Hello all, We recently had a great discussion with Willem Zeiler on our podcast. Key points we discussed are : How important the contribution towards community is. What are the advantages on enhancing your skills to make your content attractive and intuitive. How cool Willem is. What is the purpose of Hac4good. GenAI and Willems thoughts on it. Mos…

Chuck Tomasi is a Developer Advocate at ServiceNow. He loves to share what he has learned with the developer community through blogs, videos, live streams, podcasts and books. Top 3 Career Tips 1. The best time to make mistakes is early in your career. 2. You need to learn how to deal with senior management. 3. Invest in building and developing rel…

In this special episode of “Laten We Praten,” we had the privilege of speaking with Jon G. Lind, whose team is at the forefront of enhancing the Pro Developer experience. Yes, you guessed it right—we’re talking about IDEs, SDKs, and Fluent. Jon’s enthusiasm for his products was contagious. We geeked out over his team’s latest innovations, discussed…

Zhuoyue Wang is a senior software engineer on the space management team at Oracle. He’s the team lead for memory management in the database kernel. Top 3 Career Tips 1. Identify your strengths and interests. Find your unique position within the industry. Distinguish yourself from others. Enable people to remember you because of your characteristics…

Opemipo Disu is an 18-year-old Developer Advocate, keynote speaker who has been featured in several publications. He aims to empower 500,000 developers through his keynote talks and tutorials, and has already spoken at 100+ tech conferences. Top 3 Career Tips 1. Develop a strong work ethic. By doing so you will get noticed and make sure that people…

Michael Frew is a technology veteran with 20+ years of experience. He now acquires 6 and 7 figure software and SaaS companies that generate him a 7-figure pre-tax annual income. Top 3 Career Tips 1. There is always the opportunity to acquire a business rather than start a new business. You can acquire an existing business from an entrepreneur when …

Dr. Kyle Elliott is confidant to many of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. He is a tech career coach, interview coach and job search expert. Kyle's Top 3 Career Tips 1. Consistency is important. You need to put in the hard work. Spend time putting in effort and don’t look for a quick trick or shortcut to success. Be strategic and intentional on …

Al Kingsley has almost 30 years’ experience in educational technology and digital safeguarding, with a passion for education. He’s the CEO of EdTech company, NetSupport, and an EdTech author. Al's Top 3 Career Tips 1. You are born with two eyes, two ears and one mouth. You should use them in appropriate proportions. You don’t need to be the first p…

Guess who's joined us for a special episode? It's none other than the James Bond of ServiceNow, Chuck Tomasi! 🎉 Today marks a milestone as Laten we Praten turns 3 years old, and what better way to celebrate than with Chuck, our esteemed guest. Get ready to dive into a treasure trove of stories, insights, and laughs: 🔍 Script-free Zone: Chuck takes …

🎙️ *New Episode Alert: Tables Turned on "Laten We Praten"!* 🎙️ Guess what? Ashutosh and I finally got a taste of our own medicine! For our latest episode, we let our brilliant Dutch MVP friends, Mark and Willem, take the driver's seat while we became the guests. And boy, they did rock it! Mark and Willem didn't just host—they grilled us, teased us,…

🎙️ Unlocking MVP Secrets with Aylee Andersen Get ready to tune in to the latest podcast episode that's got the ServiceNow community buzzing! We're thrilled to introduce the newest addition to the ServiceNow MVP cohort: the remarkable Aylee Andersen. With Knowledge 24 just around the corner, Aylee spills the beans on her hackathon adventures and sha…

Welcome to "Latent We Praten," where engaging conversations take center stage. In our latest episode, we had the privilege of diving into the world of Arnoud Kooi, a prominent figure in the ServiceNow community renowned for SN Utils. This episode is not just another interview; it's a unique journey into the heart of Arnoud's story, unveiling the pe…

Welcome to "Latent We Praten," where insightful conversations unfold. In our latest episode, we were honored to engage in a meaningful dialogue with the remarkable Celina Zamora, a name you might not be familiar with but one that echoes through the corridors of MVP motivation. Often working silently behind the scenes, Celina is an unsung hero dedic…

Today, we had the privilege of conversing with one of the most enthusiastic promoters of citizen development - Shao Wei Tan. He aims to create an army of 'citizen developers'. During the conversation, we realized there was a lot to discuss regarding Shao, including GenAI, AES, and RPA. Our main focus was to gain insight into what customers are seek…

Today, we had the pleasure of conversing with the esteemed Anders Figenschow, a highly experienced ServiceNow professional. During our discussion, we delved into the topic of GenAI and explored what we can expect from it. We also explored whether or not we are prepared for these changes, and how app development will be impacted. We were curious to …

Be constructively Dissatisfied !! The amazing experience that being a member of this fabulous community we got can't be explained in words. The team on the ground was exceptional so is the man leading them. Mark Obee. We discuss his journey and vision. Talking with him is highly motivating you can feel he is following a north star of making the com…

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Caroline Bedford, the founder and creator of Digital Minds, an award-winning innovation programme. Her forte is embedding design thinking, future-focused skills and a creative mindset within traditional roles in the insurance and corporate tech worlds. Using her 30+ years of technology and specialty insurance expe…

We are back with another fun conversation with one of the most techie ServiceNow Consultant and our good friend Dorian Kersch Do you want to know why people say don't run around the pool? Dorian is the reason. CTA is just one of his titles. Dorian recently started his new company. Life is about exploring, taking on new challenges, and figuring out …

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Brandon Bramley, the founder of The Salary Negotiator. Brandon provides professional job offer and salary negotiation coaching to help IT professionals navigate the job offer negotiation process confidently and earn higher compensation. He’s coached clients through hundreds of salary negotiations with companies ra…

We are back with another fun conversation with an amazing ServiceNow Developer MVP from USA. She is none other than Sharon Barnes If you wanna get an example of 'ServiceNow Changes Life' then you must listen to this episode. Apart from the fun, and learning we got while interacting with Sharon, one thing that matters to us is the realization just b…

We are back with another fun conversation with an amazing ServiceNow Developer MVP from Australia. He is none other than Paul Morris ServiceNow's Journey of Paul is quite inspiring. How continuous learning can do wonders? ChatGPT, ATF, ServiceNow, Utah, and Knowledge, piano are just some of the keywords for starters. We found someone who agrees to …

In this week’s show, Phil talks to James Malley, the CEO and Co-Founder of Paccurate. He has been working in the logistics tech space since 2009 and has helped create a variety of enterprise shipping technology. He spearheaded the design of an award-winning multi-carrier TMS (Transportation Management Software) and since 2015, he’s been evangelizin…

ServiceNow transforming the processes we do in general. Today we had the privilege of interacting with Paul Van Renselaar. A visionary product owner who can literally do anything. This one-hour session was a crash course on Product Ownership. A happy client of ServiceNow. When you talk with visionary and experienced people you advance in your caree…

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Luke Switkowski, the CEO and cofounder of Kognitiv, a company that provides Workday consultancy and professional services. He has been working with Workday for more than a decade and developed an on-demand services model supporting Workday clients. Luke talks about why skill sets are at the heart of every IT caree…

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Marcus Olson, who discovered his love of technology by disassembling and reassembling computers salvaged from a shuttered Black & Decker office. He also taught himself Basic so that he could create his own, simple text-based games. He is now the CEO and Founder of Pliancy, a technology-enabled professional service…

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Chuck Tomasi who has worked in the IT industry for 40 years. His roles have included software developer, systems administrator, project manager and technical consultant to name but a few. He has a particular interest in integrating devices and systems to increase the value of the overall solution. And he likes sha…

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Tyler Rohrer, a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience around end user computing. He has worked in and around the most progressive and challenging deployments in the world. And most recently, he founded Remotely INC, the world’s first Hyper Converged Console. He is leveraging his experience in the di…

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Arpit Mohan, who has always been fascinated by technology, from taking apart has Tamagotchi to creating a mobile game that went viral. He is the co-founder and CTO of Appsmith, an open-source project built by engineers for engineers. It is now used by more than 1,000 teams, employs people in 8 countries and has ra…

Had the great pleasure of Interacting with Ishaan Shoor. He is an active ServiceNow Developer MVP from Australia and a very humble person. First India on our show. Irony none of us are based in our country. Cricket, Know22, THirdera, how it feels to be a Dev MVP, and whatnot we discussed a lot. Was Ishaan a notorious kid. Check that out. It was a v…

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Alexander Embiricos, cofounder and CEO of Remotion, a virtual office that brings hybrid teams to life. Before starting Remotion, he was a Product Manager at Dropbox, as well as having studied Computer Science at Stanford. Alexander talks about the value in identifying a customer base that you can relate to on a pe…

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. Today we had the privilege of interacting with Nerys Mutlow. A visionary lady with a hell lot of experience in IT. This one-hour session taught me a lot of things that you learn with experience. ServiceNow is a tool for digital 'evolution' I mean wow what a profound statement. From #Know2…

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Howard Scott Warshaw, a video game pioneer, an award-winning filmmaker, an innovative technologist, an author, and a Museum of Modern Art artist. He now employs this eclectic skillset as a psychotherapist in California’s Silicon Valley. His latest book, “Once Upon Atari” (subtitled How I made history by killing an…

In this week’s show, Phil talks to Janet T Phan, the Founder and Executive Director of Thriving Elements and Senior Technical Product Manager for Amazon’s Project Kuiper. She has a vision to develop and empower young women in STEM to make a sustainable impact and inspire the next generation of women leaders. Janet talks to Phil about the value in m…