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As the eighth season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast draws to a close, I wanted to share a few quick updates on LTCWM and my life outside of work. To stay in touch while we're off-season, join our email list at learntocodewith.me. Catch up on all past episodes at learntocodewith.me/podcast, including these Season 8 episodes: S8E1: From Stay-At-Home Mom to Full-Time Front-End Developer With Phoebe Voong-Fadel S8E2: From Frying Chicken to Working at Google With Danny Thompson S8E3: From Prison to Programming: How Nikkole Spurgeon Learned to Code While Incarcerated S8E4: From Washing Dishes to Managing Engineers: How Jesse Weigel Pivoted into a New Tech Career S8E5: From Admin Assistant and Cancer Survivor to Software Developer With Stacey Graham S8E6: How to Code With Your Voice (No Typing Required) With Matt Wiethoff S8E7: From Tutus to Tech: How a Ballerina Became a Front-End Developer With Kara Luton S8E8: From Film Student and Rugby Player to Startup Software Engineer with Michael Poage
After playing rugby in college, working an unpaid filmmaking internship, and switching into recruiting, Michael Poage was feeling burnt out. But after teaching himself how to code, Michael was able to land a job at startup Teachable without a computer science degree or coding bootcamp experience. In this episode, Mike talks about how he got his job at Teachable, what internal tools are and why they matter to a company, and his experience watching a brand new startup grow into a 200+ employee company. To learn more about Michael Poage, Laurence Bradford, and today's key takeaways, visit learntocodewith.me/s8e8. Thank you to our sponsor for this season, Linode. Host your app, website, or service on the cloud from just $5 a month, plus get $100 in credit when you create a new account at linode.com/learntocode.
At 17, Kara Luton was living on her own in New York City on her way to becoming a professional ballerina. But after realizing that a career in ballet wasn't for her, she worked in the music industry and PR before she stumbled across coding. In this episode, you'll learn how Kara's athletic training helped her in her tech career, and how she became a UX engineer at CrowdStrike. To learn more about Kara Luton, Laurence Bradford, and today's key takeaways, visit learntocodewith.me/s8e7. Thank you to our sponsor for this season, Linode. Host your app, website, or service on the cloud from just $5 a month, plus get $100 in credit when you create a new account at linode.com/learntocode.
Matt Wiethoff had a promising career in tech, until everything was put on pause because of an injury that made it painful to type on a keyboard. But he turned his challenge into an opportunity and founded Serenade, a powerful tool that lets you code using only your voice, from refactoring code to writing docs. Your move, RSI. To learn more about Matt Wiethoff, Laurence Bradford, and today's key takeaways, visit learntocodewith.me/s8e6. Thank you to our sponsor for this season, Linode. Host your app, website, or service on the cloud from just $5 a month, plus get $100 in credit when you create a new account at linode.com/learntocode.
It took Stacey Graham 13 years to earn her IT degree. She's gone through a lot – moving into another state, becoming a mother of three, surviving cancer, and losing a six-month-old son – and amidst these difficult situations, Stacey was still able to find a successful career in tech. To learn more about Stacey Graham, Laurence Bradford, and today's key takeaways, visit learntocodewith.me/s8e5. Thank you to our sponsor for this season, Linode. Host your app, website, or service on the cloud from just $5 a month, plus get $100 in credit when you create a new account at linode.com/learntocode.
Jesse Weigel pivoted into a new tech career under a unique combination of circumstances – a growing family, a curiosity for coding, and a friend with a job opportunity. Even without formal training, Jesse was able to teach himself to code, leave his job in the restaurant industry, and ultimately become the head of engineering at Tabela and a live coder for freeCodeCamp, where he first learned to code. To learn more about Jesse Weigel, Laurence Bradford, and today's key takeaways, visit learntocodewith.me/s8e4. Thank you to our sponsor for this season, Linode. Host your app, website, or service on the cloud from just $5 a month, plus get $100 in credit when you create a new account at linode.com/learntocode.
Nikkole Spurgeon has been through a lot - domestic violence, drug addiction, and even imprisonment. She knew that things should change, and that's where coding came into the picture. In this episode, Nikkole talks about her life before prison, difficulties with learning in prison, adapting to COVID-19, her motivation for learning, transitioning to the outside world, and what her day-to-day life is like right now. To learn more about Nikkole Spurgeon, Laurence Bradford, and today's key takeaways, visit learntocodewith.me/s8e3. Thank you to our sponsor this season, Linode. Host your app, website, or service on the cloud from just $5 a month, plus get $100 in credit when you create a new account at linode.com/learntocode.
Danny Thompson was at a crossroads. He had to decide between staying at his job as a gas station fry cook or making a drastic career shift. And after learning to code as a hobby, Danny now works full-time at Google in Developer Relations. In this episode, Danny talks about his job search strategy and how he landed his first job in tech. He also shares the value of meaningful relationships in your career, how anyone at any age and background can learn how to code, and his best advice if you're considering a career change. To learn more about Danny Thompson, Laurence Bradford, and today's key takeaways, visit learntocodewith.me/s8e2. Thank you to our sponsor this season, Linode. Host your app, website, or service on the cloud from just $5 a month, plus get $100 in credit when you create a new account at linode.com/learntocode.
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