26. Sia Karamalegos: From Semiconductor Process Engineer to Tech Founder and CEO We Belong Here: Lessons from Unconventional Paths to Tech

On today’s episode of #WeBelongHere Lauren interviews Sia Karamalegos. Sia went from studying chemical engineering to being a semiconductor process engineer. She then went on to get her MBA at Harvard and worked in corporate strategy/consulting. She shares how quickly she burnt out from that role and wanted to get involved in public education reform in New Orleans. And only then, after tinkering and learning on the side, Sia won a Start-Up Weekend competition and a discounted coding boot camp tuition as a prize. That was when she decided to take her side hobby seriously and learn to code!
Sia worked as a software engineer, taught at and created curriculum for a coding boot camp, and ultimately recognized the inner #girlboss hustler that she is and went on to become the founder and CEO of Clio + Calliope. 

Sia shares lots of advice throughout the episode for those curious to take the leap and learn to code. Be sure to tweet at @LoLoCoding to join the conversation and enter a chance to win the $100 Amazon gift card giveaway!

(Thank you to Cloudinary for sponsoring this giveaway) 
Resources: 
MDN Web Docs 
GDG New Orleans
Cloudinary Media Developer Experts
Google Developer Experts
Women Techmakers 
Sia’s website: sia.codes
Find Sia on Twitter @TheGreenGreek

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