Work Pals Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Work Pals podcast where Cam and Kaelynd share their work-life journeys, exploring professional development through their day jobs, freelancing, side-projects, and building businesses.
Kaelynd and Cam share their current progress in building out their applications over the last few weeks. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
In classic Canadian fashion, Kaelynd goes tobogganing, and also ships a new internal tool at her work. Cam is in building mode, but gets distracted by trying to be productive, which ironically brings him down a rabbit hole of chasing productivity instead of actually being productive. Links Product Journey Podcast (https://productjourney.fm/) Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
This week Cam talks about launching a landing page, and building a product demo. Kaelynd tries out a couple remote co-working options, gets started on product research for building Slack apps, and discusses setting OKRs. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Happy New Year! In this episode we reflect on 2020 from a business and personal standpoint, and outline some goals and themes for the upcoming year. Links Notion year in review (https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/k6pnmr/the_ultimate_annual_review_template/) Radical Focus - a book about OKRs (https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Christina-Wodtke-ebook/dp/B01BFKJA0Y) Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Cam and Kaelynd catch up on their bi-weekly chat! Recorded on Dec 13, 2020, so this is coming out a bit late for anyone tuning in right away. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Cam and Kaelynd catch up on their bi-weekly chat! Cam covers what he's been doing to build his presence and connect with others on twitter, some updates on his current project, and tax season. Kaelynd brings us up to speed on Spanish lessons, launching websites with Notion and Super, and a small dip into digital illustration. This was originally recorded on November 29, 2020, so this is coming out a bit late for anyone tuning in right away. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam) Daniel Vasallo - Everyone Can Build a Twitter Audience (https://gumroad.com/l/twitter-audience/dv) Super.so - Build Websites with Notion (https://super.so/)
In this episode we talk about what makes a good manager, division of roles and responsibilities, choosing between co-founder or solo, how to identify business opportunities, and more. Links Amy Hoy Sales Safari Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exMoRoaxKtQ) Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
This week we talk about Kaelynd's new side project, share some thoughts on agile and autonomous teams, and get a bit meta about the podcast format. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
A tired Cam and a well-slept Kaelynd catch up on the past couple weeks of updates. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Cam shares about design systems, component libraries, and a potential co-founder for an upcoming project. Kaelynd updates on her progress learning JavaScript and Spanish. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Cam and Kaelynd catch up and chat about their current priorities and what they've both been up to in both their work and personal lives. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
This week Cam and Kaelynd discuss ways to approach building a businesses while working full-time. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Kaelynd prepares for a remote hackathon at work and starts setting up a Shopify store for her mom's teas business. Cam works on app architecture planning, Zapier research, and product validation through research and customer interviews. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Another week of updates from Cam and Kaelynd. Beer Finder slowly but steadily hums along as Cam works on a new project dealing with prototyping and authentication. Kaelynd signed up for a JavaScript course, as well as a drawing course, and continues working towards setting up Shopify and social media for her mom's tea business. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Another week of updates from Cam and Kaelynd. Kaelynd and her mom strategize around the online tea shop idea. Cam explores the idea of building for the long run with forms. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Cam takes some time to explore new ideas in code and talks about keeping a client happy after a higher-than-expected invoice. Kaelynd works towards accelerating dev teams based on a DevOps framework. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Cam is in the middle of deciding whether or not to keep pursuing Beer Finder, or to move on to something else. Kaelynd is exploring an opportunity to help bring her mom's local business online. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Cam takes a couple weeks away from "Beer Finding" for some downtime and client work. Kaelynd works on her JavaScript skills and helps create a community for women in technology at her job. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Cam chats about setting up a checkout form for a client and balancing client work with product work. Kaelynd chats about how to run a company-wide health check in an agile organization. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Show Notes Donate to Black Lives Matter Toronto (https://blacklivesmatter.ca/donate/) When They See Us (mini-series on Netflix) Seeing White (https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/) Have Black Lives Ever Mattered - Book (https://www.amazon.ca/Have-Black-Lives-Ever-Mattered/dp/0872867382) How to Be an Antiracist (https://www.amazon.ca/How-Be-Antiracist-Ibram-Kendi/dp/0525509283) (https://www.amazon.ca/New-Jim-Crow-Michelle-Alexander/dp/1595586431) New Jim Crow (https://www.amazon.ca/New-Jim-Crow-Michelle-Alexander/dp/1595586431) Policing Black Lives (https://www.amazon.ca/Policing-Black-Lives-Violence-Slavery/dp/1552669793) Skin We're In (https://www.amazon.ca/Skin-Were-In-The/dp/038568634X) Sam Harris podcast (https://samharris.org/podcasts/207-can-pull-back-brink/) Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Gabriela Parada was working in a management position at a fine art printing studio and decided to make the jump into something new with more opportunity to grow, so she studied web development at Juno College's coding bootcamp. Diego La Manno is a senior software developer at ecobee and shares his experiences leading up to his current role. Links Diego La Manno on Twitter (https://twitter.com/diegolamanno) Gabriela Parada on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gabywritescode) ecobee (https://ecobee.com) Juno College of Technology (https://junocollege.com) Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Cam talks through some SEO challenges as well as steps to incorporating a business and initial pricing plans. Kaelynd is deep into facilitating large sessions at work, as well as making some progress on research for a side project. Links Moz one hour guide to SEO (https://moz.com/learn/seo/one-hour-guide-to-seo) Book: The Mom Test (http://momtestbook.com) Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Kaelynd has been playing with Raspberry pi sensors, facilitating agile sessions, and looking at a side project in the skincare space. Cam talks about reaching and setting goals for Beer Finder, working with people, and some thoughts around monetization. Links Baselang (https://baselang.com) Moz SEO Guide (https://moz.com/learn/seo) Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Show Notes Cam does a second launch of Beer Finder and talks about some of the early learnings. Kaelynd works with some new teams on getting their tools and processes in order and brainstorms on some secret business ideas. Links Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
This week Kaelynd dives deeper into Spanish lessons and remote murder mysteries and prepares to start working with some new teams at work. Cam gets into the details behind the Beer Finder website launch. Links Beer Finder (https://www.beerfinder.ca) What is git? (https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-What-is-Git%3F) Murder mystery game template (https://www.playingwithmurder.com/don-carrasino-and-the-murdered-mobster-p-780.html) Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam)
Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam) Show Notes Cam enters his first week of working solely on his own projects while trying to figure out monetization and co-founder strategies. Kaelynd has a lighter week with a well-deserved bit of downtime for once as she figures out what her next projects should be. Links Beerfinder (https://beerfinder.ca)
Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam) Show Notes In this episode Cam and Kaelynd chat about: - Staying at home! - Navigating working from home in a small space with your partner - Remote happy hours - Remote hackathons - Filling their time with courses and learning - The Work Gym - Freelancing in times of uncertainty - Budgeting finances to be a bit more conservative - Tech industry layoffs - Helping others to find jobs who may have lost them in this downturn - Showing appreciation for people working on the frontlines right now - Cam starts shifting his attention to building stuff and focusing on side projects like his blog and an app to find beer from local breweries - Microconf Connect community - Monetization strategies for a marketplace/directory - Stairstep approach to bootstrapping - Working with your partner on a project - Having fun with side projects! - Building an audience - Learning in public Links Zoom (https://zoom.us/) Ultraworking: The Work Gym (https://www.ultraworking.com/twg) Microconf Connect (https://microconf.com/microconf-connect) Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/) Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/) The Stairstep Approach to Bootstrapping (https://robwalling.com/2015/03/26/the-stairstep-approach-to-bootstrapping/) Learn in public (https://www.swyx.io/writing/learn-in-public/)
Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam) Show Notes Cam's current contract got cut a bit short but some good things have been going on too. He's been reaching out to some other potential clients, and he has also just been practicing Spanish a lot more at home Kaelynd is staying inside and learning to get more focused work done using some tools for remote work Kaelynd and Cam discuss some of the tradeoffs around turning on video for remote calls when you're working from home Kaelynd continues her web development course at Juno Cam and Kaelynd answer their first round of listener questions from Cam's buddy Kevin around a "day in the life" Links Memrise app (https://www.memrise.com/) Spanish book: Curentos de Buenas Noches Para Niñas Rebeldes (https://www.amazon.ca/Cuentos-buenas-noches-rebeldes-Spanish/dp/6070739795) The Work Gym (https://www.ultraworking.com/) The Perfection Game (https://www.benlinders.com/2014/getting-feedback-with-the-perfection-game/) Book: Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman (https://www.amazon.ca/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0385676530) Juno College (https://junocollege.com/) Scrum (https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-scrum)
Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam) Show Notes Cam and Kaelynd give their updates trying to get through the first couple weeks of working from home in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic They discuss how they have been using distractions to keep their mind off the current events and also how they are focusing on learning. Kaelynd works on her web development course, her day job, and practicing Spanish Stay safe and healthy everyone! If there is anything we can help you with, please let us know! Kaelynd teases our listener questions Links Anki - flashcard app (https://www.madfientist.com/scott-young-interview/) Anki Deck - 9000 Spanish sentences flashcards (https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1713698257) Spanish book: Curentos de Buenas Noches Para Niñas Rebeldes (https://www.amazon.ca/Cuentos-buenas-noches-rebeldes-Spanish/dp/6070739795) The Mad Fientist: Ultralearning (https://www.madfientist.com/scott-young-interview/) The Work Gym: Ultraworking (https://www.ultraworking.com/) MIT: Open Courseware (https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm)
Work Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com) WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals) WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalspodcast) Kaelynd Gouveia Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaelyndG) Cam Sloan Twitter (https://twitter.com/SloanCam) Show Notes We discuss commuting into the office Cam gets a random Twitter lead We discuss narrowing in on the right type of client by pre-qualifying We talk discuss how having more clients and hours booked has diminishing returns after a certain point Being back in an office gives Kaelynd some more appreciation for the time she does have outside of work We chat about the difficulties of starting a new job and just how exhausting it actually can be We get an update on Kaelynd's quail tracking system and associated shipping drama Cam discusses his nervousness around the potential issues that are going to come up when he goes down the founder path Kaelynd provides some insights around the benefits of co-founders and tech incubators to be a part of a community We discuss the benefits of a mastermind group and some free resources to entrepreneurs Cam chats about his strategy of maintaining a simple CRM in Notion for managing potential client leads We chat about the benefits of writing every single thing down in a reliable space Kaelynd updates begin at about 23 minutes Kaelynd is 3 weeks into her new job as an agile coach Kaelynd gives an update around one of her goals to grow her technical skills by taking courses from a local bootcamp We discuss some of the benefits of working in a classroom and having accountability in your learning Cam give his opinion on which web development course option may be the best fit for Kaelynd Kaelynd gets into her motivation behind the decision to study web development right now, where her current role is more of a manager than a maker, and this will fulfill that maker drive that she loves Links Onewheel (https://onewheel.com/) TinySeed (https://tinyseed.com/) Earnest Capital (https://earnestcapital.com/) MaRS (https://www.marsdd.com/) Notion (https://www.notion.so/) Juno College (https://junocollege.com/) Microconf past videos (https://microconf.com/videos)
Alaskan Tapes (https://alaskantapes.bandcamp.com/) is the music producer cam was talking about but never mentioned Kaelynd moves into a new apartment and starts her new job and talks about the first week. Kaelynd keeps sneaky tabs on her old company lol Kaelynd getting the lay of the land meeting new people and working with a new team Kaelynd enjoys some of the structure that working from an office brings compared to her previous gig which was mostly remote Cam talks about his experience starting a new contract in a larger company and the adjustment coming from a smaller start up. They discuss backlogs as inspired by the Founder Quest podcast (https://www.founderquestpodcast.com/) Cam and Kaelynd talk about scaling up companies by hiring contractors, and how do you stay small Cam gives recommends that money is very helpful to have when starting up in contracting Cam discusses how he ended up setting up his business finances for contracting using Wave Accounting (https://www.waveapps.com/) and setting up a separate credit card for the business Cam got declined by a potential client on a website proposal but talks about the importance of following up We discuss the importance of positioning We chat about the challenge of coming up with startup ideas Paul Graham - How to get startup ideas (http://www.paulgraham.com/startupideas.html) Cam is going to MicroConf (https://microconf.com/)! Kaelynd talks about her upcoming Raspberry Pi (https://www.raspberrypi.org/) projects: a quail monitoring app, and a smart mirror
Kaelynd and Cam focus on updates around freelancing and work, documenting & sharing journey and learnings with others, and strategies for maintaining daily habits. Kaelynd & Cam discuss the recent Toronto notion meetup & revamping their setups Kaelynd discusses closing out her current role and the upcoming move Kaelynd discusses current focus on closing out freelance client projects before starting her new job Kaelynd touches on being mindful about keeping fitness and Spanish top of mind when starting new job Cam provides updates on a new role he’s just started Cam & Kaelynd discuss who might be helpful in reviewing and revising new contracts when the come up Cam & Kaelynd discuss the importance of documenting his new journey into freelancing Cam discusses effective methods for creating sharable content and resources for people who ask for help / guidance from him in a reusable format Cam & Kaelynd discuss maintaining daily habits and their strategies around this Cam & Kaelynd discuss potential ideas for notion projects as a stair step approach toward taking on side projects or building a business Cam announces he's decided to go to microconf! Bison Bison (band) (https://bisonbisonmusic.com/) Notion app (note-taking etc) (https://www.notion.so/) Micro Conf (https://microconf.com/)
Accidental caffeine and harnessing the power of coffee Nanopresso portable espresso maker (https://www.wacaco.com/pages/nanopresso) Skip to 8m 20s if you want to get right to the updates Cam updates on working on the last weeks of his first contract Cam talks about pitching to a new client Cam talks about a lucky conversation with a friend that may lead to a new contract Cam updates on dealing with the stress of not knowing where your next project/paycheque is coming from Kaelynd and Cam discuss figuring out how to manage your runway as a freelancer Cam talks about buying time up front from contracting to put towards his own projects later in the year Cam talks about being intentional about making new connections and maintaining existing ones Cam meets someone from the TinySeed (https://tinyseed.com/) team Cam talks about possibly starting a meetup Kaelynd ramps down at her current job doing some documentation and picking some last work to help her current company as she prepares to transition to a new role Kaelynd discusses an Ultraworking (https://www.ultraworking.com/) session that she had Kaelynd talks about some fun work setting up integration triggers in SalesForce and Jira and automating some sequences in a similar workflow to Zapier or IFTTT Indie Hackers episode with Vlad of Webflow (https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/144-vlad-magdalin-of-webflow) They chat a bit about where the "No code" movement may be going They discuss how "No-code" is great for prototyping and testing things out before moving on a custom-engineered solution Kaelynd looks forward to setting up some similar integrations work for future clients They get to chatting about the importance of value-based pricing vs hourly pricing KG meets random facebook friends They discuss meetup culture and how important it is to be intentional about the culture you create in events and companies Relevant Startups for the Rest of Us (https://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-322-sex-software-mike-interview-with-brianna-wu) episode - Sex & Software They discuss what is the right move for outreach efforts to bring in underrepresented groups of people into tech and ask how should events go about that They talk about gender and race can be uncomfortable topics, but it can be an ongoing back and forth conversation. Everyone will make mistakes, but it's an ongoing effort.
Kaelynd gets the new job she has been interviewing for and makes plans to move into a new place. Cam now has a couple weeks of freelancing under his belt and dives into some of the challenges of these first weeks. Links Notion app (note-taking etc) (https://www.notion.so/) Breaking the Time Barrier: How to Unlock Your True Earning Potential (https://www2.freshbooks.com/breaking-the-time-barrier-unlock-your-earning-potential) Habit tracking app - done (http://thedoneapp.com/) Jiro Dreams of Sushi | Netflix preview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R02NE050Jk)
Cam & Kaelynd discuss updates related to taxes, freelancing, full time work, interview processes, and brainstorm around improving productivity with group accountability. Cam discusses getting his taxes in order and a project he is considering which would make the process easier for others Cam & Kaelynd discuss working in the open and the benefits of that Cam & Kaelynd talk about the benefits of trying out a variety of business ideas and the perceived benefits of that as well as past experiences providing services outside of day jobs and the satisfaction in that Cam runs through managing current contracts, upcoming confirmed contracts, and potential contracts on the horizon Cam discusses possible negotiations around hourly rates and navigating that process Kaelynd discusses her challenges with working from home and managing that Kaelynd provides updates on her interview process and working through the final case study as well as her use of The Work Gym for it Cam & Kaelynd discuss possible improvements to The Work Gym and what that might look like Links The Work Gym (https://www.ultraworking.com/twg) Beginner Javascript (https://wesbos.com/beginner-javascript/)
Cam & Kaelynd discuss fake product reviews and how we might solve the problem Cam & Kaelynd discuss AI generated stories and the use of AI in therapy bots Cam gives updates on upcoming contracts and the new realities and considerations of freelancing Cam discusses sharing with intent on social media to foster connections and engagement Cam shares his experience with monthly planning with The Work Gym Kaelynd discusses upcoming month of working remotely Kaelynd discusses progress through her interview process and next steps Kaelynd discusses updates around her progress with the Beginner Javascript Course Kaelynd & Cam discuss the necessity of improving their Spanish skills to be able to better communicate with their partners’ family Kaelynd discusses counseling and how that might be helpful for upcoming performance and figuring out a side project to help fuel skill building Links [Raising Devendra - INVISIBILIA] - https://www.npr.org/2019/12/13/787876476/raising-devendra https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-eliza-effect/ [The Eliza Effect - 99% Iv] - https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-eliza-effect/ [The Work Gym] - https://www.ultraworking.com/twg [Beginner Javascript] - https://wesbos.com/beginner-javascript/ [Duolingo Spanish Podcast] - https://podcast.duolingo.com/
Cam & Kaelynd discuss their experiences using The Work Gym by Ultraworking. Cam weighs the pros & cons of freelancing and taking on a full-time job. Kaelynd discusses interviewing for a new role and why she's looking to transition jobs. We also discuss strategies for interviewing, co-working experiences, starting a new javascript course, and useful Christmas gifts. Summary: * Observations & experiences using The Work Gym to Date * Cam's current exploration into freelancing and interviewing for full time jobs * Kaelynd's current experience interviewing for a potential new role * Pros & Cons of interviewing widely vs zeroing in on companies * Co-Working spaces & tech culture in Toronto * Kaelynd discusses starting a new Javascript Course * Cam shares his useful Christmas gift tip of the year Links: - ULTRAWORKING - The Work Gym - https://www.ultraworking.com/ (https://www.ultraworking.com/) - Wes Bos Beginner Javascript Course - https://wesbos.com/beginner-javascript/ (https://wesbos.com/beginner-javascript/) - Tile - https://www.thetileapp.com/ (https://www.thetileapp.com/)
Welcome to the Work Pals Podcast! In this episode, we take some time to introduce ourselves, our work backgrounds, and why we're doing this podcast. Summary: * How we met * Our friendship to date * Cam's career background * Kaelynd's career background * Why we decided to start this podcast
Our first weekly update: life updates, current projects & professional areas of focus, the journey to becoming a self-taught developer. Summary: * Life Updates - Holiday Parties & Weekend Plans * Cam Updates: work transition and potential next steps * Motivations for taking on side projects * Kaelynd Updates: job interviews, navigating work life balance & prioritizing, developing programming skills * Cam's journey as a self taught developer