Is an interest in music and art a natural fit for a career in ecommerce? For this ecommerce developer, they are the perfect partners for Open Source solutions like WooCommerce.
In this latest interview, WordPress and ecommerce developer Carmen Maymo talks about how art and music weave into her journey. She shares how her artistic passion benefits her work.
This series highlights how web development can be a flowing and changing career path. Through this interview, uncover how your artistic skills can provide an edge and foundation for code-based and project management work.
The Twists and Turns to Becoming a Developer with Carmen Maymo
Join Abha Thakor and Carmen Maymo to discover more in this Woo Builder stories podcast episode.
Playing in marching bands and designing payment gateways
This journey starts with a Spanish girl's determination to learn the clarinet, to travel with her music, and study theatre. This story of an ecommerce developer will keep you enthralled.
For Carmen, an unexpected conversation at a physiotherapy appointment began a career route to one of the biggest WordPress agencies globally.
Abha said: "Carmen is one of the few people I know who can make payment gateways sound exciting. As we talked about them at WordCamp Europe, I felt a new sense of energy about working with this vital part of ecommerce."
Sharing the joy of working with online businesses
"It's about telling the story of the people across the globe who make the online possible and inspiring others. Do the Woo builder stories and our feature series show a light on these stories." said Abha Thakor, Director of Non Stop Business Support.
She added: "Through interviews like this, we want to inspire developers to capture the enjoyment of helping build businesses. These media also give the people behind products and services some great partnership experiences.
"Often a renewed energy and excitement can help developers and web teams work find more innovative and meaningful solutions. This can boost their own satisfaction with their career and how they are using their skills too. We really hope that through series like these, teams can germinate new ideas and approaches, and gain a catalyst for exciting adventures in their career journeys too."
Do you have an exciting journey to share? Contact Abha on Twitter as she connects with website teams across the world to hear their stories.
The Woo Builder stories podcast
Carmen Maymo's Dev in a Loop site