Gifted Lane

02/21/23 • 36 min

Our guest today is Shala A.K.A Gifted Lane, a Cloud Associate Architect.
Shala will explain the responsibilities of a cloud architect and a typical day in the life of one.
She shares with us how she got to where she is now, the mentors that guided her, and the most important lesson she has learnt throughout her career.
Shala shares with us the origin of her pseudonym Gifted Lane, her greatest accomplishment to yet, and how she survived her first time working on a ship overseas.
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I've never had a situation where I said I didn't know and then someone went negatively.
I don't know, let me go find out or I know who does know, and I'll get back to you.
And so they still come to me for help because they're just like
“Look, either Charlotte knows how to do it. Or if she doesn't know how to do it, she's gonna figure it out”
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Thanks for being an imposter - a part of the Imposter Syndrome Network (ISN)!

Make it a great day.

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Thanks for being an imposter - a part of the Imposter Syndrome Network (ISN)!

Make it a great day.

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Niel Harper

Our guest today is Niel Harper, Experienced Board Director, and Technology & Cybersecurity Executive.
Niel discusses with us the advantages and challenges of pursuing a career in technology as a citizen of a small Caribbean nation.
He will discuss his opinions on certificates and his ideas on going to college and whether or not it helped him prepare for the latest technology.
Niel explains what a board director actually does, how it relates to his CISO responsibilities, his perspective on working for international organizations across countries, and the most valuable lesson he has learned throughout his career.
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I think for me, it's about that multi-team player effect.
I don't think I would have been successful unless I helped others to find their path, find their inspiration, and to help them to succeed.
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Niel's Links:

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Thanks for being an imposter - a part of the Imposter Syndrome Network (ISN)!

Make it a great day.

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Dave Kennedy

Our guest today is Dave Kennedy, Founder of Binary Defense and TrustedSec.
We will discuss Dave's work as well as the struggles and challenges he encountered when starting his own business.
He'll tells us about the importance that social media has on his life and how it helped him as an entrepreneur.
Dave explains to us the importance that health and fitness have in his life the motivation behind his podcast on the subject.
He'll share his thoughts on failure, his most embarrassing mistake, and how he came to have a tweet from Dwayne "the Rock "Johnson on his wall.
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Things that you can focus on, home in on, and enjoy doing, those things you will be highly successful in anything that you do and accomplish.
Because if you believe in yourself, you're going to be successful.
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Dave's Links:

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Thanks for being an imposter - a part of the Imposter Syndrome Network (ISN)!

Make it a great day.

The Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast - Gifted Lane

Transcript

This transcript is machine generated and may contain errors.
[00:00:00] Chris: Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't.

My name is Chris Grundman and I'm here with my exceptional co-host, Zoe Rose.

[00:00:21] Zoe: Hey!

[00:00:22] Chris: This is the Shala episode and I know you're gonna love it. Shala is a passionate associate cloud arc