The most inspirational episode of the season with Charity Garcia who is a Software Engineer at The New York Times and graduated from Fullstack Academy in 2017.  

1:32​ What her plan was before diving into tech 

8:43​ The fateful car crash that set her back 

14:02​ How to learn with a weakened memory 

18:50​ 4 hour commutes to Fullstack every day 

21:20​ Why giving up was not an option 

23:23​ Starting her job search with a kid in hand 

27:53​ The secret that got her 10 job offers 

31:55​ Finding the mentor that propelled her career 

35:33​ Biggest surprise of the first year on the job 

38:14​ Leaving Toast to start her second job 

41:56​ What she works on at The New York Times 

45:45​ Informing POC about opportunities in tech 

49:18​ Final questions  

Follow Charity on Twitter and Instagram at @charinreellife or find her on LinkedIn! She's always happy to help. 

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