Episode 284 | Heather Downing - Positive Leadership

Guest:

Heather Downing

@quorralyne

Heather Downing talks with Dave Rael about becoming an organizational leader, international speaking experiences, visual learning, and sharing content

Climbing the technology mountain and halfway up the side. Experience in .Net, mobile and basic iOT. Focusing on coding for humans and choosing the right tool for the job. Heather is a passionate coder and entrepreneur. She has experience working with Fortune 500 companies building enterprise level mobile and .Net applications. She spends her spare time at tech conferences supporting the growth of new developers of all genders, ages and backgrounds. When not coding, Heather spends her time as a competitive equestrian and learning the art of mounted archery.

Chapters: 2:38 - Changes for Heather since her first Developer On Fire appearance and her many speaking opportunities9:01 - Feedback for speakers12:40 - Heather on making connections around the world via conferences15:31 - The Hello World Show - Heather and Spencer Schneidenbach's YouTube Channel for Visual Learning19:44 - Learning to share content and taking action on making it available23:37 - Giving back27:15 - Expert status, ego, and humility31:34 - Heather's experience with learning from Dave Fancher while troubleshooting a demo35:07 - Human connection and the benefits of being a speaker and sharing what you have to offer41:49 - "Negativity breeds negativity"47:14 - Heather on becoming a leader in technology and learning to effectively lead teams

Resources: The Hello World Show - Heather and Spencer Schneidenbach's YouTube Channel for Visual Learning Heather's First Appearance on Developer On Fire Jon Mills on Developer On Fire NDC Conferences Rob Conery on Developer On Fire Cory House on Developer On Fire Arthur Doler on Developer On Fire Prarie Dev Con CodeMash Spencer Schneidenbach on Developer On Fire .NET Rocks! Carl Franklin on Developer On Fire Richard Campbell on Developer On Fire MythBusters Jamie Hyneman Adam Savage Amazon S3 Outage in Early 2017 Kansas City Developer Conference Dave Fancher on Developer On Fire Ted Neward on Developer On Fire So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love - Cal Newport

Heather's book recommendation: The Imposter’s Handbook - Rob Conery

Heather's top 3 tips for delivering more value: