#12: Shawn Drost - Founder of Hack Reactor
Shawn Drost is the Co-Founder of Hack Reactor, a coding bootcamp founded in 2012 along with his college friends Tony Phillips, Marcus Phillips, and Douglas Calhoun with the primary motive to set peopl...
3 Jan 201748min
#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 Jan 201743min
#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...
28 Dec 20161h 4min
#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 Dec 201637min
#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 Dec 201656min
#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 Dec 201657min
#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 Dec 201646min
#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 Dec 201650min
