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Atlanta is Designing Office Spaces To Be Your New Fitness Coach

Forget LA Fitness — workplaces are now playing an active role in helping employees maintain good health and wellness. Atlanta is a forerunner in this shift, as the city is a home base and innovation hub for the new Active Design movement. The Center for Active Design (CfAD) is a leading

This Iron Yard Graduate Transitioned From Sales Guru to iOS Developer

This Iron Yard Graduate Transitioned From Sales Guru to iOS Developer

Adrian McDaniel never dreamed he’d become a tech pro — he entered the workforce as a sales associate for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. The marketing and sales guru quickly discovered his knack for diagnosing issues and decided that programming would be a good career change. After building up his tech knowledge

Women Who Code Atlanta

WWCode Leaders Take ATL Chapter to Top 10 In the World

For an industry that should strive for innovation, technology companies can be surprisingly behind the times when it comes to who they employ. According to the National Center for Women & Information Technology, even women with STEM training are less likely to stay in tech jobs than men and more

This Earth Scientist Pivots to a Career of IoT and Coding

This Earth Scientist Pivots to a Career of IoT and Coding

University of Michigan graduate Anna Sedlar had her first encounter with the importance of data when studying natural earth ecosystems in school. “Learning how to collect and analyze data was instrumental in understanding the level of precision and detail required in any technical or analytical field,” says Sedlar. Sedlar studied

Rachel Orston Helps Your Customer Success Team Flourish With UserIQ

Rachel Orston Helps Your Customer Success Team Flourish With UserIQ

You know what a marketer does, and a sales team, and even an account manager, but customer success is a field that is still being defined. Hovering amidst the fields of technology, marketing, sales, and support, a customer success team must constantly utilize insights gleaned from data to make sure

Drew Parker Uncovers Passion for Coding Through Geography

Drew Parker Uncovers Passion for Coding Through Geography

Drew Parker's career began as a research assistant in a geographic research laboratory. With this position he developed an appreciation for Python, which he used for automating his tasks. This early taste for programming led to a developing career in QA. Parker is now a student in DigitalCrafts’

Startup Founder Prioritizes Philanthropy With Per Scholas Atlanta Chapter

Josh Lieberman has successfully built multiple startups from the ground up — with milestones such as founding the rapidly-expanding QA software solutions company QASymphony to growing the team at his current product development and testing venture, KMS Technology, to nearly 700 employees. While the startup life is a busy one, for