Episode 7 | Brent Holden, Hashicorp VP and Field CTO | Dr. Chase Armer, CFP/CFA | Peloton 10K Breakdown

Posted on Thursday, Aug 19, 2021 | Category: Cloud Technology | Series: Exploring the Cloud | Cloud, Technology, Sales, Field CTO
Your hosts Steve Mayzak and Chad Tindel are joined by Brent Holden, VP and Field CTO at Hashicorp as well as Dr. Chase Armer, President of Planned Solutions. Chase is both a Certified Financial Planner and a Chartered Financial Analyst. We start off the episode with a Peloton 10K breakdown and then dive into the role of a Field CTO, how it differs from the Solution Architect Role, and some funny stories from Brent’s life.

Show Notes

Episode #7 of “Can I get that software in blue?”, a podcast by and for people engaged in technology sales. If you are in the technology presales, solution architecture, sales, support or professional services career paths then this show is for you!

Your hosts Steve Mayzak and Chad Tindel are joined by Brent Holden, VP and Field CTO at Hashicorp and formerly the Chief Architect for Red Hat North America Commercial. We’re also joined at the beginning by Dr. Chase Armer, President of Planned Solutions. Chase is both a Certified Financial Planner and a Chartered Financial Analyst. We start off the episode with a Peloton 10K breakdown and then dive into the role of a Field CTO, how it differs from the Solution Architect Role, Brent’s view of the different cloud providers and some funny stories from Brent’s life.

Brent did drop this golden nugget: When talking with an executive, give the summary up front instead of at the end!

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Guests

Brent Holden

Brent Holden

Brent Holden is the Global Field CTO at HashiCorp, a company that delivers tooling for automation and workflows across infrastructure, security, networking, and runtimes. We help customers adapt to the shift from on-premise to multi-cloud computing and adopt a cloud operating model. Prior to HashiCorp, Brent served as the Chief Technologist for Red Hat North America Commercial Sales at Red Hat. He is passionate about bringing distributed computing into the world of DevOps tooling.

Chase Armer

Chase Armer

Dr. Chase Armer is the President of Planned Solutions. With nearly two decades of industry experience, Chase holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Chartered Financial Analyst®, and Enrolled Agent designations. While not in the office, he remains active in the community by spending his time as acting as a board member for the Financial Planning Association of Northern California and contributing to the Sacramento Business Review. He is also a former instructor for the Personal Financial Planning Certificant program offered through the UC Davis Extension. Chase earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from CSUS, a Master’s of Science in Taxation and a Doctorate of Business Administration from William Howard Taft University. In his spare time, Chase stays active in supporting his kids’ gymnastics, soccer, and basketball programs. He also has a passion for reading, traveling, golf, and Star Wars.