Episode 43 – This girl rocks : Teacher, Entrepreneur, Angie

Our next guest, Angie Carrillo, was in that very situation and took a unique stance to complete her project. Angie has an interesting story to tell. She had no prior knowledge of coding but wanted to do something very unique and special. But, completing her objective required the use of code. Since there was no one else around to do exactly what she needed and how she needed it done, she decided to teach herself to code so that she could complete her own goals and take her skill set several steps further in the process. Listen in as Angie discusses all the details with Arsalan in episode 43, and don’t forget to say hello to her on Twitter.
 
Angie Carrillo’s Bio:
Ed-tech enthusiast, self-taught coder, entrepreneur, Angie Carrillo has the passion for making it happen. Her passion and goals are to bridge the diversity gap in the fields of entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, and math. To help her achieve this goal, she is currently working on an online platform called: Liks.co, which teaches children about the world of robotics and programming through the use of virtual technology, but education isn’t the only area Angie is fluent in.
She has also worked as a Business Development Leader for Mexico’s largest pharmaceutical company, which does over $30 million in new revenue. She worked in consulting for Fin Tech. She also worked in sales for Fortune 500 companies like Proctor and Gamble. At a very young age, she also worked in operations for Thomson Reuters.
With her career history well-rounded, Angie now divides her time between working on education in the tech industry and consulting for the non-profit, Technovation Challenge Org.
Episode Highlights and Show Notes:
Arsalan: Hi, everyone. Today, my guest is Angie Carrillo. Angie is a very interesting person because she didn’t know any programming. She was interested in starting a company in technology so she taught herself programming. Now she is doing something very interesting with her time. So without further ado let me introduce you to Angie Carrillo. Angie, how are you doing today?
Angie: Hi, everyone. I’m also teaching girls to code in my free time. So that was a very interesting thing that you are saying before. I’m glad to be here with you and to be able to share my experience with the rest of your audience. So, where do you want to start?
Arsalan: Tell me a little bit about what you’re doing right now because you’re doing something very interesting. I have never interviewed someone from the place you’re at right now. So tell me a little bit about that.
Angie: Okay, so right now I’m in Peru. The reason I’m here is because the UN organized science camp here in Peru last week. The science camp is called The WiSci camp and it’s organized by ….UNESCO and several organizations from within the US government. The aim of this camp is to promote more girls in science. One of the sciences that they’re promoting is computer science and programming. So, that’s why am here. This week I had the pleasure to teach 100 girls to code basic front-end in JavaScript programming.
Angie: I’m also the ambassador for the Technovation program, which is an annual competition for girls to participate in to build a startup that they can win $10,000 in funding for their startup. These are girls from high school. They are very young but very impressive. Make sure to apply if you know any girl from that age group.
Arsalan: Yes, something a very good opportunity for girls. I’m really fascinated by your story because not only did you not have a background in programming or technology, but that you didn’t let that phase you. It wasn’t very hard for you to go ahead and tackle that. So you weren’t scared to tackle that? Did it phase you?
Angie: Yes. I have a business background, but I didn’t even know what HTML was.

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