LaSean Smith Q&A
We recently had a chat with LaSean Smith from Microsoft. We asked him a few questions around the topic of diversity and inclusion and why it’s important to create diverse teams. Q. What can companies do…
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Shari’s Story
Let us introduce you to Shari. She is one of 12 women working toward an entry-level engineering job made possible by Dress for Success Oregon (DFSO) and our TalentPath program, a training solution for hiring and retaining…
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Interview with Chris Bennett at AfroTech
While at AfroTech, we fired off a few questions to Chris Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Wonderschool – a company that makes it easy for individuals to create early-learning programs out of their homes. We asked…
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The Real Issues Behind Diversity in Tech
We recently attended AfroTech and had the chance to catch up with Michael Ellison from CodePath.org. He works tirelessly to address the problem of diversity in tech and so we asked him: What are the misconceptions that…
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Amber’s Story
This is Amber. After navigating a particularly tough time in her life, she was living in transitional housing with her son Liam and trying to figure out her next step. She turned to Dress for Success…
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Joy’s Story
Meet Joy. She is one of 12 women working toward an entry-level engineering job made possible by Dress for Success Oregon (DFSO) and our TalentPath program, a training solution for hiring and retaining engineers from underrepresented groups. Her path…
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Mailchimp makes huge gains for diversity in technology
If you follow our social accounts for Treehouse, or my personal social accounts, you may have heard the exciting news that Mailchimp is doing something incredible in Atlanta by starting their very first TalentPath group of…
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Is learning to code harder than learning Italian? Self-taught mobile developer: Jo Lingenfelter
I recently had the delightful opportunity to chat with iOS Techdegree graduate Joanna (Jo) Lingenfelter. As a fellow person who entered the tech field with a non-technical degree, I was excited to learn more about her…
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Treehouse is Oregon Tech’s Most Disruptive
I’m excited to announce that Treehouse has been named the most disruptive company in Oregon! Each year, the Oregon Technology Association (TAO) hosts an event to recognize the hard work that local companies are putting in…
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How Treehouse helped George get out of a cubicle to form his own company
Treehouse Success Story: How George Lambert moved from a cubicle to his own company George Lambert worked in a bank as a Python developer, mainly focused on numerical software engineering. He dabbled in web development in…
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Introducing TalentPath: The Actionable Solution to Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent
I’m extremely excited to announce, after over a year of hard work, the launch of TalentPath: A scalable system for creating and retaining diverse talent for your team. The problem is clear: Companies need to hire…
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Announcing Vets in STEM Partnership
According to Code.org, there are roughly 503,000 open computing jobs in the United States and only about 49,000 Computer Science majors graduated into the field last year. This presents an enormous opportunity for self-taught web developers…
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