Dev Catalyst Alumni Spotlight: Alex Tetzlaff and Limitless Puzzles
With its infinite possibilities, Tetzlaff was drawn to coding after spending years intrigued with computers and striving to understand how they worked, so when his high school announced they would be offering the Dev Catalyst program, he jumped at the opportunity to participate.
CO.STARTERS Spotlight: Triston Thomas and Creative Communities
Thomas shares this advice from the first-hand experience of starting his own company from the ground up. He says it took him three years to make time to attend theCO events and the CO:STARTERS program, but he says he is so thankful for the opportunity it gave him to grow and to build meaningful relationships with other creatives from different backgrounds.
Dev Catalyst Alumni Spotlight: Shaival Modi and Learning to Fail
We’re catching up with Shaival Modi, junior computer engineering major at the University of Memphis and this week’s Dev Catalyst Alumni Spotlight. He shares about his current internship at International Paper, and how he was also able to walk away from the San Francisco trip with significant life lessons, like learning the value of networking, after visiting all the different tech companies.
CO:Member Spotlight: Brittany Crockett and Learning Patience
At Adelsberger Marketing, their mission is to support small businesses by developing their digital marketing, so when she’s not building a giant Flaming Hot Cheeto or a cardboard robot for video shoots, Crockett can be found creating online written content for local businesses around the Jackson community.
Dev Catalyst Alumni Spotlight: Robert Yin and How to Overcome Adversity
We’re catching up with Robert Yin, sophomore computer science major with a concentration in artificial intelligence at Northeastern University in Boston. He wants to encourage young students that there is not a single, preconceived path one has to take when entering the world of coding—a lesson he learned while on Dev Catalyst’s San Francisco trip.
Member Spotlight: Rhodes Barnette and His Dedication to Learning
Rhodes teaches students how to think critically and to learn essential problem-solving skills, from programming to building, he says he wants his students to have a complete understanding of the robots they create.
Dev Catalyst Alumni Spotlight: Shelby Larson
From running her own defense contract marketing company HUNTSVILLE.IO to interning at TRIBAL App, Shelby has found that no matter if you think you're going to go into a career in coding or not, that knowledge is still really helpful.
Tennessee Small Business Development Center: Building Something of Your Own
Learn about how SBDC practically partners alongside aspiring and existing business owners by offering services like confidential business counseling, business plan advising, loan assistance, professional referrals, and much more that are completely free to all.