#54: Erica Prenga – How a Graphic Design Major became an Experience Engineer at Adobe
By Timur Meyster on June 2, 2017
Erica Prenga is currently an Experience Developer at Adobe. Aware that she had a different learning style, she decided to quit college after her fourth year of studying graphic design until she ultimately figured that…
#52: Kristin Parke – How a Music & a Biology major became a Security Hacker
By Timur Meyster on May 24, 2017
Kristin Parke is a hacker aka a security consultant at the NCC Group. She shares her journey into tech and how she transitioned from music to science until ultimately she becoming an engineer. In this…
#51: K. Mannah Kallon – an Educator who became a Software Engineer at Stitch Fix
By Timur Meyster on May 19, 2017
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…
#49: Yusuf Soomro – An 18-year-old College Dropout who Became a Software Engineer at Omada Health
By Timur Meyster on May 12, 2017
Yusuf Soomro figured out a way to incorporate his love of healthcare into tech and basically fast-track his way to a well-paying job. Dropping out of college as a pre-med, he decided to become a…
#48: Chloe Condon – An Actress who Quit her Day Job as an Office Manager and Became a Software Engineer
By Timur Meyster on May 9, 2017
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…
#45: Kenny Tran – 19-year old who completed App Academy & Hack Reactor and skipped college to become an Engineer
By Timur Meyster on April 27, 2017
Kenny Tran is a passionate writer and coder. He chose to forego college and instead pursued his personal projects and his love of writing. After reading a post on Hacker News about App Academy, he…
#43: Soroush Mehraein – How a switch from Industrial to Software Engineering led to a job at Uber
By Timur Meyster on April 21, 2017
UK-born Soroush Mehraein moved to the United States and graduated from UC Berkeley. He studies Industrial Engineering and ended up doing consulting for biopharma companies, Soroush attended a coding bootcamp and transitioned into the software…
#42: Dan Pickett – Founder of Launch Academy
By Artur Meyster on April 17, 2017
Based in Boston, Dan Pickett founded a program called Launch Academy built around the premise of helping people become the best version of themselves. Graduating over 500 people, the school is now set to expand…
#40: Quincy Larson – Founder of Free Code Camp
By Artur Meyster on April 11, 2017
Coming from a nontraditional background as an educator living in China for years, Quincy combined his passion for education and technology to launch Free Code Camp, an open-source community that helps people learn how to…
