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This week on The Route to Networking podcast, our CEO George is joined by Joe Limardo, an AI and Cloud Architect Evangelist whose career has evolved from enterprise contact centre technology into hands-on AI implementation across OpenAI, AWS and Google.

As AI dominates headlines, this episode cuts through the noise. Joe shares what the shift actually means for engineers, reflecting on how quickly once “hot” skills can become legacy and why continuous learning is no longer optional.

The conversation explores the real breakthrough behind modern AI - access to reasoning, not just information. Large Language Models are changing how engineers build, solve problems, and accelerate their own learning, while businesses use AI to remove repetitive work and unlock higher-value thinking.

They also discuss the growing infrastructure demands behind AI, the move from pure coding to architecture, and the three skills Joe believes future-proof careers: APIs, Python, and storytelling.

The episode closes with a quick-fire round covering model preferences, common misconceptions, and the one advantage AI still cannot replace - human judgement under uncertainty.

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This week on The Route to Networking podcast, Antonio is joined by Paul Chu, an AI software engineer and Master’s student at ENS Paris-Saclay, whose journey has taken him from France’s competitive engineering system to research labs at Stanford and the heart of the Bay Area tech ecosystem.

At a time when AI is moving faster than ever, it’s refreshing to hear from someone breaking into the industry right now. Paul offers a real-time perspective on what it actually takes to get started, stand out, and build momentum in such a competitive space.

From securing a $15,000 research grant to auditing lectures from Andrew Ng, Paul shares how he positioned himself without a traditional research background and why curiosity and adaptability mattered more than credentials.

He reflects on winning his first major hackathon in San Francisco, joining robotics projects outside his comfort zone, and how high-pressure environments accelerated both his technical ability and confidence. The conversation also explores the differences between the Paris and San Francisco tech scenes, networking as an introvert, documenting his journey on YouTube, and why AI should be seen as an enabler rather than a shortcut.

The episode concludes with a quick-fire round covering large language models, career-defining moments, stepping into uncomfortable rooms, and the mindset required to grow in the AI frontier.

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This week on The Route to Networking podcast, Tom Jones is joined by Chimezie Onwuka, an Uptime-certified data centre specialist with nearly a decade of experience across managed services, telecoms and fintech.

From studying physics to operating live facilities, Chimezie shares how he built his career inside mission-critical environments and why data centres underpin the digital economy.

He explains what resilience really means in practice, from Tier certifications and redundancy to the operational discipline required on the data centre floor. The conversation also explores accessibility into the industry, the value of hands-on learning, and why engineers must understand what sits on top of the facility, not just the physical layer.

The episode concludes with a quick-fire round covering AI-driven power demands, cooling challenges, sustainability, and the mindset needed to thrive as infrastructure scales.

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