Episode 367 | Gaines Kergosien - Surrounded by Excellence

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Gaines Kergosien talks with Dave Rael about organizing events, rewarding interactions, community, and getting involved

Gaines Kergosien is an associate director at UBS, organizer of Music City Code conference, Microsoft MVP, and serves as board member for the Nashville Technology Council and Nashville .NET User Group. He also presents at software development conferences throughout the United States. With over 15 years in solutions development, his work includes consulting for such companies as Bridgestone, Deloitte, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), American General (AIG), Lexis Nexis, Gibson Guitars, and Cardinal Healthcare.

Chapters: 0:32 - Dave introduces the show and Gaines Kergosien4:43 - Origins and nature of Music City Tech8:09 - Mary and Gaines - sharing conference experiences11:25 - The rewards of speaking at conferences16:07 - Gaines and his passions18:48 - How Gaines got started in software22:05 - Gaines's story of failure - using a non-unique identifier and paying the price for the mistake25:17 - The things that have Gaines most excited26:43 - Gaines on tech leadership roles28:26 - Gaines's book recommendation29:57 - Gaines's sources of pain and suffering32:43 - The difficulty of human interaction relative to technical concerns36:19 - Gaines's prediction for the future of software38:10 - Gaines's top 3 tips for delivering more value39:51 - Keeping up with Gaines

Resources: Music City Tech Paul Irwin Code on the Beach Mary Kergosien GeePaw Hill on Developer On Fire Spencer Schneidenbach on Developer On Fire John Callaway and Clayton Hunt on Developer On Fire The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business - Charles Duhigg

Gaines's book recommendation: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us - Seth Godin

Gaines's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Listen Ask for assistance Measure the value you create