This episode was a hoot! James and Nicole talked about the role of Myspace, a Chocolate Factory, spinning through the air, and how they all led Nicole to be a software engineer in 2021. For timestamps, see below.

To contact Nicole, you can reach her on Twitter:
@nikacodes

0:00 Intro
3:14 What got Nicole interested in technology
7:11 Using color and applicability to improving learning and understanding
11:48 Dealing with negative thoughts about your own ability
18:46 Having time in education to allow students to truly learn and understand
20:25 Trying to find a new way to solve a problem and having patience vs. "failing"
24:03 What changes would you make in education?
26:57 Nicole's college journey
32:11 After college at the chocolate factory (and the Guggenheim)
34:17 Moving to Baltimore and deciding to change careers to coding
36:55 What could schools do to make students want to return?
40:52 Opinions on Coding Bootcamps
43:41 Not being afraid to fail, continuing to learn
48:04 Swing Dance, learning to teach, and choosing coding as a career
53:14 Flexibility, consistency and work/life balance with healthy comparison 
56:36 Necessity of different people for teams and celebrating progress
1:00:44 Find what makes your child excited and failure is not the end
1:02:32 Conclusion

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