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CodeNewbie
The CodeNewbie podcast was born from CodeNewbie, an organization which fosters a supportive, international community of people learning to code. Each season, host Saron Yitbarek delivers stories and interviews from people of diverse backgrounds and expertise about their coding journeys, as well as b...
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S27:E8 - Learning AI (Matt Eland)
Meet Matt Eland, AI Specialist at Leading EDJE. Matt shares what sparked his passion for AI years ago, why he’s made the decision to go back to school...
S27:E7 - Tech and Art (Chris Immel)
Meet Chris Immel, AI Engineer and Digital Artist at Luminifera Projects. Chris shares how he works to create a symbiosis between software development...
S27:E6 - The Crossover of Health, Technology and Art (Daniel Bourke)
Meet Daniel Bourke, Founder of mrdbourke Studios and Founder of Nutrify. Daniel shares his experiences trying to learn to code four different times be...
S27:E5 - Navigating the AI Evolution (Chelsea Kaufman)
Meet Chelsea Kaufman, Founder and CEO of LEARN Academy Chelsea shares why her background in theater set her up perfectly to found LEARN Academy, an AI...
S27:E4 - Living the Dream with AI (Rob Frelow)
Meet Rob Frelow, Co-founder & Chief AI Officer at The Storygraph. Rob shares how a trip in his friend’s Tesla led him to enroll in his first AI course...
S27:E3 - Helping You Build Machine Learning Products (Pau Labarta Bajo)
Meet Pau Bajo, Machine Learning Engineer and Educator at Real-World Machine Learning. Pau talks to Saron about transitioning from working daily in Exc...
S27:E2 - The Journey from Sound Engineer to Software Engineer (Alejandro Aspinwall)
In this week’s episode, we explore the journey of Alejandro Aspinwall, a Frontend Engineer at Amazon. You’ll hear how Alejandro began his career deepl...
S27:E1 - Nurturing Relationships for AI Excellence (Shawn Charles)
Meet Shawn Charles, Developer Advocate & Community Manager at The Hunt. Shawn shares with Saron how he got into tech solely by building and maintainin...
S26:E8 - Being Open to the Unexpected (Katherine Evans)
Meet Katherine Evans, Lead Engineering Instructor at Actualize Coding Bootcamp and Senior Software Engineer at Neon One. Katherine walks us through he...
S26:E7 - Thoughts on Degrees and Bootcamps (Johnny Proano)
Saron speaks with Johnny Proano, Associate Software Engineer at Hilton Grand Vacations. Initially drawn to code while building his personal DJ website...
S26:E6 - Embracing Rest for Productivity (Ronesha Dennis)
Saron chats with Ronesha Dennis, Founder and Lead Engineer at Bergeron-Woodley. Ronesha talks about growing up and how tech played a role in her child...
S26:E5 - Exploring the Path from Medicine to a Tech Career (Shona Chan)
Saron speaks with Shona Chan this week about her experience navigating the world of software following a successful career as a doctor in the field of...
S26:E4 - The Ins and Outs of LinkedIn (Laura Thorson)
Saron chats with Laura Thorson, Program Manager at GitHub. Laura talks about how she was always interested in singing, dancing and music growing up wh...
S26:E3 - Learning to Code with a Full-Time Job (Beau Carnes)
In this week’s episode, Saron chats with Beau Carnes, Director of Technology Education at freeCodeCamp. Beau shares insights into his career trajector...
S26:E2 - Freelancing While Homeschooling (Sarah Greer)
In this episode, Saron chats with Lead Web Developer, Sarah Greer. Sarah talks about her coding journey and how she juggled her passion for coding thr...
S26:E1 - Make Your Accomplishments Visible (Camille Eddy)
This week, Saron talks with Camille Eddy, Technical Product Manager. Camille talks about her life growing up as a Pastor’s child, how she started and...
S25:E8 - Empowering Developers of All Abilities (Judith Lung)
Saron chats with Judith Lung, Software Engineer at LinkedIn. Judith shares how she found herself in tech after initially getting her masters in Clinic...
S25:E7 - Overcoming Fears and Pursuing Passions (Stefi Rosca)
Saron chats with Stefi Rosca, Frontend Engineer at Typeform. Stefi talks about their path to breaking into tech in their later twenties after having a...
S25:E6 - Big Tech: What They Say vs. What They Mean (Rachel Lee Nabors)
Saron sits down with Rachel Nabors again. They talk about what Rachel has been up to since they were last on the show in 2017, the inside scoop of Big...
S25:E5 - Mastering Leadership (Brian Jenney)
In this episode, Saron sits down with Brian Jenney, Senior Software Engineering Manager at Clorox. Saron talks to Brian about his struggles with addic...
S25:E4 - Diversity Dialogues in Tech (Ale Thomas)
Saron talks to Ale Thomas, Developer Advocate and Web Developer at Kubeshop | Mixed Change. Ale talks about growing up in Mexico and learning to code...
S25:E3 - Self-Taught Coding Stories of a Former Lab Scientist (Vanessa Vun)
Join us as we sit down with Vanessa Vun, Frontend Engineer at SciShield. Vanessa talks about how she first built a computer when she was in middle sch...
S25:E2 - The Journey from a Bootcamp to a FAANG (Alex Lee)
Meet Alex Lee, Frontend Engineer at Amazon. In this episode, we learn why Alex pivoted away from Mechanical Engineering and we follow his journey of t...
S25:E1 - Pivoting to Tech from Biomedical Science (Marley Anthony)
In the kickoff episode to Season 25, Saron talks to Marley Anthony, Software Engineer at Bench Accounting. Marley talks about his career pivot from st...
S24:E8 - A Model's Journey to Software Development (Madison Kanna)
Saron talks to Madison Kanna, Senior Software Engineer, Health and Wellness at Walmart. Saron talks to Madison about finding the inspiration to transi...
S24:E7 - Navigating Layoffs with Intention (Natalie Davis)
Today, Saron sits down with Natalie Davis, who shares her experience pursuing software engineering after climbing the ladder in the retail industry fo...
S24:E6 - Surviving Cancer, Building Code, Thriving in Tech (Stacey Graham)
Saron sits down with Stacey Graham, Software Engineer at a fintech company. Stacey grew up curious about computers since being introduced to them in t...
S24:E5 - Balancing Parenthood and Programming (Phoebe Voong-Fadel)
Today, Saron talks with Phoebe Voong-Fadel, a self-taught Frontend Developer at the National Foundation for Educational Research. After having transit...
S24:E4 - From Occupational Therapy to Code (Africa Mincey)
Saron talks with Africa, a former Occupational Therapist specializing in virtual therapy and assistive technology. Saron and Africa talk about transit...
S24:E3 - Building Products for Everyone (Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats)
Saron talks to Senior Accessibility iOS Engineer at Spotify, Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats. Daniel talks all about accessibility and specifically delve...
S24:E2 - Understanding and Supporting Neurodivergence in Tech (Frankie Nicoletti)
Saron sits down again with Frankie Nicoletti who we heard from in Season 23. This time Saron and Frankie talk about neurodivergence. They talk about w...
S24:E1 - From Customer Service to Code (Tae'lur Alexis)
Tae’lur Alexis is a self taught software developer, application security enthusiast and content creator. Her mission is to help people with non tradit...
S23:E8 - Empowering the Next Generation of Black Tech Talent (Pariss Chandler)
For our Season 23 Finale, Saron talks to Pariss Chandler, Software Engineer turned Founder & CEO of Black Tech Pipeline. You may have heard of her bef...
S23:E7 - How a Single Mom in a Shelter Became a Successful Software Developer (Brittney Ball)
Saron sits down with Brittney Ball, Documentation Engineer at Meta. Brittney shares her experience going from being a homeless single mom living in a...
S23:E6 - From Site Reliability Engineer to Principal Software Engineer (Alice Goldfuss)
Today, Saron talks with Alice Goldfuss, Principal Software Engineer and Systems Programmer specializing in building resilient distributed systems at s...
S23:E5 - Going from Ministry to Tech (Kyle Shevlin)
In this episode we sit down with Kyle Shevlin from Virta Health, who talks to us about his journey from ministry into tech. Kyle is a senior software...
S23:E4 - Practical A/B Testing (Leemay Nassery)
In this episode we sit down with Leemay Nassery who talks to us about all things A/B testing. Leemay is a Senior Engineer Manager at Spotify who is pa...
S23:E3 - Saying Yes to Opportunities (Frankie Nicoletti)
In this episode we talk to Frankie Nicoletti, VP of Engineering at SoLo Funds. We learn how throughout their career Frankie has always said yes to opp...
S23:E2 - Having a Growth Mindset (Tanya Reilly)
This week we talk to Tanya Reilly, Senior Principal Engineer at Squarespace, about having a growth mindset. Having a growth mindset includes recognizi...
S23:E1 - Psychological Safety in Tech (Taylor Poindexter)
Welcome back to Season 23 of the CodeNewbie Podcast!
We sit down and talk to Taylor Poindexter, co-founder of Black Code Collective, an...