Episodes

  • LIU015: Eyvonne Sharp: From Farm Roots to the Cloud

    LIU015: Eyvonne Sharp: From Farm Roots to the Cloud
    May 21 2026
    Today’s guest is Eyvonne Sharp, a Google Cloud technical leader, Network Collective co-founder, co-host of The Cloud Gambit podcast, and former network architect at a Fortune 100. Eyvonne shares stories from her impressive career, offers advice to her younger self, and how to appreciate those “magic” moments in your career when a project fires on... Read more »
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    47 mins
  • LIU014: Linda Haviv: From Philosophy Major to AI Engineer

    LIU014: Linda Haviv: From Philosophy Major to AI Engineer
    May 7 2026
    Alexis and Kevin sit down with Linda Haviv, an AI/ML Engineer and founder of Coding Crystals. Linda is known for making AI infrastructure accessible, and for a career path that went from philosophy student to professional singer to self-taught developer to AI engineer. Together they discuss the difference between AI infrastructure and AI engineering, the... Read more »
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • LIU013: The Engineer Who Built a Business to Fund a Mission

    LIU013: The Engineer Who Built a Business to Fund a Mission
    Apr 23 2026
    Ray Cline has been in the tech trenches since he was twelve years old, helping his Dad run a bulletin board service. Today he runs an MSP called Libertas Consulting and leads a nonprofit called TEKnowledge Worldwide (TKW) that has donated over a million dollars in network infrastructure to communities in need. Join us for... Read more »
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • LIU012: Behind the Curtain at Life In Uptime

    LIU012: Behind the Curtain at Life In Uptime
    Apr 9 2026
    Kevin and Alexis are back with a behind-the-scenes look at the podcast with guest Melina Bertholf, who joined the team a while back to help manage content. (And yes, sharp-eyed readers will notice a family name shared by Alexis and Melina). After interviewing many guests about their tech journeys, our hosts share their own personal... Read more »
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    57 mins
  • LIU011: Inside the Digital Nomad Life: The Good, The Hard, and the Wi-Fi

    LIU011: Inside the Digital Nomad Life: The Good, The Hard, and the Wi-Fi
    Mar 26 2026
    Alexis Bertholf and Kevin Nanns sit down for a conversation with Andrei Istrate, Senior Mobile Developer at Toptal. Andrei has taken the “mobile” part of his job literally: he’s built a life around travel and experiences rather than settling in one location. Andrei talks about the travel opportunities that remote work has presented, how he... Read more »
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • LIU010: Personal, Technical, and Slightly Unhinged: Listener Q&A

    LIU010: Personal, Technical, and Slightly Unhinged: Listener Q&A
    Mar 12 2026
    Kevin and Alexis take a break from their regular interviews to answer your questions! Join them for an unfiltered, wide-ranging discussion including the value of certifications, online learning pros and cons, how networking engineering jobs are changing, how to maintain a healthy work-life balance, and more. AdSpot Sponsor: Statseeker Statseeker gives engineers near real-time performance... Read more »
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • LIU009: Navigating Cybersecurity Careers

    LIU009: Navigating Cybersecurity Careers
    Feb 26 2026
    Alexis and Kevin sit down with Mike Miller to discuss what brought him from the back of a garbage truck to his current position as a Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (VCISO). He breaks down how a VCISO differs from a CISO, and discusses the two types of clients looking for VCISO services: those looking... Read more »
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    49 mins
  • LIU008: Breaking Barriers: Thriving as a Woman in Tech

    LIU008: Breaking Barriers: Thriving as a Woman in Tech
    Feb 12 2026
    Kevin and Alexis sit down with Melissa Brooks, a Senior Cloud Engineer at Aritzia, to discuss how she went from being a “terrible waitress” to going back to school for a diploma in network security. They explore how she used a strategic, “reverse engineered” approach to goal setting to land on a career in tech.... Read more »
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    1 hr