#99: Iris Nevins - Teacher Who Became a Software Engineer at Mailchimp

Breaking Into Startups

English - September 12, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 262 ratings
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In 2017, Iris Nevins decided to leave her work as a teacher in Florida to attend a bootcamp in the Bay Area - but it was not without its own struggles. Iris believes that when you’re on your path, no matter the road blocks, serendipitous things will happen.

In 2018, Iris landed a job as a software engineer at MailChimp, an Atlanta-based marketing automation platform (although Iris works remotely in Oakland). Quick trivia: MailChimp sends out a whopping billion emails per day!

Iris is also the founder of Organeyez, an organization that provides relevant tools and content to groups and organizations that work towards fostering social justice.