Tom Hollingsworth, the "Networking Nerd" and Tech Field Day's Event Lead, sits down with SquareX Field CISO John Carse to share his 20+ year journey in enterprise networking and how he helped build one of tech's most influential community events. From troubleshooting school networks to orchestrating conversations between vendors and independent thought leaders, Tom reveals the story behind Tech Field Day's creation, what makes certain technical presentations legendary, and why asking "why" instead of "how" transformed his career from hands-on engineering to strategic advisory.
0:00 Building the "Networking Nerd" brand and the origin story of Tech Field Day
12:16 What makes a great Tech Field Day delegate
15:51 Ken Duda's legendary code quality presentation at Arista
18:36 Transitioning from engineer to strategic advisor
23:58 Why the browser is now the true endpoint
36:01 Never stop learning and ask the right questions

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