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  • 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 Std. und 5 Min.
  • 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 Min.
  • 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 Std. und 11 Min.
  • 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 Std. und 20 Min.
  • 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 Min.
  • 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 Std.
  • LIU007: From Track to Tech: Navigating Career Change with Resilience

    LIU007: From Track to Tech: Navigating Career Change with Resilience
    Jan 29 2026
    Ifeanyi Otuonye was a decorated track and field athlete at Kansas State and even competed professionally. Then he made the leap to a Technical Account Manager role at Amazon Web Services. Alexis and Kevin sit down with Ifeanyi to discuss the difficulties of that career change. Ifeanyi explains why he chose cloud engineering, what he... Read more »
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    59 Min.
  • LIU006: Stay Technical While Expanding Your Influence

    LIU006: Stay Technical While Expanding Your Influence
    Jan 15 2026
    Is it possible for IT professionals to remain technical when moving into roles that expand influence, scale, and reach? Matt Starling, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Ekahau and co-founder of the WiFi Ninjas podcast, joins Alexis and Kevin to share how your career can evolve beyond on-call operations without losing the technical core. His... Read more »
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    58 Min.