EdTech Chicago Meetup featuring Neal Sales-Griffin with CodeNow
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This month's meetup will feature Neal Sales-Griffin of CodeNow.
About Neal:
Hey there. I’m Neal Sales-Griffin. I love solving meaningful problems and making people happy.
As a mixed-race low-income kid growing up on the Southside of Chicago, I struggled to find my place in society. But with determination and help from a supportive family, I earned acceptance into Northwestern University, where I served as student body president and started multiple businesses.
After graduating, I discovered my passion for making software that helps people while working as an investor and entrepreneur in residence at a venture capital firm. Through this work, I realized the necessity of a technical skill set to be a successful business starter. I promptly abandoned my cushy post to learn how to code and design my ideas.
After a year of full-time personal study and practice learning software development, I made it my mission to help others do the same. In 2011, I founded The Starter League, one of the first coding bootcamps in the world. With this pioneering model, I’ve helped thousands learn to solve meaningful problems with software.
I believe we must provide the same opportunities that helped me succeed to as many kids as possible. I joined CodeNow as CEO to do just that.
eSpark Learning and Dev Bootcamp are excited to welcome you. Come with questions, stay for the refreshments.