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The CodeNewbie podcast was born from CodeNewbie, an organization which fosters a supportive, international community of people learning to code. Each season, host Saron Yitbarek delivers stories and interviews from people of diverse backgrounds and expertise about their coding journeys, as well as beginner friendly discussions about the tech you should know about.
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Are you looking to invest in businesses, maybe buy businesses or commercial real estate? Would you like to learn from expert deal makers how to find and execute a variety of different deals? How about learning wisdom and knowledge from the mistakes others have made so that you do not make the same costly mistakes? Then you may want to listen in on The Deal Scout podcast. The Deal Scout provides in-depth interviews that go into great detail about the people and companies involved in a deal. H ...
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Diversified Focus with Christina Wallace
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Christina Wallace is a human Venn diagram with a career at the intersection of business, technology and the arts. An author, podcaster, serial entrepreneur, and erstwhile theater producer, Christina spent a decade building businesses in New York City. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, an active startup mentor, angel inv…
Natu helped over 200 real estate investors and business buyers raise a collective $200m for their new funds and acquisitions over the last two years. After Natu helped his first client create an investment bank in Canada, he founded Raises.com (a brand valued at hundreds of thousands) which helps people swiftly create complex private equity funds a…
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Investing Across The Tracks with Brian Grimes
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Brian K. Grimes, Jr. CFP® is an Ivy League educated real estate entrepreneur and coach. Upon graduation from Columbia University in 2011 he embarked on a career in Financial Planning at AXA Advisors before transitioning to high net worth asset management at Bridgewater Advisors. In 2015, Brian launched his own real estate development company in his…
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S22:E9 - Coding Bootcamps & Coding Journeys (Mark Thompson)
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Happy New Year! In this final episode of Season 22, Saron speaks with Mark Thompson, Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Google. Mark loves to teach and code. He is an award-winning university instructor and engineer with a passion for creating meaningful learning experiences. Listen as they discuss Mark's interest in code, coding bootcamps and …
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Stop Asking For Referrals with Stacey Brown Randall
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Stacey Brown Randall is the multiple award-winning author of Generating Business Referrals Without Asking, host of the Roadmap to Grow Your Business podcast and national speaker. Stacey teaches business owners how to generate referrals naturally… without manipulating, incentivizing or even asking. She has been featured in national publications like…
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Real Estate Arbitrage Strategies with Chau Ong
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Dr. Chau, a Ph.D. and MBA graduate was an immigrant who aspired to live the American Dream. He attempted various enterprises in an effort to obtain financial freedom which he did not achieve as a result of his traditional education. He engaged in the real estate market, but it was with Corporate Housing Arbitrage that he was able to achieve financi…
Pete Reese is the President of Reelvest Properties, a land development and investment company. With nearly two decades of real estate experience as a broker and investor, Pete has successfully purchased and sold hundreds of pieces of real estate for a profit over the years for himself and on behalf of his clients. He’s on track to earn $4 million i…
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West Point Leadership Principles with Jordan Isham and Trey Chandler
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About our guests: Jordan Isham, Co-Founder of My Tennessee Home Solution, is responsible for the overall vision, brand, and revenue of the company. He is most passionate about aligning the right people and resources with a set of mutually beneficial goals to experience fulfillment together. For that reason, he prioritizes alignment, purpose, growth…
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S22:E8 - From Opera to Code (Anna McDougall)
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In this episode, Saron talks to Anna McDougall, Director of Product and Engineering for the tech subsidiary of Europe's largest media publisher, Axel Springer National Media & Tech. Anna grew up in Sydney, Australia, and moved to Germany to pursue a career as an opera singer. At 32 she rediscovered her love for code and technology and made the swit…
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From Pain To Purpose with Dr Jackson Corley
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“In December of 2008, a near-fatal cycling accident threatened to paralyze me for life. I needed a solution, a new way to heal, a way to be free from the limitations of inflammation and pain and get back to my active life. That's how I invented Incrediwear technology. In that sense, Incrediwear is not just wearable technology, it is a lifestyle phi…
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Getting Big Deals Dancing with Kurt Davis
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Kurt Davis is a technology executive and investor with over two decades of experience building tech startups throughout Silicon Valley, Europe, and Asia. From 2008-2017, he worked with a startup called Boku where he led global business development, focusing on deals with Apple, Microsoft, Spotify, Sony, and more. This book documents and chronicles …
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S22:E7 - Starting out in Open Source (Brian Douglas)
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On today's episode, Saron speaks with Brian Douglas, founder and CEO of Open Sauced, where he works on increasing the knowledge and insights of open-source communities. In the past he’s lead Developer Advocacy at GitHub by fostering a community of early adopters through conversations with the top open source maintainers on GitHub. Hear them discuss…
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Upsided Down Venture Capital with Frederick Cary
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Fred Cary, a powerhouse entrepreneur who has founded over ten companies and amassed billions in value. Today, he is focused on helping up-and-coming entrepreneurs get on their paths for success by finding their niches and remaining confident and steadfast along the way. Fred pours all of his business knowledge into teaching the 550,000 new entrepre…
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S22:E6 - Technical writing (Philip Kiely)
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Saron sits down with writer, programmer, and creator, Philip Kiley. Philip is the author of Writing for Software Developers and Life-Changing Email. They discuss how he first got into technical writing while studying abroad in Budapest, what technical writing is, what technical content platforms are out there, why new developers should publish cont…
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Client Funding Your Tech Startup with Rick Elmore
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Rick Elmore is an entrepreneur, sales and marketing expert. As the Founder and CEO of Simply Noted, Rick developed a proprietary technology that puts real pen and ink to paper to scale handwritten communication, helping businesses of all industries scale this unique marketing platform to stand out from their competition and build meaningful relatio…
Commercial growth strategist, storyteller, coach, mentor and advisor at data and analytics oriented technology companies. Has lead teams in various stages of growth cycles (PE/VC backed startups, turnarounds, pre-IPO to IPO companies) to exits via IPO (FactSet), acquisition (EDGAR Online), as well as through several equity/capital raises (FirstRain…
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S22:E5 - Bonus: How should we handle failure? (Compiler)
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This week we’re bringing a bonus featured episode from Compiler, a show made to simplify tech for tomorrow’s IT leaders, from our friends at Red Hat. Jen Krieger and Dr. Erika Hamden join us on the show to discuss failure, and how approaching it in healthier ways can help individuals learn and grow. Take a listen! Show Links Turing (sponsor) Micros…
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S22:E4 - Showing up in tech (Jason Lengstorf)
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Joining Saron today is Jason Lengstorf, host of Learn with Jason, where he pair programs with experts from around the community to learn something new in 90 minutes. Jason talks about how he found his way into tech after being in a band, his passion for code and all things Developer Relations. He helps companies form stronger connections with their…
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Cannabis Scale with Douglas Cortina
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Doug Cortina, co-founder and strategic advisor, brings a strong background of hands-on business and entrepreneurial experience to NorCal Cannabis. Doug has successfully led the planning, development and execution of three cannabis projects in the Bay Area. Doug has been involved in the real estate development industry in the Bay Area for the past f…
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S22:E3 - Demonstrating curiosity kindly with Matt Newkirk (Matt Newkirk)
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Joining Saron today is Matt Newkirk, Engineering Director at Etsy. Matt talks about his coding journey, his current role at Etsy, leadership tips and advice for people on their coding journey. Matt's found a career in paying forward the help he received along the way, starting as a volunteer MUD developer and finding a path to becoming a director o…
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Selling Yourself on LinkedIn with Joseph Frankie III
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I am a West Point graduate, combat veteran, award-winning author and l know the power of a team. As CEO at JFIII Associates, I now help companies build better teams. I bring 40 years of leading and untangling multiple business projects up to $8 billion worldwide and as many as 53,000 associates where I have a track record of building teams, deployi…
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The Science of The Flip with Justin Colby
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Justin Colby is the CEO and host of The Science of Flipping. He has flipped over 2000 homes and taught thousands his strategies. He is a nationally recognized speaker and author of The Science of Flipping. He owns 3 multi-million dollar companies and is passionate about helping entrepreneurs. https://thescienceofflipping.com Next Steps Share your t…
Born and raised New Yorker. Started my career as a management consultant and ended up in title insurance. Through the years now own and operate a title company and since have become involved with real estate development opportunities. I believe in people first before the deal and always make sure that I am in performance shape for life and business…
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S22:E2 - Building the bridge across the tech gap (Michelle Glauser)
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Joining Saron today is Michelle Glauser, CEO & Founder of Techtonica. Ever since joining the industry as a software engineer, Michelle recognized the glaring lack of diversity within the world of tech, which is why she's dedicated herself to addressing this issue. Techtonica is a nonprofit that provides tuition-free tech training with laptops, livi…
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Building B2B Podcast Entrepreneurs with Elzie Flenard
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Don’t pigeonhole Elzie D. Flenard III. Don’t even try. Describe him this way, and he’ll point out that one. Change your perspective, and he’ll lead you down another path … maybe without your even realizing. He’s a creative dude, an entrepreneur, a family man, a business owner. No “box” fits. It doesn’t exist. He’s a man of original thoughts, all pr…
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Private Lending For Real Estate Investors with Kevin Amolsch
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Kevin Amolsch is a successful real estate investor and private money lender. He earned his degree in Finance after serving four years in the US Army. After college, Kevin spent two years working with Wall Street as a Mortgage Bond Analyst before leaving to work in real estate financing for investors full time. He and his companies have closed on ov…
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S22:E1 - The new wave of frontend developer tools are on their way (Chris Ferdinandi)
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To welcome back our show for Season 22, we talk with a familiar face to the CodeNewbie Podcast, Chris Ferdinandi. Chris is the author of the Vanilla JS Pocket Guide series and the creator of the Vanilla JS Academy training program. On today's episode, Chris talks about what he's learned since coming on the show in 2020, how he sees the future of fr…
James Hilton is an experienced entrepreneur and developer. He is Founder and CEO Xpressify, a fundraising platform for film & television projects. In 2010, while at Babson, he co-founded InforcePro, an insurance tech platform which was acquired by Covr in June 2017. He is the Co-Founder of Xavinci, digital creative agency, and he specializes in str…
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From MD to Entrepreneur with Dr Pranay Parikh
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On this episode of the Deal Scout we chat with an MD who invests in Multifamily Apartment 150+ units in business friendly states with steady cash flow and conservative debt. Our guest is a medical doctor that also does real estate syndications and has bought over 200 million of real estate in the past 16 months Why start in real estate? How do you …
Luke Layman is a decorated fighter pilot, serial entrepreneur, investor and transformation coach. With decades of experience leading high performance and high growth organizations, Luke has cracked the code on how to live with INTENTIONAL ALIGNMENT, enjoying all the best that life has to offer while sustainably growing businesses across the globe. …
I am an entrepreneur, investor, podcast host & father. I grew my small family franchised auto repair business into an enterprise with ~30 locations. I'm on a mission to teach other entrepreneurs everything I know about growing a business and creating passive income through investments outside of Wall Street. https://www.brianbeers.com/ Next Steps S…
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AI for Real Estate Agents with Nate Joens
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Nate Joens is the Co-Founder, Head of Innovation and past CEO at Structurely. Under his 4 years as CEO, Structurely experienced 10x growth in conversations processed in the real estate industry and built a proprietary conversational AI application that 99.9% of consumers believed was human. Structurely also became a Housing Wire Real Estate Tech To…
As majority shareholder and CEO, Graeme leads United Capital and brings significant expertise in acquisitions and delivering growth. Graeme specialises in consolidating fragmented markets and maximising value from corporate assets. Graeme acquired McGill from KPMG after it entered administration in 2019. Since then Graeme and his senior McGill Scot…
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Fix and Flip Financing with Shaun Ashkenazy
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Onyx Funding is a trusted name in the commercial real estate finance industry because we deliver results through a proven and comprehensive process. By choosing to be represented by a strong and experienced industry leader, you are ensuring that you and your projects will demonstrate optimal success. http://www.onyxfunding.com Next Steps Share your…
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Fintech Venture Investing with Lucas Timberlake
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Lucas is Co-Founder and General Partner of Fintech Ventures Fund, an early-stage fintech, and inusrtech-focused venture capital fund. He has spent his entire career in financial services in various capacities, including venture capital, private equity, and investment banking. He received his BA from Columbia Unversity. https://www.fintechv.com/ Nex…
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Biz Dev Tips for Deal Makers with Matt Currie
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Matt Currie is CEO of OutFlow - a Deal Sourcing company that helps M&A professionals close more deals by securing meetings with their ideal prospects. OutFlow works with over 150+ M&A Professionals and has tracked over $500MM in transaction value for their clients. https://outflow.agency/ Next Steps Share your thoughts with a review - https://www.t…
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How To Get Started on YouTube with Augie Johnston
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Augie Johnston is a 35 year old ex-YouTuber, former professional basketball player, turned entrepreneur. He is currently making waves in the video editing industry as a result of his promising start-up called VidChops. Vidchops, the brainchild of Augie, assists video creators, influencers, and digital marketers by carrying out the hard work of edit…
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What is a Virtual Restaurant with Kirk Mauriello
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Founder of Virtual Profit Cooker LLC dba Profit Cookers a virtual brand restaurant and food company that specializes in bringing orders directly to restaurant fulfillment partners to increase each partners EBITDA. Experienced restaurant and franchising executive. Specializing in building organizations into highly profitable companies providing long…
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What is Investment Banking with Channing Hamlet
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Channing Hamlet is a Managing Director at Objective, Investment Banking & Valuation focused on leading the firm’s business valuation practice and transaction execution for its investment banking business services practice. Mr. Hamlet is a results-driven executive that has 25+ years of experience advising business owners on management issues, transa…
Raphael Collazo is a licensed commercial real estate agent specializing in retail and multi-family properties. Transitioning from a career in software, Raphael brings a strong technical background and a love for dissecting complex problems to his client interactions. These characteristics enable him to provide innovative and effective real estate s…
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Financing For Cannabis Projects with Rob Sechrist
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Rob is the co-founding President of Pelorus Equity Group, the leading provider of value-add bridge commercial real estate loans to companies in the cannabis sector, and has more than 18 years of experience in the real estate finance industry. Rob’s primary role at Pelorus Equity Group is the development of strategic alliances with both private and …
Bradley Barth is a partner of the Orange County, California office of BarthCalderon LLP, and Supervising Attorney of the firm’s Transactional and Estate Planning Department encompassing business formations and transactional matters, estate planning, domestic and offshore asset protection, probate, trust administration, tax and real estate law. He h…
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Marketing Historic Buildings with Amanda Friedlander
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Amanda Friedlander graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago in 2018 with a degree in Advertising Creative, among the first class of graduates at Loyola to complete such a program. She has since specialized in professional services public relations and marketing, with experience in website design and accessibility, copywriting and ed…
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Cannabis Venture Investments with Scott Berman
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Cannabis Venture Capital & Consulting. Background in Digital Advertising & Jewelry Manufacturing. Statistician for the Philadelphia 76ers. https://thepanthergroup.co/ Next Steps Share your thoughts with a review - https://www.thedealscout.com/reviews/ Let's connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/ Subscribe and Watch on …
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Marketing Strategies for Financial Advisors with Charlie Van Derven
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Charlie Van Derven has coached and worked with financial professionals since 1998. Throughout his career, Charlie has worked with recognizable names such as Morgan Stanley, LPL Financial, Farmers Insurance, UBS and others, to assist in developing digital strategy. This successful work with major firms gives Charlie a unique glimpse into the interac…
Corey Kupfer is a deal-driven growth strategist, negotiator, deal-maker, speaker, and attorney. He is the founder of corporate and deal law firm, Kupfer & Associates, PLLC. He’s also the founder of DealQuest, host of the weekly DealQuest Podcast, and author of Authentic Negotiating. Deal-Driven Growth - Your Ticket to Freedom | Corey Kupfer Next St…
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S21:E8 - How to get into Web3 development (Nader Dabit)
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In this episode, we talk about how to get into Web3 development, with Nader Dabit, developer relations engineer at Celestia and founder of Developer DAO. Nader talks about how Web3 differs from Web2, when it makes sense to build something as a Web3 app, and what are the tools and concepts a developer needs to know in order to build an app for Web3.…
Brent Britton is a Founding Partner of Core X Legal. Since the early 1990’s Brent C.J. Britton has been assisting entrepreneurs and technology companies of all sizes in corporate and intellectual property transactions. A dot-com era Silicon Valley veteran, Britton’s legal career has included tours of duty in several major firms in San Francisco, Ne…
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S21:E7 - What does it mean to be a part of the software development life cycle (Cliff Craig)
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In this episode, we talk about what it means to be a part of the software development life cycle with Cliff Craig, senior software engineering manager at Samsung. Cliff talks about getting into software engineering over 22 years ago, why it’s important for developers at every level to understand the software development life cycle, and what the maj…
Ruben is the co-founder and co-CEO of Forum Brands, leading its Mergers & Acquisitions team. Ruben began his career in investment banking at Credit Suisse in London, and then joined TA Associates, a US-based growth private equity firm investing out of a $9bn fund globally, as an investor in Consumer and Tech. While at TA, Ruben was actively involve…
