Avdi is a prolific Ruby developer with deep ties to the community. A well-known speaker and educator, he created Ruby Tapas and has led a successful career as a consultant. Avdi shared his experiences with imposter syndrome and talked about the importance of acknowledging privilege where it exists in the software industry.

Avdi's internet home: https://avdi.codes

Emma is an engineer at LogMeIn, the founder of Coding Coach, and a writer. She's currently living in Germany and sharing tons of great content on Twitter. Our conversation focuses on her early career and her foray into writing for an audience.

Emma's internet home: https://twitter.com/EmmaBostian

Neat thing Emma is making: codingcoach.io

Nick Janetakis is an educator and developer in the DevOps space. He creates extremely high-quality content and courses that have enabled significant growth in his freelance career. Our discussion covers building confidence and the truth about being an expert.

Nick's internet home: https://nickjanetakis.com and https://twitter.com/nickjanetakis

Ben Ilegbodu is a principal engineer at Eventbrite, a Microsoft MVP, and a speaker in the JavaScript community. During our conversation Ben shares his unconventional experience with imposter syndrome and his thoughts on becoming a senior developer.

Ben's internet home: https://twitter.com/benmvp

Erin Fox is a React Native developer at Major League Soccer. Despite joining the software engineering industry recently she has spoken at a number of conferences and meetups. We talk about building confidence and the benefits of getting involved in the community.

Erin's internet home: https://twitter.com/erinfoox/

Sophia is an author and freelance web developer. Our conversation hones in on the concept of teaching others to build your own skills and career.

Sophia's internet home: https://twitter.com/wisecobbler

Ryan Bigg is a well-known open source developer. Now he mentors junior developers fulltime at Culture Amp. Ryan shared his struggles as a beginner and some of the challenges he faces now that he is over a decade into his career.

Ryan's internet home: https://ryanbigg.com/

Jen Luker is a JavaScript developer turned manager. She is an expert on tech accessibility. During our talk, we touch on topics ranging from semantic HTML to sexism, Jen has had an incredible journey and I'm humbled to have had the opportunity to record it.

Jen's internet home: https://www.jenluker.com

Kent C. Dodds is known for the huge amount of content he has produced, his open source work, and his high level of productivity. During our conversation, we talk about his humble beginnings and how he built a career on sharing his knowledge.

Kent's internet home: https://kentcdodds.com/