Instead of becoming a lawyer, Julie chose to be a poor English teacher in Germany. Then to pay debt, she turned to tech. 10 years later, she's been a designer, full-stack developer, and failed entrepreneur - always self-taught. You don't need an IT degree either. In this talk, learn how the path to becoming an architect is paved not with technical detail, but passion, risks and life's curveballs.

I also served as a panelist on the "Startup vs Corporate" careers panel, bringing perspective as an former entrepreneur and corporate enterprise architect.