#51: K. Mannah Kallon - an Educator who became an Engineer at Stitch Fix

#51: K. Mannah Kallon - an Educator who became an Engineer at Stitch Fix

From a chef to restaurateur to Math teacher to software engineer, Mannah Kallon has a pretty crazy and nontraditional background. That makes him an asset on anyone's team. He earned degrees in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Michigan and got his Master's in Education from Fordham University. Mannah was teaching kids in Harlem when he decided to move to the West Coast and learn how to code through Dev Bootcamp. Today, Mannah’s shares a handful of insights that you too can apply to your own life whether you want to break into tech or simply want to follow your passion! You don’t want to miss this one.

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#86: Special Report - Congressional Black Caucus's Tech 2020 Initiative on Future of Work

#86: Special Report - Congressional Black Caucus's Tech 2020 Initiative on Future of Work

In May 2015, the Congressional Black Caucus launched CBC TECH 2020 to bring together the best minds in the tech, non-profit, education and public sectors to chart a path forward to increase African Am...

10 Touko 20181h 49min

#85: Michael Ellison - CEO of CodePath.org, Helping Engineers Advance their Careers

#85: Michael Ellison - CEO of CodePath.org, Helping Engineers Advance their Careers

Michael Ellison is currently the Chief Operating Officer of CodePath where he leads product, operations, and business development. CodePath is an education technology startup that has a reputation f...

4 Touko 20181h 1min

#84: Joe Musselman - Founder of The Honor Foundation, Helping Special Forces Vets Break In

#84: Joe Musselman - Founder of The Honor Foundation, Helping Special Forces Vets Break In

Joe Musselman was spending his time in the military working with Navy SEALs and upon finishing his service, he started The Honor Foundation to help special operation forces who have left service to tr...

21 Huhti 201855min

#83: John Maeda - Global Head, Computational Design and Inclusion at Automattic

#83: John Maeda - Global Head, Computational Design and Inclusion at Automattic

John Maeda is the Global Head of Computational Design and Inclusion at Automattic. Previously, he was a Partner at Kleiner Perkins where he founded the design and tech report that's read by people all...

15 Huhti 201847min

#82: Wendy Padua & Tami Forman - How Returnships help Mothers & Parents Get Back Into the Workforce

#82: Wendy Padua & Tami Forman - How Returnships help Mothers & Parents Get Back Into the Workforce

If you're a mom or you know some moms who want to know what it takes to break back into tech after you've been out of work for several years, this is a must-listen episode. Today's guest is Wendy Pad...

8 Huhti 20181h 1min

#81: Melissa Hereford - How to Win in a Salary Negotiation

#81: Melissa Hereford - How to Win in a Salary Negotiation

Melissa has been teaching negotiation tactics for the last 22 years. Today, Melissa Hereford is going to teach us how to negotiate, not only in terms of salary, but life in general - deadlines, rela...

2 Huhti 20181h 28min

#80: Jason Mayden - CEO 0f Superheroic and Former Designer at Jordan Sneaker

#80: Jason Mayden - CEO 0f Superheroic and Former Designer at Jordan Sneaker

Jason is widely known as a global brand director for the Jordan Brand at Nike, where he led and contributed to the creation of several shoes for athletes and cultural icons including Carmelo Anthony, ...

22 Maalis 20181h 1min

#79: Ghazal Asif - VP of Worldwide Channels Sales at App Dynamics

#79: Ghazal Asif - VP of Worldwide Channels Sales at App Dynamics

Ghazal Asif is the heading Channels Sales at App Dynamics and she shares her path into tech!

7 Maalis 20181h 10min