Gratitude & Final Thoughts with John Wark - 10 Years | 2,000 Journeys
Dec 14, 2022
To close out NSS’s special anniversary podcast series 10 Years | 2,000 Journeys, Host Clark Buckner is rejoined by John Wark, Founder & CEO of NSS, as John shares his gratitude for the Nashville tech community, the NSS staff, as well as students and alumni who took a chance on NSS. Read More

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Looking Ahead - 10 Years | 2,000 Journeys
Dec 7, 2022
NSS Founder and CEO John Wark is joined by Chris Bayham and Elise Cambournac to discuss what they predict is in store for the next 5-10 years for Nashville’s tech community, and Nashville Software School. Read More

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The Changing Landscape In Nashville’s Tech Hiring - 10 Years | 2000 Journeys
Nov 16, 2022
In this episode of 10 Years | 2000 Journeys, Beth Hoeg, CEO at Trinisys, and Taylor Desseyn from Vaco join host Clark Buckner to discuss how they’ve seen the hiring landscape change in Middle Tennessee during the past 10 years, and what type of jobs are available now versus 10 years ago. We also look at how businesses are getting more creative about hiring. Read More

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Growing Locally & Remaining Competitive  - 10 Years | 2,000 Journeys
Oct 26, 2022
In this episode of 10 years | 2,000 Journeys, host Clark Buckner sat down with Jason King, Senior Director of Data Science at XSOLIS, and Thomas Schlegel, acting CTO at Built Technologies to discuss their strategies to build and retain their team at the locally grown companies they work for – even as more companies consider making Nashville their next home and drive up talent demand. Read More

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No Matter Your Background, You Can Start A Tech Career at NSS - 10 Years | 2000 Journeys
Sep 22, 2022
Our students at NSS have come from a wide range of backgrounds. From overnight stockers at super markets, to bartenders, to graphic designers, to biochemists, to photographers, oh, and even GRAMMY award-winning audio engineers - it is still Nashville, after all. Basically, no matter your previous background, there’s room for you in Nashville’s tech scene! Check out our latest episode of 10 Years | 2000 Journeys to hear from 3 NSS alumni who all had different backgrounds! Read More

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NSS Celebrates 10th Anniversary & Nashville Software School Day
Sep 14, 2022
2022 is not only NSS’s 10th anniversary, but we also graduated our 2000th student and soon, our 100th cohort! With so many milestones in one year, there was no question - it was time to party!  Read More

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2,000 Graduates | Newest Milestone for NSS
Sep 1, 2022
Well, it’s official! NSS graduated our 2,000th student last month with the August graduation of Full-time Data Analytics Cohort 7. It took seven and a half years to reach our 1000th graduate and only another two and a half years to reach our 2000th. I’ll let those numbers sink in for a moment…  Read More

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What’s Drawing Companies to Nashville’s Tech Community? - 10 Years | 2,000 Journeys
Aug 18, 2022
In our latest episode of 10 Years | 2,000 Journeys, we’re talking with Bryan Mayes from Eventbrite, Michael Hébert with Capgemini, and the former CEO of the Greater Nashville Technology Council, Brian Moyer, to explore some of the reasons why more and more companies are making the decision to expand to Nashville! Read More

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Musicians Who Code - 10 Years | 2,000 Journeys
Jul 21, 2022
In this episode of 10 Years | 2000 Journeys, we speak with Rob Kirkpatrick & B.J. Golden, 2 NSS alumni who were professional musicians and discovered the parallels between their music careers and their new careers in tech! Listen wherever you get your podcasts! Read More

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Cultivating Nashville’s Grassroots Tech Community - 10 Years | 2000 Journeys
Jun 16, 2022
There are dozens of individuals who have helped shape the community we see today. On this episode of 10 Years | 2000 Journeys, we hear from Tommy Norman, Bill Israel, Deanna Vickers, and Jason Myers, all who have made an impact on Nashville’s thriving tech scene, as we take a look back on why the grassroots tech community is so vital. Read More

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