Vanessa is a WIP: from Teacher to Travel Tech Professional and Side Hustles

Vanessa's Career ChangeFrom teacher, project manager to travel tech professional and the creator of Wander Onwards.Episode Timestamps 01:03 Introducing Vanessa02:47 Reasons for moving abroad04:52 What were the early days of living abroad like08:58 Why decide to code10:47 Finding her first client12:09 How did Vanessa start learning code on her own13:35 Was building websites enough to keep her afloat15:56 Finding herself19:56 Vanessa’s major turning point22:19 Side hustles24:00 How has the pandemic affected Vanessa’s business ventures 25:07 Vanessa’s project management experiences27:02 What was the catalyst that enabled Vanessa’s transition29:31 Vanessa’s predictions about her future30:55 Time management32:00 Tech-talk from a self-taught coder34:31 Application/employment tips37:10 PRO LINKEDIN SEO TIPS FROM VANESSA 100% GUARANTEED 39:53 Vanessa’s online services and products46:14 Thoughts on LinkedIn49:50 Vanessa’s social linksAbout VanessaVanessa M.W is a travel tech professional and the creator of the wealth & wanderlust platform, Wander Onwards. Vanessa is originally from Los Angeles, California, she is a proud Chicana, and she has been living abroad for the last 7 years. Today, she helps people build better lives inside the US and abroad through her ‘Move Abroad’ Master Class and financial literacy digital products. She currently lives in Europe with her German Husband and Italian cat, Xiao Huang.ResourcesWhere to find Vanessa: Website, Instagram🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙About UsWe have more interviews on career change on our podcast! Head over there to check out more interesting  stories!Want to learn more about why we care about career transitions? Check out Why Work In ProgressConnect us with someone who has an amazing career story at https://www.instagram.com/work_in_progress_blogs/ and [email protected] Music was used with permission. Credit: Happy by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial