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8. Nora Peters: From Americorps to Amazon

8. Nora Peters: From Americorps to Amazon

FromWe Belong Here: Lessons from Unconventional Paths to Tech


8. Nora Peters: From Americorps to Amazon

FromWe Belong Here: Lessons from Unconventional Paths to Tech

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nora is nonprofit fundraising professional turned coder. Today, she & I chat about her journey to tech after dedicating her career and education to mission-driven companies and how she used to perceive corporate Americas as the “dark-side.” She shares that it was in fact her therapist, who told her about Ada Developers Academy and encouraged her to pursue software development. She’s so thankful for that advice, as she has now discovered a way to blend her passion for tech with her love for helping people and does so today as a Software Development Engineer on a Kindle team at Amazon. We chat about the parallels between the fundraising and technical marketing industries and how many of the skills are transferrable from one to the other. This episode is not one to miss and Nora wants you to know that you have the right AND the ability to learn anything! Resources:Ada Developers AcademyYou are a Badass  @NTPetesNora's LinkedIn We Belong Here Podcast: Follow Lauren on Twitter @LoLoCoding WeBelongPodcast.com websiteSubscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify LoLoCoding.com 
Released:
Apr 21, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (68)

A weekly podcast that aims to interview career changers & folks that are diversifying the tech industry. Sharing stories about the different routes people have taken to enter the industry and chatting about the skills they learned in their prior jobs, schooling, or life experiences & how they apply them to their current roles in tech. https://WeBelongPodcast.com/