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


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Feb 17 2021 51 mins  

Vanessa's Career Change
From teacher, project manager to travel tech professional and the creator of Wander Onwards.


Episode Timestamps
01:03 Introducing Vanessa
02:47 Reasons for moving abroad
04:52 What were the early days of living abroad like
08:58 Why decide to code
10:47 Finding her first client
12:09 How did Vanessa start learning code on her own
13:35 Was building websites enough to keep her afloat
15:56 Finding herself
19:56 Vanessa’s major turning point
22:19 Side hustles
24:00 How has the pandemic affected Vanessa’s business ventures
25:07 Vanessa’s project management experiences
27:02 What was the catalyst that enabled Vanessa’s transition
29:31 Vanessa’s predictions about her future
30:55 Time management
32:00 Tech-talk from a self-taught coder
34:31 Application/employment tips
37:10 PRO LINKEDIN SEO TIPS FROM VANESSA 100% GUARANTEED
39:53 Vanessa’s online services and products
46:14 Thoughts on LinkedIn
49:50 Vanessa’s social links

About Vanessa
Vanessa 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.

Resources
Where to find Vanessa: Website, Instagram

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