Episodes

March 18, 2024

Panel Interview with Neha Satya

Diving into the job market means facing the interview challenge head on. It's not just about what you know; it's also about how you learn, adapt, and handle yourself under pressure. Confidence and honesty can make or break your chances. …

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Aug. 9, 2023

Interviewing for an Agile Coach Role

In this episode of The Agile Coach, host Vivek is joined back again with Adam Miner, an experienced Agile Coach with a background as a Scrum Master, to share his journey of breaking into his first Scrum Master role and …

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July 26, 2023

Transitioning from Scrum Master to Agile Coach with Adam Miner

In this episode of The Agile Coach, host Vivek is joined back again by Adam Miner, an experienced Agile Coach with a background as a Scrum Master. He has worked in various roles in the Agile space, including coaching and …

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July 19, 2023

Abbie DeMartino: From Sports coach to Scrum Master to Dev Manager

In this episode of The Agile Coach, Vivek is joined by Abbie DeMartino, a development manager at Meijer, to share her journey from a sports coaching background to becoming a scrum master and eventually a development manager. She discusses the …

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July 5, 2023

Product Management: Boost Your Product Management Skills using AI Too…

In this episode of The Agile Coach, Vivek is joined by Laurin Lukas Stahl, Head of Product at Trality, to discuss the world of product management, exploring its definition, differences from project management, and its essential role in the product …

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June 27, 2023

Securing a Desired Role Even Without A Degree with Jonaed Iqbal

In this episode of The Agile Coach, Vivek is joined by Jonaed Iqbal, the CEO and Founder of NoDegree.com. Jonaed talks about social media, branding, and helping people pursue roles even without a college degree. He walks us through the …

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May 10, 2023

Developing Innovation: A Journey in Tech and Agile with Priyanka Gyaw…

In this episode of The Agile Coach, Vivek is joined by Priyanka Gyawali, the Chief Technology Officer at Belong Technology. Priyanka digs into her journey in tech from software engineer to CTO and the immense value of upskilling to get …

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April 13, 2023

ChatGPT as Your Scrum Master? with Joe Ziadeh

In this episode of The Agile Coach, Vivek is joined by Joe Ziadeh, Chief Story Teller and Innovation Artist at Balanced Agility. They play around with ChatGPT to test if it can think and act like a scrum master in …

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April 8, 2023

Rye Hawley on Leadership, Learnings, Impediments, and Retrospectives

Welcome to another episode and today, Vivek welcomes Rye Hawley, a Scrum Master at Net Health. They discuss Rye's current role, his transition to tech, and his advice for his past and current self. Rye emphasizes the importance of continuous …

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March 30, 2023

Addressing Imposter Syndrome in Agile Leadership with Haley Prestwood

In this episode of The Agile Coach, Vivek sits down with Haley Prestwood, Scrum Master at Kroger Technology & Digital. Haley talks about her early experience in Agile and her transition from planning to go to law school to becoming …

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March 23, 2023

INNOVATION IS KEY: How Agile Connects with Innovation, Creativity, an…

In this episode of The Agile Coach, Vivek sits down with Joe Justice, CEO of WIKISPEED and Chairman of the Agile Business Institute. Joe talks about all that he has learned about innovation and how it relates to Agile after …

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March 16, 2023

DYNAMIC ENTRY: Interviewing and Applying in Scrum Master and Agile Ro…

This episode of The Agile Coach is the second part of our conversation with Mikaylah McCarty, Scrum Master at Universal Parks & Resorts. She shares the best practices when building the resume, improving LinkedIn, and other aspects to focus on …

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March 9, 2023

The HOW to the WHAT: Leading Cross-Functional and Agile Teams with Mi…

The Agile Coach with Vivek and Pabitra sits down with Mikaylah McCarty, Scrum Master at Universal Parks & Resorts. Scrum Masters lead cross-functional and agile teams. They provide the how to the what and deliver realistic outcomes quickly to customers. …

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March 1, 2023

Addressing Resistance as a Change Agent and Agile Coach with Angela J…

In this episode of The Agile Coach Podcast, Vivek talks with Angela Johnson, Chief Change Officer & Certified Scrum Trainer at Collaborative Leadership Team and author of The Scrum Master Files. She talks about working with leadership as an Agile …

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Feb. 22, 2023

Mastering the Scrum Master Role: What It Takes to Elevate in the Role…

In this episode of The Agile Coach Podcast, Vivek talks with Angela Johnson, Chief Change Officer & Certified Scrum Trainer at Collaborative Leadership Team and author of The Scrum Master Files. She talks about the necessary people skills that scrum …

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Feb. 16, 2023

Getting Into Agile: A Conversation with Pabitra Khanal

In this episode of The Agile Coach Podcast, Vivek talks with Pabitra about how she got into Agile, the transition from her first job to where she's now today, and if she would have changed her Agile Career today. They …

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Feb. 8, 2023

People Skills: Transition Successfully to Product Management with And…

The Agile Coach with Vivek and Pabitra chats with Andrej Dzidic, Director of Project Management - Technical at Mastercard. He breaks down the role of people skills in the success of a product management role, as well as shares how …

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Feb. 1, 2023

Communication Is at the Core of Product Management with Andrej Dzidic

The Agile Coach with Vivek and Pabitra chats with Andrej Dzidic, Director of Project Management - Technical at Mastercard. He defines what product management is and how his team sets up strategies with buy-in from engineering leadership. Andrej also shares …

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Jan. 26, 2023

Agile Coach's Journey of Expert in Agile Coaching (ICE-AC) with Joe Z…

The Agile Coach takes a deep dive with Joe Ziadeh, Chief Story Teller and Innovation Artist at Balanced Agility, into his journey to becoming a certified ICE-AC agile coach. He shares the differences between mentoring and coaching, how to practice …

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Jan. 19, 2023

Agile Coach's Role Going Into a New Team with Joe Ziadeh

The Agile Coach sits down with Joe Ziadeh, Chief Story Teller and Innovation Artist at Balanced Agility, as he shares how to approach and engage teams as an agile coach. Joe breaks down his insights when working with new teams, …

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Jan. 12, 2023

POV on Product Ownership from the Director of Product at Google with …

Today, we feature the best moments of our conversation with Richard Seroter, Director of Developer Relations and Outbound Product Management at Google Cloud. He discusses what it means to be a product owner and how to work with engineers, end …

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Dec. 29, 2022

The Role of Empathy in Negotiation and Communication with Banu Raghur…

Today, The Agile Coach looks back on our conversation with Banu Raghuraman who is now a Course Instructor with The Agile Coach and Digital Project Manager at EY. In order to lead, you need empathy, and being an emphatic leader …

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Dec. 22, 2022

BEST MOMENTS: Estimation Dissection—All About the Art of Estimation w…

Today, we speak again with Joe Ziadeh, the Chief Story Teller and Innovation Artist at Balanced Agility. He knows how estimation is done best by pinning it relative against the size of another thing and determining if it is bigger …

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Dec. 14, 2022

BEST MOMENTS: How to Facilitate Your Team Retrospective with Joe Ziad…

Today, we speak again with Joe Ziadeh, the Chief Story Teller and Innovation Artist at Balanced Agility. He discusses the differences between ideas and insights and how to perform a root cause analysis like the 5 Why's. This strategy reveals …

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