The Geek Within
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. So often these great individuals are the business owners, influencers, and event speakers where we hear about the latest products and services that can help us move our customers forward, but we don't hear about them, what they do, why they do it, and how they came to be where they are today. This podcast series will focus on the people behind the products and services and we will get to hear their unique stories.
Episodes
🎙️ In Episode #270 of The Geek Within, my guest is Rebecca Link. She is the Chief Growth Officer at OneGlobe, a GovCon veteran of almost 20 years, an AI enthusiast, an Orals Coach, a Trainer, and a Public Speaker. A fun fact to get the conversation started is Rebecca has the trademark for PromptSmart™.
🔗 You can engage Rebecca here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-link83/
Trademark - https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/search/...
🎙️ In Episode #269 of The Geek Within, my guest is Mariana Lungu. She is the Founder and Data Architect at Archetype Core, a data and AI consulting company focused on reliable, governed systems for federal and regulated environments. Mariana is a also former senior data engineer supporting USCIS programs and the Founder of The Ferne, which is a quite creative art studio focused on sculpture, painting, and working with materials.
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🎙️ In Episode #268 of The Geek Within, my guest is Carolyn Hantz. She is the Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Coach at Hantz Executive Coaching. Carolyn is a former Senior Executive Service leader with more than 40 years of distinguished federal service. Rising from an entry-level administrative role to senior leadership, she spent 16 years as an executive within the Inspector General community and served in key positions ...
🎙️ 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/
🎙️ 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/
🎙️ 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 Pub...
🎙️ 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-b6298...
🎙️ 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/
🎙️ In Episode #262 of The Geek Within, my guest is Joshua Seckel. He is the Chief Solutions Architect at Coforma. Joshua was previously the CIO for the Center for Devices and Radiological Heath at the FDA, but has always been focused on how to make government IT better.
🔗 You can engage Joshua here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-seckel/
🎙️ In Episode #261 of The Geek Within, my guest is Dr. Helene Johnson. She is the President and CEO of Next Wave Workforce Consulting where she helps organizations navigate AI transformation without losing the institutional knowledge that makes them competitive. With 46 years in technology leadership, including serving as the Deputy CIO at the U.S. Department of Education and founding Bid2Win Consulting, Dr. Johnson brings a rare ...
🎙️ In Episode #260 of The Geek Within, my guest is Chetin Durak. He is the Director of Federal Business Development at Cav, formerly Caveonix, where he supports federal agencies by automating and accelerating the ATO process while enabling Continuous ATO.
🔗 You can engage Chetin here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetin-durak-92049245/
🎙️ In Episode #259 of The Geek Within, my guest is Carriann Sillman. She is the Vice President for Legal at Compass International Holdings, which is the world's largest real estate brokerage franchisor. Carriann is the brand counsel over four real estate brokerage franchise systems and several others globally. Carriann and I have known each for 53 years.
🔗 You can engage Carriann here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrian...
🎙️ In Episode #258 of The Geek Within, my guest is Leilani Martinez. She is the Founder and Principal of KulturaTech, where she helps organizations design communication and digital strategies that better serve multilingual and multicultural communities. Leilani has over two decades of experience in the federal government where her work sits at the intersection of language access, communication strategy, and inclusive digital exper...
🎙️ In Episode #257 of The Geek Within, my guest is Grafton deButts. He is the Director of Strategic Growth at Strongbridge LLC. Grafton was recently the Chair for the Loudoun GovCon Initiative.
🔗 You can engage Grafton here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gdebutts/
🎙️ In Episode #256 of The Geek Within, my guest is Sally Pfabe. She is the Vice President of Business Development at Corporate Mailing Service/Management Resource Services. Sally has been in the outsourced service sector, which includes facility management services and IT, for nearly thirty years. She has a background in business development, public speaking, and continuing education and enrichment.
🔗 You can engage Sally here:
Lin...
🎙️ In Episode #255 of The Geek Within, my guest is Oscar Hedaya. He is the Chief Executive Officer at Space, with a new product launched called The Space Safe. This is a sleek, modern take on a digitally controlled safe for hotel and vacation rental properties.
🔗 You can engage Oscar here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ohedaya/
🎙️ In Episode #254 of The Geek Within, my guest is Scott Voss. He is the Executive Managing Director of Voss Strategic Investments LLC, the parent company to Voss Wealth and Finance Group. Scott has had a varied career where he has been an IT Solutions Architect, a successful Real Estate investor, and an investment wealth advisor and strategist.
🔗 You can engage Scott here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-voss-11a187/
🎙️ In Episode #253 of The Geek Within, my guest is Alisa Sparks. She is the Founder and CEO of Linden Creek, a luxury interior design and home staging franchise built around elevated living and meaningful design. She also leads the Linden Creek Shoppe, an online destination for curated décor and furnishings, along with Archd, an inventory management and CRM platform created to support the home stagging and interior design communit...
🎙️ In Episode #252 of The Geek Within, my guest is Mike Parkinson and Mike is a geek.
🔗 You can engage Mike here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-parkinson-bb364/
🎙️ In Episode #251 of The Geek Within, my guest is Michelle Walker. She is a Senior Account Executive at Microsoft. Michelle is a seasoned senior sales and business development professional with over fifteen year of experience in maximizing technology sales in the public sector.
🔗 You can engage Michelle here:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-k-walker-/
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