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Learn to Code With Me

The Learn to Code With Me podcast, created by Laurence Bradford, is for aspiring techies and self-taught coders looking to transition into the tech industry. Want actionable insights on how you can get paid for your coding skills? Then you're in the right place!

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Learn to Code With Me
The End of Season 8 from 2021-09-07T08:00

As the eighth season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast draws to a close, I wanted to share a few quick updates on LTCWM ...

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S8E8: From Film Student and Rugby Player to Startup Software Engineer with Michael Poage from 2021-08-31T08:00

After playing rugby in college, working an unpaid filmmaking internship, and switching into recruiting, Michael Poage was feeling burnt out. But after teaching hi...

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S8E7: From Tutus to Tech: How a Ballerina Became a Front-End Developer With Kara Luton from 2021-08-17T08:00

At 17, Kara Luton was living on her own in New York City on her way to becoming a professional ballerina. But after realizing that a career in ballet wasn’t for h...

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S8E6: How to Code With Your Voice (No Typing Required) With Matt Wiethoff from 2021-08-03T08:00

Matt Wiethoff had a promising career in tech, until everything was put on pause because of an injury that made it painful to type on a keyboard. But he turned his...

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S8E5: From Admin Assistant and Cancer Survivor to Software Developer With Stacey Graham from 2021-07-20T08:00

It took Stacey Graham 13 years to earn her IT degree. She’s gone through a lot – moving into another state, becoming a mother of three, surviving cancer, and losi...

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S8E4: From Washing Dishes to Managing Engineers: How Jesse Weigel Pivoted into a New Tech Career from 2021-07-06T08:00

Jesse Weigel pivoted into a new tech career under a unique combination of circumstances – a growing family, a curiosity for coding, and a friend with a job opport...

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S8E3: From Prison to Programming: How Nikkole Spurgeon Learned to Code While Incarcerated from 2021-06-22T08:00

Nikkole Spurgeon has been through a lot - domestic violence, drug addiction, and even imprisonment. She knew that things should change, and that’s where coding ca...

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S8E2: From Frying Chicken to Working at Google With Danny Thompson from 2021-06-08T08:00

Danny Thompson was at a crossroads. He had to decide between staying at his job as a gas station fry cook or making a drastic career shift. And after learning to ...

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S8E1: From Stay-At-Home Mom to Full-Time Front-End Developer With Phoebe Voong-Fadel from 2021-05-25T08:05

In today’s episode, Phoebe Voong-Fadel talks about how she structured her days and found time to code as a stay-at-home mom, when she felt ready to start freelanc...

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The End of Season 7 from 2020-07-28T11:00

As the seventh season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast draws to a close, I reflect on the inspiring transformation stories we shared, including recaps of my f...

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The End of Season 7 from 2020-07-28T11:00

As the seventh season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast draws to a close, I reflect on the inspiring transformation stories we shared, including recaps of my f...

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S7E8: Building a Robotics Career and the Impact of Mentorship with Camille Eddy from 2020-07-21T11:00

As a young aspiring astronaut in high school, Camille Eddy started building websites to pay for her college housing. She’s a first-generation STEM student, and with support from key mentors, tod...

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S7E7: From Glassblower to Software Developer using Free Coding Resources with Michael Pimentel from 2020-07-14T11:00

With barely enough income to support his wife and child, not to mention a poor working environment for his physical and mental health, Michael Pimentel wanted to move on from being a glassblower...

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S7E6: An Unexpected Shift from Selling Beer to Coding Bootcamp with Caitlyn Greffly from 2020-07-07T11:00

Caitlyn Greffly used to travel around the country selling beer, but it got tiring. So in pursuit of a more sustainable way of living, Caitlyn started teaching herself to code. She ended up joini...

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S7E5: How a Passion for Patients turned this Pharmacist into a Software Developer with Newvick Lee from 2020-06-30T11:00

Newvick Lee is a software developer at WealthBar, a Canadian fintech company. He’s also working on Habitmon, a chatbot that helps with building habits. But before...

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S7E4: An Introduction to Vue.js with Developer and Author Erik Hanchett from 2020-06-23T11:00

Erik is a senior software engineer at an insurance technology company in Reno, Nevada. He’s also a tech author, podcast co-host, blogger, and YouTuber.  Listen

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S7E3: How a Former Squarespace Developer Helps New Coders Build Strong Technical Resumes with Rebecca Garcia from 2020-06-16T11:00

Rebecca Garcia is a Career Coach & Product Manager who helps women build fulfilling six-figure careers in tech.

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S7E2: How an English Professor Became a Front-End Web Developer with Bekah Hawrot Weigel from 2020-06-09T11:00

Bekah Hawrot Weigel is a mother of four and a former part-time English teacher who redefined her life through coding. As she was giving birth to her fourth child, Bekah experienced trauma that l...

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S7E1: Making the Pivot from Pastor to Web Designer with Chris Misterek from 2020-06-02T11:00

With a full-time job as a worship pastor and as a single dad of three girls, Chris Misterek couldn’t afford to take any job that required him to be away from home. So on a friend’s recommendatio...

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S7E0: Introducing Season 7 of the Learn to Code With Me Podcast from 2020-06-02T10:55

Host Laurence Bradford shares an update on Learn to Code with Me, including what’s new for Season 7 of the podcast. She also shares a few major updates on her lif...

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The End of Season 6 from 2019-10-16T15:00:39

As the sixth season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast comes to an end, I share a few updates about what’s coming up over the next few months.

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S6E20: What It Takes to Launch a Successful Side Hustle from 2019-10-15T11:00

Tommy Griffith has been doing search engine optimization for more than 10 years. He was previously managed SEO at PayPal and Airbnb, and now runs ClickMinded, a d...

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S6E19: An Introduction to Open Source Projects for Beginners from 2019-10-08T11:00

Safia Abdalla is an open source developer, writer, and a software engineer at Microsoft and she also co-hosts the BookBytes...

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S6E18: Etsy Data Engineering Director Shares Her Experience of Inclusion in Tech from 2019-10-01T11:00

Jenn Clevenger is Etsy's Data Engineering Director. In this role, she leads engineering teams in charge of Big Data platforms, Business insights infrastructure an...

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S6E17: From Newbie Coder to Google Software Engineer in Just 6 Months from 2019-09-24T11:00

Clément Mihailescu enrolled in a coding bootcamp without ever having written a single line of code. Less than six months later, he secured a job at Google as a so...

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S6E16: Falling into a Career in FinTech and Content Marketing from 2019-09-17T11:00

Ina Yulo is the global manager for BrightTALK's FinTech and Women in Business communities. She also advises companies including tech giants and large banks on con...

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S6E15: The Rise of Coding Bootcamps (And How They Can Transform Your Career) from 2019-08-06T11:00

It can be tough to know if a coding bootcamp is the right investment for you. Before you make that decision, you should weigh all the factors involved and evaluat...

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S6E14: An Introduction to Data Privacy and Data Protection for Developers from 2019-07-30T11:00

If you want to work in tech or run your own business, chances are high that you’ll be working with data at some point. That means you need to know about data priv...

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S6E13: Becoming a DevOps Engineer With No Experience and No Degree from 2019-07-23T11:00

Logan Tran made his tech transition from the music industry about five and a half years ago. He began by self-teaching and building his own projects. He was soon ...

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S6E12: How a Stay-At-Home Mom Landed a Remote Junior Developer Position In Just 9 Months from 2019-07-16T11:00

Christina Gorton is a self-taught creative coder and instructor who works remotely from Costa Rica. She was a stay-at-home mom for 5 years before transitioning in...

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S6E11: What Is a Hackathon and How Do You Prepare for One from 2019-06-25T11:00

"Hacking" isn’t always a bad word in the tech space anymore, thanks to the growing popularity of "ethical hacking" and events like "hackathons".

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S6E10: How to Use Personal Branding to Land a Job in Tech from 2019-06-18T11:00

Recent tech graduate Marie Armstrong discusses how to stand out to employers if you’re not a straight-A student, and the importance of personal branding to get your name heard.

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S6E9: How to Learn Software Engineering Self-Taught vs College from 2019-06-11T11:00

Is getting a college degree worth it if you want to be a software engineer? Mosh Hamedani discusses the best ways to teach yourself tech skills, and why college education may not be the best rou...

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S6E8: How to Market Yourself Online as a Niche Freelancer from 2019-06-04T11:00

Kyle Prinsloo, founder of studywebdevelopment.com, shares advice on finding your freelance niche, how to start your full-time freelance career, and how to market yourself online.

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S6E7: How to Combine Your Passions to Create Your Own Career in Tech from 2019-05-28T11:00

Entrepreneur, content creator and educator Masha Zvereva talks about influencer marketing, how to create your own tech career, and why she founded her business, C...

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S6E6: Digital Literacy and the History of the Internet from 2019-05-21T11:00

Chris Castiglione, the founder of One Month, discusses what it means for the internet to be decentralized and the importance of having digital literacy skills in ...

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S6E5: How One Airport Security Officer Became an IT Solutions Specialist from 2019-05-14T11:00

Find out how former airport security officer Samit Saini transitioned into tech, despite being dyslexic and leaving high school at the age of 16.

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S6E4: Web Development, JavaScript and Building an Online Presence from 2019-05-07T11:00

Wes Bos discusses his extensive background in tech, why he started creating online JavaScript courses, and shares some tips on how to build an online presence.

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Tech Toolbox 2019: The Fastest Way to Become a Developer (Even as a Beginner) from 2019-05-03T11:00

Imtiaz Ahmed shares why Java and Python are great languages to learn first, and how to become a software developer quickly - even if you’re a complete beginner. Listen

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Tech Toolbox 2019: Learning to Code How Online Education Has Evolved from 2019-05-02T11:00

Mark Lassoff explains how online education has evolved over the years and the best way for beginners to start learning how to code.

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Tech Toolbox 2019: Jumpstart Your Freelance Developer Career from 2019-05-01T11:00

Hahna Kane Latonick tells us how freelancing on the side can help you reach financial goals, who freelancing is and isn’t right for, and the main challenges new f...

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Tech Toolbox 2019: How to Learn Development Fundamentals from 2019-04-30T11:00

Michael Hartl explains how to learn the prerequisites to web development, and why you should have a project or goal in mind before you start learning.

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Tech Toolbox 2019: How to Find Your Tech Career Fit from 2019-04-29T11:00

Jeremy Schifeling shares his advice on finding your ideal tech career fit and how to position yourself during the job hunt.

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S6E3: Why Accessibility Matters (According to a Totally Blind Programmer) from 2019-04-23T11:00

Judith Lung tells her incredible story about learning to code while blind, what it’s like to work as a blind web developer, and why accessibility in tech matters....

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S6E2: Why Tech is the Perfect Industry for Working Moms from 2019-04-16T11:00

Erica Peterson, founder of Moms Can Code, discusses her difficult education and how she launched her own business to teach other stay-at-home moms how to work in ...

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S6E0: Introducing Season 6 of the Learn to Code With Me Podcast from 2019-04-09T11:00

A look back on season 5 of the Learn to Code With Me podcast, and what’s coming up in season 6. 

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S6E1: How One Podcast Listener Became a Junior Dev (Without a College Degree) from 2019-04-09T11:00

Jesse Moore realized his ambition to work in tech by listening to the LTCWM podcast, and now he’s a junior developer. He shares his advice for those who want to d...

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Celebrating 100 Episodes of the LTCWM Podcast With Host Laurence Bradford from 2019-04-02T11:00

In this special anniversary episode, I’m interviewed by my friend and former colleague, Jess Catorc. I talk about how I started my career in an unrelated field, why I started learning to code, w...

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The End of Season 5 from 2019-03-19T11:00

As the fifth season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast comes to an end, I share a few updates about what’s coming up over the next few months.

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S5E20: How to Travel and Work Remotely Using Your Tech Skills from 2019-03-12T11:00

Full stack developer, Dave Trabka, talks about talks about how he worked abroad, what working on the road actually looks like, and the pros and cons of travelling...

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S5E19: How One Senior Developer Bounced Back From a Mental Breakdown from 2019-03-05T12:00

Senior developer Seph Cordovano discusses the stress, overwork, and overwhelm that can come with working in the tech industry. He also shares his tips for looking...

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S5E18: Why You Should Learn to Code Even if You Don’t Want to Work in Tech from 2019-02-26T12:00

Joy Carrera discusses the benefits of learning some basic coding skills even if you’re not a technical person and don’t want to be, as well as the perks of being ...

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S5E17: How to Transition to a Tech Role Within Your Current Company from 2019-02-19T12:00

Information security trainer Kristen Kozinski discusses learning cybersecurity skills, moving into a more technical role within the company you work for, starting...

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S5E16: How to Start Your Own Business from 2019-02-12T12:00

The Sprout Society founder Nicole Swartz discusses how you can start your own business, the important elements that make up a business plan, and some of the behind-the-scenes operations that go ...

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S5E15: How to Choose the Best Laptop for Programming from 2019-02-05T12:00

Full-time software engineer and part-time YouTuber Forrest Knight shares his advice on choosing the best laptop to suit your needs, whether it’s for programming or also to do more demanding task...

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S5E14: How to Get Started as a Freelance Developer from 2019-01-29T12:00

Homeschooling mom of four and freelance web developer Sarah Greer explains what it’s like to freelance, how she landed her first clients, what she wishes she’d kn...

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S5E13: 7 Emerging Technologies to Learn in 2019 from 2019-01-22T12:00

Corporate trainer and YouTuber Navin Reddy discusses emerging technologies for 2019, what’s changed since last year, how to keep up-to-date on tech trends, and mo...

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S5E12: How to Have a Successful Career in Product Design from 2019-01-15T12:00

Lenora Porter discusses how she hustled her way into tech and redefined what it means to be an artist in a world of technology. We also learn about her career journey, how she landed her first d...

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S5E11: How to Get Into the Tech Industry With No Experience from 2019-01-08T12:00

Sameer Syed works at Jigsaw, building technology to fight online censorship. He shares the steps he took to t...

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Taking a Short Break for the Holidays from 2018-12-18T12:00

Laurence announces a short break and shares where you can follow her online in the meantime. She also shares the details of a free upcoming training called How To Close Your First Web Developmen...

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S5E10: Time Management Tips to Help You Break into Tech from 2018-12-11T12:00

Self-taught developer, speaker, and community builder Pauline Narvas discusses time management techniques, productivity, health and wellness and the role they in ...

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S5E9: Why Tech Careers Are Great for Introverts and Extroverts from 2018-12-04T12:00

Co-founder of Dev.to Jess Lee discusses why tech is a great career choice for introverts and extroverts, and how introverts and extroverts can learn from each oth...

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S5E8: How to Keep Going When Transitioning into Tech Gets Hard from 2018-11-27T12:00

Former blacksmith and farrier Josh Kemp talks about the obstacles he overcame on his way to becoming a developer (in just 9 months and 2 days).

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S5E7: How to Make a Midlife Career Change Into Tech from 2018-11-20T12:00

Career coach and founder of Career Rehab, Kanika Tolver, shares her advice for transitioning into tech later in life.


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S5E6: How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome When Working in Tech from 2018-11-12T14:15:30

Rebecca Lima - the founder of Lieu - chats about how to overcome imposter syndrome and self-doubt when working in tech or in an environment where you're different...

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S5E5: How to Come up with Coding Projects to Build from 2018-11-06T12:00

Interview Cake founder Parker Phinney discusses why you should build programming projects, how to come up with ideas, and how to use your projects to land a job i...

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S5E4: How to Stay Motivated as You Learn to Code from 2018-10-30T11:00

Former data scientist and CEO of Edlitera, Claudia Virlanuta, teaches us how to stay motivated to learn to code and overcome any obstacles in our way.

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S5E3: How to Decide What Programming Languages to Learn from 2018-10-23T11:00

Writer and teacher David Clinton explains how to figure out which programming language to learn, the best way to learn it, and how many languages you should learn...

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S5E2: 14 Different Tech Careers That Could Be Your Next Job from 2018-10-16T11:00

Team Treehouse's Chief Product Officer Londa Quisling talks us through the different kinds of tech jobs found within organizations. We also chat about how coding skills can help people in a “mid...

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S5E1: How to Decide if Tech is For You (And What to Do Next) from 2018-10-09T11:00

Eileen Ho became a software engineer at LinkedIn after working as a math teacher for almost a decade. She discusses the fears she had about her new career, common...

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S5E0: Introducing Season 5 of the Learn to Code With Me Podcast from 2018-10-09T10:30

What’s changed at Learn to Code With Me since season 4 of the podcast and what’s coming up in season 5.

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S4E19: From Learning to Code on a Phone to Working for an MIT Startup With Elvis Chidera from 2018-03-06T12:00

Elvis Chidera is a software developer who grew up in a rural part of Nigeria and taught himself how to code on a Nokia phone.

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S4E18: An Introduction to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency With Chris Castiglione from 2018-02-27T12:00

Chris Castiglione is the co-founder and CEO of One Month, a professor at Columbia Un...

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S4E17: Learning to Code While Working Full Time With a Family With Michael Tombor from 2018-02-20T17:00

Mike Tombor is learning to code while working full time at a health insurance company. He also has two kids and a fiancé.

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S4E16: Coding Bootcamp or College Degree? With David Yang from 2018-02-13T12:00

David Yang is the co-founder and lead instructor at Fullstack Academy, and has 17 years of programming experience...

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S4E15: How to Teach Yourself Data Science With David Venturi from 2018-02-06T12:00

David Venturi is a former chemical engineer who began pursuing a tech career in 2015 and found a passion in data.

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S4E14: Pregnancy and Parenthood in the Tech Industry With Vidya Srinivasan from 2018-01-30T12:00

Vidya Srinivasan is an engineer, speaker, and singer, who works as a program manager at Microsoft and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science.

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S4E13: Pursuing a Career in Machine Learning With CTO Allan Leinwand from 2018-01-23T12:45

Allan Leinwand is the CTO at ServiceNow. Over his career, he has built a reputation for managing the world’s most deman...

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S4E12: Growing a Freelancing Business as a Data Scientist with Lillian Pierson from 2018-01-16T12:00

Lillian Pierson is a freelance data scientist for SMEs and entrepreneurs, as well as a trainer, speaker, and coach for people who want to get into data science and analytics.

Before she g...

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S4E11: From Theatre to Programming with Dev Mastery Founder Bill Sourour from 2018-01-09T05:55

Bill Sourour is the founder of DevMastery.com, the founder and president of technology consulting firm Arcnovus, and a frequent consultant for the Cana...

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S4E10: Tech Advocacy, Community and Conferences With Bridget Kromhout from 2018-01-02T12:00

Bridget Kromhout is a DevOps professional with a passion for giving back to her community.

In her professional working life so far, Bridget spent 15 years as an operations engineer, and n...

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S4E9: How to Become a Data Scientist Without a Degree With Fernando Hidalgo from 2017-12-26T12:00

Fernando Hidalgo is a self-taught data scientist who went from being a teacher’s assistant to a data scientist in just one-and-a-half years.

After studying economics in school, Fernando h...

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S4E8: How to Stand Out and Get Paid More With Josh Doody from 2017-12-19T12:00

Josh Doody is a salary negotiation coach and author who helps software developers receive more job offers and negotiate higher salaries.

In addition to helping clients one-on-one, Josh wr...

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S4E7: How to Become a Software Engineer at Amazon and Volunteer on the Side With Christine Chapman from 2017-12-12T12:00

By day, Christine Chapman works as a software engineer at Audible, where she's been ever since leaving her previous role as a full-stack Android developer at Amaz...

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S4E5: How to Get Started in Data Analytics With Ben Collins from 2017-11-28T12:00

Ben Collins is a spreadsheet developer, data consultant, and data analytics instructor. He blogs and creates courses at Listen

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S4E4: From Fashion Model to Frontend Developer With Madison Kanna from 2017-11-21T12:00

In just one year, Madison Kanna transitioned careers from fashion model to software engineer. She is now a fullstack developer at Listen

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S4E3: Learning Data Science as a Beginner With Alice Zhao from 2017-11-14T12:00

In today’s episode I talk with Alice Zhao, a senior data scientist at Metis. We talk about her background in analytics, the importance of storytelling in data science, and her advice for anyone ...

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S4E2: How to Break Into a DevOps Career With Nicole Forsgren from 2017-11-07T12:00

In this second episode of Season 4, I talk with Dr. Nicole Forsgren, the CEO and Chief Scientist at DevOps Research and Assessment. We chat about what DevOps is, the skills a DevOps career requi...

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S4E1: How to Create a Successful Mobile App With Mark Price from 2017-10-31T11:00

Mark Price is a mobile app developer and the CEO of Devslopes. He shares how he got into app development, what makes a successful app, and how he started teaching online.

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S4E0: Introducing Season 4 of the Learn to Code With Me Podcast from 2017-10-31T10:30

Welcome to season 4 of the Learn to Code With Me podcast. In this episode, I tell you what you can expect from this season, who I’ll be talking to, and how you can keep in touch.

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S3E20: Careers in Security with Veracode Co-founder Chris Wysopal from 2017-08-08T11:00

Chris Wysopal is the co-founder and chief technology officer at Veracode, where he oversees technology strategy and information security. In our conversation, he talks about challenges and caree...

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S3E20: Careers in Security with Veracode Co-founder Chris Wysopal from 2017-08-08T11:00

Chris Wysopal is the co-founder and chief technology officer at Veracode, where he oversees technology strategy and information security. In our conversation, he talks about challenges and caree...

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S3E19: Improving the Quality of Online Education with edX CEO Anant Agarwal from 2017-08-01T11:00

Anant Agarwal is a professor at MIT, as well as the founder and CEO of edX - an online learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT. We talk about how and why edX was started, trends in online l...

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S3E18: Becoming a Software Engineer and Crushing Coder Stereotypes with Laura Medalia from 2017-07-25T11:00

Laura Medalia is a software engineer and avid Instagram user. She majored in english, but taught herself code on the side. From college she got a job in a health tech startup. Laura shares how s...

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S3E17: Starting an In-Person Coding Bootcamp with Matt Lane from 2017-07-18T11:00

Matt Lane - the co-founder and lead instructor at Rithm School - shares how he created a coding bootcamp in San Francisco. He also gives us some great interview tips.

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S3E16: Using Market Research to Build a Wearable Tech Company with Yasmine Mustafa from 2017-07-11T11:00

Yasmine Mustafa is the CEO and founder of ROAR for Good, a hardware company that provides women with technology to help keep them safe. In this interview she shares with us her journey into tech...

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S3E15: Learning How To Code with Code Crew Co-founder Jamal O'Garro from 2017-07-04T11:00

Jamal O’Garro lost his job in finance and was unemployed for a year before he taught himself how to code and set up Code Crew. In this interview, Jamal shares some of the best resources availabl...

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S3E14: Mastering the Art of Negotiation in the Workplace with Alexandra Dickinson from 2017-06-27T11:00

Alexandra Dickinson, the CEO and founder of Ask For It, shares her advice on the art of negotiation both in the workplace and at home. She shares some great tips on making more money from a new ...

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S3E13: High School Dropout to Salesforce Admin with Zac Otero from 2017-06-20T11:00

Zac Otero dropped out of high school and worked at factories and other odd jobs before becoming a Salesforce admin. In this interview, Zac shares how he taught himself Salesforce and made the gi...

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S3E12: Teaching Kids to Code with Entrepreneur Katy Lynch from 2017-06-13T11:00

Codeverse co-founder and CMO Katy Lynch tells us how she created Kidscript - a programming language for children. She also tell us about her mission to teach 1 billion kids how to code and offer...

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S3E11: Assessing Tech Job Trends with Indeed SVP of Product Raj Mukherjee from 2017-06-06T11:00

Raj Mukherjee, SVP of Product at Indeed.com, discusses tech job trends, the value of coding bootcamps, and shares advice for people looking to switch into a tech career later in life.

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S3E10: Starting and Scaling Lucidchart with CTO Ben Dilts from 2017-05-30T11:00

Lucidchart co-founder and CTO Ben Dilts shares how he started and scaled Lucidchart, a diagramming tool for visual communication. Ben also gives advice for those learning how to code.

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S3E9: Empowering Women to be Experts in Tech with Seema Gururaj from 2017-05-23T11:00

Seema Gururaj is the Founder and CEO of Square Circle Inc., a platform that empowers women technologists to grow their profile as an expert. In this interview, Seema offers advice for women who ...

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S3E8: iOS Development and Side Hustles with Janina Kutyn from 2017-05-16T11:00

Janina Kutyn is an iOS developer who has lived in four countries around the world. In our conversation, she shares what it was like working at Apple, what led her start (and later end) her side ...

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S3E7: Coding Daily Through #100daysofcode with Alexander Kallaway from 2017-05-09T11:00

Alexander Kallaway explains how he taught himself how to code and what led him to start the #100daysofcode movement. He also shares advice for fellow beginners feeling stuck as they learn to cod...

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S3E6: Verizon Store Manager to Ventures Development Manager with Christie Pitts from 2017-05-02T11:00

Christie Pitts shares how she worked her way up at Verizon from store manager to venture development manager. Christie also offers advice for those looking to get started in venture capital.

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S3E5: Getting Into Tech with Dev Bootcamp's Director of Curriculum Steven Harms from 2017-04-25T11:00

Steven Harms, Dev Bootcamp's Director of Curriculum, describes how he first got into tech. He also shares how his career evolved from working as a software engineer to helping others become soft...

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S3E4: Software Product Management and Building a Startup with Sam Gimbel from 2017-04-18T11:00

Sam Gimbel is Co-Founder and Head of Product at Clark, an app for tutors to manage all aspects of their businesses. Before starting Clark, Sam spent six years working as a PM in NYC at companies...

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