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went to Federal Government Boys College, Abuja, Nigeria
studied a Bachelor of Computer Science at University of re Maryland – Baltimo County
completed a CODE2040 fellowship
became a Software engineer at Jawbone
Founded his company, Shypmate, appointed ceo
New paths Jonathan Graham helps others unlock their potential
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cience and music were what I liked as a teenager. I studied science at college and worked as an industrial chemist for nine years. Then my brother-in-law came to me with an idea about coding music live on stage, so I learned how to code while playing music. Today, I’m the co-founder of Mined Minds. We teach unemployed people how to code. It started when we went to Pennsylvania for 4th of July with my wife’s family. The local mines were closing and her brother was worried about what he’d do. For six months we drove eight hours each way, teaching coding to coal miners on weekends, then back to our day jobs in Chicago. Now Mined Minds is our full-time job. We’ve taught a 17-year-old girl and a couple in their 50s. Having many interests is really valuable, but it doesn’t matter what you’re doing, as long as you carry on learning. Process chemist, GlaxoSmithKline, UK
Live-coding musician, Meta-eX
Software developer, 8th Light, Chicago, IL
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