Welcome back to Season 23 of the CodeNewbie Podcast! We sit down and talk to Taylor Poindexter, co-founder of Black Code Collective, an organization that strives to create a safe space for software engineers to thrive. She is also an Engineering Manager at Spotify. In her downtime you can find her adventuring, tweeting about tech, and creating whiskey videos for Instagram. She talks to us about her coding experience, the importance of taking breaks and what psychological safety in the workplace looks like. She also talks to us about her organization Black Code Collective.
Show LinksTaylor Poindexter is the co-founder of Black Code Collective, an organization that strives to provide a safe space for Black Engineers to collaborate and grow their skills. In addition to this, she is an Engineering Manager at Spotify, Some awards she’s received include: 2019 Power Woman of DC Tech, DC Fem Tech’s 2018 Power Woman in Code, DC’s 2017 Top Technologist, and 2017 Power Woman of DC Tech. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, working out, whiskey tasting, and spending time with her two amazing nephews.
S27:E8 - Learning AI (Matt Eland)
S27:E7 - Tech and Art (Chris Immel)
S27:E6 - The Crossover of Health, Technology and Art (Daniel Bourke)
S27:E5 - Navigating the AI Evolution (Chelsea Kaufman)
S27:E4 - Living the Dream with AI (Rob Frelow)
S27:E3 - Helping You Build Machine Learning Products (Pau Labarta Bajo)
S27:E2 - The Journey from Sound Engineer to Software Engineer (Alejandro Aspinwall)
S27:E1 - Nurturing Relationships for AI Excellence (Shawn Charles)
S26:E8 - Being Open to the Unexpected (Katherine Evans)
S26:E7 - Thoughts on Degrees and Bootcamps (Johnny Proano)
S26:E6 - Embracing Rest for Productivity (Ronesha Dennis)
S26:E5 - Exploring the Path from Medicine to a Tech Career (Shona Chan)
S26:E4 - The Ins and Outs of LinkedIn (Laura Thorson)
S26:E3 - Learning to Code with a Full-Time Job (Beau Carnes)
S26:E2 - Freelancing While Homeschooling (Sarah Greer)
S26:E1 - Make Your Accomplishments Visible (Camille Eddy)
S25:E8 - Empowering Developers of All Abilities (Judith Lung)
S25:E7 - Overcoming Fears and Pursuing Passions (Stefi Rosca)
S25:E6 - Big Tech: What They Say vs. What They Mean (Rachel Lee Nabors)
S25:E5 - Mastering Leadership (Brian Jenney)
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