Software engineering manager Matt Compton has worn several career hats since finishing his Masters degree at Georgia Tech–including a stint at the Atlanta based company, Big Nerd Ranch. Even though his current role is in management, Matt shares that people…
Getting personal here! Right around the time the pandemic started, I began a serious health transformation. The most noticeable difference was that, in less than six months, I lost around 60 pounds! At first, I felt complicated about the weight…
Renee Cooper’s role as marketing director for an Atlanta law firm requires creativity, and lots of social media savvy. Take her podcasts, interviewing her boss regarding legal questions many people might have. She’s named it the Pocket Lawyer Podcast. Who…
Tips from a user researcher who has fought the uphill battle. When working on a product, you can learn only so much from reading online and talking to your subject matter expert colleagues. Without customer relationships, It can be so hard…
Ph.D. candidate Anne Chance is a triple threat in more ways than one. Not only is she Mom to 9 year-old triplets, her doctoral program at Kennesaw State University encompasses International Conflict Management, Peacekeeping, and Development. This program seems at…
Electrical engineer Seth Braun didn’t end up becoming a genetic scientist like his 8 year-old, Pokémon loving self thought he would. Even breaking into the field wasn’t quite what he expected, as the start-up company he worked for had him…
Author Parker Peevyhouse has a response ready when other avid readers ask her if she’s read specific books. “Not yet,” she answers. But, if the book sounds strange enough, you can count her in! Parker (who has already published three young adult…
When Dr. Robert Joseph worked in AI (Artificial Intelligence) back in the early 1990’s, he describes how AI as a field hadn’t yet reached its full potential. Luckily, he had interests in many different roles within the tech industry, so…
Guest Annick Huber grew up all over the world — literally. Splitting most of her time between Europe and Latin America, she came to the conclusion early in her career that she wanted a permanent (or at least semi-permanent) home…
You might not think copy-editing or coordinating digital content for a newspaper would naturally transition into the field of speech pathology. But, according to Paul Rice, it’s all about communication. In fact, Paul’s undergraduate science courses (especially biology and physics)…