#116 - FFTSquad – A Career Karma Squad of Highly Motivated People Breaking Into Tech Together
Breaking Into Startups15 Heinä 2019

#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 switch careers into tech. They were with us early from the very beginning. In fact, a lot of the members of the FFT Squad were part of Career Karma before the app even came out. Here are their names: Meet the FFT Squad: Melanie Harris (Ms. CEO, Lady Savage) Jennifer Weaver (J-Smooth) Elisabeth Earley (Lady Boom) Benjamin Earley (Benny Boom) Tyrone Smith (Fly Ty) Elise Spain (Famous Amos) Levar Morris (The Wizard) Jennifer Carney (J-Chill) Gregory Jordan (Papa Smurf) Kesha Lake (Rose Code) For those of you who may not know, Career Karma was started by Artur, Ruben & Timur as a result of us breaking into tech and launching the Breaking Into Startups Podcast together. Today, Career Karma is a community that matches people to the best coding bootcamps and gives them support for the rest of their careers. The FFT Squad is a living testament that developing your technical skills can totally change your life. No matter who you are, what color you are, what race you are, or what religion you are – you DEFINITELY can do this!

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#13: Elaina Koros - Content Strategist who hustled her way into Facebook

#13: Elaina Koros - Content Strategist who hustled her way into Facebook

With a huge appreciation for writing and journalism, Elaina Koros majored in Government and English Studies while attending Georgetown University. Today, Elaina works as a Content Strategist at Facebo...

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#11: Richard Purcell - Sales Director who worked his way up from an entry level role

#11: Richard Purcell - Sales Director who worked his way up from an entry level role

An East Coast native, Richard Purcell travelled cross country and courageously took the risk of taking an entry level job even though he was overqualified because it meant a chance to break into tech....

1 Tammi 201743min

#10: Melanie Araujo - Designer and Founder of Front & Center that helps people break into tech

#10: Melanie Araujo - Designer and Founder of Front & Center that helps people break into tech

A Boston-native and freelance designer, Melanie Araujo is the Founder of Front & Center, a company that helps underprivileged people break into tech through design. Prior to design, Melanie has a prof...

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#9: Ben Creasy - Alaskan Government Official turned Software Engineer

#9: Ben Creasy - Alaskan Government Official turned Software Engineer

An Alaskan-native, Ben Creasy wanted to pursue engineering since a young age but due to health issues, he ended up getting a degree in Economics and Philosophy in Oregon. At 24, Ben held elected offic...

27 Joulu 201637min

#8: Neil Shah - Quit his Finance job to help Homeless folks get Jobs

#8: Neil Shah - Quit his Finance job to help Homeless folks get Jobs

A South Californian native, Neil Shah would never have thought that a walking tour of Tenderloin with Del Seymour could practically change his life forever as well as the many lives of homeless people...

21 Joulu 201656min

#7: Max Rencoret - Deep dive into Growth Marketing and building a product

#7: Max Rencoret - Deep dive into Growth Marketing and building a product

Max Rencoret grew up in Chile where he first got exposed to its education system, startup culture, economic climate, government and other things that led him to a career in Growth Marketing, where he ...

15 Joulu 201657min

#6: Nico Roberts - Consultant who became Head of Customer Success

#6: Nico Roberts - Consultant who became Head of Customer Success

Nico Roberts is the Head of Customer Success at OnboardIQ. Customer success is a highly important in any startup. It not only ensures client satisfaction and handling customer complaints, but it also ...

14 Joulu 201646min

#5: Meghan Schofield - How she became a UX designer coming from a traditional background in art

#5: Meghan Schofield - How she became a UX designer coming from a traditional background in art

Meghan Schofield is an Ohio-native who has an impressive knack for creative problem solving. Prior to her current role as a UX/Product Designer at infrastructure startup, CoreOS, Meghan worked in the...

11 Joulu 201650min