She's in Tech

Chuck explains what he taught Nathan last week when we asked how to get hired at a FANG (Facebook Apple/Amazon Netflix Google) company. Essentially, it boils down to how to build the skills and knowledge needed to pass the interview. How to build the relationships to get into the door and have the interviewer want you to succeed. And how to build the reputation that has the company wanting you regardless of the outcome.
This approach also works for speaking at conferences, selling courses, and other outcomes as well as it's the core of building a successful career as an influencer. Panel

• Charles Max Wood

For this episode, Dacey, Susan, and Maria are joined by guest Star Richardson. Here are the questions they discussed:

• Talk about your background prior to coding - Are there skills in your previous field that helped you in your new career in coding?
• How do you recommend others to stand out amongst other junior devs?
• Do you think becoming a new dev during the Covid pandemic has brought unique obstacles during your coding journey?
• How did you go about finding a mentor?
• Do you have any tips for other women in tech who are switching careers and/or just starting out in dev?

Panel

• Dacey Nolan
• Maria Loza
• Susan Ma

Guest

• Star Richardson

Sponsors

• Dev Influencers Accelerator
• This Dot Labs

Links

• Learning How to Learn course
• swyx's site
• Twitter: swyx ( @swyx )
• Harvard CS50 course
• Twitter: Star Richardson ( @alicenstar )

Picks

• Dacey- Bones Coffee Company
• Maria- Rooster Teeth Water Tumbler 
• Star- Machete
• Susan- Label Maker

Contact Dacey

• Twitter: Dacey Nolan ( @dacey_nolan )

Contact Susan

• Twitter: Susan Ma ( @sukisupremo )

Contact Maria

• Twitter: Maria Loza ( @this__maria )

For this episode, Maria, Christina and Dacey are joined by guest Cecelia Martinez. Here are the topics they discussed:

• Transitioning from other careers in tech.
• Cecelia’s work with Women Who Code and Out in Tech, focused on helping underrepresented groups get into tech.
• Advice on how to speak at conferences on a topic that speakers may not know well
• Any advice on how to push past common obstacles that has been seen in underrepresented groups?
• What are some work cultures that make you feel welcome as an individual?
• Advice for those interested in working with testing.
• New Cypress component testing alpha version.
• Last minute tips, suggestions, advice for the listeners

Panel

• Christina Yu
• Dacey Nolan
• Maria Loza

Guest

• Cecelia Martinez

Sponsors

• Dev Influencers Accelerator
• This Dot Labs

Links

• Design Patterns for Vue.js
• Diversify Tech
• Cecelia Martinez
• Twitter: Cecelia Martinez ( @ceceliacreates )

Picks

• Cecelia- angularexperience.dev
• Christina- Ask Your Developer
• Dacey- Carvana
• Maria- Harney & Sons Loose Leaf Black Tea, Chocolate Mint

Contact Christina

• Twitter: Christina Yu ( @christinayu123 )

Contact Dacey

• Twitter: Dacey Nolan ( @dacey_nolan )

Contact Maria

• Twitter: Maria Loza ( @this__maria )

Chuck was on a strategic call with one of his potential coaching clients talking about cryptocurrencies and realized that this is one of the major reasons that people want to become influencers. Or, rather, that many people aspire to make a difference and/or make money and the best way to do that is to become the person people go to for what you do. So, how do you become the first person people think of when they think of that thing you know how to do? Let Chuck tell you. Panel

• Charles Max Wood

Charles talks about the things that get developers stuck when they're trying to start their podcast or other influencer channel. He explains how to get around having those things hamper your journey. Panel

• Charles Max Wood

For this episode, Dacey and Susan are Joined by guest Corinna Luu. Here are some of the podcast questions that they discussed:

• Can you talk about your background and your current role?
• What would you define success in your role?
• What are some ways that people can get involved in the community to make a positive impact?
• Do you have any tips for other women who are interested in pursuing this type of role?

Panel

• Dacey Nolan
• Susan Ma

Guest

• Corinna Luu

Sponsors

• Dev Influencers Accelerator
• This Dot Labs

Links

• Linkedin: Corinna Luu

Picks

• Corinna- Devil's Teeth Baking Company
• Dacey- Crochet or Knitting
• Susan- Trader Joe's Sweet and Spicy Pecans 

Contact Dacey

• Twitter: Dacey Nolan ( @dacey_nolan )

Contact Susan

• Twitter: Susan Ma ( @sukisupremo )

Charles Max Wood talks about how to build, grow, and benefit from positive relationships within programming. He talks about how he's built genuine positive relationships with hundreds of programmers and how he and others have grown from those relationships. He also explains that you get out of relationships what you put into them. Finally, he goes into how to begin to build relationships by building a system of influence you can use on behalf of the people you want relationships with. Panel

• Charles Max Wood

Charles Max Wood discusses several opportunities that came his way early in his podcasting career and other opportunities that have come to other people after only a couple of podcast episodes. He explains why that happens and how you can use this to create more influence as a developer. Panel

• Charles Max Wood

For this episode, Maria and Tracy are joined by guest Kübra Zengin. Here are some topics they discussed:

• 3 tips to build a community
• Insecurities of running a community
• How to involve more females into the communities
• Utilizing community support for success
• How to be more involved in the community
• Building the GDG community
• Building communities and how to do it well
• How to get more women involved in communities
• Why participating in communities can be of value
• How to build an effective community

Panel

• Tracy Lee
• Maria Loza

Guest

• Kübra Zengin

Sponsors

• Dev Influencers Accelerator

Links

• Linkedin: Kübra Zengin

Picks

• Kübra- The Four Agreements
• Maria- Tilevo Tea Infuser Set of 2 - Dinosaur Loose Leaf Tea Infusers 
• Tracy- Rainbow purse | Kurt Geiger

Contact Maria

• Twitter: Maria Loza ( @this__maria )

Contact Tracy

• Twitter: Tracy Lee ( @ladyleet )

Charles Max Wood started podcasting because it sounded fun and because he wanted to talk about technology. He learned pretty quickly that it got him access to people who understood the things he wanted to learn. The reasons changed over the years, as Charles explains before he talks about the big payoff he gets now from doing the podcasts. Panel

• Charles Max Wood