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220- From IT Leader to Storyteller: How Richard Lowe Jr. Found His Passion as The Writing King

You've Been Heard

Philip Howard

Tech News, Technology, Business, Management, News

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🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Richard Lowe Jr. Richard Lowe Jr. is an experienced IT professional turned ghostwriter and book coach. After over 30 years leading IT teams, Richard made an unexpected career change, driven by his desire to pursue writing and help others bring their stories to life. He has ghostwritten over 60 books across diverse genres and takes pride in capturing clients’ unique voices. Richard continues to leverage his tech expertise through services like LinkedIn profile optimization. His own career journey proves it’s never too late to reinvent yourself. From IT Leader to Storyteller: How Richard Lowe Jr. Found His Passion as The Writing King Join veteran IT professional turned ghostwriter Richard Lowe Jr. as he recounts his diverse career journey, from leading tech teams to pursuing photography and writing. Richard provides insights on overcoming barriers, finding your passion, leveraging technology, and turning your ideas into engaging stories. Get inspired by Richard’s willingness to reinvent himself and take risks to align work with his interests.

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0:00.0

All right. Well, welcome to another podcast or an episode of dissecting popular IT nerds,

0:14.7

where we're allowed to geek out with fellow nerds and there's no eye scrolls or loss of

0:19.0

conscious thought as people's eyes roll into the

0:22.3

backs of their skull. Today I'm proud to introduce Richard Lowe, the writing king, who has 30 plus

0:28.6

years in the IT world. One of your last jobs was the director of technical services and computer

0:34.9

ops at Trader Joe's. So Richard, take it away. Tell us some about yourself.

0:41.1

Well, I'm Richard Lowe. Currently, I'm the writing king. I'm a ghostwriter. But to get in a little of my

0:45.7

history first, I was in college, trying desperately to make enough money to move out of the house

0:51.4

because it was a bad scene. And one of my teachers decided to start a company, a computer company.

0:57.3

And back then, back in the early 80s, 1980s, the computers were size of rooms and not very

1:05.2

powerful.

1:06.5

And I jumped at the opportunity to join his company.

1:10.8

And I became, within a year after that, I was the VP of that company, VP of consulting.

1:17.3

So I ran a group of eight people.

1:19.6

And while at that company, I was one of the team that developed the very first ever,

1:24.4

Dyst Defragmenter, ever written.

1:27.0

I was the project lead, and then there was a

1:28.9

designer and a coder. That later became, I think that later got bought by RACS code, became their

1:36.4

version. Not sure what happened after that. That company went under, so then I went to a different

1:43.3

company. I actually took two jobs.

1:45.0

I was the senior designer for the Las Vegas Valley, New Haven, Connecticut, and Ohio, California.

1:51.0

Skata system for water. What Skata is a system control and data acquisition.

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