Success Story - Brenden Martin

After completing The Complete Web Developer Course Brenden made a career change from a Marketing Strategist to a Web Developer and has a great story to tell!

I have always wanted to learn code and wanted to make a switch in my career as a marketing strategist to a developer. However, learning to code is difficult. It’s a very broad subject and quite a daunting task to take on. After searching all over the internet and struggling on where to begin or starting a lesson and getting bored because we weren’t building anything or applying our skills, I was getting frustrated. It wasn’t until I found Rob’s course where you could build a ton of websites while learning to code that I finally found a way to learn to code. The lessons were extremely detailed and his hosting solution made launching websites pretty seamless. Step-by-step instruction was incredible with questions answered pretty quickly. Lessons start with the basics and fundamentals then you put it all together and build something in each section.

As I ventured into the new world of web development I wanted to work for a smaller company. I had interviews with companies like Zillow and Microsoft but went through those interviews just for the experience. I wanted to work for a small company that provided a lot of independence and flexibility. I researched local marketing agencies looking for web developers in the Seattle area and came across HeroCreativeMedia.com and loved their mission statement. I contacted them online and shot them an email with a cover letter and also followed up with a phone call, followed them on social channels and engaged with them there. I was invited in for an interview. The interview was with 5 of their teammates, very laid back and questioned me about my coding experience and what I wanted to do professionally. The interview went well as it moved from a conference room to a happy hour event where we got to talk in a more relaxed setting. I was given a code assignment to build a website that was fully responsive with no bootstrap. After researching how to do this and finishing up the project, I turned it in and was offered a job the following week.

Because of this course I am now a Web Developer at a Marketing Agency in Seattle, WA building sites in WordPress, building plugins with PHP, I’ve also launched iPhone apps writing them in html, css and javascript and using a tool called Ionic. The sky is the limit now and there isn’t really anything I cant make…or at least thats how I feel. Thanks Rob Percival for the awesome course and changing my life.

Well done Brenden! We all wish you continuing success in your new career!

Tak

Sales and marketing executive.
3rd degree black belt in Taekwon-Do.
Lives at the gym.
Enjoys burgers and cake.
Likes fast cars and lie-ins.

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