Sprint Hard, Iterate Fast
Sprint Hard Iterate Fast is all about giving aspiring tech professionals the inside scoop on how to break into tech and thrive. Tune in to hear the candid stories from career switchers who successful moved into tech careers.
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Meet Brashanda Walker, the military vet who escaped the hood and broke into a high-paid tech job. How did she do it? Well, you should really be asking how did much it cost her! She did it for FREE. Seriously, there's an organization out there providing complete free tech education and changing lives. Tech jobs offer competitive pay and amazing flexibility. Brashanda has now held several tech jobs with world-class organizations and ...
Meet the public school teacher who is building AI solutions for some of America's most recognised brands. Dismayed and overworked as a teacher, Keatra redirected her talent towards AI by becoming a Data Scientist. When not working on AI solutions Keatra, filled with passion for education can be found volunteer teaching and advancing STEM education amongst underserved students in Austin Texas. Confused about Tech Jobs?
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Celebrity athlete turned data engineer, but not without some serious setbacks. A champion at heart, Leoman didn't let anything stand in his way. He hustled HARD and broke into one of the hottest tech jobs - data engineer. If you know you're destined for greatness, check out this episode with Leoman Momoh. He's literally the fastest data engineer in the business.
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Meet Ja’Mesa, the financial analyst who broke into a tech job without a CS degree and without a tech boot camp. How did she do it? She took control of her career, and more importantly her life!
Ja’Mesa got curious about her true career ambitions and started searching! Her search led her to numerous organizations and people who guided her in finding the right tech job. More importantly, she sought out and created a community prope...
Meet Micole, (also known as Me-Cole or Muh Cole) a dynamic UX/UI Designer with a background in software development.
In 2019, Micole faced career confusion, stuck in underpaid gig work and tutoring before discovering UX/UI and designing a monumental career shift. Overcoming setbacks and layoffs, she emerged resilien...
In this episode, AI expert and prompt engineering course instructor Sean Melis tells us why prompt engineering is NOT the future of AI. Sean gives us insights into where AI is headed and shows you the skills, including prompt engineering, that you need to master. If you're wondering what job opportunities will be in prompt engineering and AI over the next five years, you'll want to listen until the end!
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In this episode of the Sprint Hard, Iterate Fast podcast, I chat with Joanna Auburn, the co-founder and chief product officer at Trace, a climate tech platform driving businesses towards net-zero goals.
Joanna shifted to tech early in her career from a Civil and Structural Engineering degree. With a background in product management and a passion for sustainability, Joanna shares valuable insights for aspiring product managers, hi...
In this episode of the Sprint Hard, Iterate Fast podcast, I chat with Ben Berger, the Chief Product Officer at Wisr, a non-bank lender based in Sydney, Australia. Ben discusses his shift to tech from studying psychology to entering the tech industry, where he found his passion in product management.
Ben emphasizes the importance of experimentation, innovation, and disrupting the status quo in the financial industry. Ben reflects on...
Disrupting the market is the reason many tech start-ups begin. The founder sees a solution to a problem and gets creating. But what does that creative process actually look like?
In this episode Jeremy Goldschmidt, founder of RentBetter, talks about how not even he really understood what the final product would be until he got people testing it. He talks about the importance of iterating quickly and where his product disrupts the...
Drawing from conversations with seven startup founders who collectively raised over $100 million, Reggie shares essential tips on standing out and securing top tech roles. In this episode of The Sprint Hard, Iterate Fast Podcast, gain expert insights and valuable strategies to succeed in the fast-paced tech job market. Discover the importance of self-awareness in defining your career journey and learn how to showcase quantifiable ...
The work landscape in the tech industry is broad and challenging. The ability to succeed in it requires a resilient mindset and the willingness to learn new skills. Everyone, all the way up to the CEOs of the biggest tech companies need to be able to learn from their mistakes and hold their hands up when they happen. This is the only way to create a positive culture.
In this episode James Fuller, the Co-Founder and CEO of Hnry, d...
Taking the leap from employee to founder is no easy feat. Mickael Roger’s path to becoming a tech founder was one he felt he was always meant to take. His winding journey from employee to consultant led him to create the tech company PropHero.
In this episode Mickael discusses the experiences that brought him to this point as well as what it takes to maintain positive and productive cultures in tech. He also gives insight to ever...
Ideas are powerful things that can bring people together to create something greater than any individual could. Having people around you that you can trust to be able to test ideas with that may fail before you succeed is crucial. Saad Ifrani went through exactly this while setting up the tech company Eclipse AI, so is the perfect guest to talk you through the challenges of creating a tech start up.
Saad Ifrani is the co-founder ...
Building the right team of people is important to the success of any company. But how do you know who the right people are? Erin Living Technologies CEO Thomas Walkley shares his insights on how to get it right and create a team full of belief in the company goals.
Thomas Walkley is pioneering the future of multi-residential living through his work as CEO of Erin Living Technologies. Thomas has now built 4 companies from the grou...
The key thing for any company is to recognise the problems that exist in a market then be able to create solutions to fix them. 6clicks have created innovative solutions using AI to do just that. Anthony Stevens discusses how to balance innovation and customer demand as well as advice to people looking to join 6clicks.
Anthony Stevens is the CEO & Co-founder of 6clicks. With a mission to build truly great software to help com...
Hearing “No” to your ideas is something that all start-up Founders go through. In this episode you will discover how moving forward despite hearing “No” is what makes or breaks a Founder and that making fast decisions can set you up for success. Tom also reveals how it’s possible to progress to senior roles without experience.
Tom Dreyfus is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Josef and leads the company strategy and gl...
Welcome to the Sprint Hard, Iterate Fast Podcast, where we look inside the most innovative companies creating exciting new jobs.
I'm your host, Reggie James. And I've worked with many startups, three I Co-Founded and two that scaled to employ hundreds of people. I'm currently the CEO of a digital product resource consultancy Beaker & Flint, based in Melbourne, Australia.
You know, I believe time and chance are life's sweete...
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