{"id":486,"date":"2014-01-22T12:40:25","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T12:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=486"},"modified":"2014-01-22T12:40:25","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T12:40:25","slug":"episode-34-interview-with-a-unicorn-or-practitioner-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2014\/01\/episode-34-interview-with-a-unicorn-or-practitioner-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 34: Interview with a Unicorn, or practitioner tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-488\" style=\"width: 168px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/5129abceb2a808126bf3b9fc234da3dd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-488 \" alt=\"This is Chris Wahl. There are many Virtualization Whisperers, but this one is ours.\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/5129abceb2a808126bf3b9fc234da3dd.png\" width=\"168\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/5129abceb2a808126bf3b9fc234da3dd.png 240w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/5129abceb2a808126bf3b9fc234da3dd-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/5129abceb2a808126bf3b9fc234da3dd-210x210.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is Chris Wahl. There are many Virtualization Whisperers, but this one is ours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">As <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2014\/01\/episode-33-unicorn-husbandry-or-employee-social-evangelists\/\">we established last episode<\/a>, Unicorns are a big part of our IT ecosystem. This week on the Geek Whisperers we discuss Unicorn Husbandry from a one-on-three level. Friend of the podcast and respected influencer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisWahl\">Chris Wahl<\/a> joins us to paint a picture of Unicorns in the wild.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4994\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-486-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We discuss at length about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Talking Unicorn with your employer<\/li>\n<li>Does and don&#8217;ts to being a Unicorn<\/li>\n<li>What it&#8217;s like to be a citizen analyst<\/li>\n<li>How do you do your day job and still do this other thing?<\/li>\n<li>The tension between authenticity and being &#8220;for hire&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">All the value that isn&#8217;t derived from money<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A few of the links we talked about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2013\/08\/podcast-15-whats-it-like-to-be-a-technical-evangelists\/\">What&#8217;s It Like To Be A Technical Evangelist?<\/a>\u00a0GW #15 with Greg Knieremen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2013\/09\/podcast-21-how-much-is-a-geek-worth-these-days\/\">How Much Is A Geek Worth These Days?<\/a>\u00a0GW #21 with Ethan Banks<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wahlnetwork.com\/2014\/01\/16\/like-nachos\/\">IT Should Be Like Nachos<\/a>\u00a0by our guest<\/li>\n<li>Hubspot<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hubspot.com\/marketing-statistics\"> marketing statistics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Heed our opening! We love hearing from listeners who would like to be on the show. Let us know online or with comments below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/unicorn-simple-desktop.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-491\" alt=\"unicorn-simple-desktop\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/unicorn-simple-desktop-1024x640.png\" width=\"642\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/unicorn-simple-desktop-1024x640.png 1024w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/unicorn-simple-desktop-300x187.png 300w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/unicorn-simple-desktop-210x131.png 210w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/unicorn-simple-desktop.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4993\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-486-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=486-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we established last episode, Unicorns are a big part of our IT ecosystem. This week on the Geek Whisperers we discuss Unicorn Husbandry from a one-on-three level. Friend of the podcast and respected influencer Chris Wahl joins us to paint a picture of Unicorns in the wild. We discuss&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2014\/01\/episode-34-interview-with-a-unicorn-or-practitioner-tips\/\">Read All Show Notes<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Episode 34: Interview with a Unicorn, or practitioner tips<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4995\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-486-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=486-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode-34-Interview-with-a-Unicorn.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":492,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486\/revisions\/492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}