#22: Idalin Bobe - Community Organizer who broke into Tech and became a Tech Activist
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#22: Idalin Bobe - Community Organizer who broke into Tech and became a Tech Activist

Growing up in one of the poorest zip codes in the U.S., Idalin wanted to bring change and put social justice in the forefront. From North Philly to Cali, Idalin wanted to break into tech so she could bring resources back to her neighborhood. Today, Idalin works as a Senior IT consultant at ThoughtWorks, which is known for having the toughest screening and interview process out of all tech companies. She is also part of ThoughtWork’s social justice team working as a tech activist where she is bringing computer education to the folks on the front lines fighting for justice and organize community-driven leaders around the world in efforts addressing the needs of black and brown people. Idalin has partnered with different organizations such as Black Girls Code, Qeyno Labs, and #YesWeCode in her aim of making an impact on the world through computer and security education.

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#118: Darrell Silver - CEO of Thinkful

#118: Darrell Silver - CEO of Thinkful

Darrell Silver is the CEO and Co-Founder of Thinkful. Their mission? To build the world’s next workforce. Since its inception in 2012, Thinkful has graduated thousands of students. Founded based o...

30 Syys 201951min

#117: Chok Ooi - CEO of Kenzie Academy

#117: Chok Ooi - CEO of Kenzie Academy

Coming to the states with two suitcases and a pocketful of dreams, Chock Ooi is currently the CEO of Kenzie Academy. Chok is a startup veteran working at places like Loopt and AgilityIO, and is a 50...

23 Syys 201956min

#116 - FFTSquad – A Career Karma Squad of Highly Motivated People Breaking Into Tech Together

#116 - FFTSquad – A Career Karma Squad of Highly Motivated People Breaking Into Tech Together

Today, we have a special group of people joining us who go by the #FFTSquad. #FFTSquad is a group of people on Career Karma who are working together to help each other grow, learn how to code and sw...

15 Heinä 20191h 35min

#115: Angela Ceresnie - CEO of Climb Credit on Helping to Finance People's Career Transitions

#115: Angela Ceresnie - CEO of Climb Credit on Helping to Finance People's Career Transitions

Angela Ceresnie is the CEO of Climb Credit. She has experience working in and starting multiple startups. She has led teams at Citibank and American Express. Interestingly, she studied computer engine...

1 Heinä 201954min

#114: Phaedra Ellis - CEO of Promise on How to Build Power and Take Control of Your Career

#114: Phaedra Ellis - CEO of Promise on How to Build Power and Take Control of Your Career

Phaedra Ellis is the CEO of Promise, a startup that uses technology for good in the process to change the criminal justice system. Prior to this, she was the leader of the South Bay Labor Council, ma...

27 Touko 20191h 2min

#113: Tonio DeSorrento - Income Sharing Agreements Explained by CEO of Vemo

#113: Tonio DeSorrento - Income Sharing Agreements Explained by CEO of Vemo

Tonio DeSorrento is a New York-native who spent time in the Marines as a captain. He has also worked at several institutions including SoFi. Currently, he serves as the CEO of Vemo Education, a lead...

16 Huhti 201952min

#112: Chasing your Dreams with Young Guru & Rodney Sampson

#112: Chasing your Dreams with Young Guru & Rodney Sampson

Rodney Sampson is the CEO of OHUB while Young Guru is widely known as Jay-Z's DJ. On today’s episode, Ruben joins Rodney & Young Guru to discuss how and why they came together and why they're passiona...

9 Huhti 201955min

#111: Ameer Brown - Coding Bootcamp Graduate who is a Software Quality Engineer at Adobe

#111: Ameer Brown - Coding Bootcamp Graduate who is a Software Quality Engineer at Adobe

Ameer Brown is a Software Quality Engineer at Adobe. He talks about what it takes to be a successful engineer at Adobe. Outside of work Ameer also organizes parties. He also covers how that helped him...

23 Maalis 201953min