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Opendoor Atlanta

Real Estate Unicorn Opendoor Hires Atlanta Lead For Its First Non-California Engineering Hub

Before moving to Atlanta for a job leading engineering with Career Builder, Atlee Breland found herself with a very short timeline and a house to sell in Jackson, MS. "Real estate has been part of my professional life for a long time," says Breland. "When we relocated

Wanona Satcher

This Urban Designer Is Turning Used Shipping Containers Into Low-Cost Entrepreneurial Spaces On Empty Land

Wanona Satcher, an urban designer, landscape architect, and city planner, has been working for years to find an equitable, realistic solution to the affordable housing challenge plaguing cities across the country. Urban rents are rising while incomes are largely stagnant — one study estimated we'll need an additional 4.

PureCars Marketing Director on How to Market A Really Niche Product

PureCars Marketing Director on How to Market A Really Niche Product

San Francisco native Mollie Schane made her way to Atlanta on a calculated whim after graduating with her MBA at the University of Arizona. A lead from a former internship at AT&T helped her hustle into a marketing and technology-driven position at the telecommunications giant, where she

Tech Talent: This Curious Junior Programmer Feels the Joy At The Sight of Complex Mathematical Problems

Tech Talent: This Curious Junior Programmer Feels the Joy At The Sight of Complex Mathematical Problems

Illia Chaban moved to the United States a few years ago and came across the software industry in Atlanta. To speed up his knowledge growth, Chaban decided to jump into DigitalCrafts' full-stack immersive program, where he has built several projects including a real-time conference whiteboard application and

Tech Talent: Former Journalist Has the Scoop on His Next Coding Challenge

Tech Talent: Former Journalist Has the Scoop on His Next Coding Challenge

After diving deep into a technology project within the corporate world at Cox Communications, Robby Ackerley's interest in technology was piqued. To beef up his coding skills, this UGA grad decided to join DigitalCrafts Full-Stack Immersive Bootcamp. During his bootcamp, Ackerley has tested his skills by developing

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Wants to Improve Social Work Processes With Tech

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Wants to Improve Social Work Processes With Tech

After working within the social work sector, Ashley Parker saw the technology gaps within the child welfare system that often create inefficiencies and slow down essential paperwork and internal processes. After dipping her toes into coding on her own — and enjoying it — Parker joined the DigitalCrafts 16-week Full-Stack

How VoApps President Paul Gies Flipped The Sales Model to Push Their Direct-to-Voicemail Tool

How VoApps President Paul Gies Flipped The Sales Model to Push Their Direct-to-Voicemail Tool

Paul Gies enjoys solving a company's revenue growth puzzle — which part of the business model needs to be tinkered with to kickstart growth? Gies has explored those growth factors in sales and product management at Earthlink and Motorola, business development at Cbeyond, and now at voicemail solutions company