

Community Pulse
Mary Thengvall
Community Pulse is the spot for Developer Relations and Community professionals who are looking for information on building technical communities. Community Builders and DevRel veterans Jason Hand, Mary Thengvall, PJ Hagerty, and Wesley Faulkner interview experts in the field of Developer Relations and Community Leadership on a broad range of topics related to building community.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Aug 3, 2018 • 39min
Funemployment & Downtime (Ep 26)
Checkouts:
PJ
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
Coheed And Cambria - Unearthly Creatures album
Jason
The Art of Happiness
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Jun 30, 2018 • 18min
After Pulse: Team Dynamics
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.
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Jun 14, 2018 • 46min
Team Dynamics - your team, other teams, and the company 'team' (Ep 25)
Checkouts:
Mary
Nesting with Grace
Setting priorities with the Yearning Hierarchy
Mary’s blogpost about setting priorities
PJ
CodeDaze.me - Sept 14-15, Buffalo, NY. A conference dedicated to code, design, development, and everything tech!
The Get Up Kids - Kicker
Jason
DieCutStickers.com
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking - Susan Cain
Greg
Coderdojo
CascadiaJS 2018
Paul
REdeploy - CFP closes June 15; conference is Aug 16-17 in San Francisco; Early Bird tickets are available now! We’ll be talking more about team dynamics & how to make a team (and individuals) resilient.
Nailed It - Netflix show
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Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.Special Guests: Greg Bulmash and J. Paul Reed.

Jun 7, 2018 • 7min
After Pulse: Imposter Syndrome
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.
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Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

May 28, 2018 • 50min
Imposter Syndrome (Ep 24)
Checkouts:
Jason
You Need a Budget
NerdWallet
Mary
REdeployConf CFP is open through June 15, 2018
Pre-order The Business Value of Developer Relations
Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen
PJ
ReCollection: Recalling your Future by IoT advocate, developer, and now author Jim Hunter
CodeDaze.me - Sept 14-15, Buffalo, NY. A conference dedicated to code, design, development, and everything tech!
Kelsey
Check out yourself! Keep an eye on yourself – how are you really doing? How are you feeling? What do you need to change, improve, work on? Do a self-evaluation but be kind.
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Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.Special Guest: Kelsey Hightower.

Apr 14, 2018 • 46min
How to Submit the Best CFP of your Life (and what to do when it gets accepted) (Ep 23)
Buckle up and get your notebook ready -- this is an episode full of tips and tricks and good advice from an expert.
Conference season is fast approaching, but we all know that the true preparation starts months ahead when all of the CFPs open. In this episode of Community Pulse, Mary, PJ, and Jason sit down with VM (Vicky) Brasseur to chat about how to craft the best CFPs, navigating the land of limbo before you find out whether your talk has been accepted, and how to prepare the best talk once you've gotten your acceptance notice.
Links:
Forge Your Future with Open Source by VM (Vicky) Brasseur
SeaGL Code of Practice
Node Summit Speaker Preparation
20% off code for OSCON: VMB20
Checkouts:
Jason
Artistworks
Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real album
Devopsdays Rockies - watch the livestream on April 17-18 or keep an eye out for the videos
Mary
REdeployConf - Aug 16-17, San Francisco. A 360° view of resilient technology, organizations, and people. CFP opening soon!
Footprints on the Moon - book by Seth Godin
PJ
CodeDaze.me - Sept 14-15, Buffalo, NY. A conference dedicated to code, design, development, and everything tech! CFP closes April 30th.
Just saw a reunion tour for Buffalo emo band Copper under a new name: Gathering Ground
Vicky
The No Assholes Rule by Robert I. Sutton
Open Source: Introverts Together
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Mar 11, 2018 • 41min
Hiring a DevRel Team (Ep 22)
PJ and Jason sit down with Matt Broberg, VP of Community at Sensu and Jill Jubinski, Senior Manager of Tech Recruiting at Fastly to talk about hiring a Developer Relations team. From how to find the mythical creatures that form the right team to who your first hire should be and what recruiters screen for, you'll learn about the who, how, what, and when of pulling together a Developer Relations team from scratch.
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Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.Special Guests: Jill Wholner and Matthew Broberg.

Feb 10, 2018 • 42min
Breaking into DevRel (Ep 21)
Defining Developer Relations is a difficult thing to do. So how do you know what to expect when you transition into Community & DevRel? This month, PJ and Mary chat with Emily Freeman and Chloe Condon about how their initial experience has been and what they'd do differently if they had a choice.
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Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.Special Guests: Chloe Condon and Emily Freeman.

Jan 23, 2018 • 28min
Meetups (Ep 20)
Mary, Jason, and PJ get together to kick off 2018 with a chat about meetups! What makes a great meetup? Are branded meetups valuable? Let's find out! Links for this episode: The Community Pulse Podcast - https://apple.co/2Dqay7r Making Work Visible - http://amzn.to/2wukkPn CloudCraft - https://cloudcraft.co Halt and Catch Fire - http://www.amc.com/shows/halt-and-catch-fire Urban Ears - https://www.urbanears.com Code and Talk - https://codeandtalk.com Reply All Podcast - https://gimletmedia.com/reply-all Crimetown Podcast - https://gimletmedia.com/crimetown
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Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Dec 15, 2017 • 56min
2017 In Review (Ep 19)
Jason, Mary, and PJ do an end of year wrap-up on the highs, lows, and day-to-day of 2017. We talk about the tough parts of being in DevRel, the importance of diversity, and other topics we've seen this year.
Enjoy the podcast?
Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.


