Season 3
49. Replay: Landing a Top-Tier Internship with Alexandra Foote
How do you get an internship at a top tech company? Once you secure the internship, how do you make the most of that experience? Meet Alexandra Foote, a product manager at Microsoft and career coach helping students secure in...
48. Replay: Security Doesn't Need to be Complicated with Sara Diaz
What does a career in security look like? Why is security crucial for everyone to understand? Meet Sara Diaz, the Information Security Lead for ThoughtWorks North America. After starting her career as a quality analyst, she m...
47. Replay: Going to Grad School with Stephen Sam
What’s it really like to get a master’s degree? How does the workload compare to a bachelor’s degree? Learn from Stephen Sam, a Cloud and LexMobile Solutions Software Developer at LexMark. Stephen recently graduated from the ...
46. Replay: Shaping Your Software Engineering Career with Victoria Ki…
How do you shape a career you love? Why should you pursue software engineering especially if you don't want to sit behind a computer all day? Meet Victoria Kirst, an incoming software engineer at The Browser Company, former s...
45. Replay: Prioritizing Mental Health with Mahmoud Khedr
How can your job impact your mental health? What can you do to make your mental health a priority? Today's episode features Mahmoud Khedr, the Co-Founder and CEO of FloraMind, an organization that develops tools to guide youn...
44. The Importance of Breaks
Why is it important to take breaks? In this short solo episode, Marisa talks about the benefits of taking a break. This will also be the last new episode before a short break where we'll be replaying some favorite episodes …
43. Getting Started in Healthcare Tech with Gulé Sheikh
How can you use your tech skills in healthcare? What are gaps in healthcare that technology can solve? Meet Gulé Skeikh, a former CTO who has been bridging the gap between Healthcare and Technology for over 12 years. As CTO …
42. Engineering Operations & Glue Work with Shannon Jackson
What is engineering operations and how do you get started? Why should every young professional know what "glue work" is? Meet Shannon Jackson, an Engineering Manager of Engineering Operations at Chime and a former Ruby softwa...
41. Cybersecurity & How to Protect Yourself Online with Lakeidra Smith
Why should you use a password manager and 2-Factor Authentication? How prevalent are cyberattacks today? Learn from Lakeidra Smith, the Founder and CEO of The Cyber Consultant, LLC and author of Cyber Curiosity: A Beginner's ...
40. How to Become a CTO with James Connor
What does the path from software developer to CTO look like? What skills do you need to take on the role? Learn from James Connor, a social entrepreneur, founder, and fractional CTO. James helps organizations solve their tech...
39. Startups: From Recruitment to New Hire with Chase Kocher
What's it like to interview for and work at a startup? How is the startup experience different from bigger companies? Learn from Chase Kocher, the Founder and CEO of Aim4Hire, a boutique tech recruiting firm based in Austin, ...
38. Explaining Databases and Other Tech Concepts Through Metaphors wi…
How can you better understand technical concepts as a non-technical professional? In this episode, we chat with Aman Y. Agarwal, the Founder and CEO at SANPRAM TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATION and host of two podcasts: The Age of AI...
37. How to Get Started in Tech
How do you get started in tech? What programming language should you learn first? In this solo episode, Marisa answers the #1 question people ask her: "How do I start in tech?" She talks through 3 main sections: figuring out …
36. Choosing a Great Coding Bootcamp with Jai Bhagat
How do you choose the perfect coding bootcamp? After graduating bootcamp, how do you find the right job? Jai Bhagat is a UI Engineer working on Nomad, a flexible container orchestrator. He is currently building a free course ...
35. How to Get a Job on LinkedIn with Chloe Belangia
Looking for a new job and wondering how to pivot? Want to learn how to leverage LinkedIn to find your dream job? In this episode, we chat with Chloe Belangia, an executive recruiter and self-professed die-hard LinkedIn fan. C...
34. Aerospace R&D and Proposals with Sean Hoenig
How does Research & Development in aerospace relate to tech? What are grant proposals used for? Sean Hoenig is a proposal manager at Advanced Space in Westminster, Colorado. He has over 7 years of experience in Research & Dev...
33. Lessons Learned Interviewing Technologists
Welcome back for Season 3 of Blossoming Technologist! We're so excited to share this season's episodes. We will once again be publishing episodes every Monday! In this episode, Marisa talks about upcoming changes to the podca...