#99: Iris Nevins - Teacher Who Became a Software Engineer at Mailchimp
Breaking Into Startups12 Syys 2018

#99: Iris Nevins - Teacher Who Became a Software Engineer at Mailchimp

In 2017, Iris Nevins decided to leave her work as a teacher in Florida to attend a bootcamp in the Bay Area - but it was not without its own struggles. Iris believes that when you’re on your path, no matter the road blocks, serendipitous things will happen. In 2018, Iris landed a job as a software engineer at MailChimp, an Atlanta-based marketing automation platform (although Iris works remotely in Oakland). Quick trivia: MailChimp sends out a whopping billion emails per day! Iris is also the founder of Organeyez, an organization that provides relevant tools and content to groups and organizations that work towards fostering social justice.

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#44: Anthony Pompliano - How an Army Sergeant became a Product Manager at Facebook

#44: Anthony Pompliano - How an Army Sergeant became a Product Manager at Facebook

Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano is best known for his hustle. Since early years, he's been coming up with business ideas and today he invests in companies and helps them grow. Before he became a Venture Ca...

21 Huhti 20171h 21min

#43: Soroush Mehraein - How a switch from Industrial to Software Engineering led to a job at Uber

#43: Soroush Mehraein - How a switch from Industrial to Software Engineering led to a job at Uber

UK-born Soroush Mehraein moved to the United States and graduated from UC Berkeley. He studies Industrial Engineering and ended up doing consulting for biopharma companies, Soroush attended a coding b...

20 Huhti 201730min

#42: Dan Pickett - Founder of Launch Academy

#42: Dan Pickett - Founder of Launch Academy

Based in Boston, Dan Pickett founded a program called Launch Academy built around the premise of helping people become the best version of themselves. Graduating over 500 people, the school is now set...

15 Huhti 201751min

#41: Kim Han - Biz Dev Deep Dive: from Tango to Business Development at Square

#41: Kim Han - Biz Dev Deep Dive: from Tango to Business Development at Square

Growing up in Taiwan for 17 years, Kimberly Han moved to Seattle to go to College where she majored in Psychology while minoring in Dance. For majority of her adult life she was a professional tango d...

11 Huhti 20171h 1min

#40: Quincy Larson - Founder of Free Code Camp, Community of 1,000,000+ People Learning How to Code

#40: Quincy Larson - Founder of Free Code Camp, Community of 1,000,000+ People Learning How to Code

Coming from a nontraditional background as an educator living in China for years, Quincy combined his passion for education and technology to launch Free Code Camp, an open-source community that helps...

9 Huhti 201755min

#38: Nimit Maru - Founder of Fullstack Academy & Grace Hopper

#38: Nimit Maru - Founder of Fullstack Academy & Grace Hopper

Realizing the need for a more rigorous and accelerated curriculum for software engineers, Nimit Maru founded Fullstack Academy. He also founded its sister school, the Grace Hopper Program, which is th...

3 Huhti 201749min

#39: Carly Robinson - Chicago Actress who became a Software Engineer at Slack

#39: Carly Robinson - Chicago Actress who became a Software Engineer at Slack

From dancing to coding, Carly Robinson left her theater career in New York and Chicago to break into tech. She attended Hackbright Academy and is now working as a software engineer at Slack. Prior t...

2 Huhti 20171h 6min

#37: Natasha Vianna - Teen Mom who led the #NoTeenShame Campaign & became Head of Community at Honor

#37: Natasha Vianna - Teen Mom who led the #NoTeenShame Campaign & became Head of Community at Honor

As a teen mom, Natasha Vianna had to deal with the stereotype that society has boxed her in. But she didn’t let this break her spirit. Natasha’s goal was and is to be the best version of herself. In f...

30 Maalis 201740min