Wesley Faulkner
Co-Host of Community Pulse
Wesley Faulkner is a first-generation American, public speaker, and podcaster. He is a founding member of the government transparency group Open Austin and a staunch supporter of racial justice, workplace equity, and neurodiversity. His professional experience spans technology from AMD, Atlassian, Dell, IBM, and MongoDB. Wesley currently works as a Head of Community at SingleStore, and serves on the board for SXSW.
Wesley Faulkner has hosted 61 Episodes.
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After Pulse: Community Conferences
August 23rd, 2024 | 18 mins 48 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
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Community Conferences - What to know?
August 13th, 2024 | 49 mins 1 sec
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Over the past few years, we’ve seen conferences ebb and flow. Some community-run conferences have evolved into new things, new ones have sprouted up while other annual favorites have sadly gone extinct. What goes into a community-led conference? How does someone get involved? Let’s take a look!
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After Pulse: Bouncing from DevRel
May 21st, 2024 | 18 mins 40 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
This conversation follows up on our discussion about the noteworthy changes in Developer Relations over recent years and how many of our friends and colleagues have chosen to leverage their DevRel skills in new and exciting ways.
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Bouncing from DevRel (Ep 89)
May 15th, 2024 | 44 mins 24 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Developer Relations has gone through quite a few changes over the last few years. In that vein, some people have found new skills in the ever-evolving world of tech. Along their journey, they moved away from DevRel, but still use those abilities in new ways. So, what is it like when you bounce from DevRel?
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After Pulse: Live Streaming
April 12th, 2024 | 20 mins 13 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Our hosts elaborate on the notion that, apart from speaking engagements, much of the work undertaken by DevRel professionals remains backstage, yet through live streaming, they can learn publicly and involve community members, overcoming concerns and fostering engaging content for community learning.
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Live Streaming (Ep 88)
April 5th, 2024 | 46 mins 32 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
With the exception of speaking at conferences, much of what we do as DevRel professionals is behind-the-scenes. However, with live streaming, we’re able to not only learn in public, but bring our community members into the experience.
While this can be intimidating, and lead to questions like “what if I make a mistake?” - or - “What if I don’t know all the answers?” - or - “How do I make sure I come across as knowledgeable while I’m also learning?” it can also be a great way to create engaging content that helps your community learn alongside you. -
After Pulse: DevRel Wins
March 22nd, 2024 | 13 mins 7 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
PJ and Wesley expound on stories of success, what it takes to get to a "win" and reflect on their conversation with Ole and Kevin.
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DevRel Wins (Ep 87)
March 8th, 2024 | 45 mins 40 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Sharing success stories can be helpful in finding what the next step is for your Developer Relations and Community team. That one project that just went perfectly; that moment that showed everyone things were moving forward. Today we’ll share the vision, strategy, approach, and bumps along the way and the end result… some stories of wins that will lead us forward.
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After Pulse: Mentoring
February 23rd, 2024 | 16 mins 48 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Wesley, PJ, and Jason wrap up their conversation about mentoring as well as being a mentee.
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Mentoring: Leading the Future (Ep 86)
February 16th, 2024 | 41 mins 16 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Part of the road to being better at Developer Relations is applying what we’ve learned and passing that knowledge on to others. Whether you are a direct mentor or leading a team of folks new to DevRel, it’s important to take stock of what we are doing and how we can best serve the people we know with the knowledge we have.
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2023 Year in Review (Ep 85)
December 22nd, 2023 | 40 mins 35 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Our Community Pulse hosts take a look back at 2023.
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Thoughts from DevRelCon (Ep 83)
October 20th, 2023 | 23 mins 50 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Join Wesley and PJ at DevRelCon. Both keynote speakers at this year's event, they had the chance to connect with some fantastic attendees. Here is a conversation straight from Wesley, PJ, and other attendees at DevRelCon.
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After Pulse: DevRel Hot Takes
September 8th, 2023 | 17 mins 59 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Are you ready for even more hot takes, strong opinions, fun and a little bit of snark? Join Wesley, Jason, and PJ as they continue the discussion. You won't want to miss it!
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DevRel Hot Takes (Ep 82)
September 7th, 2023 | 51 mins 32 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
We all know there is no end to the various perceptions around what it is we do and who we are. It’s something that makes defining Developer Relations difficult and makes it difficult to describe to others. So what are some of the touch points and touchier topics when it comes to DevRel?
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After Pulse: Defining Your Role Before Someone Else Does
August 18th, 2023 | 17 mins 37 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Don't miss our hosts as they delve back into their takeaways from their conversation with Angie and Evan about the importance of clarifying and concentrating on your role.
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Defining Your Role Before Someone Else Does (Ep 81)
August 10th, 2023 | 39 mins 22 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
As we learned in Ep79, “How We Broke DevRel as an Industry”, sometimes the people in charge may not know how to set you up for success. The tasks you’re expected to do can take you away from your core focus. In today’s episode, we’ll talk through how to define your role and defend your team against that very real possibility of being tasked with items that don’t belong within your purview.