Scot and Kate Pickard, Pickard Solutions

On this week's episode, Cohost's Sara Stockwell and Katy Hobbs are joined by Scot and Kate Pickard with Pickard Solutions.  Pickard Solutions provides small business IT solutions and managed services. Learn more about this incredible husband and wife duo, who started their company at home during the pandemic, while also raising their two kids!

Scot Pickard

Scot has been an IT professional since 2003.  He is a VMware Certified Professional in data center virtualization and an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate with Amazon Web Services.  Scot has held multiple positions as a senior systems engineer in the Buffalo and Rochester job markets. His favorite non-computer-related activity is cooking, and he is learning how to barbeque.  Scot grew up in LeRoy, where he graduated in the early 2000s.  When Scot got married, they moved back to LeRoy to start a family.  

Kate Pickard 

Kate creates an atmosphere of collaboration, continued learning, and growth of others.  Her professional experience spans across leadership, education, and project management; all from solid roots as a Registered Nurse.  She graduated from nursing school in 2007. Since then, she obtained her Bachelors in Nursing, Masters in Management, and an advanced graduate certificate in Public Health.   She is also a Certified Associate in Project Management.   

Learning and reading are two constants in Kate’s life and what she points to when others ask how to achieve their goals.  Two values she is instilling in both her children as well.  When not working, Kate loves to bake, play games, and explore the many nature trails WNY has to offer with her husband and two children.   

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