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The PowerShell Podcast Betting on Yourself with Frank Lesniak
Podcast Episode 3 min

The PowerShell Podcast Betting on Yourself with Frank Lesniak

Frank Lesniak joins Andrew Pla for a wide-ranging conversation that covers Frank’s newly minted Microsoft MVP status, his journey through PowerShell, and what it looks like to build a real presence in the tech community. Frank talks through the pipeline struggles that tripped him up early on, how his VB Script and object-oriented background made the shift to PowerShell’s object model feel disorienting, and how AI has quietly changed the way he approaches scripting today. The conversation takes a thoughtful turn as Andrew and Frank dig into impostor syndrome, the value of conference speaking, and how showing up consistently in the community compounds into a career. Frank also shares an update on DuPage Animal Friends, the nonprofit he serves, which supports one of the country’s highest-performing open-admission animal shelters.

The PowerShell Podcast 200 Episodes of Community with Frank Lesniak
Podcast Episode 2 min

The PowerShell Podcast 200 Episodes of Community with Frank Lesniak

In this milestone 200th episode of The PowerShell Podcast, Frank Lesniak returns to chat with Andrew Pla about automation, community, and what it means to “bet on yourself.” Frank shares his experiences leading cybersecurity and enterprise architecture projects, using PowerShell for AWS security automation, and developing tools to simplify complex data exports. He also discusses the upcoming PowerShell Summit, his work with DuPage Animal Friends, and the value of giving back through mentorship, community involvement, and open source.

Podcast Episode 1 min

The PowerShell Podcast Cross-Platform PowerShell and Sending Emails with Frank Lesniak & Neha Patil

In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we dive into the world of cross-platform PowerShell with Frank Lesniak, who shares insights from his recent talk at PowerShell Saturday NC. Frank explores some unique use cases for PowerShell across different platforms and opens up about his interests beyond the scripting language.

We also chat with Neha Patil, a first-time speaker with a background in computer science. Neha shares her impressions of PowerShell as someone with experience with many languages, and gives us a glimpse into Mailozaurr, the tool she presented at the event. Learn how Mailozaurr simplifies sending stylish and professional emails directly from PowerShell.

The PowerShell Podcast For the love of PowerShell and Curling with Frank Lesniak
Podcast Episode 1 min

The PowerShell Podcast For the love of PowerShell and Curling with Frank Lesniak

In this special MMSMOA episode of the PowerShell Podcast, Andrew is joined by Frank Lesniak. We touch base after PowerShell Summit, hear about tracking airplanes with ADS-B and raspberry pi’s. Frank talks about classes and how they almost caused him to fall out of love with PowerShell. We also recount what most be the most brutal display of athleticism, curling.

Guest Bio and links:

https://github.com/franklesniak/ads-b-setup

https://twitter.com/FrankLesniak

PowerShell Podcast Home page: https://www.pdq.com/resources/the-powershell-podcast/