Interview with Mandy Crawford, CIO, State of Texas, Cassie Jordan, Deputy CIO, Texas HHS, and Shandra McGlohon, IT Policy Coordinator, EO of the Governor in the State of Florida

Connect with Mandy Crawford: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-crawford-dir/

Connect with Cassie Jordan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandramjordan/

Connect with Shandra McGlohon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shandra-mcglohon-pmp-8b9512b/



Timestamps

0:00 Intro

1:06 Exploring the Power of Positivity Through Mentorship

4:58 The 3 Types of Mentors

6:04 Mandy’s Mentors That Had An Impact

8:40 Cassie's Mentors That Had An Impact

12:25 Shandra's Mentors That Had An Impact

23:57 The importance of commitment to team and mission

28:36 How do you build relationships with your team?

34:06 Tools for peeling back the onion

40:16 Working with a lot of different personalities

44:25 The importance of getting to know your colleagues

50:01 Being the light of positivity

55:00 Keynotes that changed perspective on leadership

1:01:45 Mandy's Inspiration

1:11:38 Honesty is the foundation for trust

1:13:09 Outro



Whenever you're ready, here is the one way I can help you:

→ Join the TechTables+ Community Today https://www.techtables.com/membership.



Listen on:

🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-public-sector-show-by-techtables/id1661752549

🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bFQBsDwKJkdNk2qENkhNL

📡 Subscribe to the TechTables Channel: @techtables

Check out new episodes on https://www.techtables.com/



Sign up for Behind the Mic by TechTables:

⭐️ New Podcast Episodes Every Tuesday & Thursday are delivered right to your inbox.

⭐️ Every Saturday morning, you'll get 3 Interesting Learnings: from Mission-Driven Leadership to Cloud, AI to Cybersecurity, Workforce Challenges, and more- never miss insights from peers and vendor partners across the public sector.

➔ Subscribe here: https://www.techtables.com/



Follow TechTables:

💻 website ➔ https://www.techtables.com/

🤝 Company LinkedIn ➔ https://www.linkedin.com/company/techtables/

🤝 Connect w/ Joe on LinkedIn ➔ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtoste/

🐣 Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/thejoetoste

To hear more, visit www.techtables.com

🎥 Upcoming Live Podcast Tours

1. 2026 IGNITE Powered by Info-Tech LIVE - Austin, TX - Sept. 17th-18th

If you’re an IT leader in Austin, Houston, or nearby, Info-Tech’s got complimentary tickets with your name on them (just DM me I’ll be there). IGNITE is getting past the AI hype and into the real questions CIOs are wrestling with: how to get your people actually using AI, what the shift from “employee in the loop” to “employee on the loop” looks like, and how to budget when the costs keep moving up.

→ Ready to join the conversation in person? Email joe@techtables.com

Whenever you’re ready, there are 3 ways you can connect with TechTables:

1. 📬 The TechTables Newsletter

Thanks for reading TechTables! Get early access to new episodes, insights, upcoming events, and more — straight to your inbox.

2. 🤝 Are you a local government CIO who wants to become a better leader?

Check out our high-trust, vendor-free peer group built for local government CIOs tackling real challenges, honest conversations, and an authentic desire to become a better leader — our next retreat is November 4th-6th in Austin, TX!

Learn more → https://techtables.com/communities-local-government

3. 🤝 The Better Together Series

The narrative-driven series bringing together industry partners and public sector CXOs. Discover the compelling stories that unfold when we stop working in silos and start building together.

»»» Email joe@techtables.com to learn more.