Whitney Lee is a well-known figure in cloud computing. She is an international keynote speaker, the host of several successful streaming shows, and a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Ambassador. But here’s the wild part: Whitney wrote her first line of code EVER when she was almost 40 years old, only 6 years ago 🤯 🥳
In this inspiring episode we talk to Whitney about her journey, her learning techniques & recommendations, and how YOU can use them to level up!
- 00:00 – Intro
- 07:30 – Who is Whitney?
- 11:20 – The pre-tech years
- 15:50 – Getting into tech
- 27:50 – Getting into advocacy
- 38:10 – Learning in public
- 56:00 – How to go far in your career (and life!)
How to find Whitney:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneylee/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wiggitywhitney
Whitney’s links & recommendations:
Anki learning tool – https://apps.ankiweb.net/
Fluent Forever book – https://amzn.to/44CfQsv
Range book – https://amzn.to/4itJQKr