Devmoot: Building a Community, an Event, and a Personal Brand with Jeff Prosise & KnoxDevs

When the KnoxDevs community heard there was not a plan for a tech conference this year, they decided to launch their own: Devmoot. This is more than just a spur-of-the-moment decision though. Devmoot is the culmination of years of community building by KnoxDevs. In this episode, Chris interviews two of the leading Devmoot (and KnoxDevs) founders, Adrian Carr and Cody Lambert, about starting the KnoxDevs community and the Devmoot conference. Adrian and Cody of KnoxDevs explain how they managed to build such an engaged community in a niche area, and how they’ve kept it going throughout the years. In addition, Chris also sits down with Devmoot’s keynote speaker, Jeff Prosise, who is the Chief AI Officer for Atmosera. Jeff offers insights into how he built his personal brand, and what he’d do differently if he was building his personal brand from scratch today. Together, these interviews offer fascinating insights to the tech brand builders of today and present a compelling picture of how to host a conference event that speaks to the local community, tech leaders, and entrepreneurs. Get your tickets to Devmoot on Friday, September 15th, today: https://devmoot.com/tickets/Show Notes
(00:00) Intro(01:17) Chris introduces Adrian Carr & Cody Lambert, Founders of KnoxDevs(02:56) Adrian and Cody explain what KnoxDevs is, and how they started a grassroots tech community(07:03) How KnoxDevs kept the community growing through the pandemic, which affected the ability to attend local meetups. (10:32) How KnoxDevs came up with the idea to host the Devmoot conference, and their tenets for the event(14:41) Why it’s important to understand your individual impact on your community when building a brand(17:29) What people can expect from the Devmoot conference and where to register(21:36) Chris introduces Jeff Prosise, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Atmosera, for part 2 of this episode(22:09) How Jeff got his start as an engineer and wound up with a career as a writer, consultant, and entrepreneur(27:04) The different topics Jeff has written books on, and how he went about becoming a technical writer(34:48) The advice Jeff would give to a developer who is looking to build up their personal brand(39:20) What Jeff’s role as Chief AI Officer at Atmosera entails(43:04) Jeff’s observations on the main misconceptions people have about AI(51:52) The view that Jeff takes on how AI will impact careers(1:09:51) How Jeff incorporates his early career as a mechanical aerospace engineer into a unique hobby(1:13:50) What brand Jeff is loving right nowLinks Referenced KnoxDevs: https://knoxdevs.com/ Devmoot website: https://devmoot.com Programming Microsoft .NET: https://www.amazon.com/Program....ming-Microsoft-NET-D Applied Machine Learning and AI for Engineers: https://www.amazon.com/Applied....-Machine-Learning-En Applied Machine Learning and AI for Engineers: https://www.amazon.com/Applied....-Machine-Learning-En