Welcome Tech Trailblazer Empowering your tech career 🚀 Read time: under 4 minutes. A few weeks ago, Meg and I took some time to submit speaking sessions for upcoming community events. I had a blast presenting at the Power Platform Community Conference in Las Vegas and especially loved seeing so many people take the stage for the first time. Presenting is a great way to raise your profile and build your personal brand. If you've been attending community events and conferences and wondering how...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome Tech Trailblazer Empowering your tech career 🚀 Read time: under 4 minutes. Kia ora, Meg here. I'm taking over Tech Trailblazers this week to talk about value. One of Mark's most consistent pieces of career advice is to focus on adding massive value. I adopted this mantra when I was working at Google London in 2018. We had moved from New Zealand to London for my job. I was at Heathrow waiting for my flight to Dublin for onboarding training when I found out that the product I had been...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome Tech Trailblazer Empowering your tech career 🚀 Read time: under 4 minutes. I just got back from Las Vegas and the Power Plaform Community Conference. I’m already making plans to go again in 2025. Will I see you there? There was a time when I couldn’t plan that far in advance. In September 2017 Meg and I were in Swtizerland, heading for Italy, with no idea when we would return to New Zealand. We’d taken a sabbatical year off to travel and process the loss of four important people in...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome Tech Trailblazers Empowering your tech career 🚀 Read time: under 4 minutes. Kia ora, hello! We achieved a new level of success in our little business last week - being able to take a week off with our kids! We took them on a roadtrip through Aotearoa New Zealand’s geothermal wonderland and to the snowy peaks of Ruapehu. Freedom to prioritise time as a family is one of our motivators. We worked through our summer break to get the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge ready to launch in January so...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome Tech Trailblazers Empowering your tech career 🚀 Read time: under 4 minutes. Keep showing up. There’s been a few reminders for us lately about the importance of connecting with people in new spaces (both online and in person). Connection will only become more important as tech is further integrated into everything we do. This Weeks Insights Be Curious about Innovation Challenges Be Bold with your Certifications Be Like Joe Unwin (FlowJoe) Be Curious As we use tech to be more efficient,...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome Tech Trailblazers Empowering your tech career 🚀 Read time: under 4 minutes. It’s ok to have 20% days, not every day will be 100% productive. This Weeks Insights Be Curious about Conference ROI Be Bold and define success for yourself Be Like Anna Black Be Curious Attending a conference can be a significant investment—both financially and in terms of your time. With the costs of tickets, transportation, accommodations, and the opportunity cost of being away from your daily work, it's...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome Tech Trailblazers Empowering your tech career 🚀 Read time: under 4 minutes. How are you? Busy I bet. Busyness is the enemy of purpose. If you could have an extra hour in your day, what would you do with it? This Weeks Insights Be Curious about time management Be Bold about celebrating your wins Be Like Nathan Rose Be Curious The secret to time management is… there’s no one magic tip that will work for everyone. Instead, take the time to define success for yourself and then prioritise...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome Tech Trailblazers Empowering your tech career 🚀 Read time: under 4 minutes Kia ora, I'm Mark, and with my better half, Meg, we're thrilled to introduce you to our new weekly newsletter! We're here to help you turbocharge your tech career. If tech talk isn't your jam, no worries—hit unsubscribe at the bottom of the email, and we promise not to take it personally. If you've got something cool to share or if you want to nominate a "Be Like" star let us know! This Weeks Insights Be...
5 months ago • 1 min read