Tolulope Lawal is a Customer Success Manager at Google. He began his career in consulting but has spent the last few years in tech - he's worked various roles at Uber, Google, and Stripe. Tolu has also spent years building bridges for individuals interested in career changes. Through his work with Right Motives and School16, he has helped dozens of people transition into top tech companies (e.g., Google, Microsoft, Salesforce). In this seminar, Tolu shares insights about interviewing at top tech brands like Uber, Google, and Stripe, and what hiring managers look for when evaluating talent for customer facing roles. ‍

Thinking about making a career change into tech but don’t know where to start? Join us on Wednesday, February 8th @ 6pm ET as we break down no-code career paths! Have you ever wondered: • How can I break into tech if I don't know how to code? • Does my previous work experience have relevance to career paths in tech? • What is Customer Success, Project Management, and other no-code jobs? • Is it too late for me to join the tech industry? We’ll cover all those questions and more as we break down the job market outlook, no-code careers, and how you can accelerate your path to getting hired in tech!

School16 presents a live seminar with Akaash Shanker, Senior Merchant at GameStop, with a discussion on how he was able to develop a career in retail tech, starting as a Merchandising Intern at Macy's. Akaash will discuss how he learned merchandising, buying, planning, and inventory management to eventually land a role at Amazon to help roll out their Amazon Fresh Stores project. Attendees will learn how to leverage consumer retail experience to land an opportunity in tech, and how to understand the retail tech interview process if you're transitioning careers.

This is a Course Information Session conducted over Zoom with the Founding Directors of School16 to discuss career pathways into non-technical roles in tech, and how our concentration courses across Product Management, Customer Success, Digital Marketing, and Project Management are structured to drive career outcomes for our students looking to advance their careers in tech. Our team will be available to answer questions about our upcoming courses and admissions process.

In this seminar, Brittany will discuss how she transitioned her career from advertising and media to working in big tech at places like Google and Facebook, and what it takes to leverage your customer facing experience in another industry to succeed in sales, account management, and business development roles in tech.

School16 presents a live seminar with Jasmine Shockness, Content Business Development Manager at Twitter. In this seminar, Jasmine will discuss how her experience across multiple roles has led to her current role, what working at companies like NBC or Twitter is like, and what makes someone successful in a partnership role.

School16 presents a live seminar with Peter Adams II, the Global Head of Sales at Mozilla. In this seminar, Peter will discuss his entrepreneurial beginnings, navigating cross-industry career moves, and how he's been successful in sales.

In this School16 event, we’ll be discussing Christina Wills Parra’s journey from journalism graduate to Fintech sales to her current role as a Customer Success Leader at LinkedIn.

In this School16 event, hear from Michael Herman as he shares his impressive journey from economics major to Microsoft consultant—straight out of college, with no experience or background in tech.