| | Rebecca Tait | I have worked in Financial Services for over 15 years in Australia, US and Asia and launched my own business as a Business & Digital Strategist 6mths prior to attending Web Dev Intensive at IOC. Over the past 15 years one of my greatest frustrations when working with Business Development Campaigns and Digital Marketing strategies was when I was told by Web Dev teams - it can't be done or too hard. I also wanted to have my own business website so I decided to invest in myself travel to beautiful Bali and come back home to Australia with a tan and a website. The support from the IOC team began from my initial enquiry and is still ongoing today. I have a number of dietary requirements due to severe food allergies and this was all taken care of. I did not have to worry about single thing from the moment I arrived in Bali to the moment I left as everything was taken care of for me so all I had to do was learn! As a 40year old mum of two small children, running a business in Sydney this was beyond bliss!!! Potential clients saw from my social media that I was learning to code and reached out to me via linkedIn and I have been inundated with work since and I am now a year on. These clients are major fin tech's, and banks here in Australia as well as a number of clients in the US and UK. Attending this course projected my little business from domestic to international and I took my earnings to 6figures (annually) Yes I thought while I was on the plane (what am I doing this could be dodgy) but I was welcomed and safe. I also thought (I'm too old for this) but I wasn't due to the immersive learning environment I was able to learn fast and enjoyed being the "Digital Dinosaur" Yes I thought about (how my business would suffer with me attending a course for 10 days) however due to the time difference and the supportive course schedule I was able to keep my business running, kept earning money which I was an extra bonus! |
