#39 Harry Roberts and his journey toward freelancing

Harry Roberts is an award-winning Consultant Performance Engineer from the UK. With a client list ranging from the United Nations to Google, the BBC to the Financial Times, he has helped some of the world’s largest organisations make their websites faster. He also holds positions as a Google Developer Expert, where he shares web performance research and findings, and as Performance Ambassador for SHIFT Commerce, where he aims to make ecommerce faster from the inside out. He writes about all things front-end performance at csswizardry.com, speaks at tech events all across the globe, and regularly shares his insights at @csswizardry.Together we spoke about Harry's journey into development. From the beginning as a WebDeveloper, to his move toward freelancing. We also touched on the effects his CSS-Specific branding had on his gigs. We finally touched on mentoring and how one can help each other in our industry.Here are the links of the show:Twitter: https://twitter.com/csswizardryWebsite: https://csswizardry.comJames Victore: https://vimeo.com/69452647ITCSS: https://csswizardry.com/2018/11/itcss-and-skillshareNew Adventures https://newadventuresconf.com/2019CreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: [email protected] or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayThanks!Support the show