Balancing Work/Life/Code

12/11/19 • 71 min

Family, Work, Coding, Life...is it possible to maintain a balance between all these factors? While going through a coding bootcamp it's hard enough to keep yourself balanced and sane, but the party doesn't stop after graduation. Maintaining a balance between your work, your family, and your continued growth is imperative to your success in any career path. For the next episode of Collaboration Code Radio, we sat down with LEARN academy alumni Jenny and Emma who were in one of our very first cohorts. Both coming from career changes, we dive into what life was like during the early years at LEARN, and what it's like to grow from Junior Developer to Mid and Senior level. We'll also dive into the awesome things Emma and Jenny are doing at Gap Intelligence, a market research firm based in San Diego.

Special Guests: Emma Castor and Jenny Pletner.

Special Guests: Emma Castor and Jenny Pletner.

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Finding your voice and your own value can be a long and sometimes stressful process. It can take years building up the courage to finally have your moment of clarity and make the jump.

For this episode of Collaboration Code Radio, we sit down with Jess Guttenburg. Jess is a LEARN academy alumni and is currently a Jr Developer at Q-Centrix in San Diego.

During this episode, we talk with Jess about how she found her passion and value through coding. Jess dives into how she took ownership of her own life and challenged herself to find a career that allowed her to achieve the work/life balance she was looking for.

Special Guest: Jess Guttenberg.

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During this episode, Dante touches on his experience growing up in Japan and the United States and his background as a Marketing/Project Manager. Then one day, he knew the time was right and he needed to make a change. He touches on how he found his passion for web development and his experience at LEARN academy. Following graduation, Dante goes over how his new tech skills gave him the freedom to find the career that he wanted.

Special Guest: Dante Moore.