From the Source

Michelle Brenner
From the Source

From the Source is a collection of true stories from tech veterans and the wide array of their day-to-day challenges. Our guests will help demystify the variety of tech jobs from large technology companies started 5 years ago to traditional industries with 100-year-old companies that have tech teams. A job with the same name can be very different in a large company in California to a startup in North Dakota. We will reveal the boring parts that go along with the exciting challenges. We will also discuss the skills they actually use and what they thought they would use but don’t. Our audience is people who are exploring a career in tech as well as those who are fascinated by how the tech we love is made.

  1. 12/25/2020

    Software Engineer Frances Coronel

    Frances Coronel is a Software Engineer at Slack where she specializes in Customer Acquisition. We talk about her work on the open-source project to list tech apprenticeships. Frances helps run Techqueria, a nonprofit that serves the largest community of Latinx in Tech. We talk about lowering barriers in tech and how many D&I initiatives fail. I mention in the episode learning the ketchup story from this podcast about how Leslie Miley went from being a college dropout to Twitter’s only black engineer in a leadership position. Frances can be found at: twitter: @fvcproductions website:  https://fvcproductions.com/ tech queens podcast: https://fvcproductions.com/podcast/ Follow @FromSourcePod or more about the host at michellebrenner.com. Rate & review to support the show! “Fearless First” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    39 min

  2. 09/21/2019

    From The Source: IT Manager Eliza Barrios

    Eliza Barrios is an IT Manager at the Wikimedia Foundation, helping to make free knowledge available to anyone, everywhere. She is also a practicing artist.  We talk about how satisfying it is to empower her colleagues to solve problems and how she integrates her art into a technical space. Read the Transcript Follow @FromSourcePod or more about the host at michellebrenner.com. Rate & review to support the show! “Fearless First” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    36 min

  3. 09/21/2019

    From The Source: Information Science Specialist Camille Mathieu

    Camille Mathieu is an Information Science Specialist with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her focus is on knowledge management, metadata development and standardization, intranet search improvement, and internal information organization. We talk about how she uses her Masters in Library and Information Science to capture, organize and search the enormous amount of data created by the scientists at JPL. twitter: @searchbrarian linkedin: camillemathieu Follow @FromSourcePod or more about the host at michellebrenner.com. Rate & review to support the show! “Fearless First” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    25 min

  4. 08/10/2019

    From The Source: Senior Developer Brendan Adkins

    Brendan Adkins is a senior web and mobile developer currently with ThinkShout, a Portland-based agency focusing on inclusive, accessible sites for progressive and advocacy organizations. We talk about the challenges of an agency, the importance of working on what you value and figuring out your career path. He even turns the tables on me to talk about how I went from art school to engineering. You can’t find him on social media, but you can reach out via email b at brendanadkins.com. You can also hear him in his comedy podcast all the way from 2009, Children’s Hour of Knowledge. Follow @FromSourcePod or more about the host at michellebrenner.com. Rate & review to support the show! “Fearless First” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    34 min

  5. 07/24/2019

    Cloud Advocate Tanya Janca

    Tanya Janca, also known as SheHacksPurple, is the author of ‘Alice and Bob Learn Application Security’. She is also the founder of We Hack Purple, an online learning academy, community and podcast that revolves around teaching everyone to create secure software. Tanya has been coding and working in IT for over twenty years, won numerous awards, and has been everywhere from startups to public service to tech giants (Microsoft, Adobe, & Nokia). Accordingly, she has worn many hats; startup founder, pentester, CISO, AppSec Engineer, and software developer. An award-winning public speaker, active blogger and streamer, she has delivered hundreds of talks and trainings on 6 continents. She values diversity, inclusion and kindness, which shines through in her countless initiatives. Founder: We Hack Purple (Academy, Community and Podcast), WoSEC International (Women of Security), OWASP DevSlop, OWASP Victoria, #CyberMentoringMonday twitter: @shehackspurple dev.to: shehackspurple medium: @shehackspurple youtube: shehackspurple Follow @FromSourcePod to continue the conversation. Rate & review to support the show! “Fearless First” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    43 min

  6. 07/13/2019

    From The Source: Software Developer Erin Scott

    Erin Scott is a software developer for RS21, a big data visualization company in Albuquerque, NM. She is a hot yoga enthusiast and big proponent of diversity in tech. If you want to work with her you can apply here.  You can also reach Erin directly at erinscottabq or @dot_of_scott We talk about being a being a career changer, having a positive impact with her work, how to choose the right bootcamp and much more! Follow @FromSourcePod or more about the host at michellebrenner.com. Rate & review to support the show! “Fearless First” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    33 min

  7. 06/29/2019

    From The Source: Tech Educator Taye Johnson

    Taye Johnson is a Tech Educator that seeks to satisfy the curiosity of those who want to learn more about tech, but who do not know where to begin. She is a proud introvert who spends most of her time immersed in a sea of data. Her love of data has propelled her on her mission to educate the masses. We talk about the biggest technology challenges facing nonprofits and how she helps solve them. She can be reached at www.linkedin.com/in/taye This episode includes a disclaimer about an organization. As promised, you can find more information here. Follow @FromSourcePod or more about the host at michellebrenner.com. Rate & review to support the show! “Fearless First” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    19 min

  8. 06/15/2019

    From The Source: Accounting System Analyst II Nina Kin

    Nina Kin has worked in the government as a technologist for 12 years, ever since graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. She is heavily involved in the volunteer civic tech space and in improving the way government does technology. In addition, she serves as the co-captain of Hack for LA, a member of the National Advisory Council for Code For America‘s Brigade Network, and a newly elected member of the SoCal ACLU. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @ninakin9. Follow @FromSourcePod or more about the host at michellebrenner.com. Rate & review to support the show! “Fearless First” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    48 min
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About

From the Source is a collection of true stories from tech veterans and the wide array of their day-to-day challenges. Our guests will help demystify the variety of tech jobs from large technology companies started 5 years ago to traditional industries with 100-year-old companies that have tech teams. A job with the same name can be very different in a large company in California to a startup in North Dakota. We will reveal the boring parts that go along with the exciting challenges. We will also discuss the skills they actually use and what they thought they would use but don’t. Our audience is people who are exploring a career in tech as well as those who are fascinated by how the tech we love is made.

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  • Creator
    Michelle Brenner
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    From the Source

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