for Building a Customer-Focused Culture. 🔗 You can engage Amanda here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandachavez08/
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