Best of the Podcast Sampler

This is a podcast episode titled, Best of the Podcast Sampler. The summary for this episode is: We're giving you a sampling of several of our favorite snippets from our last 20+ shows. Think of it like a flight of drinks, giving you a taste of several flavors, but in podcast form.Host Zac Darnell and Guest Host David Mathew share four excerpts from the podcast so far. If any of the clips piqued your interest, you can find the full episodes here:<ul><li><a href="https://sep.com/podcast/avoiding-innovation-theater/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ryan Larcom - Avoiding Innovation Theatre</a></li><li><a href="https://sep.com/podcast/rik-sansone-delta-faucet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rik Sansone - Delta Faucet</a></li><li><a href="https://sep.com/podcast/episode-5-engineering-more-than-just-products/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duane Musser - Engineering More Than Just Products</a></li><li><a href="https://sep.com/podcast/sep-a-peek-behind-our-walls/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SEP: A Peek Behind Our Walls</a></li></ul>You can find more information about this podcast at <a href="https://app.casted.us/account/62/shows/81b7557b-52e8-4ea3-87b9-a8f2cdaa00e4/episodes/93ecce9c-0530-4661-a507-b77e2748f4ee/sep.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sep.com/podcast</a> and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Key Takeaways

Guests

Ryan addresses how to fund innovative projects within a large organization.

00:18 MIN

Rik explains the importance of healthy detachment from your work.

00:44 MIN

Duane reflects on the value of hands-on learning.

00:57 MIN

Jon describes the balance between flexibility and learning from experience.

00:46 MIN

Today's Host

Zac Darnell

|Host of Behind The Product & Principal at SEP

Today's Guest

Giuliana Taylor

|Lead Software Engineer at SEP

Giuliana Taylor has worked with SEP for 7 years and is now leading teams focused on taking great care of Makers and clients. Giuliana brings a passion for creating amazing products through engineering and an excitement that is contagious.

Duane Musser

|Software Engineering Leader at DoubleMap

Duane is an experienced technical leader that loves nothing more than helping teams accomplish great things. He helps product teams understand both what and how to deliver the greatest value to customers and users. He is passionate about helping young engineers develop to skills needed to be successful. He also also enjoys helping all people become better versions of themselves.

Duane's LinkedIn

Chris Atkinson

|VP, Engineering at SEP

Chris has spent the past 25 years with SEP, serving as a software engineer and now as part of our senior executive team. Chris has worked with hundreds of clients and teams throughout his career and cares deeply for the people he serves.

Chris' LinkedIn

Ryan Larcom

|Director, High Alpha Innovation

Ryan loves turning bold ideas into reality. As a Director at High Alpha Innovation, Ryan is focused on scaling operations at High Alpha Innovation and partnering with the world’s leading organizations to help them innovate through startup creation. Ryan’s superpower is complexity-busting – guiding leaders to make sense of business and industry complexities in order to confidently execute.

Ryan's LinkedIn

David Mathew

|Guest Host, Software Producer at SEP

Dave is an engineer with a passion for problem solving and human centered design. He likes to take complex problems head-on and distill them into intuitive designs within given constraints. He considers himself a life-long learner and strives to continually improve his skills while expanding his perception/experiences.

Rik Sansone

|User Experience & Designer at Delta Faucet

Rik is a creative UX / UI designer who thinks on a different level. He has a passion for building common-sense, intuitive HCI experiences that “wow” users and benefit the bottom line. In his current role at Delta Faucet, Rik presents tactical storytelling and concise, data-driven, problem-solving solutions to executives.

Rik's LinkedIn

Jon Fuller

|Director of Engineering at SEP

Jon Fuller has spent 14 years with SEP. Jon is responsible for the fitness of our engineering practice; he spends time both supporting projects and the systems at SEP that allow engineers to do their best work.

Jon's LinkedIn