Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities with Michael Bowden
From The Cisco Learning Network by The Cisco Learning Network
February 17, 2025 · 34 min
About this episode
Michael Bowden shares his journey from being laid off to becoming a Cisco Networking Academy instructor and starting his own podcast.
After getting laid off, Michael Bowden could have looked for a different job doing the same thing. Instead, he chose a career in networking, and never looked back. Listen in as Michael tells Cisco Learning Network Community Manager Matt Saunders about how he launched his career in the IT industry, became a Cisco Networking Academy instructor at the very same community college he studied at, and then started the “Debt Free in IT” video and audio podcast that you can subscribe to here: https://www.youtube.com/@debtfreeinitwmike/videos
People in this episode
Host: Matt Saunders
Guest: Michael Bowden
Topics covered
- career change
- networking
- IT industry
- podcasting
- education
Keywords
- career in networking
- Cisco Networking Academy
- Debt Free in IT
- IT industry
- podcast
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cisco Networking Academy, Cisco Learning Network, Debt Free in IT, YouTube
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