How a filmmaker built career in IT, became head of SEO in Microsoft and inspired young Uzbek coders

👉 Join the Anywhere Club: 👉 More details about IT education in ITPU here: Our guest is Shavkat Karimov, Head of the IT Community of Uzbekistan. Long time ago Shavkat started his path as a writer and filmmaker. He tried to make his career in Hollywood and even got some success — but it was not enough to move on. So he switched to IT long before it became mainstream. He started as an SEO specialist and made a great career in this field. For example Shavkat was Head of SEO and Principal manager in Microsoft at its headquarters in Redmond. For 25 years Shavkat lived outside of Uzbekistan — in the USA and Canada — and finally came back to his homeland. Now he is a speaker, investor, mentor and an inspirational figure for young generation of Uzbek IT community WHERE TO WATCH US AND LISTEN 🔸 YouTube: 🔸 Google Podcasts: 🔸 Apple Podcasts: 🔸 Spotify: 🔸 Download mp3: NAVIGATION 0:00 - Intro 1:13 - About leading IT community of Uzbekistan 3:04 - From filmmaking to IT 7:15 - Influence of ChatGPT on SEO specialists 13:45 - Working in Microsoft and living outside of Uzbekistan for 25 years 16:23 - Why Shavkat came back to Uzbekistan 23:44 - About IT Park University 31:52 - Thoughts about IT industry of Uzbekistan 36:48 - Шs it difficult for a junior software developer to find a job in Uzbekistan 42:06 - About investment and mentoring for Uzbek startups 50:27 - Is the storyteller experience helps in IT 52:57 - Future of filmmaking in the AI era ANYWHERE CLUB ON INTERNET 🔸 Web: 🔸 Discord: 🔸 Instagram: #awclub #anywhereclub #itinuzbekistan #itpu