Today on the show, we will be talking to my friend Rick Donato. Rick is a big community contributor in the area of network automation. After several years of working in the industry, Rick went on to found a network automation education start-up, Packt Coders. Packet Coders is a place where people can learn network automation through code, labs, and community. As you can tell, Network Automation is in Rick’s blood. We both share a passion for network automation, except he does it much cooler. In this episode, I would be talking to Rick about his personal journey, network automation technologies, founding of Packt Coders, and everything in-between. Let's dive right in! Follow Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickjdon  Connect with Rick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-d-77b502a/ Packet Coders: https://www.packetcoders.io/Packet Coders Membership: https://www.packetcoders.io/membership  Packet Coders Newsletter: https://www.packetcoders.io/newsletter Sizieq’s Time Machine: https://www.packetcoders.io/suzieq-s-network-config-time-machine/--- Stay in Touch with Us ---Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EricChouNetworkAutomationNerdsFollow Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericchouSupport the show