Welcome to Behind the Docs — the podcast that spotlights the people who make technical content come to life. Whether you're a seasoned tech writer, content strategist, or just curious about the brains behind the docs you rely on every day, this show is for you. Each episode features real conversations with the folks who build help sites, craft user guides, and keep the content engine running behind the scenes. No jargon, just smart, engaging stories about the work, the wins, and the humans m ...
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13. Technical Writers Should Be Rebranded to Knowledge Engineers with Dave Koelmeyer of IDEXX
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38:11In this episode of Behind the Docs, Patrick Bosek interviews Dave Koelmeyer, the Content Operations Manager at IDEXX. Dave shares his unexpected journey from IT support to becoming a professional technical communicator. He discusses the importance of consistency in documentation, scaling of technical content using structured content and a CCMS, and…
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12. The Philosophy of Structured Content with Jarod Sickler
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41:58In this special episode of Behind the Docs, Ren sits down with Heretto’s own Jarod Sickler — philosopher-turned-structured-content expert, and one of the most genuinely thoughtful voices in the documentation world. Jarod shares how a grad-school paper and a chance encounter in a Rochester coffee shop set him on an unexpected path into technical doc…
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11. From Accidentally Structured to Intentionally Scalable with Sandie Markle
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39:56In this episode of Behind the Docs, we sit down with Sandie Markle, content engineer and CEO of Blueberri, whose journey through food tech, structured content, and accidental content engineering is one of the most fascinating we’ve ever featured. Sandie shares how a career pivot from finance to Shanghai led her into the world of recipe platforms, s…
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10. From Chili's Training Docs to Enterprise DITA Migration with Laura Minaie
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46:00In this episode, we welcome Laura Minaie to Behind the Docs! Laura recently joined our team and brings a fascinating journey from editing training documents at Chili's to becoming a content strategist in the tech documentation world. She shares her 12-year career at Citrix/LogMeIn, discussing how she discovered technical writing, led a major DITA m…
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9. Building Customer Education Programs with Karissa Van Baulen
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35:15Episode Overview Join host Patrick Bosek in conversation with Karissa Van Baulen, a customer education professional with over a decade of experience in technical communication and knowledge management. Karissa shares her journey from customer support at startup Hotjar through building education programs that saved millions annually. Guest Bio Karis…
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8. BtD at LavaCon, The Content Strategy Conference - Pt. 2
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1:07:24The conversations keep rolling at LavaCon! In this episode, we’re talking to four guests who each bring a totally different perspective on content, tech, and the future of our field. Sandie Markle, founder of Blueberri, shares how she’s bringing content strategy to the food tech world — and why she believes structured content is the key to helping …
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7. BtD at LavaCon The Content Strategy Conference - Pt. 1
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38:52We took Behind the Docs on the road to LavaCon 2025 in Atlanta! Host Ren Taylor chats with some of the brightest minds in tech comm and content strategy — including Hannah Kirk, Noz Urbina, Kat Rierson, Manny Silva, and Sofiya Minnath — about how AI, metrics, and automation are reshaping the way we create, manage, and measure documentation. From do…
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6. The 5 Whys with Randee Napp of ECHO Inc.
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5. The Power of Style Guides with Kimberly Voltaire of Simpli.fi
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28:49In this episode of Behind the Docs, Ren reconnects with Kimberly Voltaire, Technical Editor at Simpli.fi, after first meeting through a Help Site Assessment. Kimberly shares her journey from aspiring English professor to technical communications, how she built Simpli.fi’s first-ever style guide from the ground up, and why editing is far more than “…
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4. Unapologetically Authentic with Kat Reierson of DocuSign
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36:01Kat Reierson, Senior Technical Writer at DocuSign, joins Behind the Docs to share how a single Google search set her on a path to a fulfilling career in technical documentation. Kat opens up about: Her unconventional start in the field and how structured content gave her a major leg up Lessons she learned on the job that no degree program could pre…
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3. Creating Content with Purpose - Kaitlyn Snook at ACSTechnologies
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25:21In this episode, Ren Taylor sits down with Kaitlyn Snook, Technical Communicator at ACS Technologies, to talk about her journey into technical writing—from studying computer science to discovering her passion for communication and user experience. Kaitlyn shares what it’s like to spend 13+ years at the same company, growing from technical writer to…
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2. Leveraging DITA for Learning Content - Matt Knight of Chartered Insurance Institute
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31:37In this episode of Behind the Docs, Patrick sits down with Matt Knight, Publishing Systems Manager at the Chartered Insurance Institute, to explore how more than three decades in publishing, typesetting, and learning materials production shaped his journey into structured content and content operations. Matt shares how his team transitioned from tr…
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1. Welcome to Behind the Docs! Kicking it off with Barbara Green of ACSTechnologies
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34:32Patrick Bosek, CEO of Heretto, chats with content leader Barbara Green of ACSTechnologies about her unconventional path into documentation, from programming a typewriter to shaping enterprise content strategy. She shares lessons on scaling content, proving ROI, and the surprising ways documentation transforms customer experience.…
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