{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f8df02aa4e5a0011e2ab89/6aa15c326389ebc58144ced4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"66 - Keep That Courage: Sewagodimo Matlapeng on Self-Taught Coding, Big Tech, and Career Pivots","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64f8df02aa4e5a0011e2ab89/1788959062838-d4119616-9c5e-4e60-88c0-8377a4ccaa2b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Episode 66: Keep That Courage — Sewagodimo Matlapeng on Self-Taught Coding, Big Tech, and Career Pivots</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Sewagodimo taught herself to code at 16 in Rustenburg, before she'd even learned to use Microsoft Word</li><li>Her path went from South African startups to Meta in Ireland, then into machine learning</li><li>She talks about being the only woman in the room, pivoting careers even when it meant moving backward, and unlearning the idea that good work speaks for itself</li><li>She closes with a letter to her ten-year-old self, a signature of every episode</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram: @she_talks_tech_podcast</p><p>Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/shetalkstech</p>","author_name":"Hlulani"}