{"id":535348,"date":"2014-07-28T15:19:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T20:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2014.nashville.wordcamp.org\/?p=535348"},"modified":"2015-01-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T05:00:00","slug":"podcast-bryan-huddleston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/podcast-bryan-huddleston\/","title":{"rendered":"WCN14 Podcast: Interview with Bryan Huddleston of Tech Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clark Buckner met Bryan Huddleston, President and CEO of the <a title=\"Nashville Technology Council\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technologycouncil.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nashville Technology Council<\/a>, at BarCamp in the fall and\u00a0sat\u00a0down with him again at WordCamp in May.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F160094762&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=ff5500\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Bryan sees WordCamp as more evidence of\u00a0Nashville\u2019s creative technology class coming together. Events like BarCamp, WordCamp and, most recently, PodCamp, showcase and strengthen a\u00a0collaborative culture that\u00a0allows people to learn and share.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-535366\" src=\"https:\/\/2014.nashville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2014\/07\/bryan-huddleston.jpeg\" alt=\"bryan huddleston\" width=\"271\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Clark and Bryan spoke after <a title=\"kate-oneill\" href=\"http:\/\/kateoneill.me\/about-kate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kate O\u2019Neill<\/a> delivered the keynote. Kate\u00a0provided an exemplary narrative about how cross-pollination between the creative class and the technology class contributes to business innovation,\u00a0the vibes people feel here and excitement about the region&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan noted that he also talked to <a title=\"Pamela-Coyle\" href=\"http:\/\/content-connects.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pamela Coyle<\/a>, an organizer of WordCamp, and learned\u00a0something new at her WordPress 101 session. She also introduced Kate before the keynote speech, which Clark and Bryan urged checking out when the video becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>Kate&#8217;s talk included an intricate diagram of how the puzzle pieces &#8211; \u00a0big companies, accelerators, user groups, conferences, startups, and groups like the Tech Council fit together in Nashville. Clark has wanted to showcase the story being written here through the individuals and companies at the heart of it, and Bryan said the Nashville Technology Council is starting that process.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, Bryan asks\u00a0how we can have an overview of this \u201cecosystem\u201d or \u201clandscape,\u201d as Kate put it; look at as a\u00a0continuation of our\u00a0collaborative collaborative culture; invite more people to engage with each other and get the stories told.<\/p>\n<p>Takeaways<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The creative class in Nashville is coming together to share and gain knowledge to advance learning.<\/li>\n<li>The creativity is bubbling over into the business and technology worlds, reinforcing\u00a0a unique, collaborative culture.<\/li>\n<li>We must\u00a0tell Nashville\u2019s stories in a way that engaged people so with each other so that the greater US and even the world knows about them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This interview was provided by <a title=\"TechnologyAdvice\" href=\"http:\/\/technologyadvice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">TechnologyAdvice<\/a>, an Inc. 5000 company that connects buyers and sellers of business technology through meaningful relationships. Interview conducted by <a title=\"Clark Buckner\" href=\"https:\/\/clarkbuck.com\/nashville-podcasting\" target=\"_blank\">Clark Buckner<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clark Buckner met Bryan Huddleston, President and CEO of the Nashville Technology Council, at BarCamp in the fall and\u00a0sat\u00a0down with him again at WordCamp in May. Bryan sees WordCamp as more evidence of\u00a0Nashville\u2019s creative technology class coming together. 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