Best Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe Podcasts (2024)

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"The most fun you’ll have” with Craig Thomas, CEO of the Broadband Forum 47:07

9d ago47:07

47:07

Alright, it’s time for a deep dive into the standards organization I work with most: the Broadband Forum. CEO Craig Thomas and I sit down and chat about the future of the connected home, why we love standards, and why getting involved pays off for companies.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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“The Human Factor” with Massimo Zefferino of zfactor 56:18

23d ago56:18

56:18

In this episode we sit down with Massimo Zefferino of zfactor, the digital marketing firm that handles our work at QA Cafe and many others in the broadband and computer networking industries, about finding a niche, sticking with it, and making sure that everyone everywhere is always thinking about the end-user first when designing their brand and t…

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“Fortunate Failures” with Tzvi Skapinker, VP of Product Management and Friendly Technologies 53:58

1M ago53:58

53:58

In this episode, I talk with Tzvi Skapinker of Friendly Technologies about the evolution of home network management for ISPs and how something that seems like a failure can turn out to be the change you need to get in on the future you were meant for.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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"PCAPs, Australia, and Acronym Soup” with Tim Winters, CTO at QA Cafe 50:35

2M ago50:35

50:35

In this episode I sit down once again with Tim Winters, our CTO at QA Cafe, to talk about all of the changes we’ve experienced in the last year, the challenges with making complex test and network information accessible to everyone, and flying to Australia for IETF meetings.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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“A Year Later” with Jeremy Brown, VP of Threat Analysis at Trinity Cyber 54:20

2M ago54:20

54:20

Almost exactly one year after Epik Mellon began, I chat once again with Jeremy Brown of Trinity Cyber about the newest threat landscape, the technology skills gap, and doubling a company's size in a single year.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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“Through the Consumer Lens” with Elizabeth Parks of Parks Associates 50:14

3M ago50:14

50:14

In this episode I got to talk with Elizabeth Parks from Parks Associates, the premier research firm for the connected consumer industry, about the pace of technology over the last 40 years and how everyone, everywhere in the supply chain, needs to have their mind on the consumer experience.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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“Broadband at the edges” with Josh Seidemann, VP of Policy and Industry Innovation at NTCA 51:47

3M ago51:47

51:47

In this episode, Josh Seidemann of the NTCA joins me to talk about the state of broadband in rural areas and how independent ISPs act as technology leaders for their neighbors and their communities.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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“Making the Internet Better” with Dave Taht, Chief Science Officer at LibreQoS 46:45

4M ago46:45

46:45

In this episode, I chat with the famous Dave Taht, one of the top minds working on improving how the Internet handles the applications we use more and more every day. We talk music, bufferbloat, and the double-edged sword that is network latency.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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Embedded Systems is a “Gateway” Drug, with Evgueni Tzvetanov, Distinguished Engineer System Architecture at Verizon 58:09

4M ago58:09

58:09

In this episode, I chat with Evgueni Tzvetanov of Verizon about our work at prpl Foundation, the future of the home gateway, and what we all want out of AI and home automation.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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“Have you met Steve?” - with Steve Scapicchio, VP of Global Sales at QA Cafe 55:50

5M ago55:50

55:50

In this episode I chat with Steve Scapicchio, one more denizen of the “fun zone” at QA Cafe and our VP of Global Sales about moving from engineering to sales, keeping strong relationships, and customer success as a vision.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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“The Wild World of AI Law” with Diana Bikbaeva, Senior Associate Attourney at Marashlian and Donahue, PLLC 54:06

5M ago54:06

54:06

In this Episode, Diana Bikbaeva of Marashlian and Donahue, a boutique law firm focused on telecomms and startups, talks about her passion for AI law and the brave new world we find ourselves in.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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“Language, Laughter, and Standards” with Mauro Tilocca, Access Network Automation PM at TIM 49:28

5M ago49:28

49:28

In this episode, I chat with my good friend Mauro Tilocca of Telecom Italia about the new world of automation for broadband, the benefits of AI, and how our love of language translates to a love of networking.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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“Live” from Thailand, with Ken Pyle, Marketing Director at the Broadband Forum & Host of Viodi View 38:48

6M ago38:48

38:48

This episode we shot at the Broadband Forum Q4 Meeting in Thailand! I chat with Ken Pyle, newly appointed marketing director at the Broadband Forum, about our life in media and what it’s like to see standards from the outside.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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"The Interest, the Aptitude, and the Access”, with Sarah Lachance, Senior Director of Identity and Access Management Technology at Kenvue 51:08

7M ago51:08

51:08

In this episode, I sit down with Sarah Lachance, Director of Identity and Access Management at Kenvue, about cyber security, coming into tech as an outsider, and how you can never take people out of the equation.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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A Physicist and a Philosopher Walk Into a Bar with Gunther Klessinger, Founder of Axiros 1:01:30

7M ago1:01:30

1:01:30

In this episode, I chat with Gunther Klessinger of Axiros about managed broadband, quantum physics, and the importance of standards in helping operators stay relevant.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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How Things Get Started With João Freitas, Broadband Product Architect at DT 41:20

8M ago41:20

41:20

In this episode Jason is at the NetworkX 2023 tradeshow in Paris, meeting up with João Freitas at Deutsche Telekcom to talk about how this podcast got started and how the revolution of app-enabled smart routers is going to change things for operators and broadband users.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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Sitting in the Middle of it All with Sophie Pool, RDK QA & Testing Lead at DT 56:12

8M ago56:12

56:12

In this episode I chat with Sophie Pool at DT to talk about the consumer networking experience, being able to relate to it as a user, and why Wi-Fi product testing isn’t really as boring as it sounds.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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On Open-Source, Standards, and Soccer with John Blackford, Product Management Director at CommScope 44:50

9M ago44:50

44:50

In this episode, my long time friend and “partner in crime” at the Broadband Forum John Blackford and I talk about the dichotomy of standards and open-source software, and why soccer is the world’s most popular sport.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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Keeping Your Inner Nerd Happy with Steen Garbers Enevoldsen of Icotera 55:10

9M ago55:10

55:10

In this episode, I sit down with Steen Enevoldsen of Icotera to talk about the view from both sides of the vendor/operator relationship and nerding out about home networking tech.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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Wi-fi is a Victim of it's Own Success with Jussi Kiviniemi of Hamina Wireless 52:03

10M ago52:03

52:03

In this episode, I chat with Jussi Kiviniemi, self-described Wi-Fi janitor and CEO of Hamina Wireless, about the state and future of Wi-Fi networks, how they got to be where they are, and how network planning is key to getting them to work well.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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The Great Tech Media Chasm with Carla Lauter 1:01:04

10M ago1:01:04

1:01:04

In this episode I talk with my long time friend Carla Lauter about the state of tech media, the education gap, and how connectivity is fueling amazing new technologies in our most critical industries.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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The Tinkerer’s Spirit with Matt Langlois 44:50

11M ago44:50

44:50

In this episode I sit with Matt Langlois, my colleague here at QA Cafe to talk about the past, about being an audiophile, and why Tool is a metaphor for the “tinkerer’s spirit”.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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Chief Everything Officer with Melissa Simpler of Nokia 42:39

11M ago42:39

42:39

In this episode we talk to Melissa Simpler of Nokia about the twists and turns of the broadband industry as a whole and why we stay in it after all these years.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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How we got into this mess with Bob Carrick of Calix 56:12

12M ago56:12

56:12

In this episode we talk to Bob Carrick of Calix about the evolution of the managed broadband subscriber experience, why we know WAY too much about it, and the opportunities that service providers of all tiers can take advantage of today.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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Coming to you from Stockholm with Joakim Bennerholt of IOPSYS 57:34

12M ago57:34

57:34

In this episode, we talk to Joakim Bennerholt of IOPSYS, about the evolution of home gateways, what we all want as broadband users, how the open-source world is changing things for the better.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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Meeting over Beers with Tim Spets of Nokia 41:29

1y ago41:29

41:29

In this episode we talk to the legendary Tim Spets of Nokia how standards truly bring people together to innovate tomorrows technology.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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Are you in movies? With Paul Keator of Dish Networks 1:00:08

1y ago1:00:08

1:00:08

In this episode, we talk to Paul Keator of Dish Networks about the inside realities for service providers, and what he’s learned from the field.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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It's About Latency with Bjorn Ivar Teigan of Domos 57:03

1y ago57:03

57:03

In this episode, Jason talks with Bjorn Ivar Teigan, Head of Research at Domos, one of the first “latency management” software companies, about how important latency is to the actual network experience, how bandwidth blasting might be hurting you, and what the networking and standards world looks like from academia.…

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Cybersecurity is a Team Sport with Jeremy Brown of Trinity Cyber 52:17

1y ago52:17

52:17

In this episode, we sit down with Jeremy Brown, VP of Threat Analysis at Trinity Cyber, to chat about packets, stopping bad guys, and how anyone with a “troubleshooting mindset” should consider getting into cybersecurity - regardless of where they come from.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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Not by Accident with Tim Winters, CTO of QA Cafe 1:01:24

1y ago1:01:24

1:01:24

In our premier episode, we chat with Tim Winters, CTO of QA Cafe about how he got into the crazy world of networking, plus a behind-the-scenes-look at the evolution of IPv6 and the people behind it, especially in broadband networks.By Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Director Of Technical Marketing At QA Cafe Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Epik Mellon - the QA Cafe Podcast

Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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"The most fun you’ll have” with Craig Thomas, CEO of the Broadband Forum 47:07

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“The Human Factor” with Massimo Zefferino of zfactor 56:18

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“Fortunate Failures” with Tzvi Skapinker, VP of Product Management and Friendly Technologies 53:58

1
"PCAPs, Australia, and Acronym Soup” with Tim Winters, CTO at QA Cafe 50:35

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“A Year Later” with Jeremy Brown, VP of Threat Analysis at Trinity Cyber 54:20

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“Through the Consumer Lens” with Elizabeth Parks of Parks Associates 50:14

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“Broadband at the edges” with Josh Seidemann, VP of Policy and Industry Innovation at NTCA 51:47

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“Making the Internet Better” with Dave Taht, Chief Science Officer at LibreQoS 46:45

1
Embedded Systems is a “Gateway” Drug, with Evgueni Tzvetanov, Distinguished Engineer System Architecture at Verizon 58:09

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“Have you met Steve?” - with Steve Scapicchio, VP of Global Sales at QA Cafe 55:50

1
“The Wild World of AI Law” with Diana Bikbaeva, Senior Associate Attourney at Marashlian and Donahue, PLLC 54:06

1
“Language, Laughter, and Standards” with Mauro Tilocca, Access Network Automation PM at TIM 49:28

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“Live” from Thailand, with Ken Pyle, Marketing Director at the Broadband Forum & Host of Viodi View 38:48

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"The Interest, the Aptitude, and the Access”, with Sarah Lachance, Senior Director of Identity and Access Management Technology at Kenvue 51:08

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A Physicist and a Philosopher Walk Into a Bar with Gunther Klessinger, Founder of Axiros 1:01:30

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How Things Get Started With João Freitas, Broadband Product Architect at DT 41:20

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Sitting in the Middle of it All with Sophie Pool, RDK QA & Testing Lead at DT 56:12

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On Open-Source, Standards, and Soccer with John Blackford, Product Management Director at CommScope 44:50

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Keeping Your Inner Nerd Happy with Steen Garbers Enevoldsen of Icotera 55:10

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Wi-fi is a Victim of it's Own Success with Jussi Kiviniemi of Hamina Wireless 52:03

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The Great Tech Media Chasm with Carla Lauter 1:01:04

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The Tinkerer’s Spirit with Matt Langlois 44:50

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Chief Everything Officer with Melissa Simpler of Nokia 42:39

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How we got into this mess with Bob Carrick of Calix 56:12

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Coming to you from Stockholm with Joakim Bennerholt of IOPSYS 57:34

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Meeting over Beers with Tim Spets of Nokia 41:29

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Are you in movies? With Paul Keator of Dish Networks 1:00:08

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It's About Latency with Bjorn Ivar Teigan of Domos 57:03

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Cybersecurity is a Team Sport with Jeremy Brown of Trinity Cyber 52:17

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Not by Accident with Tim Winters, CTO of QA Cafe 1:01:24

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