Kaelynd and Cam share their current progress in building out their applications over the last few weeks.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com)WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals)WorkPals Instagram (https://www.i

Episode 38: Productivity tips, touch typing, and... tobogganing?

Jan 31st, 2021 38m 37s

In classic Canadian fashion, Kaelynd goes tobogganing, and also ships a new internal tool at her work. Cam is in building mode, but gets distracted by trying to be productive, which ironically brings him down a rabbit hole of chasing productivi

Episode 37: Landing pages, product demos, remote co-working, building Slack apps, and setting OKRs

Jan 17th, 2021 1h 16m

This week Cam talks about launching a landing page, and building a product demo. Kaelynd tries out a couple remote co-working options, gets started on product research for building Slack apps, and discusses setting OKRs.LinksWork Pals Website

Episode 36: Reflecting on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021

Jan 3rd, 2021 1h 29m

Happy New Year! In this episode we reflect on 2020 from a business and personal standpoint, and outline some goals and themes for the upcoming year.LinksNotion year in review (https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/k6pnmr/the_ultimate_annua

Episode 35: Kaelynd works on a new side project and Cam moves

Dec 29th, 2020 36m 49s

Cam and Kaelynd catch up on their bi-weekly chat! Recorded on Dec 13, 2020, so this is coming out a bit late for anyone tuning in right away.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com)WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPa

Episode 34: From Building a Social Media Presence to Websites with Notion & Super

Dec 22nd, 2020 1h 1m

Cam and Kaelynd catch up on their bi-weekly chat! Cam covers what he's been doing to build his presence and connect with others on twitter, some updates on his current project, and tax season. Kaelynd brings us up to speed on Spanish lessons,

Episode 33: Cam decides to go solo

Nov 18th, 2020 1h 11m

In this episode we talk about what makes a good manager, division of roles and responsibilities, choosing between co-founder or solo, how to identify business opportunities, and more.LinksAmy Hoy Sales Safari Video (https://www.youtube.com/wa

Episode 32: Kaelynd unveils a new side-project

Nov 15th, 2020 1h 3m

This week we talk about Kaelynd's new side project, share some thoughts on agile and autonomous teams, and get a bit meta about the podcast format.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com)WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/

Episode 30: Cam validates a new idea and Kaelynd becomes a mentor

Oct 21st, 2020 42m 54s

A tired Cam and a well-slept Kaelynd catch up on the past couple weeks of updates.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com)WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals)WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/workpalsp

Episode 29: Design systems, a potential new co-founder, and lots of learning

Oct 18th, 2020 45m 46s

Cam shares about design systems, component libraries, and a potential co-founder for an upcoming project. Kaelynd updates on her progress learning JavaScript and Spanish.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com)WorkPals Twitte

Episode 28: Catching up

Sep 20th, 2020 50m 24s

Cam and Kaelynd catch up and chat about their current priorities and what they've both been up to in both their work and personal lives.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com)WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals)W

Episode 27: Building your business while working full-time

Aug 30th, 2020 34m 29s

This week Cam and Kaelynd discuss ways to approach building a businesses while working full-time.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpalspodcast.com)WorkPals Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorkPals)WorkPals Instagram (https://www.instagra

Episode 26: Hackathon Planning and Product Validation

Aug 17th, 2020 36m 58s

Kaelynd prepares for a remote hackathon at work and starts setting up a Shopify store for her mom's teas business. Cam works on app architecture planning, Zapier research, and product validation through research and customer interviews.LinksW

Episode 25: New customers and authentication / JavaScript and drawing classes

Aug 9th, 2020 38m 55s

Another week of updates from Cam and Kaelynd. Beer Finder slowly but steadily hums along as Cam works on a new project dealing with prototyping and authentication. Kaelynd signed up for a JavaScript course, as well as a drawing course, and cont

Episode 24: Planning an e-commerce store, Beer Finder status update, and exploring new SaaS ideas for the long-term

Aug 2nd, 2020 48m 24s

Another week of updates from Cam and Kaelynd. Kaelynd and her mom strategize around the online tea shop idea. Cam explores the idea of building for the long run with forms.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com)WorkPals Twitter (ht

Episode 23: Exploring new ideas / Value-based pricing / Accelerating product teams

Jul 19th, 2020 57m 31s

Cam takes some time to explore new ideas in code and talks about keeping a client happy after a higher-than-expected invoice. Kaelynd works towards accelerating dev teams based on a DevOps framework.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpal

Episode 22: How do you know when it's time to quit?

Jul 17th, 2020 36m 17s

Cam is in the middle of deciding whether or not to keep pursuing Beer Finder, or to move on to something else. Kaelynd is exploring an opportunity to help bring her mom's local business online.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com)

Episode 21: Women in tech, no-code, and hackathons

Jul 12th, 2020 41m 20s

Cam takes a couple weeks away from "Beer Finding" for some downtime and client work. Kaelynd works on her JavaScript skills and helps create a community for women in technology at her job.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com)Work

Episode 20: Stripe checkouts and health checks

Jun 22nd, 2020 47m 26s

Cam chats about setting up a checkout form for a client and balancing client work with product work. Kaelynd chats about how to run a company-wide health check in an agile organization.LinksWork Pals Website (https://www.workpals.com)WorkPal

Episode 19: Back from a Break

Jun 14th, 2020 52m 8s

Show NotesDonate to Black Lives Matter Toronto (https://blacklivesmatter.ca/donate/)When They See Us (mini-series on Netflix)Seeing White (https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/)Have Black Lives Ever Mattered - Book (https://www.amazon.

Episode 18: Happy Smonday! Coding careers chat with special guests

May 18th, 2020 39m 22s

Gabriela Parada was working in a management position at a fine art printing studio and decided to make the jump into something new with more opportunity to grow, so she studied web development at Juno College's coding bootcamp. Diego La Manno i

Episode 17: Female knights and maple bacon ice cream

May 11th, 2020 51m 15s

Cam talks through some SEO challenges as well as steps to incorporating a business and initial pricing plans. Kaelynd is deep into facilitating large sessions at work, as well as making some progress on research for a side project.LinksMoz on

Episode 16: Raspberry Pi and more Beer

May 6th, 2020 59m 1s

Kaelynd has been playing with Raspberry pi sensors, facilitating agile sessions, and looking at a side project in the skincare space. Cam talks about reaching and setting goals for Beer Finder, working with people, and some thoughts around mone

Episode 15: Eat that frog - Secret projects and more beer finding

Apr 26th, 2020 45m 4s

Show NotesCam does a second launch of Beer Finder and talks about some of the early learnings. Kaelynd works with some new teams on getting their tools and processes in order and brainstorms on some secret business ideas.LinksWork Pals Websi

Episode 14: Remote murder mysteries and finding beer

Apr 20th, 2020 58m 12s

This week Kaelynd dives deeper into Spanish lessons and remote murder mysteries and prepares to start working with some new teams at work. Cam gets into the details behind the Beer Finder website launch. LinksBeer Finder (https://www.beerfind