CodeStories

Anton originally from Moscow, he transitioned from Neuroscience research into Sales. Apart from Sales, he's interested in Product Management, languages, electronic music production, and fostering deep emotional connections with others. Anton is the co-CEO of Coder Staffing, a tech recruitment company that helps small businesses find developers. Coder Staffing relies on Outstaffing, a recruiting concept that combines the best of outsourcing and traditional recruitment. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/yKYBwKrtCFk ========COMMUNITY======== LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories Xing | https://www.xing.com/profile/Nathaniel_Idahosa/ My German Channel

Emmanuel Okwara, a YouTuber and an iOS Developer at Sparkle Nigeria. He is passionate about technology that's why he spends most of my time building products that scale while sharing his knowledge and experiences through his various communication media. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/wDOL5yeexrw ========COMMUNITY======== LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories Xing | https://www.xing.com/profile/Nathaniel_Idahosa/ My German Channel

Whenever you strive for a goal, there are most likely people who have achieved that goal. People you look up to and admire. Since I first started learning code and set myself the goal of becoming a software engineer, Chris Sean has been one of the people I looked up to. Today I am honored to have him as my podcast guest. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/gz74l8jlNPY Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

After three years as a tech recruiter, Agathe had the opportunity to switch to software development. It took Agathe six months to take the leap of faith and began her new adventure. Besides working as a web developer, Agathe is a blogger and the podcast host of Agathe's diary on Spotify, a podcast for all developers and those interested in tech. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/Sjd60oa5Dt8 Get in touch with Agathe: https://www.instagram.com/agathe.badia/ https://twitter.com/Agathe_BADIA https://github.com/Agathebadia https://www.linkedin.com/in/agathe-badia/ https://cult.honeypot.io/contributors/agathe-badia https://open.spotify.com/show/2xTcLaiJmByVhrwTajMraP https://agathe-badia.netlify.app/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

For the past decades, Stefan has been very active in the software development sector as a software developer, programming teacher, writer, and tech entrepreneur. Back in the '90s, Stefan built one of the first websites with colored images. Stefan is very present on his YouTube channel where he gives advice and shares his thoughts on tech-related topics. Stefan is the president of StudioWeb. StudioWeb is a beginner-friendly interactive coding eLearning platform that has been adopted by schools since 2011. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/XS-j77bXY_M https://www.youtube.com/c/StefanMischook/featured https://www.studioweb.com/ https://twitter.com/killersites Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Michele is a Lead Backend Developer. After having studied Physics and worked in the energy field in Italy, he decided to dedicate himself to his lifetime passion: technology. Willing to make an experience abroad, Michele decided to look for a developer job in Berlin. After a couple of years as a Fullstack Engineer at OakLabs, he made the big jump to Takeaway.com. Michele has developed a few Open Source packages and he was a speaker at the GOTO Berlin 2019 conference. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/A5DiBH9FVqo Get in touch with Michele: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-angioni-bbab89164/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/MicheleAngioni https://github.com/micheleangioni https://gotober.com/2019/sessions/1136/designing-apis-for-150-million-orders Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Banu built her UX design career on her education in multiple disciplines such as linguistics & sociology, and work experience in multiple domains such as UX strategy, digital, and TV advertising. She cares about building uncomplicated and carefully thought digital experiences around the actual needs of the user and the business. Banu is also passionate about music. Banu talks about the UX community in Turkey, her journey into becoming a UX designer, and her carrier in music. Podcasts are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, and Anchor. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/k1J6A7Lj05M Get in touch with Banu: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/banutaban/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/banutaban Suggested sites: https://www.highresolution.design/ https://www.interaction-design.org/ https://designcode.io/ https://baymard.com/ https://www.nngroup.com/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Quincy is the founder of freeCodeCamp, a non-profit organization that consists of an interactive learning web platform, an online community forum, chat rooms, online publications, and local organizations. Since 2014, freeCodeCamp has helped over 40,000 graduates to land a job in tech. For years, freeCodeCamp has been the go-to online learning platform, especially for people who don't have the financial freedom to invest in their education. On this podcast, among other things, Quincy is going to share some amazing insight on the future of freeCodeCamp camp. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/RpsuvDVG0ag Get in touch with Quincy: https://twitter.com/ossia Learn to code at home, build projects, and earn certifications: https://www.freecodecamp.org/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Dorian Dominguez is a high school dropout turned self-taught developer. With no prior experience in tech, he taught himself to code in his 30s using online resources. He's now been working as a full-stack web developer for the last 3 and half years. He also has his own YouTube channel where he shares his experience to help motivate people who are learning to code. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/fhbRIXgybpM Get in touch with Dorian: https://twitter.com/DorianDevelops https://www.youtube.com/doriandevelops Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Yewande Oyebo is a Product Owner and my colleague at Takeaway.com in Berlin. She is passionate about using technology to impact people's lives. She enjoys writing about her experiences on her blog and mentoring young women in tech through meetups and organizations like Wentors.com and SheCodeAfrica.org. Yewande talks about her self-taught journey to Product Management, the #EndSars protest in Nigeria, and how she could get a job as a Product Owner in Germany from Nigeria. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/HJC5a0M1E-w Get in touch with Yewande: https://twitter.com/yevandy_ https://yewandeoyebo.com/ Suggested sites: https://www.shecodeafrica.org/ https://www.wentors.com/ https://www.remote.io/ https://www.upwork.com/ https://angel.co/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Akarsh got his master's degree in computer science from Technische Universität Berlin and he is working as a software engineer with a focus on iOS development. He has worked in three different countries and has 5+ years of experience in the IT industry. Akarsh is also a co-organizer of two co-learning events in Berlin. Akarsh will provide an inside look at the projects he is working on, a brief talk on the state of software development in India, and a short conversation about the never-ending debate on whether you need a degree in computer science to become a successful software developer. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/p-x9lGUFj3M Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Swift-Dev-Ninjas/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sams-Teach-Yourself-Objective-C-Hours/dp/0672334496 Get in touch with Akarsh: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/akarshseggemu/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Michael Okuboyejo is a Software Engineer working in Berlin, Germany with Hellofresh, the world's no. 1 meal-kit delivery service as a Backend Engineer. He studied Electronic and Electrical Engineering for his BSC in Nigeria, but his passion for technology especially Software Engineering was greater and gave him more opportunities. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/shJgcr71Lp4 Missing Semester: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuXy5tCgEninup9cGplbiFw CS50: https://www.youtube.com/c/cs50/videos Get in touch with Michael: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelokuboyejo/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Deniz is the co-founder at Classalog.com and a former product manager at Google. He launched his startup in 2019 with the goal of improving global access to learning opportunities. He defines Classalog as the search engine for remote classes. Classalog is hiring. If you are into Web Development, Fullstack, UI/UX design, or maybe you just want to do an internship. They also hire interns! Reach out to Deniz if you are interested in working at Classalog. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/8A69F6W9yyY Get in touch with Deniz: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/denizbinay/ https://classalog.com/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Vladimir Jovanović is a passionate Android developer. Since Android 2.2, he has been helping companies have clean and stable Android applications. He lives in Berlin and is an active member of Berlin's Android community. Vladimir also has some amazing online courses in Pluralsight. If you are into Android development, check them out! Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/gn_dyHr8seo Get in touch with Vladimir: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimir-j/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/VladimirWrites Website | https://vladimirj.dev/ Pluralsight: https://www.pluralsight.com/authors/vladimir-jovanovic Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Danny Thompson is from Memphis, Tennessee. Before Danny got into Tech, he was frying chicken in a gas station for ten years. As of today, Danny is a software engineer who is very passionate about giving back what he has learned. He has built an excellent community teaching, helping, and mentoring people from all over the world. Danny has helped over sixty people to land their first job in Tech. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/_M_dYZeqhfc Get in touch with Danny: https://twitter.com/DThompsonDev LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannythompson901/ Discord | http://discord.gg/9XJmZk Gumroad Course | http://gumroad.com/l/KFkhUc Mail list | http://subscribepage.com/z7y4g1 Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Basim is a UX Research Lead, Design Mentor, and Coach passionate about developing learning opportunities for others. Following a brief role as a sales rep in Japan, Basim sought purpose in his work, leading him to retrain in User Experience. His career has since taken him from London to Berlin, working at SoundCloud and Zalando before starting the research team at Blinkist. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/R-FgaVTEbjE Get in touch with Basim: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/basimalbaker/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

Matt Fewer a musician and software developer from Long Island, New York. He's worked both as a developer and a programming teacher and will tell us about his coding Bootcamp experiences and the other exciting things he is up to. Matt also worked in Sales, Marketing, Construction, Audio-Video Technician, and as a Starbucks Manager before he dived into tech. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/lYvsbxVXbyo Getting Started with Redux Saga: https://medium.com/takeaway-tech/getting-started-with-redux-saga-54af359e84ff GOTO 2019 • Designing APIs for 150 Million Orders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB0Pb-nd0g8&t=3s Get in touch with Matt: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattfewer/ https://twitter.com/mattyfew Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories #JavaScript #React #Nextjs #Redux #Bootcamp

Balach is the founder of epek.app. It is an app that allows you to Create Product Roadmaps in minutes. Balach is a passionate Product Manager, Mentor, and Coach, Writer, who loves to get to know/help/learn from people with interesting and strong ideas. Over the course of his career, Balach has worked on interesting products, envisioning and building products from scratch to bringing them to the market. He has built and led teams and he is a big proponent of Mindful Leadership and teamwork which will also be a part of our talk. He will also share how he went from Product Management to QA Engineer, Software Development back to Product Management, and finally launching his own company. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/wqrYt7qGqJ4 Get in touch with Balach: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/balach/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/balatsch https://epek.app/ https://twitter.com/epekworks Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories #Product Management #Startup #Software Engineer

My guest Kwadjo is a hacker and Senior IT Security Manager. Over his career, he has ethically hacked and tested several systems. In this podcast, he will share his experience about how he went from Junior Cyber Security Engineer to Senior IT Security Manager in just 18 months. He also has amazing guitar skills too ;) - He will also give some insight about IT-Security. - For example, the current state of IT-Security. - How companies can protect their IT-Infrastructure from attackers. - And some excellent advice for those of you who looking forward to diving into IT Security Learning Recommended Book: Hacking - The Art of Exploitation - Book by Jon Erickson Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/ORhT7cYTYqA Get in touch with Kwadjo: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwadjo-nyante/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories #Cryptography #Hacking #CyberSecurity

Ansu is a Full Stack Web Developer. We will talk about how he switched from a Pro Athlete to a Software Developer, his amazing app called "Buglis" and the challenges he was facing during his career transition. Ansu is looking for opportunities to display his skills. If you are hiring, go for Ansu! Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/nhw-uRjtiPI Get in touch with Ansu: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ansumana-darboe/ Landing Page | https://ansumanadarboe.com/ Buglis App | https://github.com/anamusna/buglis Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

"As a coach, you first need to understand yourself. You need to understand your own goal, your aim. And then you focus on others." - Saad Saad is a People Manager, aka Engineering Manager. He has also worked as a QA Engineer and an Agile Coach. Among other topics we will talk about: - Why he transitioned to People Manager - The challenges were he facing - What it takes to become a People Manager Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/kldSAggJqEM Get in touch with Saad: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/saad-ali-jan/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

"I care about people who are stuck. I care about the underdogs." -Mo My Guest is the Founder of MoBerries. An AI-Driven Job Platform that matches talents with the best-suited business and tech jobs in Europe, without cover letters or costs! Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/rw08QRl0ukY Get in touch with Mo: » Website | https://www.moberries.com/ » Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/teammoberries/ » Twitter | https://twitter.com/moberries » LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mo-moubarak-63047963/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

I am very excited to have my first guest on my podcast. In this episode, Jiyoung and I will have a brief talk about her journey and experience in Software Development and the state of tech in South Korea. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/DVVxnNvP3IE Get in touch with Jiyoung: » Twitter | https://twitter.com/jyhwng » LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiyoung-hwang/ Follow me on: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/codestories Twitter | https://twitter.com/_codestories LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-idahosa/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_codestories

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