Empjoyment: Real-life stories from diverse career changers into non-technical jobs in digital tech companies. Join Nemo Ashon Nemo Ashong
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Empjoyment podcast connects and empowers YOU and career changers from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds interested in getting a job at a technology company by sharing insights, lessons learned, and step-by-step tutorials from others who have been in your shoes. Come join us Empjoyees as we go beyond the technical aspects of the profession and explore different career paths in tech, the best ways to build your skills, and ultimately how you can demonstrate the experience needed, so that you can find enjoyment through employment. Let's spread joy today!
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36: A Message from Nemo
Just wanted to share some thoughts with you and connect with you directly!
Send an email to nemo@empjoyment.com
Additional Resources for your Empjoyment Complimentary 1-on-1 Tech Career Coaching: I'm offering the complimentary personalized roadmap coaching experience to 15 high-achieving professionals who, despite a track record of success, are struggling to make a transition into tech to develop a personalized path into a non-coding role in a tech company.
Free Empjoyment Community - Come be a part of our supportive and action-oriented community full of career changes who have been in your shoes to help you take another step closer to a successful career in the tech industry. -
35: Every Problem is Solvable (DeVon Lineman - Lead Data Scientist, Forkcast)
Devon Lineman is no stranger to bad news. Despite completing all of the coursework to obtain a bachelor’s AND master’s degree in mathematics, financial difficulties prevented him from earning either.
He approached the problem like any game or sport: with persistence, creativity, and attention to detail. Today, he is the Lead Data Scientist at Forkcast where he builds machine learning algorithms using the technical skills he taught himself.
Listen to today's episode as Devon shares his love for problem solving, how it’s gotten him to where he is today, and how he continues to diligently overcome all the obstacles that stand in his path.
Enjoy full episode notes, discussions, and takeaways at https://empjoyment.com/devonlineman
Additional Resources for your Empjoyment Complimentary 1-on-1 Tech Career Coaching: I'm offering the complimentary personalized roadmap coaching experience to 15 high-achieving professionals who, despite a track record of success, are struggling to make a transition into tech to develop a personalized path into a non-coding role in a tech company.
Free Empjoyment Community - Come be a part of our supportive and action-oriented community full of career changes who have been in your shoes to help you take another step closer to a successful career in the tech industry. -
34: How to Win the "Numbers Game" and Reinvent Yourself (Andrew Ash - Software Engineer, Amazon)
Resetting your career to pursue a life of your design provides its challenges. Those challenges are unique to each individual, but there are certainly frameworks we can utilize to help guide our progress to overcome them.
Andrew Ash shares his most powerful framework, which we'll call "Playing the Numbers Game" for us on today's episode. You'll get the opportunity to see how playing this game has led him from a career as an actor in New York City to creating a new life of Empjoyment as soon-to-be-married Software engineer at Amazon in Seattle.
Enjoy full episode notes, discussions, and takeaways at https://empjoyment.com/andrewash
Additional Resources for your Empjoyment Complimentary 1-on-1 Tech Career Coaching: I'm offering the complimentary personalized roadmap coaching experience to 15 high-achieving professionals who, despite a track record of success, are struggling to make a transition into tech to develop a personalized path into a non-coding role in a tech company.
Free Empjoyment Community - Come be a part of our supportive and action-oriented community full of career changes who have been in your shoes to help you take another step closer to a successful career in the tech industry.