Women Who Reign: Nicole Archambault

“The most important thing you can do in your time on this planet is overcome your fears. As early as possible. Learn to be brave, to ask questions, to stand firm in the face of the challenges you will inevitably face while doing powerful, important things.” — Nicole Archambault

Tell us about yourself along with a fun fact!
I’m Nicole, and I am a front-end web developer and educational technology entrepreneur. I’m a proud Black and Native American woman, and the first female technologist in my family. Born and raised in Massachusetts, I attended Wellesley College and although I started with a Computer Science degree… I was encouraged to change majors when I didn’t respond well to the curriculum.

After years of working through the recession in a low-paying Customer Service job, I decided to rekindle my passion for tech. I took the plunge and taught myself to program at age 29, blogging while learning. I was shocked at how effective online courses and videos were to my learning, and I flew through material in mere months that had previously caused me to give up.

In 2018, my brand, La Vie en Code (“Life in Code” in French) is a blog, podcast, and resource site — and I am currently in the process of beta testing my first online prep course for folks who want to learn to code, 30 Days to Web Development…