Homeschooler, College Dropout, Developer and Master Networker: Crush Your Career with Madison Kanna

<p><strong>🎙 About the episode</strong></p><p><br><strong>Meet Madison Kanna 🇺🇸! </strong>She's a front-end developer and a creator of a <a href="https://twitter.com/codebookclub">coding book club</a>. She's also a college dropout, a master networker, and a former homeschooler. In this episode, you'll learn about her fascinating journey and get a lot of good, actionable advice!</p><p>Madison will teach you how to figure out what you are <em>actually</em> interested in and how to keep pursuing it. You'll learn about her journey to becoming a developer and how being homeschooled helped her in the early days of her coding career. </p><p>Also in this episode: Why do companies want juniors with experience, and what did Madison do to go around it? Do you get any better at personal branding if you get a domain with your name at the age of nine? Why is it important to work on production code? How to stand out if you don't have a degree? </p><p>Madison also shares how a single tweet turned being laid off into the best experience of her life! <strong><br></strong><br><strong>🔗 Connect with Madison </strong></p><ul> <li>👩🏼‍💼 <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/madison-kanna">LinkedIn</a> </li> <li>🌐  <a href="https://madisonkanna.com">Website</a> </li> <li>🐦 <a href="https://twitter.com/Madisonkanna">Twitter</a> </li> <li>👩‍🚀 <a href="https://github.com/Madisonkanna">Github</a> </li> </ul><p>⏰ <strong>Timestamps</strong></p><ul> <li>How Madison dropped out of college and decided to learn to code (01:28)</li> <li>Do you need a college degree? (02:50)</li> <li>What's it like being homeschooled, and did it help Madison teach herself development? (04:11)</li> <li>How to avoid burnout as you're learning to code? (06:20)</li> <li>How to tackle projects as a self-taught developer? (08:09)</li> <li>How to follow your curiosity? (11:48)</li> <li>What was Madison's goal? (14:07)</li> <li>When should you start applying for jobs? Also, MOMS! (15:37)</li> <li>Madison and her sister, <a href="https://scrimba.com/podcast/becoming-a-