Why did you found IT Motives? There needed to be a recruiting company out there that was different; that wanted to build long-term relationships. It was the perfect time of my life to venture out on my own and try entrepreneurship, a matter of the right timing coming together. I had transitioned out of my last company after 9 years, spent ...
I’m the CEO and founder of IT Motives. We’re a technical recruiting company based in Portland, Oregon and this July we are going to celebrate our 15-year anniversary. What are the keys to our success over the past 15 years? I’m a big believer in fundamentals. Back in the day when I used to play sports, I always tried to learn ...
Have you ever dreamed of pursuing a different career? The idea can be both exciting and a little scary. But if you’ve pondered taking that leap, you might be wondering is it too late to switch careers now, or where would I start? The recent pandemic and the ”Great Resignation” have led many workers to contemplate making a change. A survey ...
Hello everyone and I wanted to let you know that Mariah Scott former President of Verizon Robotics was on the Triple T show! Mariah grew up in a small town in Indiana and has called Portland home for the past 20+ years. Her story and her road to technology is a very interesting one, from getting a Bachelor’s degree in Japanese ...
Kent Busby the Head of Engineering from Driveway was on the Triple T show! Kent moved his family to Portland in 2019 after growing up and living in the south. Originally from Mobile, Alabama, he was the first person hired on the Driveway engineering team when he joined them in January 2020. Fast forward to just over 2 years later and ...
Elizabeth Stock the Executive Director from PDXWIT joined the Triple T show! Elizabeth shared her story and her very interesting childhood where she was a model and in commercials from age 2 until she was a teenager. Along her journey in life she got connected to PDXWIT by way of some consulting work she was doing, and the next thing she ...
Nadya Boone from DAT Freight & Analytics joined the Triple T show! Nadya talked about her career story such as how she got into software development and then eventually product management by way of electrical engineering, and how as a teenager she wanted to build bridges for a living. We also talked about hiring at DAT, and in particular the hiring ...
Jenn Robison Director of Engineering at Echobind joined the Triple T show! Jenn talked about her career journey (including an 18 years stint at Intel) and how she got to this point in her career. We also discussed the sizzle at Echobind and that they offer something incredibly unique in the tech world that they call Friday Demo. And oh by ...
As told by founder and CEO Tony Seminary, June 2021 (Note: this article is for the tech sector and not necessarily advocating for other sectors or industries). Now that people are getting vaccinated, one of the biggest narratives in the corporate world is employers trying to determine what their work from home (WFH) policy will be going forward. Like many recruiters ...
Lessons learned from launching a website As told by founder and CEO Tony Seminary (March 2021) Recently my company IT Motives had our website updated and it looks great! I want to give a big shout out to our digital marketing agency partner Sproutbox Media for helping deliver to us such an amazing new-and-improved website. Having said that I thought I ...