
04 – Julia Rivard
October 2020, 8My guest today is former Olympian, Julia Rivard Dexter, turned CEO and founder of Squiggle Park, an online platform that creates games to promote literary skills. She may be a non-technical founder, but Julia is definitely no stranger to long-term skill development. She gives some insight into the benefits of being a non-developer in the field while sharing her tips and tricks on how to hire developers and programmers.

Sqibble Park: https://www.squigglepark.com/

Show Notes
How the value of a non-technical background can be advantageous in this field
Advice on how to hire technical people when you come from a non-technical background
Squiggle Park and the impact of online learning due to COVID-19
On a big leap of faith and how it's paid off