Todays Women in Business

8 random things about me

Today Anna, my co-host in the Podcast Sisters tagged me to write about 8 random things about myself so here goes. I've decided to write 8 things to do with my name as I get asked lots of questions about it (sorry Anna it's not as random as you might have liked), and having a name that is considered to be "different" has shaped who I am and my personal brand:

1. my given name "Krishna" was gifted to me in memory of both of my paternal grandparents - no I did not make it up or assumed the name in later life!
2. I used to get into trouble from my geography teacher as he did not understand why "Krishna" was not my first christian name - he was very odd and very old
3. my first christian name begins with "L" in memory of my maternal grandfather - you'll have to guess what it is
4. my last name is so short I usually get letters addressed to Mr D.E. Krishna not Ms Krishna De
5. when I got married all of 17 years ago, my husband suggested we put both our surnames together - so now our family name is De-Alker (but I am known as De in business)
6. the orignal spelling of my full name added up to 13 letters, so my mother decided to add another letter onto my first name to make it even - and she wasn't even superstitious
7. when it came to naming our three daughters, we deliberately picked names with different first initials - that way there is no chance we will pick up their post by mistake or visa versa in years to come
8. when I set up my own business, I quickly realised that the Hindu deity "Krishna" was online long before me - that is one of the reasons I started my primary business blog, created a portal website and why I love the service Ziggs which will guarantee you are found in the search engines when people look for you by your name (even if you don't have a website).

So now it's my turn to tag eight people so I'll now ask some of my great "virtual friends" I've connected to through business blogging to share 8 random things about themselves. so it's over to Roger Anderson, Chris Barrow, Michael Port, David Maister, Mitch Meyerson, Des Walsh, Maryam Webster, Andy Wibbels.

PodCamp Ireland

If you are interested in podcasting whether a newbie or a veteran and are looking for an excuse to come to Ireland, then I am delighted to announce that we are working on planning the first ever PodCamp Ireland.

A podcamp is what they call a non-conference. Basically there is no cost to attend and the agenda and content are created by the attendees.

You can go to the Wiki for PodCamp Ireland and register your interest in attending and also list what you would be happy to present on and what you would like to find out about.

The date and venue have not yet been finalised - but it is likely to be in late September 2007.

And if you decide to come to Ireland for our first ever PodCamp Ireland, be sure to let me know as it would be great to have a get together of the Todays Women in Business community.