#164 Sandra Ahlgrimm pushed the boundaries
Sandra took us from her first computer and attempts at circumventing her parent's restrictions, all the way to her current job as a developer advocate at Microsoft. We talked about her studies, hackat...
17 Aug 202149min
#163 Layla Porter was led to coding by her horse riding and personal coaching business
In this episode, Layla took us on a wild ride, which started... on horseback. She told us the story of her first career as a horse-riding teacher and fitness coach, followed by her pilates and persona...
10 Aug 202151min
#162 Mark Noonan from roadie to accessibility problem solver
Mark first told us how computers and programming entered his childhood and left him to study musicology instead. We then talked about how working with people with disabilities made him long for some t...
3 Aug 202149min
#161 Russ Miles is now a professional chaos monkeys tamer
Delve into a captivating narrative that unravels the intricate journey of a seasoned tech pioneer. This conversation navigates the dynamic interplay between curiosity, persistence, and the power of a ...
27 Jul 202151min
#160 Amir Sadoughi built his career on curiosity
Amir took us way back into his first "decade," when he discovered computers, programming, and eventually Linux. We explored his curiosity and what he took out of his 4 jobs. We discussed customer-cent...
20 Jul 202132min
#159 Ryan Hamblin is an experiential learner
Ryan told us about his first love for exercise and the outdoors. Then he described how he rationally chose to embrace software development and almost failed at it. We talked about the two boot camps h...
13 Jul 202150min
#158 Kara Luton went from ballet and public relations to developer
Kara took us from her ballet studies and first career in PR to her front-end development Bootcamp. We discussed learning styles and growing into a new industry. We then talked about interviewing and t...
6 Jul 202144min
#157 Shahid Iqbal from drug design to software development
Shahid took us from his desire to create drugs all the way to his new developer job in New Zealand. We spoke about his Ph.D., changing careers, discovering computers (again), making your hobby into yo...
29 Jun 202146min
