Mary Thengvall

After Pulse: Video Content 101

June 28th, 2019  |  18 mins 23 secs

Jason and Mary talk about content that we produce for our personal brands as well as our corporations. What lines do we draw to maintain the boundary of our personal versus professional lives? And if that line gets blurred, how do we push pause to be able to recoup our energy and prevent burnout? We also touch on the importance of producing content that's specific to your learning style even if that topic has already been covered, because other folks likely learn the same way you do.

Video Content 101 (Ep 36)

June 10th, 2019  |  49 mins 17 secs

We live in a world where you need to do something different in order to stick out from your competition. Written content abounds and podcasts are now a dime a dozen, but video content seems to be something of a frontier still (though growing quickly!). Dan Thomas joins us this month to talk about how to create stellar video content and build a following through vlogging.

After Pulse: Under the Influencers

May 14th, 2019  |  18 mins 18 secs

Mary and PJ recap the conversation they had with Marshall Kirkpatrick and Rachel Happe in Episode 35and continue to chat about the difference between popularity and influence. As DevRel professionals continue to gain influence in various fields, it's important that we have conversations around the expectations for those influencers: Should they be held to a higher standard? Is it fair to do so? We also talk about how to elevate other folks who may be new to the industry or have a smaller platform but have good insights to share.

Under the Influencers (Ep 35)

May 7th, 2019  |  46 mins 10 secs

Part of building and participating in a community is the influence we have on others. With the advent of social media and more personal interactions, people have risen to levels heretofore unexpected. Influencers help to sway the activities of a community and stars arise that influence at the highest level.

Rachel Happe (Co-founder of The Community Roundtable) and Marshall Kirkpatrick (Vice President, Influencer Relations, Analyst Relations, and Competitive Intelligence at Sprinklr) join Mary & PJ to talk about the difference between influence and popularity, and what it means to be an influencer.

After Pulse: Technical? Or Tech-Savvy?

April 18th, 2019  |  23 mins 33 secs

Mary, Jason, and PJ chat about what "technical" means in the DevRel industry and how job titles shape our roles after recording Episode 34. As the Developer Relations industry grows up, this is a question we'll be facing more and more often as we struggle to define who is qualified to build relationships with a technical audience.

Technical? Or Tech-Savvy? - what's actually required to be a developer relations professional? (Ep 34)

March 26th, 2019  |  46 mins 57 secs

As Developer Relations becomes more mainstream, the understanding of what makes someone qualified to be a Developer Relations professional is getting cloudy. Do you have to have a technical background? And if so, does that mean that you’ve held a “Software Engineer” title? Or simply that you’ve taken the time to understand the technical pieces of your product? Jason, Mary, and PJ are joined by Karissa Peth, Sr. Developer Relations Program Manager at Microsoft, and Matty Stratton, DevOps Advocate at PagerDuty, as they dig into the nuances of the various Developer Relations career paths.

After Pulse: Lessons Learned From Organizing Tech Events

March 12th, 2019  |  14 mins 52 secs

Jason, Mary, and PJ sync up after Episode 33 to discuss event management, creating new events, and where event organization fits into community management as a whole.

Lessons Learned while Organizing Tech Events (Ep 33)

March 12th, 2019  |  47 mins 2 secs

In this episode, our hosts are joined by Aaron Aldrich and Quintessence Anx, both of whom are Developer Advocates who also have experience organizing community events. Together, they discuss the challenges, lessons learned, and tips for organizing events for a technical audience

2018 Wrap-Up (Ep 31)

December 19th, 2018  |  39 mins 9 secs

Mary, PJ, and Jason gather to chat about 2018: the rewards as well as the struggles. Per usual, there are tangents galore from the hosts you've come to love along with observations about how DevRel has come and what we might see in the future.

After Pulse: Codes of Conduct

November 15th, 2018  |  36 mins 38 secs

Mary and PJ join Jason to sync up on the recent episode that he hosted about Codes of Conduct. We cover a lot of ground: from the purpose that Codes of Conduct serve, to the fact that we agree to these standards in day-to-day life without realizing it, to the recent news stories about CoCs.

Relationships IRL (Ep 28)

October 5th, 2018  |  36 mins 55 secs

Mary opens up to PJ and Jason about struggles to create an in-person personal community when we're so often on the road. Even we extroverts need some downtime from the tech community and a chance to connect with friends, but how do we go about creating deep friendships when we aren't home to invest in them?

Content is Key! - technical writing for the unprepared (Ep 27)

August 21st, 2018  |  39 mins 51 secs

One important part of the Dev Advocate lifestyle is content creation, which can range from penning the perfect tweet to blog posts to docs and tutorials. Content matters when it comes to interacting with the Community. In this episode, we talk with Lorna Jane Mitchell about content creation and the process of working with folks who are not content creators to make the best of your project or community’s written record.

After Pulse: Team Dynamics

June 30th, 2018  |  17 mins 34 secs

PJ, Jason, and Mary sync up after the podcast recording with J. Paul Reed and Greg Bulmash (Episode 25: Team Dynamics) to recap the episode and share a few more thoughts.

Team Dynamics - your team, other teams, and the company 'team' (Ep 25)

June 14th, 2018  |  45 mins 33 secs

PJ, Jason, and Mary sit down with J. Paul Reed (@jpreed) and Greg Bulmash (@yiddishninja) to chat about team dynamics, working between departments, and setting boundaries for your DevRel team.

After Pulse: Imposter Syndrome

June 7th, 2018  |  7 mins 7 secs

PJ, Jason, and Mary sync up after the podcast recording with Kelsey Hightower (Episode 24: Imposter Syndrome) to recap the episode and share a few more thoughts.

Imposter Syndrome (Ep 24)

May 28th, 2018  |  50 mins 15 secs

PJ, Jason, and Mary joined up with Kelsey Hightower from Google Cloud Platform to chat about imposter syndrome: - What is imposter syndrome? - Is it a "thing"? - How can we overcome imposter syndrome in ourselves? - How can we prevent imposter syndrome in others?