Episode 88: Joel Frauenheim - Tech Maven

In this episode Heather interviews Joel Frauenheim, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft. 

Tune-in to hear their conversation on:

"The only kilt I ever owned." - Joel's history with Heather and the original Microsoft SharePoint team and his career journey in IT.

"I look at her and she has a smirk on her face." - The importance of mentoring and allyship in Joel's career and life.

"I reserve the right to be smarter tomorrow." - Joel's journey understanding his privilege and learning from others to continue to grow and how allowing yourself to be vulnerable, while scary, is an integral part of the process.

Connect with Joel

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/joelf

Twitter - JoelTF

Joel Frauenheim

Joel Frauenheim is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft. He started his career at IBM, and then joined USA TODAY to help kick off USA TODAY Online. After initially joining Microsoft as a developer in the Internet Products and Tools group, Joel joined Visio and then back to Microsoft when Visio was acquired. Joel was involved with building up the SharePoint Products and Technologies partner ecosystem.


Mavens Do It Better original theme music composed by Jesse Case with voice over by Julia Francis.