![#61: “{Re}-Discovering My Passion for Programming” with Hakon Verespej | Educative Sessions]()
April 14, 2021
Hakon Verespej was living the software developer's dream. After years of failed attempts, he'd finally landed a job at a major software company, but within a few years, he became disillusioned with his career as a whole. It took several years and a full career change to (re)discover just how deep his passion for the creative process of building software runs within him
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/vK5qycRgf1Q
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Hakon Verespej is a software developer who loves what he does enough that he doesn't call it "work." You can learn more about him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/verespej/.
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Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 61: "{Re}-Discovering My Passion for Programming" with Hakon Verespej | Educative Sessions
![#60: “Programming is a process. Let it come to you!” with Saad Akbar of Tintash | Educative Sessions]()
April 13, 2021
Saad Akbar used to think of himself as a very bad programmer. With practice and patience, he got better. In our session, he want to advise people that it's not worth stressing over. Getting good at programming comes with being patient with the process.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw8YMj5Ebhk
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ABOUT EDUCATIVE
Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 60: "Programming is a process. Let it come to you!" with Saad Akbar of Tintash | Educative Sessions
![#59: “I Am A Developer Manager (And That’s Okay)” with Ted Neward of Quicken Loans | Educative Sessions]()
April 4, 2021
Twenty-five years ago, in a meeting with his manager, Ted Neward swore he'd never step away from coding. Yet he is now a senior executive in an almost entirely non-technical role. What happened? What does it mean to go to the Dark Side? Why would he think you might want to do the same?
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/PaeHBmxwlZM
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ABOUT EDUCATIVE
Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 59: "I Am A Developer Manager (And That's Okay)" with Ted Neward of Quicken Loans | Educative Sessions
![#58: “PuPPys Welcome! Lessons From an Expert Python Community Organizer” with Alan Vezina of LabKey Software | Educative Sessions]()
April 4, 2021
Alan Vezina has helped build two successful tech communities from the ground up, Puget Sound Programming Python (PuPPy), and PyCascades. Nearly everything that could have gone wrong has, but it hasn't prevented PuPPy or PyCascades from thriving. PyCascades has sold out every single year, and despite leadership changing quite a lot over time, it has continued to be a success, even during a pandemic.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/d1f1UyvoM7o
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Alan Vezina is a Software Engineer, Community Organizer, Painter, and Home Chef. You can find Alan on twitter @fancysandwiches where he posts his new paintings regularly.
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Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 58: "PuPPys Welcome! Lessons From an Expert Python Community Organizer" with Alan Vezina of LabKey Software | Educative Sessions
![#57: “Don’t Take No For an Answer: Getting the Tech Job You Want” with Stevin Chacko of ChowNow | Educative Sessions]()
April 4, 2021
Stevin Chacko is a first generation immigrant hustled his way through college and pivoted his career several times, finally into data and analytics engineering. In a world of specialization, he talks about his path into different fields and how being a bit of a generalist with a lot of persistence can bring real value to your career.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/d1f1UyvoM7o
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Stevin Chacko is a Senior Data Analytics Engineer with ChowNow with an entrepreneurial sprit who loves to learn by doing. He is passionate about data and analytics, constantly learning and building products for businesses.
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Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 57: "Don't Take No For an Answer: Getting the Tech Job You Want" with Stevin Chacko of ChowNow | Educative Sessions
![#56: “A Standup Comedian’s Guide to Working in Tech” with Sean Ottey of Roland Cloud | Educative Sessions]()
April 4, 2021
Without a high school degree, Sean Ottey stumbled into software development via support and quality assurance ... and eventually hated it. After discovering stand-up comedy, Sean learned to love changing hats and work his extroverted side, interacting with customers and solving problems in the technology world.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/d1f1UyvoM7o
ABOUT OUR GUEST
From a janitor job, Sean Ottey moved into a tech support position. Knowing he could do more, he leveraged his experience into a Testing position. From there, development came next. Microsoft, startups and large companies. Almost immediately, he hated it. Being a Stand Up comedian, he decided to combine his tech knowledge with his speaking experience. Eventually realizing that customer experience is the key, he now runs a Customer Success Team for Roland Cloud. Learn more at https://rolandcloud.com.
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Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 56: "A Standup Comedian's Guide to Working in Tech" with Sean Ottey of Roland Cloud | Educative Sessions
![#55: “Pivoting into Code During a Pandemic” with Lisa Jiamsiriuongkul | Educative Sessions]()
April 3, 2021
At the beginning of the pandemic, Lisa Jiamsiriuongkul left her job to help her family navigate the challenging times of illness and death. Her previous jobs as a PM was a source of pride and purpose for her, but the pandemic changed what that career fulfillment meant to her. In the unique year we had, Lisa pivoted her efforts toward a full-time software engineering career in order to find her definition of “work-life balance”.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/JWrMbC7XofU
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Lisa Jiamsiriuongkul is a Software Engineer with a background in Product Operations and Project Management. She working on her technical portfolio to transition into a future developer role, check her out at visalisa.com. She previously worked in a data-driven PM role, where she was focused on the operational planning of data expansion and migration within the FinTech space.
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ABOUT EDUCATIVE
Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 55: "Pivoting into Code During a Pandemic" with Lisa Jiamsiriuongkul | Educative Sessions
![#54: “How a Crypto CEO Took on an Actual Force of Nature” with Greg Edwards of CyberStopper | Educative Sessions]()
April 3, 2021
While Greg Edwards was taking a break from running a managed service provider (MSP) IT company to walk his dog in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he found himself caught right in the thick of a LAND HURRICANE (a.k.a) derecho. Listen to the steps he took to keep his community safe as well as make sure his business stayed afloat during downed power lines and a maze of fallen trees.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/JWrMbC7XofU
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Greg has been a technology entrepreneur since 1998. Before Greg founded CryptoStopper, he started Axis Backup, a backup and disaster recovery company for the insurance industry. He saw firsthand the rapid increase in the damage cyber criminals were doing with debilitating malware resulting in high financial loss to vulnerable companies. Between 2012 and 2015, one in five of Axis Backup’s clients was hit by cybercrime. Greg realized effective cyber security could save businesses from costly downtime and compromised systems. In 2015, Axis Backup was acquired by J2 Global, freeing Greg to create CryptoStopper and focus exclusively on cybersecurity.
More about Greg: hhttps://kitcaster.com/greg-edwards/
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Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 54: "How a Crypto CEO Took on an Actual Force of Nature" with Greg Edwards of CyberStopper | Educative Sessions
![#53: “How a Teacher Quiets Her Impostor Syndrome” with Rachelle Rathbone of Atlassian | Educative Sessions]()
March 26, 2021
When Rachelle Rathbone was a teacher she felt totally confident in her craft but when she switched careers, that confidence vanished. She constantly questioned her abilities and often felt like the dumbest person in the room.
Over the years she's learned to push back on imposter syndrome but, to this day, it still rears its ugly head the moment it senses even a hint of self doubt.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/SsNJOB_UqBI
ABOUT OUR GUEST
In 2016, Rachelle Rathbone retired from teaching, enrolled in a 6-month coding bootcamp course and took on her first engineering role early 2017. She's worked at a startup, a retail giant, and has embarked on her next adventure at Atlassian.
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Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 53: "How a Teacher Learned to Quiet Her Impostor Syndrome" with Rachelle Rathbone of Atlassian | Educative Sessions
![#52: “A Sociological Doula Who Codes!” with Kay McKelly | Educative Sessions]()
March 24, 2021
Kay McKelly was in a PhD program for sociology, feeling unfulfilled and stunted in her interest in the Internet. She left sociology for midwifery, training as a doula and home birth midwife, volunteering with the Prison Birth Project. While she loved birthwork, she didn't want to mix capitalism with it, so she turned to something new: software development.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/8fwJdexUOw0
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Kay McKelly is currently a freelance software developer and virtual events organizer with the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR). When not in front of a computer, she likes knitting, cooking, petting all the cats, and continuous strand weaving.
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Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 52: "A Sociological Doula Who Codes!" with Kay McKelly | Educative Sessions
![#51: “An Uzbek Woman’s Path to Data Science” with Sally Mitrofanov of Microsoft | Educative Sessions]()
March 24, 2021
Sally Mitrofanov started in America from as an Uzbekistan immigrant tenth-grader without any idea what to do with her life or how to navigate the college system in a new country. She tried many different directions until she stumbled into a data science meetup in Seattle, then quit her job and hoped she had what it takes to become a data scientist.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/wMbfyqUyxnI
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Sally Mitrofanov came to the US with her family when she was 15 from Uzbekistan. She studied International Studies and Economics at Towson University. Then she self-studied Actuarial Science and worked as life insurance pricing analyst for 3 years before she discovered data science. She then went through the Galvanize DSI program and landed her first job at AWS Fraud Prevention. Now she works at Microsoft in the Customer Growth Analytics group.
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Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 51: "An Uzbek Woman's Path to Data Science" with Sally Mitrofanov of Microsoft | Educative Sessions
![#50: “Gaining My Focus Through Art and Engineering” with Parshad Patel | Educative Sessions]()
March 24, 2021
For much of his life, Parshad Patel struggled with being able to focus. He stammered when he communicated, avoided group activities, and often became lost in his own thought processes. After he sought professional help, Parshad realized the importance of being vulnerable in order to empower himself to change. Now that he is both a photographer and a professional in computer vision and deep learning, he's never been more comfortable in his own skin.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/HhbCtommdD0
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Parshad Patel is a serial entrepreneur and pragmatic researcher. He enjoy building products and connecting with folks solving humanity's next generation, especially in food and waste management. Parshad I currently work as a Data Scientist, Computer Vision at Yummly. He is also a hardcore meditation practitioner, photographer and HIIT-er.
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ABOUT EDUCATIVE
Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 50: "Gaining My Focus Through Art and Engineering" with Parshad Patel | Educative Sessions
![#49: “Creating Safe Communities, the Indie Gamer Way” with Angel Mero | Educative Sessions]()
March 10, 2021
Angel Mero became a community manager back in 2016, jumping into the pool without even dipping her toes in. After she got comfortable in the role, she got involved with the indie game development scene. Angel fit right in as a gamer, but what was it like for her being in the video game industry as a half-Asian female? Angel shares her passion for growing indies community and thoughts on how to do inclusivity and support the right way.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/Nlk4p_5z9GY
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Angel Mero (she/her) is one of the community managers of the Seattle Independent Developers and an avid video gamer.
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Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 49: "Creating Safe Communities, the Indie Gamer Way" with Angel Mero | Educative Sessions
![#48: “Climbing the Rugged Terrain of Tech in America” with Igor Packo of F5 Networks | Educative Sessions]()
March 10, 2021
When Igor Packo decided to move to the U.S. from Europe to start a new life with his wife Dawn Saquin, he thought he would have an easy time as someone pursuing a career in tech. Instead, his journey to finding a job took years of paperwork, interview prep, and adjusting for living standards and culture. Learn about the barriers and added burdens of applying for tech work as an immigrant in this session.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/vT_3SKuCZuk
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Igor Packo is a software engineer with F5 Networks, based in Seattle, Washington. Originally from Slovakia, he is an avid outdoors person, often getting lost somewhere in a nearby mountain but fully confident he will make his way back home.
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Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 48: "Climbing the Rugged Terrain of Tech in America" with Igor Packo of F5 Networks | Educative Sessions
![#47: “Keep calm, and try it on!” with Soundarya Ramakrishnan of Microsoft | Educative Sessions]()
March 10, 2021
Soundarya Ramakrishnan is one of many people who live with imposter syndrome in the tech industry. After trying out various roles, pursuing a second master's degree, and changing teams several times, Soundarya realized a healthy dose of the unknown helps to forge confidence. In this session, we talk how the seemingly debilitating mindset can actually liberate people and make them feel less like imposters.
Watch the YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/7Bh_7jfv9RA
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Soundarya Ramakrishnan is a software engineer at Microsoft. She enjoys learning and can usually be caught spinning several plates in the air - apart from work, she is a trained Bharatanatyam (South Indian classical dance form) dancer, bathroom singer and an aspiring novelist. When she grows up, she would like to become Hermione Granger.
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ABOUT EDUCATIVE
Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.
Episode 47: "Keep calm, and try it on!" with Soundarya Ramakrishnan of Microsoft | Educative Sessions
