Outlier Mentors

Curated long-term mentorship for software engineers. Join the community → DM me 'Network' to learn more.

Founder

Code Career Mastery

Helped over 100 software engineers land new jobs in tech through the power of networking. ☕️

Co-founder, Career Coach and Product Lead at Code Career Mastery, the leading career growth community for Early-Career Software Engineers. We help engineers land new jobs in 3 months, increase their salary and grow their career 🚀

☕️ "Connecting with Anna has been a game-changer for me. Through her thoughtful guidance and advice, I’ve gained tools to genuinely connect with others and gain job leads at a pace I had never experienced before! She has a rare gift for helping you see your value and the 'big picture' of job searching, which made a real difference in my confidence and results.

Anna is not only incredibly skilled at what she does, but she is also kind, encouraging, and a wonderful person to have in your corner. 

I can’t recommend her highly enough! :)"
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Carter Swain
Early-career Software Engineer

Founder & Career Coach

Braze

Supporting brands, big and small with technical support issues to help their marketing tech deliver the right messages at the right time.

Customer Support Associate

Second Careers - Career Coaching

Telling career changers how awesome they are, so they can finally land their first tech job.

Founder & Career Coach 

Mosaic

Building a better way to manage payments for residential construction, modernizing the payment process from paper to digital deposits.

Product Manager - Payments for Construction Tech

Yosi

Elevating the patient intake experience through messaging, digital forms and integration with EHRs.  

Lead product development efforts for consumer facing & internal products for a B2B2C health-tech startup that digitizes the patient intake experience. Redeveloped 3 different company products within 8 months.

Areas of note include creating extensive Product Requirement Documents, reviewing API documentation & creating a custom content management system for the consumer facing product.

Product Lead - Patient Experience & Internal Tools for Health-tech

The Karma Network

Work alongside the COO and Product Management to lead strategic technology projects across the business, from solution development to execution.

Product Owner

Fidelity Investments

Lead the analysis, planning and development for the Digital Marketing group within Fidelity Institutional, Fidelity's B2B arm. Identify, prioritize and execute projects ranging from content updates to website redesign projects and everything in between.

Helping you meet the right people at the right time 📣 DM me 'Mentor' to make that big career move

Having worked 15 yrs in tech across startups (health tech, construction tech, fintech and recruiting), Anna is passionate about building powerful products that drive business and personal growth. 

Today, she leads a career growth community and connects top engineering talent with startups.

→ Helped founders launch 0-1 B2C SaaS products (mobile + desktop)
→ Helped over 100+ Software Engineers get hired
→ Launched 2+ coaching programs for Early to Mid level SWE
→ Leading expert on Linkedin Networking for Software Engineers

Currently, Anna is a Co-founder and Operations Lead at Code Career Mastery, the leading career growth community for Early-Career Software Engineers.

→ Here's a few testimonials from Software Engineers who we've helped level up in their career:

☕️ "Connecting with Anna has been a game-changer for me. Through her thoughtful guidance and advice, I’ve gained tools to genuinely connect with others and gain job leads at a pace I had never experienced before! She has a rare gift for helping you see your value and the 'big picture' of job searching, which made a real difference in my confidence and results.

I can’t recommend her highly enough! :)"
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Carter Swain
Early-career Software Engineer

☕️ "Anna is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to the job market, especially in technology, engineering, and marketing. I had to pleasure of working with her while I was seeking a new role and she assisted me in securing a great position. She is confident, helpful, and willing to share tons of valuable advice on job seeking tools, including networking and interviewing, which personally made a great improvement in my search."
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James Richmond
Early-career Engineer


☕️ "I’ve been following Anna on LinkedIn for about 6 months, and her insights and advice have been invaluable to me during my job search. After completing a bootcamp and entering the competitive field of software engineering, I applied many of the tips she shared regarding networking. Thanks to her guidance, I secured a software engineering role in under three months!

What really stands out about Anna is her generosity in sharing her knowledge and her passion for helping others succeed. Her content and advice made a significant impact on my job search. I highly recommend Anna to anyone seeking advice or mentorship in their career journey—she’s a true expert and a positive force in the job search space."
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Cameron Johnson
Early-career Software Engineer

🌻 Anna Miller

Black Women Talk Tech

Production Director

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Community Manager

Community Sauce

Bespoke marketing and community management support service provider

Chief Community Strategist/Consultant

The Creative Ladder

Leadership accelerator for leaders to develop their leadership skills and have a positive impact on their teams and organizations in Advertising and Marketing. Infused with vital management skills, and fresh approaches to aid in leadership development as well as practical tools and techniques to help lead more effectively.

Creative Ladders Rising Leader Academy

Jasmine Escalera Coaching

- Improved community engagement metrics by 50%, including a 30% increase in active participants and a 20% rise in discussion contributions through strategic content curation and moderation.
- Achieved a 90% learner satisfaction rate through post-event surveys and feedback, demonstrating the effectiveness of tailored programming and support efforts.

Business Development Consultant

Paragon One

- Designed and executed a targeted LinkedIn Ad campaign that resulted in a 25% increase in click-through rates (CTR) compared to previous campaigns.
- Achieved a conversion rate of 10% on the ad clicks, leading to a 15% increase in qualified leads for the sales team.
- Revamped entire event marketing process, intentional speaker outreach, email marketing sequence, and post-event engagement strategy that increased attendee satisfaction, resulting in NPS of 80. 
- Thought leader prospecting and top-of-funnel corporate outreach/lead generation initiatives targeting Fortune 500 B2B clients

Enterprise Community and Event Manager

Freshie Feminine Care

-  Optimized brand awareness through Shopify user experience and social media presence
-  Designed and implemented re-targeting and re-nurturing marketing content, email drip campaigns, influencer partnerships, and loyalty campaigns to email listserv containing over 4000 contacts leading to 25% revenue growth
-   Created segmentation, workflows, and automations in Klayivo and Shopify for new business

Business Development Strategist

Jopwell

- Successfully organized and executed over 10 virtual events, 1st ever hybrid Jopwell experience with over 25 different organizations, showcasing excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Diversified Event Portfolio by successfully curating a comprehensive event calendar 2022, featuring diverse experiences to cater to various audiences and interests.
- Increased ROS by 30% through the strategic overhaul of sponsorship packages and engagement opportunities; we achieved a significant 30% increase in ROS, resulting in higher revenue generation for the organization.

Event Manager

Thrivist

Engaged and created conversations to motivate the community on an internal platform of learners. 
- Community Feedback Implementation by collecting and analyzing user feedback to identify pain points and improvement areas, then implemented changes that led to a 20% increase in user satisfaction.
- Boosted Learning Retention by developed a targeted troubleshooting system that reduced technical issues by 30%, resulting in improved learning retention rates among platform users.
- Enhanced Learning Paths with designed personalized learning paths for users, leading to a 25% increase in completion rates and the acquisition of new skills among community members.

Tribaja™️

A community-based recruiting platform for diverse tech talent
- Crafted compelling social media campaigns for strategic partnerships, resulting in a 40% increase in member-driven traffic to our Slack community.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to create content that effectively communicated the value of our partnerships, leading to a 25% increase in partnership sign-ups and conversions.

Hi There 👋🏽

I am the person behind you at the grocery store, telling how great that oat milk you have in your cart tastes in coffee and how great it would be to bake with 👀

I bring people in, build that trust to create community, and help them work find the solutions they need to succeed. I am a curator of community, content, and experiences.

As a saucy communicator and collaborator, I am passionate about creating experiences, designing business processes to scale, community goals, and creating content to meet your marketing goals. I connect people and communities with the tools and strategies to brainstorm, scale, and refine their business/personal goals. 

Building communities and creating spaces and conversations within teams so everyone can be seen and heard is my jam.

I help B2B, B2C, career coaches, and small businesses ideate, build, nurture, and love up on their existing or future communities. 

Ready to launch that membership community? Group coaching? Let's talk.

Fancy an event strategy? Event Execution and all of the above?  I can do that! 

Wanna create a runway for an upcoming launch? Got you!
 
Need help with building a newsletter? Let's chat!

Curious about evergreen course development? Say less, I can help.

Want a thought partner to strategize your yearly/quarterly goals and KPIs? VIP days are available! 

Have a repository of content you want to leverage and repurpose? Let's rock!

Should you do more workshops, events, or masterclass? I'm your girl!
 
I can also help you with👇🏽

✅ Community Management/Development 
✅ Business Development 
✅ Event Design
✅ Brand Management 
✅ Social Media Strategy 
✅ Project Management
✅ Strategic Planning

Keep it saucy 🤟🏽

📩 msmerl@gmail.com

Open to work, collaborate, brainstorm and kick-it 🗯

I make a great virtual oat nut latte ☕️

https://calendly.com/community-chat

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