Changing Careers, Listening and Podcasting with Bart Farrell

Probably the most fun conversation I’ve had while having the most connectivity issues 😂 Hopefully nothing noticeable :) Bart Farrell comes on and shares his non-linear journey to the tech industry. I love how he leverages his previous experience in what he does now and isn’t afraid to jump into the unknown. Next to that, we discuss our learnings from having had many conversations with different. Listening is one of the key takeaways there. Enjoy 🎙 Connect with Bart Farrell: https://twitter.com/birthmarkbart https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-farrell Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/qAvZ1gBg3eU New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!   Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible! OUTLINE: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:28 - Bart's non-linear path to the tech industry 00:02:15 - Bart's YouTube channel 00:04:06 - Teaching and organising events 00:06:25 - Changing careers in Bart's environment 00:09:09 - Leveraging previous experience 00:11:00 - Baby steps 00:11:55 - Breaking things down into small pieces 00:15:16 - Patrick's podcasting journey 00:17:02 - Starting vs. Finishing 00:19:38 - Grinding it out 00:20:37 - Self reflection 00:22:48 - What Patrick has learned through talking to people 00:24:24 - Creating great environments 00:26:31 - Training for listening 00:29:02 - Listening as conference topic 00:30:38 - The feeling of being heard 00:32:25 - Powerful silences 00:34:50 - Podcasts we've listened to 00:37:04 - Why are people listening? 00:38:30 - Bart loves Ear Hustle 00:40:02 - Making notes while listening 00:41:38 - Facing imposter syndrome 00:44:28 - Suffering from not knowing 00:46:16 - Mentoring & Feedback 00:48:46 - Bouncing perceptions 00:51:10 - Bart has his calendly link open 00:53:44 - Truly helping people