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John Bishop

Columbus IT Community
John Bishop founded IT Martini with Aladin Gohar in 2008. His resume includes technology roles within companies such as JPMorgan Chase, AEP, and Nationwide. John divides most of his time contributing to IT Martini, enjoying family life with his wife and daughter, and, of course, working as an IT Pro. He would like to hear your feedback at john [at] itmartini [dot] com.


George Photakis: Lead With the Truth

February 7th, 2012
By John Bishop

"A CIO is a change agent at heart," George Photakis, Vice President and Chief Information Officer of The Anchor Hocking Company and Oneida Limited said. “Next to the CEO, the CIO is probably the one person that really has to understand how the company actually operates and understand all the [Read More...]

Founders' Note: Thanks for Pivoting with IT Martini in 2011

January 3rd, 2012
By John Bishop

It's been another amazing year, with an incredible outpouring of support from IT Communities everywhere. Thanks to you, IT Martini was a success in 2011. Thinking Different in 2011 Aladin and I started IT Martini to connect with professionals in the industry. We enjoy producing engaging [Read More...]

Looking Back, Looking Forward

January 13th, 2011
By John Bishop

It's hard to believe that IT Martini is going to complete it's third year of service to the IT Community this year.  It seems like only yesterday that Aladin and I started asking the question, 'Why don't IT Professionals do a better job of connecting with one another?' The answers we've [Read More...]

Building IT: Habitat For Humanity

November 29th, 2010
By John Bishop

IT Martini is all about building IT Community - especially in Indianapolis this holiday season!  But did you know that Habitat for Humanity has been building actual communities, one house at a time, for more than 30 years? IT Martini is proud to partner [Read More...]

IT Martini Hour 15 Registration is OPEN

November 15th, 2010
By John Bishop

IT Martini is headed west for the holidays, Indianapolis!  For the first time, ever, IT Martini is hitting the road outside of Ohio - and heading to the Hoosier state on December 9th for IT Martini Hour 15: State of INnovation | Presented by American Digital. It's an event that's [Read More...]

IT Martini Hour 14 Wrap-up + PICS

November 4th, 2010
By John Bishop

It was a cold and rainy evening, but that didn't stop a record number of Cleveland IT Pros from attending IT Martini Hour 14: Tech or Treat at Anatomy in the Warehouse District!  The first floor held some highly interactive DEMOs and shoulder-to-shoulder crowd [Read More...]

Customer Experience is IT

October 27th, 2010
By John Bishop

It's almost here!  IT Martini Hour 14 is coming up Thursday, October 28th at Anatomy - and YOUR IT Community's senior leadership is taking a deep dive into technology's influence on the customer exeperience.Over the last few weeks, IT Martini captured your feedback about this topic with a few [Read More...]

IT Martini Hour 13 Wrap-up + PICS

October 7th, 2010
By John Bishop

It's a wrap, Columbus!  An amazingly warm evening last Thursday drove hundreds of IT Pros to IT Martini Hour 13: Allusions of Security at the brand new Ohio Union, where over $1500 was raised for The Buckeye Ranch and The Stefanie Spielman Fund for [Read More...]

IT Martini Hour 14 Registration is OPEN

October 4th, 2010
By John Bishop

Hello, Cleveland!  IT Martini is back on the road at the end of the month for IT Martini Hour 14: Tech or Treat, taking place in the Warehouse District downtown at Anatomy. Back in June, Cleveland's very first IT Martini event had it all - a fantastic turnout, big time support for the St [Read More...]

Nominate YOUR Favorite DEMO for IT Martini Hour 13

September 15th, 2010
By John Bishop

It's going to be a beautiful day for DEMOs in Columbus, come September 30th at IT Martini Hour 13: Allusions of Security!  Taking place after Day Two of the TechTomorrow Conference -- it's going to be an opportunity to see the product ideas coming from YOUR IT Community. Did [Read More...]

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