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Rachel Bakker

Social Media Advocacy Manager

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Rachel Bakker is a Social Media Advocacy Manager who began her career in Channel Marketing and ecommerce. Being a Cisco Champions Program Manager is Rachel’s dream job, as it feeds her passion for connecting people to people. Rachel began her tech adventures with the now defunct but never forgotten Palm, Inc., makers of the PalmPilot handheld and Treo Smartphone. She heartily admits to being biased, but Rachel considers Palm the grandfather of mobile computing. When Rachel isn’t celebrating Cisco and the #ciscochampion team she enjoys staying active in the local theater scene, throwing pottery (on a potter’s wheel, not the wall), and eating chocolate of all kinds.

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June 4, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 21. 802.11ac Wave 2

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about 802.11ac Wave 2 with Cisco Principal CME, Catalyst Switching Group, Shawn Wargo, and Cisco Technical Marketing Manager Sujit Ghosh. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. […]

May 26, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 20. Talos

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about the Talos Security and Intelligence Research Group with Sr. Technical Leader / Security Outreach Manager Craig Williams. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Ask about […]

May 20, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 19. Cisco Learning Network Update

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about Cisco Learning Network (CLN) Updates with Cisco Learning Network Community Managers Matt Saunders and Brett Lovins. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Ask about the […]

May 15, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 18. Securing ACI

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about securing ACI with Cisco Technical Marketing Engineer Carly Stoughton. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Ask about the next round of Cisco Champions nominations. EMAIL […]

May 6, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 17. Cloud and Metacloud with Peder Ulander

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about all things upcoming in the cloud universe with Cisco Vice President of Cloud Services Peder Ulander. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Ask about the […]

April 28, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 16. CCIE Wireless Exam Updates

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about CCIE Wireless exam updates with Cisco CCIE Program Manager Erik Vangrunderbeek, Cisco Engineering Technical Leader Jerome Henry, Cisco Distinguished Systems Engineer Stephen Orr, and Cisco Consulting Systems Engineer Carlos AlcAntara. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions […]

April 24, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 15. Attack of the DevNet featuring SDN and DevOps

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about DevNet, SDN, DevOps and ACI with Cisco Custom Application Engineer, Brett Tiller. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Ask about the next round of Cisco […]

April 22, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 14. Threat Grid

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about Threat Grid with Cisco Business Development Manager and Threat Grid expert, Jessica Bair. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Ask about the next round of […]

April 16, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 13. 4G

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about 4G with Cisco Systems Engineer, Cellular Wireless Technology, David Mindel. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Learn about the next round of Cisco Champions nominations. […]

April 8, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 12. 802.11ac Wave 2

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about 802.11ac Wave 2 with Cisco Product Marketing Engineer Mark Denny and Cisco Product Marketing Manager Allen Huotari. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Cisco SMEs […]

April 2, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 11. UCS E-Series and the Branch in a Box experience

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about the Cisco UCS E-Series with Cisco Technical Marketing Engineers Kishan Ramaswamy and Tony Banuelos. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Cisco SMEs Kishan Ramaswamy, Cisco […]

March 27, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 10. The Mad Scientists’ Cisco Home Lab

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about Cisco Home Labs with Cisco Education Specialist Charles Stizza. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Cisco SMEs Charles Stizza, Cisco Education Specialist Cisco Champion Guest Hosts […]

March 11, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 9. Collaboration: Cisco Unity Connection

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about Collaboration and Cisco Unity Connection with Cisco Technical Marketing Engineers Chris Ward and Chris Barlow. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Cisco SMEs Chris Ward, Cisco […]

March 6, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 8. ACI with @Malhoit

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about ACI with Cisco Technology...

February 25, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 7. Creating videos & podcasts as IT professionals

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about creating videos and podcasts as IT professionals Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Cisco Champion SMEs John Welsh, (@samplefive), Unified Communications Engineer Ryan Adzima, @radzima, […]

February 18, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 6. Cisco Annual Security Report (ASR)

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking with Cisco Principal Engineer Jason Brvenik about the Cisco Annual Security Report (ASR). Our Cisco Champion guest host is Korey Rebello and our moderator is Cisco’s Brian Remmel. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a […]

February 10, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 5. VersaStack

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking with Cisco Technical Marketing Engineers Jeffrey Fultz and Shiva Shastri about Cisco VersaStack. Our Cisco Champion guest host is Enda Cahill. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts […]

February 3, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 4. VIRL

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking with Cisco Distinguished Engineer Joel Obstfeld about VIRL. Our Cisco Champion guest hosts are Brad Haynes and Scott Morris. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Cisco […]

January 27, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 3. Giving Back to the IT Community

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking with Cisco Champions about giving back to the IT community. Rachel Bakker (@rbakker) is this week’s moderator. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Cisco Champion SMEs […]

January 21, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 2. Content Creation for the IT Professional

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking with Cisco Champions about content creation for the IT professional. Rachel Bakker (@rbakker) is this week’s moderator. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Cisco Champion SMEs […]

January 7, 2015

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#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 1. Cisco ACI

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a series by Cisco Champions as technologists. We're kicking off Season 2 with Cisco Senior Architect Azeem Suleman,...

January 8, 2015

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My First Cisco Experience

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The last 30 years of innovation at Cisco comes from people, and the amazing things that happen when we connect the unconnected. Cisco Champions are a part of that success. By sharing their knowledge and expertise, Cisco Champions play a unique role in contributing and enhancing the way people use technology. In fact, some Cisco […]

December 23, 2014

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Top Cisco Innovations

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To celebrate 30 years of innovation at Cisco (#We are Cisco), we’ve asked Cisco Champions what they think is the most important Cisco innovation to date. Cisco Champions are seasoned IT technical experts and influencers who enjoy sharing their knowledge, expertise, and thoughts across the social web and with Cisco. The Cisco Champions program encompasses […]

December 17, 2014

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#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep 45. Project Squared

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking with Cisco VP and CTO of Collaboration,  Jonathan Rosenberg, about Project Squared. Kim Austin (@ciscokima) moderates and John Welsh, Joshua Warcop and Rick Vanover are this week’s Cisco Champion guest hosts. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program […]

December 9, 2014

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#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep 44. Cisco Expressway

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking with Cisco Technical Marketing Engineer Kevin Roarty about Cisco Expressway. Kim Austin (@ciscokima) moderates and Josh Kittle, Joshua Warcop and Rick Vanover are this week’s Cisco Champion guest hosts. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See […]

December 1, 2014

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#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep 42. Jimmy Ray Purser Talks Tech

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking with Cisco Technical Marketing Engineer and TechWiseTV host, Jimmy Ray Purser  (@JimmyRay_Purser), about all things IT. Amy Lewis (@CommsNinja) moderates and Sven Kutzer, Amy Arnold and Robert Novak are this week’s Cisco Champion guest hosts. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about […]

November 19, 2014

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#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep 41. Cisco Learning Labs (CLL)

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking with Cisco Engineering Technical Leader Raymond Viscaina, about Cisco Learning Labs (CLL). Lauren Friedman (@lauren) moderates and Brad Haynes is this week’s Cisco Champion guest host. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of […]