In the Making

In the Making

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In the Making episodes

  • Avery Durrant: From School to Startup
    Avery Durrant is a man of many titles - a software engineer, CS TA at Make School, CEO, CTO, contractor, and now a cofounder at the new POS and management platform, Drip - but most of all, he is DRIVEN. In this episode please join Zain Raza as he asks Avery about his backstory, his insanely organic process of learning to code in the 7th grade, and then leading into his transformative years at Make School. Today, Durrant resides in the Greater Boston Area, where he is working to disrupt the way that restaurants connect with their consumers and improve their management processes.
    Avery Durrant on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avery-durrant/
    QUESTION OF THE DAY (from Avery):
    " What do you want after Make School?"
    45 min
  • Erick Sanchez: Year One @ Google

    Erick Sanchez is a tinkerer at heart. From the time he got his first iPod Touch at age 12, he knew he wanted to be an iOS dev when he grew up. Today, he works at Google on the Google Voice App. On this episode he reflects on his experiences at Make School: with working on different team and solo projects, networking, writing blogs, working part-time at Best Buy, and more on his journey to merge both passion and productivity to his life as well as the lives of others using technology.

    Don't Forget to Answer Erick's Question for you: "How do you manage your time?"

    Send answers to him on Linkedin!

    Erick Sanchez on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/e-sanchez-e/

    Erick Sanchez's Blogs on Medium: https://medium.com/@ericksanchez_36220

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    Remember to also share the episodes of In the Making with those whom you think will benefit!



    1 hr 3 min
  • Adam Braus: Leading Change at Work | In the Making

    LINKS/RESOURCES Related to This Episode:

    Leading Change at Work: The Secret Structure of Change and How Everyone Can Make it Happen (2019): bit.ly/leading-change-at-work

    Learn More About Adam Braus: http://www.adambraus.com/

    Braus on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajbraus/

    Braus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajbraus

    Braus Blog: https://medium.com/braus-blog

    HOW TO WIN A SIGNED FREE COPY of Leading Change at Work:

    For 1 week from the release of this episode, Zain will take tally of who shares this episode the most on social media. For the top 5 sharers, Braus will give a signed free copy of his new book, Leading Change at Work. 

    So please, if you would like to participate in this giveaway:

    1. Listen to this episode

    2. Share on social media!

    If on Twitter:

    Tweet Zain @ZainRaz14 and @ajbraus in your Tweets when you share

    If not on Twitter (i.e. Instagram, Facebook, etc.):

    Email your screenshots to me at [email protected]

    QUESTION of THE DAY (Make School students and alumni):

    Braus asks you: what ice-cream-themed nickname do you have for a Make School staff member? Or another Make School student?

    1 hr 21 min
  • Ben Simpson and Max Finn: How Social is Changing Us

    How has the Internet changed the way we interact? Can social save itself, or are we doomed to live in a surveillance state? Listen in to this episode to hear our thoughts! My goal is to have you walk away from this podcast feeling more rational about what social media is, and how it is a tool for both good and evil, to be used responsibly. To help with that, Zain Raza interviews fellow Make School juniors Ben Simpson (iOS Track) and Max Finn (Backend Web).

    Curious about Ben? Here is Ben Simpson's Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-simpson-4b896533/

    44 min
  • Jayce Azua on How to Be Bold: In the Making Episode

    Cargo pants. Missile launchers. Full Metal Jacket.

    At first glance, I understood the life of a Marine to be nothing like that of a software engineer - and then I met Jayce Azua.

    Azua is many things - a veteran on the battlefield and in business, a dedicated father - and now, he is also a software engineering intern at Facebook.

    Why did Jayce choose to work in technology? How did an underdog like Azua go from being a paramedic firefighter, towards competing amongst the best and brightest of Computer Scientists for an internship at Facebook? What advice does he have for current Make School students on being bold, a Facebook core value?

    Question of the Day: How Badly Do You Want It?

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayceazua/

    1 hr 7 min
  • Students Speak on Social Media: IN THE MAKING
    What do Make School students believe about mental health, and social media's effects on young people?
    RESOURCES:
    Make School's Mental Health Resources in San Francisco: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ONyKidX-a9HCrGVqA0c7JHMSWb85gUjFJlRx5sb9GFE/edit
    Article About Social Media and The Brain (credit Gonzo for finding  this): https://now.northropgrumman.com/this-is-your-brain-on-instagram-effects-of-social-media-on-the-brain
    SnapTBH: the social media for positive anonymous messaging (created by Ike): SnapTBH.com
    CONNECT W/ THE GUESTS:
    Erick (Wesley) Espinoza: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erick-espinoza-3a724916b/
    Isaac (Ike) Holzmann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaac-ike-holzmann-a629ab18a/
    Gonzalo "Gonzo" Birrueta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbm7/
    1 hr
  • Jaeson Booker: How to ROCK 2020

    Happy New Year's!

    Question: what do Make School students have on their mind for the new decade?

    On this episode, Jaeson Booker discusses plans for 2020. As a senior in Make School, Booker shares what kinds of progress he's made over the past year as a software engineer, including some of his personal projects in VR, data science, and mobile applications.


    Zain Raza also opens in the end to talk about goals, and the one difference you can make to help improve your goal achieving capability this coming year!

    Want to catch up with Jaeson? Check out his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaeson-booker/.

    17 min
  • Jeremy Rossmann: Why Make School Matters to Me
    If you've been looking for an inside look at Silicon Valley, look no further!
    This episode will be helpful to you if you're curious about the following:
    Jeremy Rossmann Before Make School
    How Make School initially started out
    Why Culture and Networks Matter So Much in Success
    In this episode, Make School cofounder Jeremy Rossmann opens up about growing up in East Palo Alto, otherwise known as "the richest zip code in the U.S.". The son of two Apple employees who worked on the Macintosh, Rossmann delves into the 
    culture, 
    engineering experiences, 
    and friendships 
    which led him to cofound Make School (https://www.makeschool.com), a new college that's disrupting CS education and traditional education financing, based in San Francisco at 555 Post St. 
    After listening to this episode, don't forget to answer the Question of the Day:
    Jeremy asks you:  "What is the tech trend you feel Make School is behind on?"
    Let Jeremy know your thoughts! Email your answers to [email protected], and CC [email protected].
    RELATED RESOURCES:
    Paul Graham essay, "The Lesson to Unlearn", Dec. 2019 - http://paulgraham.com/lesson.html
    1 hr 17 min

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Because nothing becomes real with just an idea. We have to start making.