In this episode, I talk with Ifeanyi Otuonye , who is a Pro Athlete and has worked in roles like: Tech Sales Rep, Project & Events Manager. He now works as a Cloud Engineer at Security Blue Team. Learn more about his journey transitioning from Pro Athlete to Cloud Engineer. Support this podcast: Buymeacoffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rishabincloud Connect with Ifeanyi: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ifeanyi-otuonye/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ifeanyi_otuonye Connect with me: LinkedIn → https://bit.ly/rishab-linkedin Instagram → https://bit.ly/rishab-ig Twitter → https://bit.ly/rishab-twitter

In this episode, we have Linda Haviv, who worked in media production and then went through a bootcamp, worked several roles in tech like: Software Developer, Infrastructure Engineer and SRE. She now works as a Developer Advocate at AWS. Learn more about her journey in this episode. Connect with Linda: Twitter - https://twitter.com/lindavivah LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindahaviv/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lindavivah/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@lindavivah Timestamps: Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and Linda's Unconventional Journey 05:00 Discovering Front-End Development 10:00 From Media Company to Web Development 15:00 Finding the Lowest Barrier to Entry 20:00 Transition to Infrastructure Engineering and SRE 25:00 Becoming an AWS Developer Advocate 30:00 Importance of Hands-On Experience for Advocacy 35:00 The Role of Certifications in Tech 40:00 Learning vs Passing Certifications and Bootcamps 45:00 Fulfillment and Challenges in Tech 50:00 Navigating Tech Advancements and Privacy Concerns 55:00 Gratitude and Closing Remarks

In this episode, I talk with Ansh Paul, a Software Developer at Bell, who came to Canada as an international student in 2021, got his diploma and now works at Bell focused on Infrastructure. Learn more about his journey from International Student in Canada to Software Developer. Connect with Ansh: Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaulAnsh1 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshpaul/ Website - https://anshpaul.me

In this episode, I talk with Parveen Singh, a Cloud Lab Developer at Cloud Academy, who came to Canada as an international student, got his associates degree and now works in CLOUD. Learn more about his career! Connect with Parveen: Twitter - https://twitter.com/singh_cloud LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/singhparveen/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ParveenSingh

In this episode, I talk with Hiro, an AWS Hero, published author and a Technical Course creator, about her career and how she became an AWS Hero! Connect with Hiro: Twitter - https://twitter.com/hirokonishimura LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirokonishimura YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HirokoNishimura

First episode of this year (2023), we have our guest, Francesco Ciulla, who is a Developer Advocate at dailydotdev. We talk about his journey in Tech and how it went from being a volleyball coach to becoming a developer and now working in Developer Relations. Francesco's socials: Twitter - @FrancescoCiull4 YouTube - FrancescoCiulla LinkedIn - francesco-ciulla-roma

First episode of this year, we have our guest, Bart Castle, who is a Sr. Technical Trainer at AWS. We talk about his journey in Tech and how it all started for him. Cloud Bart: Twitter          https://twitter.com/cloudbart LinkedIn       https://www.linkedin.com/in/cloudbart YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/c/CloudBart

Back here with another episode of "How they started their Tech Career", today our guest is Lou Bichard, an AWS Community Builder who is a Principal Engineer at DAZN and also the creator of Open Up The Cloud, trying to help people get their start in cloud software engineering. Lou Bichard YouTube https://twitter.com/loujaybee https://openupthecloud.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/loujaybee/

I am so excited, we are here with second episode of "How they started their Tech Career" with Anais Urlichs. She is SRE at Civo Cloud and also CNCF Ambassador. She has also created the #100DaysOfKubernetes challenge and a former Developer Advocate.   Anais Urlichs https://anaisurl.com/  https://twitter.com/urlichsanais  https://www.youtube.com/c/AnaisUrlichs

Hey guys, I am so excited, we are here with the first episode of "How they started their Tech Career" with John Lunn. He is a technical architect and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer. John Lunn | @jonnychipz https://jonnychipz.com/ https://twitter.com/jonnychipz Cloud Talk with Jonnychipz - YouTube