Learn to Code With Me

By Laurence Bradford

What's Learn to Code With Me about?

The Learn to Code With Me podcast, created by Laurence Bradford, is for aspiring techies and self-taught coders looking to transition into the tech industry. Want actionable insights on how you can get paid for your coding skills? Then you're in the right place!

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Learn to Code With Me episodes:

09.07.2021
The End of Season 8
As the eighth season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast draws to a close, I wanted to share a few quick updates on LTCWM and my life outside of work. To stay in touch while we're off-season, join our...
08.31.2021
S8E8: From Film Student and Rugby Player to Startup Software Engineer with Michael Poage
After playing rugby in college, working an unpaid filmmaking internship, and switching into recruiting, Michael Poage was feeling burnt out. But after teaching himself how to code, Michael was able to land a job at startup Teachable without a computer...
08.17.2021
S8E7: From Tutus to Tech: How a Ballerina Became a Front-End Developer With Kara Luton
At 17, Kara Luton was living on her own in New York City on her way to becoming a professional ballerina. But after realizing that a career in ballet wasn’t for her, she worked in the music industry and PR...
08.03.2021
S8E6: How to Code With Your Voice (No Typing Required) With Matt Wiethoff
Matt Wiethoff had a promising career in tech, until everything was put on pause because of an injury that made it painful to type on a keyboard. But he turned his challenge into an opportunity and founded Serenade, a powerful...
07.20.2021
S8E5: From Admin Assistant and Cancer Survivor to Software Developer With Stacey Graham
It took Stacey Graham 13 years to earn her IT degree. She’s gone through a lot – moving into another state, becoming a mother of three, surviving cancer, and losing a six-month-old son – and amidst these difficult situations, Stacey...
07.06.2021
S8E4: From Washing Dishes to Managing Engineers: How Jesse Weigel Pivoted into a New Tech Career
Jesse Weigel pivoted into a new tech career under a unique combination of circumstances – a growing family, a curiosity for coding, and a friend with a job opportunity. Even without formal training, Jesse was able to teach himself to...
06.22.2021
S8E3: From Prison to Programming: How Nikkole Spurgeon Learned to Code While Incarcerated
Nikkole Spurgeon has been through a lot - domestic violence, drug addiction, and even imprisonment. She knew that things should change, and that’s where coding came into the picture. In this episode, Nikkole talks about her life before prison, difficulties...
06.08.2021
S8E2: From Frying Chicken to Working at Google With Danny Thompson
Danny Thompson was at a crossroads. He had to decide between staying at his job as a gas station fry cook or making a drastic career shift. And after learning to code as a hobby, Danny now works full-time at...
05.25.2021
S8E1: From Stay-At-Home Mom to Full-Time Front-End Developer With Phoebe Voong-Fadel
In today’s episode, Phoebe Voong-Fadel talks about how she structured her days and found time to code as a stay-at-home mom, when she felt ready to start freelancing, tips for job hunting as a self-taught developer, advice for parents who...
05.25.2021
S8E0: Introducing Season 8 of the Learn to Code With Me Podcast
Host Laurence Bradford shares an update on Learn to Code With Me, including what’s new for Season 8 of the podcast. She also shares a few major updates on her life and business since Season 7 wrapped in July 2020,...
07.28.2020
The End of Season 7
As the seventh season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast draws to a close, I reflect on the inspiring transformation stories we shared, including recaps of my favorite moments. I also share updates on LTCWM and my goals...
07.21.2020
S7E8: Building a Robotics Career and the Impact of Mentorship with Camille Eddy
As a young aspiring astronaut in high school, Camille Eddy started building websites to pay for her college housing. She’s a first-generation STEM student, and with support from key mentors, today, Camille is a Product Engineer at Bloc and an...
07.14.2020
S7E7: From Glassblower to Software Developer using Free Coding Resources with Michael Pimentel
With barely enough income to support his wife and child, not to mention a poor working environment for his physical and mental health, Michael Pimentel wanted to move on from being a glassblower. That’s why after 9 years in the...
07.07.2020
S7E6: An Unexpected Shift from Selling Beer to Coding Bootcamp with Caitlyn Greffly
Caitlyn Greffly used to travel around the country selling beer, but it got tiring. So in pursuit of a more sustainable way of living, Caitlyn started teaching herself to code. She ended up joining a bootcamp and quickly received a...
06.30.2020
S7E5: How a Passion for Patients turned this Pharmacist into a Software Developer with Newvick Lee
Newvick Lee is a software developer at WealthBar, a Canadian fintech company. He’s also working on Habitmon, a chatbot that helps with building habits. But before all this, Newvick was a pharmacist who helped people with mental health issues. In...
06.23.2020
S7E4: An Introduction to Vue.js with Developer and Author Erik Hanchett
Erik is a senior software engineer at an insurance technology company in Reno, Nevada. He’s also a tech author, podcast co-host, blogger, and YouTuber. Even though Erik has a traditional computer science degree, his path wasn’t very traditional. He took...
06.16.2020
S7E3: How a Former Squarespace Developer Helps New Coders Build Strong Technical Resumes with Rebecca Garcia
Rebecca Garcia is a Career Coach & Product Manager who helps women build fulfilling six-figure careers in tech. Previously she was a Program Manager at Microsoft, Developer at Squarespace, and is currently a Technical Product Manager. Named one of the...
06.09.2020
S7E2: How an English Professor Became a Front-End Web Developer with Bekah Hawrot Weigel
Bekah Hawrot Weigel is a mother of four and a former part-time English teacher who redefined her life through coding. As she was giving birth to her fourth child, Bekah experienced trauma that left her with PTSD, anxiety, panic attacks,...
06.02.2020
S7E1: Making the Pivot from Pastor to Web Designer with Chris Misterek
With a full-time job as a worship pastor and as a single dad of three girls, Chris Misterek couldn’t afford to take any job that required him to be away from home. So on a friend’s recommendation, he started looking...
06.02.2020
S7E0: Introducing Season 7 of the Learn to Code With Me Podcast
Host Laurence Bradford shares an update on Learn to Code with Me, including what’s new for Season 7 of the podcast. She also shares a few major updates on her life and business since Season 6 wrapped in October 2019,...
10.16.2019
The End of Season 6
As the sixth season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast comes to an end, I share a few updates about what’s coming up over the next few months.
10.15.2019
S6E20: What It Takes to Launch a Successful Side Hustle
Tommy Griffith has been doing search engine optimization for more than 10 years. He was previously managed SEO at PayPal and Airbnb, and now runs ClickMinded, a digital marketing training platform for marketers and entrepreneurs. Tommy started ClickMinded as a...
10.08.2019
S6E19: An Introduction to Open Source Projects for Beginners
Safia Abdalla is an open source developer, writer, and a software engineer at Microsoft and she also co-hosts the BookBytes podcast, a fortnightly book club for developers. She’s passionate about bringing people together to build great things and using storytelling to...
10.01.2019
S6E18: Etsy Data Engineering Director Shares Her Experience of Inclusion in Tech
Jenn Clevenger is Etsy's Data Engineering Director. In this role, she leads engineering teams in charge of Big Data platforms, Business insights infrastructure and Data Integrations. These teams provide data products and services to internal stakeholders including Analytics, Data Science,...
09.24.2019
S6E17: From Newbie Coder to Google Software Engineer in Just 6 Months
Clément Mihailescu enrolled in a coding bootcamp without ever having written a single line of code. Less than six months later, he secured a job at Google as a software engineer. His experience applying for jobs also inspired him to...
09.17.2019
S6E16: Falling into a Career in FinTech and Content Marketing
Ina Yulo is the global manager for BrightTALK's FinTech and Women in Business communities. She also advises companies including tech giants and large banks on content marketing. She’s on the Women in FinTech Power List, was named a WeAreTheCity Rising...
08.06.2019
S6E15: The Rise of Coding Bootcamps (And How They Can Transform Your Career)
It can be tough to know if a coding bootcamp is the right investment for you. Before you make that decision, you should weigh all the factors involved and evaluate them in the context of your personality and goals. Here...
07.30.2019
S6E14: An Introduction to Data Privacy and Data Protection for Developers
If you want to work in tech or run your own business, chances are high that you’ll be working with data at some point. That means you need to know about data privacy, and it’s hard to find someone more...
07.23.2019
S6E13: Becoming a DevOps Engineer With No Experience and No Degree
Logan Tran made his tech transition from the music industry about five and a half years ago. He began by self-teaching and building his own projects. He was soon introduced to DevOps through his work and decided to pursue the...
07.16.2019
S6E12: How a Stay-At-Home Mom Landed a Remote Junior Developer Position In Just 9 Months
Christina Gorton is a self-taught creative coder and instructor who works remotely from Costa Rica. She was a stay-at-home mom for 5 years before transitioning into tech, and she landed a junior developer job after just 9 months of learning...
06.25.2019
S6E11: What Is a Hackathon and How Do You Prepare for One
"Hacking" isn’t always a bad word in the tech space anymore, thanks to the growing popularity of "ethical hacking" and events like "hackathons". Senior software developer Gwendolyn Faraday loves the power of hackathons to bring beginners together and let them...
06.18.2019
S6E10: How to Use Personal Branding to Land a Job in Tech
Recent tech graduate Marie Armstrong discusses how to stand out to employers if you’re not a straight-A student, and the importance of personal branding to get your name heard. See the full show notes on the Learn to Code With...
06.11.2019
S6E9: How to Learn Software Engineering Self-Taught vs College
Is getting a college degree worth it if you want to be a software engineer? Mosh Hamedani discusses the best ways to teach yourself tech skills, and why college education may not be the best route for software engineering. See...
06.04.2019
S6E8: How to Market Yourself Online as a Niche Freelancer
Kyle Prinsloo, founder of studywebdevelopment.com, shares advice on finding your freelance niche, how to start your full-time freelance career, and how to market yourself online. See the full show notes on the Learn to Code With Me website. Thank...
05.28.2019
S6E7: How to Combine Your Passions to Create Your Own Career in Tech
Entrepreneur, content creator and educator Masha Zvereva talks about influencer marketing, how to create your own tech career, and why she founded her business, Coding Blonde. See the full show notes on the Learn to Code With Me website....
05.21.2019
S6E6: Digital Literacy and the History of the Internet
Chris Castiglione, the founder of One Month, discusses what it means for the internet to be decentralized and the importance of having digital literacy skills in 2019. See the full show notes on the Learn to Code With Me website....
05.14.2019
S6E5: How One Airport Security Officer Became an IT Solutions Specialist
Find out how former airport security officer Samit Saini transitioned into tech, despite being dyslexic and leaving high school at the age of 16. See the full show notes on the Learn to Code With Me website. Thank you to...
05.07.2019
S6E4: Web Development, JavaScript and Building an Online Presence
Wes Bos discusses his extensive background in tech, why he started creating online JavaScript courses, and shares some tips on how to build an online presence. See the full show notes on the Learn to Code With Me website. Thank...
05.03.2019
Tech Toolbox 2019: The Fastest Way to Become a Developer (Even as a Beginner)
Imtiaz Ahmed shares why Java and Python are great languages to learn first, and how to become a software developer quickly - even if you’re a complete beginner. Learn more about this special, limited-time bundle here: https://learntocodewith.me/toolbox2019.
05.02.2019
Tech Toolbox 2019: Learning to Code How Online Education Has Evolved
Mark Lassoff explains how online education has evolved over the years and the best way for beginners to start learning how to code. Learn more about this special, limited-time bundle here: https://learntocodewith.me/toolbox2019.
05.01.2019
Tech Toolbox 2019: Jumpstart Your Freelance Developer Career
Hahna Kane Latonick tells us how freelancing on the side can help you reach financial goals, who freelancing is and isn’t right for, and the main challenges new freelancers experience. Learn more about this special, limited-time bundle here: https://learntocodewith.me/toolbox2019.
04.30.2019
Tech Toolbox 2019: How to Learn Development Fundamentals
Michael Hartl explains how to learn the prerequisites to web development, and why you should have a project or goal in mind before you start learning. Learn more about this special, limited-time bundle here: https://learntocodewith.me/toolbox2019.
04.29.2019
Tech Toolbox 2019: How to Find Your Tech Career Fit
Jeremy Schifeling shares his advice on finding your ideal tech career fit and how to position yourself during the job hunt. Learn more about this special, limited-time bundle here: https://learntocodewith.me/toolbox2019.
04.23.2019
S6E3: Why Accessibility Matters (According to a Totally Blind Programmer)
Judith Lung tells her incredible story about learning to code while blind, what it’s like to work as a blind web developer, and why accessibility in tech matters. See the full show notes on the Learn to Code With...
04.16.2019
S6E2: Why Tech is the Perfect Industry for Working Moms
Erica Peterson, founder of Moms Can Code, discusses her difficult education and how she launched her own business to teach other stay-at-home moms how to work in tech. See the full show notes on the Learn to Code With Me...
04.09.2019
S6E0: Introducing Season 6 of the Learn to Code With Me Podcast
A look back on season 5 of the Learn to Code With Me podcast, and what’s coming up in season 6.
04.09.2019
S6E1: How One Podcast Listener Became a Junior Dev (Without a College Degree)
Jesse Moore realized his ambition to work in tech by listening to the LTCWM podcast, and now he’s a junior developer. He shares his advice for those who want to do the same. See the full show notes on ...
04.02.2019
Celebrating 100 Episodes of the LTCWM Podcast With Host Laurence Bradford
In this special anniversary episode, I’m interviewed by my friend and former colleague, Jess Catorc. I talk about how I started my career in an unrelated field, why I started learning to code, why I started LTCWM, and my experiences...
03.19.2019
The End of Season 5
As the fifth season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast comes to an end, I share a few updates about what’s coming up over the next few months.
03.12.2019
S5E20: How to Travel and Work Remotely Using Your Tech Skills
Full stack developer, Dave Trabka, talks about talks about how he worked abroad, what working on the road actually looks like, and the pros and cons of travelling full time. See the full show notes on the Learn to...

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Learn to Code With Me episodes:

The End of Season 8

S8E8: From Film Student and Rugby Player to Startup Software Engineer with Michael Poage

S8E7: From Tutus to Tech: How a Ballerina Became a Front-End Developer With Kara Luton

S8E6: How to Code With Your Voice (No Typing Required) With Matt Wiethoff

S8E5: From Admin Assistant and Cancer Survivor to Software Developer With Stacey Graham

S8E4: From Washing Dishes to Managing Engineers: How Jesse Weigel Pivoted into a New Tech Career

S8E3: From Prison to Programming: How Nikkole Spurgeon Learned to Code While Incarcerated

S8E2: From Frying Chicken to Working at Google With Danny Thompson

S8E1: From Stay-At-Home Mom to Full-Time Front-End Developer With Phoebe Voong-Fadel

S8E0: Introducing Season 8 of the Learn to Code With Me Podcast

The End of Season 7

S7E8: Building a Robotics Career and the Impact of Mentorship with Camille Eddy

S7E7: From Glassblower to Software Developer using Free Coding Resources with Michael Pimentel

S7E6: An Unexpected Shift from Selling Beer to Coding Bootcamp with Caitlyn Greffly

S7E5: How a Passion for Patients turned this Pharmacist into a Software Developer with Newvick Lee

S7E4: An Introduction to Vue.js with Developer and Author Erik Hanchett

S7E3: How a Former Squarespace Developer Helps New Coders Build Strong Technical Resumes with Rebecca Garcia

S7E2: How an English Professor Became a Front-End Web Developer with Bekah Hawrot Weigel

S7E1: Making the Pivot from Pastor to Web Designer with Chris Misterek

S7E0: Introducing Season 7 of the Learn to Code With Me Podcast

The End of Season 6

S6E20: What It Takes to Launch a Successful Side Hustle

S6E19: An Introduction to Open Source Projects for Beginners

S6E18: Etsy Data Engineering Director Shares Her Experience of Inclusion in Tech

S6E17: From Newbie Coder to Google Software Engineer in Just 6 Months

S6E16: Falling into a Career in FinTech and Content Marketing

S6E15: The Rise of Coding Bootcamps (And How They Can Transform Your Career)

S6E14: An Introduction to Data Privacy and Data Protection for Developers

S6E13: Becoming a DevOps Engineer With No Experience and No Degree

S6E12: How a Stay-At-Home Mom Landed a Remote Junior Developer Position In Just 9 Months

S6E11: What Is a Hackathon and How Do You Prepare for One

S6E10: How to Use Personal Branding to Land a Job in Tech

S6E9: How to Learn Software Engineering Self-Taught vs College

S6E8: How to Market Yourself Online as a Niche Freelancer

S6E7: How to Combine Your Passions to Create Your Own Career in Tech

S6E6: Digital Literacy and the History of the Internet

S6E5: How One Airport Security Officer Became an IT Solutions Specialist

S6E4: Web Development, JavaScript and Building an Online Presence

Tech Toolbox 2019: The Fastest Way to Become a Developer (Even as a Beginner)

Tech Toolbox 2019: Learning to Code How Online Education Has Evolved

Tech Toolbox 2019: Jumpstart Your Freelance Developer Career

Tech Toolbox 2019: How to Learn Development Fundamentals

Tech Toolbox 2019: How to Find Your Tech Career Fit

S6E3: Why Accessibility Matters (According to a Totally Blind Programmer)

S6E2: Why Tech is the Perfect Industry for Working Moms

S6E0: Introducing Season 6 of the Learn to Code With Me Podcast

S6E1: How One Podcast Listener Became a Junior Dev (Without a College Degree)

Celebrating 100 Episodes of the LTCWM Podcast With Host Laurence Bradford

The End of Season 5

S5E20: How to Travel and Work Remotely Using Your Tech Skills