Ardan Labs Podcast
Ardan Labs Podcast
From Improv to Staff Developer Advocate with Rich Burroughs
Rich Burroughs is a Staff Developer Advocate at Loft Labs who interacts with the community and works with Kubernetes. In this episode he takes us through his journey from growing up with ADHD and being involved in improv comedy, to having a successful career in technology.
00:00 Introduction
08:00 What is Rich doing today
17:25 First memory of a computer
22:10 Interests in high school
29:40 Thoughts for after high school
33:20 First semester of college
37:32 Graduating college
41:28 Being involved in improv and theater
48:00 After improv
51:48 Getting into Tech
55:25 Finding a job in Tech Support Networking
1:04:55 How technology evolved
1:18:00 Measuring success and daily roles
1:27:00 Planning daily tasks
1:33:30 Contact info
Connect with Rich:
Twitter: richburroughs
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richburroughs/
Mentioned in today’s episode:
Devspace: https://www.devspace.sh/
Loft Labs: https://loft.sh/
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