Best IT Kit / askSpoke Podcasts (2025)

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ITKit #10: Lauren Tibbs, KeepTruckin 33:14

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5+ y ago33:14

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Lauren Tibbs is the current Global IT Director at KeepTruckin with a history of creating thriving technology environments in forward-thinking companies. She’s worked across industry foci, from one of the largest identity management companies, to finance disruption, and now in AI-driven fleet management. We talk with Lauren about her history and pat…

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The 15 Minute Problem: An MVP in the Valley of Despair 14:46

5+ y ago14:46

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Here's a hypothetical (that isn't hypothetical for any of us): you join a company, roll your sleeves up to breathe new life into their IT, annnnd someone hands you a business-critical compliance deadline. You have no MDM. You have no anti-virus selected. You've got... a greenfield. @#%$! James Tommey, Director of IT at Disco uses his years of IT ex…

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The 15 Minute Problem: How to Manage Your Stack... of Computers 14:53

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Inventory management. It ain’t pretty, but you’ve got to do it. Tom Bridge talks about the need for a good, thorough system in place, what systems are out there (and are the right size for your people power and organization), how to partner with Finance for discovery, and why your MDM can, but shouldn’t, be the only source of truth for your assets.…

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IT Kit #9: The Panel One 40:50

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ITKit is back and kicking off Women’s History Month with a special episode. Listen in to Erin Merchant, askSpoke, Ashley Owens and Rosanna Schaefer of Fleetsmith, Freda Kreitzer, Facebook, and Kerry Buckley, of Greylock Partners' virtual panel on always trending topics: security culture, humanist IT and human-centric design, self-care and combating…

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IT Kit: Quick Update, We're Back! 0:46

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👋New things to come. Literally. Right after this. Tune in!

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IT Kit Podcast #8 - Manuel Bernal, Greylock Partners 46:17

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For episode 8 we are taking some time to address feedback from our listeners and changing things up from our normal episode format. We realize past episodes have introduced you to several leaders in the IT space, but haven’t properly introduced you to our very own co-host. In this episode Tim Burke returns to interview our co-host, Manuel Bernal, H…

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IT Kit #7 - Kyle DuBose, Brandless 42:45

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For episode 7, Manuel Bernal, Head of Technology at Greylock, welcomes Kyle DuBose of Brandless to the podcast. Kyle is Manager, Workplace Infrastructure at the health- and environmentally-conscious e-commerce company and we were thrilled to book him for a great chat with Manuel. Kyle and Manuel discuss how scale an IT team, including what to look …

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IT Kit #6 - Ryan Bacon, JumpCloud 47:00

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Tim Burke is back as host, and sits down with Ryan Bacon, IT Support Engineer at JumpCloud. Ryan has led IT at the Directory-as-a-service company for the last year-and-a-half, and beforehand spent time at the Larimer Human Society and Google. Tim and Ryan chat about their first computers, the importance of asking “why”, how to scale an IT team alon…

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Women of IT #1 - Sarah McDowell, ASAPP 26:52

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We're excited to publish the first episode of our new series celebrating influential women in the IT industry. For this episode, we welcome Sarah McDowell, Senior Manager Enterprise Engineering at ASAPP in New York. Sarah has 10 years of experience in IT across several different verticals. Listen as host Susan Tran, head of Customer Success at Spok…

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IT Kit #5 — Tony Saldanha, Transformant 54:22

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For our fifth episode, Spoke’s Tim Burke has an awesome chat with Tony Saldanha, President of Transformant. Tony has spent more than three decades in the IT and shared services industries, and is an expert in digital transformation and organizational change. Tony has led GBS design and operations, held CIO positions, created industry-wide disruptiv…

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IT Kit #4 — Don Pawlowski, University Tees 56:09

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In our fourth episode, guest host Tim Burke, IT Evangelist at Spoke, has a great chat with Don Pawlowski, CTO of University Tees. Tim and Don discuss IT automation, Don’s relationship as CTO with senior leadership at UTees, how to hire an effective team, deadlines (and why Don hates them), and a lot more. You won’t want to miss this one!…

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IT Kit #3 — Dana Stocking & Erin Merchant, Envoy 45:37

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In our third episode, Greylock Partners Head of Technology Manuel Bernal sits down with Dana Stocking and Erin Merchant of Envoy. Envoy is a visitor management software for the modern workplace, and is used by thousands of companies across the world. Dana is a Workplace Technology Manager and Erin is an IT Success Manager at the San Francisco-based…

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IT Kit #2 — Shawn Carney, Etsy 30:30

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In our second episode of the IT Kit Podcast, our host Manuel Bernal, Head of Technology at Greylock Partners, sits down with Shawn Carney, the Director of IT at Etsy. Listen as Manuel and Shawn chat about the shifting goals and needs of a modern IT team, what Shawn is working on at Etsy, how to prioritize projects in dynamic business environments, …

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IT Kit #1 — Ryan Seit, Casper 36:22

6+ y ago36:22

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Over the past few years, modern IT needs have driven innovation in tools and systems for every fast-growing company. Modern IT is now central for efficiency, innovation, and growth. This is why we at Spoke are introducing a series on Modern IT Leaders. In this inaugural podcast our host Manuel Bernal, Head of Technology at Greylock Partners discuss…

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ITKit #10: Lauren Tibbs, KeepTruckin 33:14

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The 15 Minute Problem: An MVP in the Valley of Despair 14:46

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The 15 Minute Problem: How to Manage Your Stack... of Computers 14:53

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IT Kit #9: The Panel One 40:50

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IT Kit: Quick Update, We're Back! 0:46

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IT Kit Podcast #8 - Manuel Bernal, Greylock Partners 46:17

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IT Kit #7 - Kyle DuBose, Brandless 42:45

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IT Kit #6 - Ryan Bacon, JumpCloud 47:00

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Women of IT #1 - Sarah McDowell, ASAPP 26:52

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IT Kit #5 — Tony Saldanha, Transformant 54:22

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IT Kit #4 — Don Pawlowski, University Tees 56:09

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IT Kit #3 — Dana Stocking & Erin Merchant, Envoy 45:37

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IT Kit #2 — Shawn Carney, Etsy 30:30

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IT Kit #1 — Ryan Seit, Casper 36:22