Introduction to the episode – In this episode of #TrundlTalks, Luke Hohman (Founder and CEO of FirstRoot, Inc) discusses participatory budgeting and talks about the journey of FirstRoot. He also shares his experiences of working with SAFe® and Agile Alliance and tells viewers how SAFe® can help an entrepreneur. Finally, we also talk about the shift in teamwork culture amidst the pandemic. 

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About the Guest: 

Luke is the Founder and CEO of FirstRoot, Inc and previously a SAFe® Framework Contributor and Principal Consultant. He was the Founder and CEO of Conteneo, Inc. (acquired by Scaled Agile, Inc.) where he worked with an extraordinary dev team to create the Weave, Strategy Engine, and Knowsy® decision agility platforms. 

 The author of four books, numerous articles, and cited as an inventor on more than a dozen patents, Luke is an internationally recognized expert in Agile Software Development. Luke co-organized the first Agile conference in 2003, has served on the Board of the Agile Alliance, and in partnership with the Scrum Alliance produced the "Collaboration at Scale", the world's largest monthly webinar devoted to helping organizations with 10 or more Scrum teams in 2 or more locations scale agility. 

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukehohmann/ 

About the Host: 

Sajit Nair (SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC) | Atlassian Community Leader | Program Manager at Trundl Inc) is an Agile consultant working with technical teams to deliver quality solutions with expertise in Atlassian PM toolsets like JIRA and Confluence. 

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sajit-nair-pm/

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