cuSTEM Journeys

Selam Degefu transitioned from healthcare to tech after finishing a Flatiron coding bootcamp. Check out this interview if you want to learn how you can break into tech and how a bootcamp can help prepare you for a software engineering role.After completing the FlatIron bootcamp, Selam landed a job at JP Morgan Chase through their Emerging Talent Program.Click the link below to check out the Emerging Talent Program:0:00 Intro2:52 Software Engineer at JP Morgan Chase5:32 Added pressure to ...

Check out this interview to find out how Jeremiah Walker, a military vet turned Cybersecurity pro goes from 50k to six figures in 2 yearsJeremiah was able to increase his salary from $50K to $140K in only 2 years after making a series of strategic moves that helped him rapidly progress his Cybersecurity career.Check out this interview to find out how Jeremiah built a successful Cybersecurity career, and how you can too.Don't forget to Like, Share, and subscribe!You an find Jeremiah Walker on ...

In this interview Jennifer Plummer, Engineering Manager at PROS, discusses how she went from software engineer to engineering manager. We also discuss what she looks for in candidates, how to progress your career, and how coding bootcamps are changing the workforce.Jennifer is also the host of PROS podcast, Interface. Click the link below to check out the Interface podcast on all streaming platforms:https://pros.com/learn/interface-podcast

Dropout turned software engineer, Eric Deleon, explains how he found success despite dropping out high school. Eric is a creative designer turned software engineer, and owner of 132 Design. In this interview we discuss Eric's career journey including, how he became a successful entrepreneur, the most-common mistakes entrepreneurs make, how he became a software engineer, and his plans for the future.

The founder and CEO of TRAINR, Jeremy Gaston, explains how his experience as a product designer has helped become a successful entrepreneur and build an amazing app.In this episode we take a deep dive into the world of product design - we discuss:The skills it takes to be a product designerThe rule of thumb for defining your revenue modelAdvice for breaking into tech without college experienceTRAINR is a platform that allows personal trainers and clients to handle booking & scheduling, ma...

Destin Bell is a 23 year old CEO who is revolutionizing cardio through the development of his fitness app Cardii.io.In Destin's entrepreneurial journey he has moved from Kentucky to Austin to Houston, managed to raise $50K from Niantic (the makers of Pokemon Go), and is currently raising $2 Million to launch and scale his app.Cardii.io is a revolutionary app that gamifies fitness by allowing you to play a giant game of turf war - you and your friends compete against others to "claim" differen...

If you're interested in making a career change to tech check out this interview with DEI Program Manager, Kenefra Carter. After completing the Google Certification in 6 WEEKS she was able to land a Customer Success Manager at The Mom Project.Despite having to drop out of college after having a baby at 21, being laid off because of the pandemic, and not having the ideal Tech credentials, Kenefra was able to pivot into Tech.Kenefra completed the Google Online Certification through The Moms Proj...

In this episode of the cuSTEM journeys podcast, Mike Roberts discusses how he is using apprenticeships programs to train the next generation of tech workers.A tech apprenticeship program allows students to become full-time employees (with benefits) of a tech company, and get paid will learning how to code.In this interview, we discuss Mike's journey to building Creating Coding Careers, and what it will take to implement the apprenticeship model across the U.S.Be sure to subscribe to our chann...

Tristen Alexander explains how he went from being a college dropout to getting into it without a degree.After taking Google's Coursera Certification Tristen was able to get into IT career. Despite dropping out of college and not having any formal IT experience, Tristen was able to go from working in a Call Center to IT without a degree.Click the link below to check out Google's Career Certifications:https://grow.google/certificates/#?mo...0:00 Intro2:59 What's a quality assurance analysts6:02...

Civil Engineering student turned real estate developer, Demetrice Ballenger, gives a master class on real estate and discusses why he had to drop out of college. During this interview we also discussed + How Engineering helped prepare him to be a successful real estate developer + Demetrice's experience at a HBCU (Prairie View A&M) + How much money you can make as a real estate developer + Why Demetrice views Civil Engineering as the most important Engineeri...