The Inside Japan Podcast – Becoming Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable - Kani from Code Chrysalis

Kani saw an opportunity to start a coding boot camp in Japan and he made it happen with Code Chrysalis. He quit his stable job in San Francisco, moved the entire family to Japan, and got to work on making it happen.

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Topics

02:45 – Intro – What Kani Does in Japan
07:11 – What exactly is a coding bootcamp?
08:10 – “We try to make you feel comfortable being uncomfortable”
09:25 – First steps after coming up with the idea of starting a coding bootcamp in Japan
14:05 – How did you handle your visa and that side of things to get a business started?
18:55 – What are “soft skills”?
22:25 – How long would it take someone to go from zero to having a coding job?
33:00 – What was it like losing the safety of your old job and starting this new venture?

Peter Lackner

Peter Lackner is the Managing Partner at JobsinJapan.com and has had management-level positions at major job boards in Japan including: CareerCross.com, GaijinPot, CareerEngine and currently the managing partner at JobsinJapan.com.

Running a job board gives Peter the opportunity to speak with employers and job seekers every day and find out why some are successful and others are not. Speaking to both employers and job seekers has given Peter the ability to be able to see both sides of the hiring process. This is why JobsinJapan.com exists - to help job seekers find the jobs they want and employers to find the candidates they need.

Peter is active in the ETJ (English Teachers in Japan organization), a member of JALT’s School Owners SIG and currently on the Executive Board of the Tokyo Association of International Preschools.

You can often find Peter speaking to groups on how to get a new or better job, and to employers on how to avoid making a bad hire.