The cat is out of the proverbial bag…

…thanks to this Technically Philly article about me and a bunch of my friends.

Lisa Yoder, junior front end web developer Urban OutfittersSo here’s the deal: I’ll be starting as a junior front-end web developer on Urban Outfitters’ ecommerce team on February 10. I’m incredibly excited to learn from the team I’ll be working with and continue to grow as a developer.

None of this would have been possible without the outrageous support I’ve had from Philadelphia’s tech community and especially Girl Develop It. I’ve had a whole slew of people surrounding me, teaching me, and cheering me on, especially for the past year and a half since I left my proofreading job.

I still plan to keep nurturing my humble freelance business so that I can work on a variety of projects with a bunch of different people. It’s been so fun to work with the clients I’ve had so far, and I look forward to keeping those relationships alive. I have an announcement about that coming tomorrow. Stay tuned!

 


Comments

15 responses to “The cat is out of the proverbial bag…”

  1. Christie Jones Avatar
    Christie Jones

    That’s awesome! Congrats on this new position!

    1. Thanks Christie! I also saw you had some big news this week… congratulations on making what I’m sure was a hard decision. Here’s to new life stages!

  2. Sarah {Juniper & Dash} Avatar
    Sarah {Juniper & Dash}

    Congrats lady! So exciting!!! Did you see my email about some dates for coffee? Looking forward to hearing about ALT!!!

    1. Yes! Writing you back today! Sorry it’s taken me a bit.

  3. jennlukas Avatar
    jennlukas

    Congrats on the new job, Lisa! So excited for you!

    1. Thanks, Jenn. And thank you for all that you do to help others like me be able to do things like this!

  4. Woot woot! Way to go, girl! That’s such awesome news, I’m sure you’ll be very successful there. I just hope you still have time to help out little old me lol! Congratulations!

    1. Thanks!

      I will absolutely still have time to help you out! I love working with you & I’m not planning to make any changes that should affect that!

  5. Congratulations, Lisa! I’m so excited for you!

    1. Thanks, Charlee! I hope you’re doing well and staying warm!

  6. Congrats Lisa! I haven’t seen you since the F&F launch party and was wondering how you have been! Glad to see you doing so well.

    Any tips for participating in Girl Develop It. I Keep looking to join events but never seem to find the right one. (or maybe I’m just insanely nervous about having no clue what I’m talking about haha.) I’m currently in school for programming and application development but apart from basic web design with blogger and some wordpress I haven’t had much hands on that I’d like.

    best,
    Chrissy of Crashbeauty.com

    1. Hey! Good to hear from you!

      I’d love to chat about finding events that might be helpful to you. Maybe we could get coffee or something sometime?

      1. We most definitely should!

        best,
        Chrissy of Crashbeauty.com

  7. Wendi Furman Avatar
    Wendi Furman

    Congrats! They are lucky to have you on their team.

    1. Thanks Wendi! I’m really excited.

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