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By Timur Meyster on June 2, 2017
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#53: Ysiad Ferreiras – How a kid from the Bronx became the VP of Sales at Hustle
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#52: Kristin Parke – How a Music & a Biology major became a Security Hacker
By Timur Meyster on May 24, 2017
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#51: K. Mannah Kallon – an Educator who became a Software Engineer at Stitch Fix
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From a chef to restaurateur to Math teacher to software engineer, Mannah Kallon has a pretty crazy and nontraditional background. That makes him an asset on anyone’s team. He earned degrees in Psychology and Philosophy…
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#49: Yusuf Soomro – An 18-year-old College Dropout who Became a Software Engineer at Omada Health
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#48: Chloe Condon – An Actress who Quit her Day Job as an Office Manager and Became a Software Engineer
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Based in San Francisco, Hackbright Academy is focused on teaching women how to code. We’re recording several interviews with Hackbright graduates including our guest today, Chloe Condon. Growing up in a family of artists in…
#47: Wayne Neale – Founder of GrowthX Academy
By Timur Meyster on May 6, 2017
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