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publish_date: 21.12.2015 15:00
slug: episode-0011
title: Episode 11 - The Life of a Developer Evangelist, with Developer Jack
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guests:
"Jack Skinner":
email: jack@developerjack.com
twitter: @developerjack
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### Synopsis
In this episode I have a fireside chat about what it's like to live the life of a developer evangelist with Jack Skinner, otherwise known as @developerjack, whilst he was at the first BuzzConf.
He talked with me about the crazy hours, random locations, shared some stories from the road, such as having a conference call whilst walking down the boarding gate to catch a flight. If you don't, yet, know Jack, he's a developer evangelist at MYOB, which is an Australian software development company specialising in accounting and business management software, the market leader I believe. He shared so much gold in this chat that I'm itching to share it with you. Here's a summary of the key things he said.
- An evangelist works closely with the community
- He helps developers build awesome software, preferably with our (MYOB's) platform
- You're always still learning
- Be really passionate
- Be passionate about one particular thing and grow it from there
- Speak from the heart about what you love
He's a very warm, genuine, and passionate person, so I know you're going to love this episode.
### Related Links
- [@developerjack](https://twitter.com/@developerjack)
- [Jack's Website](https://developerjack.com)
- [MYOB](http://myob.com.au)
- [BuzzConf](https://buzzconf.io)
- [PHPConf Asia](http://phpconf.asia)