Rebecca Garcia will guide you through how to be authentic through social media to expand your network and open yourself up to opportunities and real world connections. She has developed her own personal brand to include over Twitter 5,400 followers (following only 500). Engaging with others via social media has led her to sponsored travel for global events, job connections to meeting her non-profit co-founder. Social media doesn't have to be an extra job, just an extension of you and expressing yourself!
Learn best practices of:
How to find and connect with others with similar interests
Organically increase your social media following
Ratio of how many people to follow vs. how many people follow you
The most engaging kind of content to share
Rebecca is currently a Developer Evangelist at Squarespace, helping others to create meaningful experiences on the web and Co-founder of CoderDojo NYC a non-profit teaching Youth to Code. She has been awarded as a U.S. White House 'Champion of Change' for Tech Inclusion for her work to bring STEM education to underrepresented groups especially youth and women, one of Glamour's 'Top 35 Women Under 35 Changing the Tech Industry' and AskMen's 'Top 99 Outstanding Women.'