Karin Thorne
Co-Host of Salt City Code
As a freelance web developer, she has the opportunity to showcase her skills and build her portfolio through various projects, including her archery app. While pursuing her career as a web developer, Karin is also studying at Utica University for her BS in Cybersecurity. This educational background will not only enhance her understanding of web development but also equip her with the knowledge and skills needed to secure and protect digital systems and data.
Outside of her professional life, Karin prioritizes spending quality time with her family. Being at home with her husband and children allows her to relax and recharge, creating a balanced lifestyle. Additionally, her passion for archery extends beyond the digital world, and she enjoys shooting archery whenever she can. It could be a personal hobby or even a competitive pursuit that allows her to engage in her favorite sport.
Karin Thorne has hosted 26 Episodes.
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Seth Mulligan: The Art of Pitching
Episode | June 16th, 2020 | 37 mins 19 secs
computers, director, managing director, programming, software, storyslab, tech, web development
Host Karin Thorne and guest host Max Matthews continue their chat with Seth Mulligan about tech pitching, how the Syracuse tech community has changed, and where they see it heading in the future.
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Seth Mulligan: Modeling a Venture
Episode | June 2nd, 2020 | 38 mins 59 secs
computers, director, managing director, programming, software, storyslab, tech, web development
Host Karin Thorne and special Guest Host Max Matthews chat with Seth Mulligan of StorySlab about smart networking and what it's like to model a venture.
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Joey Buczek: Work Harder at Working Smarter
Episode | May 19th, 2020 | 50 mins 50 secs
careers in code, community, developer, hack upstate, javascript, non-traditional, programming, software, web development, work ethic
Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Joey Buczek about his experience balancing family, work and teaching at a coding bootcamp along with his work ethic philosophy and how he started the SyrJS Meetup.
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Lauren Adam: Hobbies Over Side Hustles
Episode | May 5th, 2020 | 54 mins 16 secs
careers in code, community, developer, hack upstate, non-traditional, podcasting, programming, software, start fast code, upstate interactive, web development
Hosts Kelly Corey and Karin Thorne chat with Lauren Adam about her non-traditional journey into tech, the importance of keeping hobbies separate from side hustles, and her experience creating the What a Woman podcast.
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Will Guisbond: The Power of Networking
Episode | April 21st, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min
careers in code, community, developer, hack upstate, intern, networking, pma, programming, software, web development
Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Will Guisbond about his experience working as an Operations Intern at such a young age and the importance of building community. We also go behind the scenes of Hack Upstate and Careers in Code.
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Ryan Gaus: Open Source Success
Episode | April 7th, 2020 | 43 mins 20 secs
careers in code, developer, engineer, hack upstate, open source, programming, software, web development
Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey continue the conversation with Ryan Gaus and discuss the success of his open source project, Backstroke. We also chat about where to host your projects online and Ryan tells about what he's building in his workshop.
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Ryan Gaus: Affect Your Surroundings
Episode | March 31st, 2020 | 45 mins 15 secs
careers in code, developer, engineer, hack upstate, programming, software, web development
Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Ryan Gaus about choosing to work for a software company instead of going to college, his experience teaching at Careers in Code, and his journey as a self-taught developer.
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Ben Lannon: Hit the Go Live Button
Episode | March 24th, 2020 | 47 mins 36 secs
announcement, code, conference, equipment, gatsbyjs, livestream, open source, tech, the live coders, twitch
Hosts Kelly Corey and Karin Thorne chat with Ben Lannon about livestreaming on Twitch, how he got involved with the Gatsby and open source communities, and he shares a big announcement with us at the end of the show!
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Max Matthews: Work Backwards
Episode | March 17th, 2020 | 33 mins 30 secs
careers in code, developer, engineer, entrepreneurship, hack upstate, hacker, mentor, programming, software, web development
Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey continue their conversation with Max Matthews and take a deeper dive into his experiences teaching at Start Fast Code and Careers in Code.
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Max Matthews: Hacker, Entrepreneur, Mentor
Episode | March 10th, 2020 | 42 mins 27 secs
careers in code, developer, engineer, entrepreneurship, hack upstate, hacker, mentor, programming, software, web development
Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Max Matthews about his experience incorporating a business at age 16, what he considers to be the difference between a developer and an engineer, and what it's like to be on both sides of the self-taught/formal education divide in tech.
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Kelly and Karin: Speaking of Social Media
Episode | March 3rd, 2020 | 24 mins 50 secs
aim, facebook, linked in, poll, slack, social media, twitter
Hosts Kelly Corey and Karin Thorne chat about their experiences with various social media accounts over the years. They also share the results of a recent listener poll and reminisce fondly about AIM.
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Mo Morsi: From Red Hat to Dev Null
Episode | February 25th, 2020 | 41 mins 11 secs
blockchain, bootcamp, careers in code, code, entrepreneurship, hack upstate, meetup ideas, resources, ruby, salt city, syracuse innovators guild, web development, women in tech, xrp
Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Mo Morsi about founding the Syracuse Innovators Guild and his journey from working at Red Hat to starting his own XRP blockchain company. We also pitch a couple of new ideas for Syracuse tech community Meetups and Mo shares why Ruby is still his favorite programming language.