Michael Knott's guest appearances

Michael Knott

CFO THOUGHT LEADER

Frontline Records

The Business Lockdown Podcast

Your Music Saved Us

PyBites Podcast

Marc Elliot

Sachin Patel

Lawrence Levy

Rajesh Gupta

Dave Jones

Jeff Epstein

John Collins

Eric Johnson

Michael Tannenbaum

Kraft Heinz

Chris Baker

Bob Feller

Dave Kellogg

Jeff Nichols

Jim Stewart

OwlTail

Welcome back to the Pybites podcast. This week we have a wonderful chat with Michael Knott.We talk about the most valuable things about Michael's Python journey, including what he achieved through our PDM program. We talk about:- Michael's work as a fitness coach and how he got into Python as a tool to automate repetitive tasks in his daily work. - How he improved his Python and developer skills in PDM with us.- What challenges he faced when started his programmer journey.- Some really cool technologies he has learned and applied in his apps so far.- How the things he learned with us are positively impacting his craft.- How he gained confidence in spite of feeling imposter syndrome (e.g. getting his code out there).- And ... (as usual) how important the mindset side turned out to be.We also celebrate wins and share what we're reading (book links below).Links:- The PDM program (Michael's ISSF Scraper is featured under the projects section!)- Julian's Flask Udemy courseBooks: - Still Life (fiction)- Practices of the Python Pro (SW best practices)- Publishing Python Packages (new!)- The Dream of Europe (history)- Find Your Strength (productivity)We hope you enjoy this episode and reach out if you have any feedback: info@pybit.esTo reach out to Michael, you can do so:- On LinkedIn- On Twitter- On our Slack

Welcome back to the Pybites podcast. This week we have a wonderful chat with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-knott-a8005916/)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Knott</a>. We talk about the most valuable things about Michael's Python journey, including what he achieved through our PDM program. We talk about: - Michael's work as a fitness coach and how he got into Python as a tool to automate repetitive tasks in his daily work. - How he improved his Python and developer skills in PDM with us. - What challenges he faced when started his programmer journey. - Some really cool technologies he has learned and applied in his apps so far. - How the things he learned with us are positively impacting his craft. - How he gained confidence in spite of feeling imposter syndrome (e.g. getting his code out there). - And ... (as usual) how important the mindset side turned out to be. We also celebrate wins and share what we're reading (book links below). Links: - <a href="https://pybit.es/catalogue/the-pdm-program/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The PDM program</a> (Michael's ISSF Scraper is featured under the projects section!) - Julian's <a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/python-flask-for-beginners/?couponCode=PYBITES" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flask Udemy course</a> Books: - <a href="https://pybitesbooks.com/books/1RcaEAAAQBAJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Still Life</a> (fiction) - <a href="https://pybitesbooks.com/books/h9qwxwEACAAJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Practices of the Python Pro</a> (SW best practices) - <a href="https://pybitesbooks.com/books/jJKhEAAAQBAJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Publishing Python Packages</a> (new!) - <a href="https://pybitesbooks.com/books/87YWzgEACAAJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dream of Europe</a> (history) - <a href="https://pybitesbooks.com/books/UbNYEAAAQBAJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find Your Strength</a> (productivity) We hope you enjoy this episode and reach out if you have any feedback: <a href="mailto:info@pybit.es">info@pybit.es</a> To reach out to Michael, you can do so: - On <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-knott-a8005916/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> - On <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelwknott" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> - On <a href="https://pybit.es/community/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our Slack</a>

#102 - How Michael Knott used Python to enhance his sports coaching career

It was the type of introduction that finance executives will invest decades of thoughtful career-building to receive. After dwelling nearly 20 years inside the capital markets and investment research corridors that scrutinize and energize the activities of publicly held real estate companies, Michael Knott was perhaps better prepared than most to receive an introduction to the search executive or team of search executives that had begun extensive outreach. Certainly, Knott’s robust professional network was rich with introductions to different executive searches, but unlike others, this was a CFO search and therefore more worthy of his attention. For many of the ambitious professionals Knott had worked alongside over the years, CFO search had long been a preferred doorway to the C-suite, a familiar path for opening a new leadership career chapter. Meanwhile, it was no secret that the search team was working on behalf of The Blackstone Group–the largest owner of commercial real estate in the world. Twelve months after accepting the sought-after CFO role at EQ Office–a Blackstone portfolio company–Knott routinely emphasizes that no matter how impressive an executive’s resume may be, it’s their network that often makes the difference. Knott modestly recalls: “My role here stemmed from a critical introduction when someone in my network presented me with knowledge of the search.” –Jack Sweeney

It was the type of introduction that finance executives will invest decades of thoughtful career-building to receive. After dwelling nearly 20 years inside the capital markets and investment research corridors that scrutinize and energize the activities of publicly held real estate companies, Michael Knott was perhaps better prepared than most to receive an introduction to the search executive or team of search executives that had begun extensive outreach. Certainly, Knott’s robust professional network was rich with introductions to different executive searches, but unlike others, this was a CFO search and therefore more worthy of his attention. For many of the ambitious professionals Knott had worked alongside over the years, CFO search had long been a preferred doorway to the C-suite, a familiar path for opening a new leadership career chapter. Meanwhile, it was no secret that the search team was working on behalf of The Blackstone Group–the largest owner of commercial real estate in the world. Twelve months after accepting the sought-after CFO role at EQ Office–a Blackstone portfolio company–Knott routinely emphasizes that no matter how impressive an executive’s resume may be, it’s their network that often makes the difference. Knott modestly recalls: “My role here stemmed from a critical introduction when someone in my network presented me with knowledge of the search.” –Jack Sweeney

508:  Behold the Productization of the Office | Michael Knott, CFO, EQ Office