Hey Unicorn Family! In this episode we catch up with Kyle Mumma on his startup, NextPlay, and how he wants to help leverage the network of college alums for athletes after their sports career is over.  If you have an idea about starting a business that you are super passionate about then this is your episode! 

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Hey podcast family! In this episode we catch up with Aimee Knight (@Aimee_Knight) on how she went from junior developer to architect in a very short amount of time. Aimee also talks about how public speaking around the world catapulted her career! If you want a road map to growing your career this is a great episode! 

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Hey podcast family! In this episode we interview Danny Thompson (@DThompsonDev) on how he went from frying chicken in a gas station to turning down MULTIPLE job offers for his first development job to speaking at Google! If you are having a hard time just 'getting started' in your life or scared to switch jobs. This is an episode for you! 

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Hey podcast family! In this episode we interview Founder and CEO Jeff Kirschner about his company Litterati (www.litterati.org) and how he has developed a global community that's creating a litter free planet through social media and data.

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Y-Combinator backed Founder – Aidan Cunniffe from Optic talks about finding the need and fixing it

Join Unicorn Finders as they dive into full time start up founder and part time comedian, Aidan Cunniffe, on how to find the root of a problem and create creative solutions, educating a customer and pivoting until you find your sweet spot. Check out their product at useoptic.com.

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Hey podcast family! This episode is from a live stream that we did with NashJS, the JavaScript User Group out of Nashville, TN. We caught up on a variety of topics regarding the job search! 

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Hey podcast family! In this episode we interview Jerome Hardaway who is an Airforce Veteran and founder of Vets Who Code (vetswhocode.io). We talk about the importance of hiring junior developers, why Jerome founded Vets Who Code, and how his organization operates! 

Give Jerome a follow on Twitter! @jeromehardaway

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Hey podcast family! This is an continuation of our last episode on 'How to create a Personal Brand', however we take a little more of a tactical approach and give practical tips on how to get your personal brand rolling. 

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In this episode Dan, Jake, and Taylor talk about one of the areas they are most passionate about...personal branding. Many people do not know where to start or even what personal brand means. Hopefully after this episode you will have the building blocks to start forming your personal brand within your network.

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In this episode Dan, Taylor and Jake are joined by three guest hosts all with diverse experiences through technology and education. Dr Rose Lorenzo (Hackathon Jr), Chiitra Tibbs (Amazon) and Morgan Cates (Project Shift), join on this journey into exploring white privilege, broken systems, success stories and some solutions on bridging the systemic gap and countering injustice.