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Ep 25 - Brainfood with Johanna and Juha Mikkola of Wyncode
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Johanna and Juha Mikkola are CEO and co-founders of Wyncode, a coding bootcamp teaching HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ruby, Ruby on Rails in the Wynwood Art's District of Miami. This powerful and optimistic couple moved to Miami from Toronto, Canada in 2014 to start Wyncode without knowing a single person in the city. Their mission was simple - they wanted to transform the way education works and chose Miami because it presented an opportunity to have a huge impact. Six years later, Wyncode is ranked 12th in Course Report's Best Bootcamps around the world! Their Wyntalent hiring program has provided quality jobs to over 700 developers and counting.
Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:14 Who is Johanna and Juha Mikkola? What is Wyncode? 5:54 How Wyncode Began, Relationship with The LAB Miami, Partnerships, and Entrepreneurship 21:57 How has Wyncode evolved and program growth 31:48 Miami's ecosystem changes, local technology talent, and diversity 39:58 Tech education in schools, access to quality tech education, Miami business analysis 50:12 Salary Differences vs local talent, tax codes, and venture capitalism
Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami @endeavormiami #BrainfoodMIA on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our guests @wyncode Share your feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!!
Brainfood Speaker Series is a monthly, hands-on discussion with local entrepreneurs who share the secrets of their success and failures. This monthly event takes place at The LAB Miami, helping Miami startups as well as entrepreneurs understand the opportunities alongside the challenges of launching and growing a business. We’re sharing these amazing stories that provide new ideas and key, practical advice to advancing one’s own entrepreneurial career. Brainfood is brought to you by The LAB Miami in partnership Endeavor Miami.
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