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S8:E8 - What it's like to be in a computer science class (David Malan) May 27, 2019

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CS50 is the largest class at Harvard, with 800 students, but you can also find these engaging lectures online. We chat with the professor of this popular and unconventional class, David Malan, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science.

David Malan

David J. Malan is Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a Member of the Faculty of Education in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.

S8:E7 - How do you transform your career? (Kanika Tolver) May 20, 2019

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Deciding to start over again and begin a new career path can be overwhelming and stressful. We chat with Kanika Tolver, founder of Career Rehab and senior project manager for the US Department of the Treasury, about some of the most important things to consider and some of the best resources to use to help you along with your career shift.

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Kanika Tolver

Kanika Tolver is a highly decorated information technology Federal Government professional, rebel entrepreneur and Certified Professional Coach.

S8:E6 - How to make the workplace more inclusive (Nicole Sanchez) May 13, 2019

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We chat with Nicole Sanchez, founder and managing partner at Vaya Consulting, a D&I consulting firm, about living by your company's values and making diversity and inclusion a founding priority.

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Nicole Sanchez

For more than 20 years, Nicole has served as a leading expert on workplace culture with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion. Previously, Nicole served as VP of Social Impact at GitHub and Managing Partner for the Kapor Center for Social Impact. Nicole earned a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business where she is a lecturer on workplace diversity. Nicole serves on the Board of CODE2040, and has received numerous awards for her work.

S8:E5 - UX in healthcare (Danielle Smith) May 06, 2019

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Danielle Smith, director of user experience research and accessibility at Express Scripts, gives us a look inside the world of UX in healthcare.

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Danielle Smith

Danielle Smith is a User Experience professional based out of Austin, TX. She is a trained social scientist with over 15 years of experience in technology research and design across a variety of industries spanning from spaceflight at NASA/Lockheed Martin, to enterprise systems at Dell, the payments and credit industry at PayPal, and most recently, healthcare.

S8:E4 - How to get hired (Kevin Lozandier) Apr 29, 2019

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In this week’s episode, Saron chats with Google user experience engineer, Kevin Lozandier about how he spent years building his resume and after failing the first time, finally got in to Google.

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Kevin Lozandier

Kevin Lozandier is a UX engineer who loves solving engineering problems requiring the appreciation of design, accessibility, and engineering. He also loves to make sure designers and engineers are on the same page and constantly learn new things.

S8:E3 - Coding without code (Joanna Smith) Apr 22, 2019

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How do you code without actually coding? What tools can you use to build apps and automate workflows without using any code? Joanna shares the power for these non-coding tools and how you can build amazing solutions with tools like GSuite.

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Joanna Smith

Joanna Smith works for Google in Austin, Texas. As a Developer Advocate, her job is to help get G Suite to work for you. She’s trying to bring an end to tedium at work through clever workflow automation.

S8:E2 - How to build a community (Michael Berhane) Apr 15, 2019

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What does it take to build a community? And once you've built one, how do you sustain it? Michael shares his story of how he built the People of Color in Tech community and how he balances community and entrepreneurship.

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Michael Berhane

A JavaScript developer by training, Michael is now the co-founder and CEO of peopleofcolorintech.com, a media and recruitment platform for people of color in the tech industry. He is also the co-host of Techish, a tech and pop culture podcast!

S8:E1 - From police recruit to developer (Tim Heuer) Apr 08, 2019

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Tim Heuer really wanted to be a police officer, so he started down that track and became a police recruit. But after facing the reality that police recruits don't get paid much and wanting to settle down with a lady he was seeing, he decided to look for other ways to make money. He got a temp job doing basic data entry, and that kicked off his long winding path to the world of coding. He tells us how he eventually became a principal at Microsoft, and what helped him navigate his career.

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Tim Heuer

Tim works as an advocate for developer experiences using Microsoft technologies. Prior to working in cloud development, Tim spent years developing UI framework technologies for desktop and mobile applications. He is always a champion for simplicity and ease for the developer and loves developer tooling more than anything!

S7:E8 - How do you build a great product? (Ryan Hoover) Mar 04, 2019

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Ryan took his love of products and created Product Hunt, a place to share and discover new products, which sold to Angel List for a rumored $20M. Ryan shares what makes a great product, what he looks for in products as an investor, and how you can get started in product management.

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Ryan Hoover

Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt, the place to discover the latest in tech. He is also an investor in early stage startups, investing out of a fund he started in 2013 called Weekend Fund.

S7:E7 - When things go wrong at work (Jaime-Alexis Fowler) Feb 25, 2019

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You've got a new job at a new company in a new industry. It's been a few weeks, and things feel a bit off. Maybe you were excluded from a meeting, or your boss isn't being supportive, or maybe you're worried about keeping that new job. What do you do? Who do you call for help? Jaime-Alexis started a non-profit to solve this problem. She created a hotline where you can reach professionals to help you strategize how to tackle workplace challenges. She digs into some of common issues that folks run into, how the hotline works, and what the unique challenges are for those going into the tech industry.

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Jaime-Alexis Fowler

Jaime-Alexis Fowler is the founder of Empower Work, a nonprofit that provides confidential support for tough work issues via text or webchat. She's passionate about making work work for everyone.