S8E2: From Frying Chicken to Working at Google With Danny Thompson

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In this episode, Danny talks about his job search strategy and how he landed his first job in tech. He also shares the value of meaningful relationships in your career, how anyone at any age and background can learn how to code, and his best advice if you’re considering a career change.

To learn more about Danny Thompson, Laurence Bradford, and today’s key takeaways, visit learntocodewith.me/s8e2.

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S8E2: From Frying Chicken to Working at Google With Danny Thompson

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As the eighth season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast draws to a close, I wanted to share a few quick updates on LTCWM and my life outside of work. To stay in touch while we're off-season, join our email list at learntocodewith.me . Catch up on all past episodes at learntocodewith.me/podcast, including these Season 8 episodes: S8E1: From Stay-At-Home Mom to Full-Time Front-End Developer With Phoebe Voong-Fadel S8E2: From Frying Chicken to Working at Google With Danny Thompson S8E3: From Prison to Programming: How Nikkole Spurgeon Learned to Code While Incarcerated S8E4: From Washing Dishes to Managing Engineers: How Jesse Weigel Pivoted into a New Tech Career S8E5: From Admin Assistant and Cancer Survivor to Software Developer With Stacey Graham S8E6: How to Code With Your Voice (No Typing Required) With Matt Wiethoff S8E7: From Tutus to Tech: How a Ballerina Became a Front-End Developer With Kara Luton S8E8: From Film Student and Rugby Player to Startup Software Engineer with Michael Poage…

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S8E3: From Prison to Programming: How Nikkole Spurgeon Learned to Code While Incarcerated 34:11

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S8E2: From Frying Chicken to Working at Google With Danny Thompson 51:54

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Danny Thompson was at a crossroads. He had to decide between staying at his job as a gas station fry cook or making a drastic career shift. And after learning to code as a hobby, Danny now works full-time at Google in Developer Relations. In this episode, Danny talks about his job search strategy and how he landed his first job in tech. He also shares the value of meaningful relationships in your career, how anyone at any age and background can learn how to code, and his best advice if you’re considering a career change. To learn more about Danny Thompson, Laurence Bradford, and today’s key takeaways, visit learntocodewith.me/s8e2 . Thank you to our sponsor this season, Linode. Host your app, website, or service on the cloud from just $5 a month, plus get $100 in credit when you create a new account at linode.com/learntocode .…

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S8E0: Introducing Season 8 of the Learn to Code With Me Podcast 5:06

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S7E8: Building a Robotics Career and the Impact of Mentorship with Camille Eddy 44:08

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S7E7: From Glassblower to Software Developer using Free Coding Resources with Michael Pimentel 48:21

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S7E6: An Unexpected Shift from Selling Beer to Coding Bootcamp with Caitlyn Greffly 42:31

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S7E5: How a Passion for Patients turned this Pharmacist into a Software Developer with Newvick Lee 38:51

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